Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 31, 2025

Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how this site (www.thomastepi.com) collects, uses, and stores data. By continuing to use this website, you agree to the practices described below.

Scope

This policy applies to:

  • www.thomastepi.com

Subdomains and other projects have their own privacy policies.

What Data Is Collected

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is used on this website to understand general site usage, but only after you give consent.

Anonymized data collected may include:

  • Device Information (browser type, operating system, device category)

  • Approximate geographic location (country, region, and city level only)

  • Website Interactions (pages visited, time spent, clicks, scrolling behavior)

  • Traffic Sources (referral links, search engines, direct visits)

No personally identifiable information (PII) is collected or stored. Your IP address is anonymized, and data is retained for a limited period.

Google reCAPTCHA

The contact form on this website uses Google reCAPTCHA v2 Invisible to protect against spam and abuse.

When reCAPTCHA is triggered, it may automatically collect information such as:

  • Device and browser details

  • User interactions with the site (e.g., mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes)

  • Referrer URL and IP address

This data is sent directly to Google and used solely for security verification.

This form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Cookies and Preferences

This site uses a combination of essential and optional cookies to enhance your experience.

Essential Cookies (Always Active):

  • Language Preference: Stores the language you've selected (e.g English or French) using a cookie so the correct content is shown across pages and visits.

  • Cookie Consent Choice: Saves whether you’ve accepted or rejected analytics cookies so you’re not repeatedly prompted.

  • Theme Preference: Stores your dark or light mode selection in a cookie so your chosen theme is applied consistently across pages and visits. This information is not shared or sent to any server.

  • reCAPTCHA Security Cookies: Set by Google reCAPTCHA to distinguish between humans and bots and to protect forms from abuse. These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the contact form.

Optional Cookies (Require Active Consent):

  • Google Analytics Cookies: Used to track anonymized usage data.

⚠️ Implied Consent: If you continue using the homepage without interacting with the cookie banner and scroll beyond a certain point, this is treated as full consent to store all cookies, including optional ones like Google Analytics. This allows the site to provide a consistent experience and collect anonymized traffic data where applicable.

Your cookie settings are saved for 90 days. After that, you’ll be prompted to confirm your preferences again.

Contact Form

This website includes a contact form.

When you submit a message, the following information may be collected:

    Name (for personalization)

    Email Address (for contact purposes)

    Message details

This information is stored securely and used solely to respond to your request.

Your Privacy Options

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on:

Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on

To request deletion of your submitted data, please send an email to: contact@thomastepi.com

Data Retention

  • Google Analytics Data: Retained for 14 months.

  • Contact Form Submissions: Retained for 6 months for follow-ups.

Data Security

Reasonable security measures are in place to protect collected data from unauthorized access, alteration, or misuse. However, no online system is completely immune to risks.

Policy Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes in functionality, legal requirements, or services. The latest version will always be available on this page.

Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out to:

contact@thomastepi.com

Additional Information

For more details about how Google Analytics collects and processes data, refer to:

Google’s Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 25, 2025