Effective Date: September 2026
Last Updated: September 2026

Your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.

This policy applies to visitors to this website and information submitted directly through it.

1. Information You Provide

You may choose to provide personal information when you contact me, submit a form, request information, inquire about services, submit a collaboration or employment inquiry, or otherwise communicate through the website.

Depending on the features you use, this information may include:

• Your name;

• Your email address;

• Information you include in a message or form;

• Information you voluntarily provide when contacting me;

• Information provided through the Contact, Hire Me!, Collaboration, Ask Me Anything, or similar forms; and

• Any other information you choose to submit.

• Please do not submit sensitive personal information that is unnecessary for the purpose of your communication.

2. Information You Choose to Make Public

Some information appearing on this website is intentionally published by Shaun McMurtrie for public viewing. This may include his name, photographs, biographical information, professional information, opinions, writings, media appearances, and other content he chooses to publish.

Information intentionally published on public portions of the website should not be considered confidential simply because it is personal in nature.

3. Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, this website and its hosting or technology providers may automatically receive certain technical information when you visit.

This may include information such as:

• IP address or information derived from an IP address;

• Browser and device type;

• Operating system;

• Pages visited;

• Approximate geographic information;

• Referring website or source;

• Date and time of visits; and

• General information about how visitors interact with the website.

This information may be used for website operation, security, troubleshooting, analytics, and understanding how visitors use the site.

This website uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand website traffic and visitor interactions. Google Analytics may collect information such as the number of users, session statistics, approximate geographic information, and browser and device information. Google Analytics may also use a first-party cookie, such as the _ga cookie, to distinguish users and sessions.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies or similar technologies necessary for website functionality, security, preferences, analytics, or integrations with third-party services.

Because Google Analytics 4 is used on this website, analytics-related cookies or similar technologies may be used to measure website traffic and visitor interactions.

Hostinger's Website Builder may also use cookies or similar technologies depending on the integrations and features enabled on the website. Hostinger states that its Website Builder does not use cookies by default and that integrations such as Google Analytics can introduce additional cookies.

Some cookies may be essential for the website to function properly. Others may be used to understand website traffic or visitor behavior.

Where required by applicable law, visitors will be provided with appropriate choices regarding nonessential cookies or tracking technologies.

Browser settings may also allow you to block or delete certain cookies, although doing so may affect some website functionality.

5. Age and Adult Content

This website is intended exclusively for adults 18 years of age or older.

The website contains nudity, sexual subject matter, and sexually explicit adult content. Additional information is available in the site's 18+ Adult Content Notice.

This website is not intended for children, and I do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from anyone under 18 through the website.

If I become aware that personal information has been submitted by someone under 18, appropriate steps may be taken to delete it.

Because this website contains adult and sexually explicit material, visitors should exercise particular care when voluntarily submitting information through forms or communications. Please do not provide sexual, medical, financial, identifying, or other sensitive information unless it is reasonably necessary for your communication.

6. How Information May Be Used

Information collected through this website may be used to:

• Operate and maintain the website;

• Respond to messages or inquiries;

• Respond to Hire Me, Collaboration, Contact, or similar inquiries;

• Provide information or communications you request;

• Understand website traffic and usage;

• Improve the website and its content;

• Prevent abuse, fraud, or security problems;

• Diagnose technical issues; and

• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

Personal information will not be used for purposes materially different from those described here without appropriate notice or consent where required.

7. Selling Personal Information

I do not sell visitors' personal information in exchange for money.

If the website's data practices change materially in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.

8. Service Providers

Third-party service providers may process limited information as necessary to operate, secure, analyze, or provide features for this website.

These may include:

• Website hosting providers;

• Analytics providers, including Google Analytics;

• Email and communication providers;

• Contact-form providers;

• Embedded-content and video providers;

• Document and presentation services;

• Payment or support services, where applicable; and

• Social-media or other technology providers integrated with or linked from the website.

The specific information collected or processed by a third-party service depends on how you interact with that service.

Those providers operate under their own privacy policies and terms. I do not control the privacy practices of independent third-party providers.

Google's policies also prohibit customers from sending personally identifiable information to Google Analytics. Accordingly, visitors should not submit names, email addresses, or other personally identifying information into website features that transmit information to Google Analytics.

9. External Links and Embedded Content

This website may contain links to or content embedded from third-party websites, social networks, video platforms, document services, presentation services, or other online services.

Interacting with those services may allow the third party to collect information according to its own privacy practices.

Some embedded content may cause information to be sent to the third-party provider when the content loads or when you interact with it, even if you do not separately visit that provider's website.

I do not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites and encourage visitors to review their policies when appropriate.

10. Communications

If you contact me through a website form, the Contact page, the Hire Me! page, the Collaborations page, Ask Me Anything page, by email, or through another communication method provided through this website, I may retain your message and contact information as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain records of the communication, address follow-up matters, or protect legitimate interests.

Submitting a message does not automatically subscribe you to marketing communications.

If a mailing list or newsletter is offered in the future, subscription information and an appropriate method of unsubscribing will be provided.

11. Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate records, to resolve disputes, to protect the website and its users, or to comply with applicable legal obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

Google Analytics data may also be retained according to the data-retention settings configured for the Google Analytics property.

12. Data Security

Reasonable measures are used to protect information associated with this website.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should use reasonable care when deciding what information to submit online.

13. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information, or to object to or restrict certain forms of processing.

Where applicable, requests concerning personal information may be submitted through the Contact page.

Identity verification may be required before fulfilling certain requests.

14. Privacy Preference Signals

Some browsers and devices provide privacy preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control (GPC).

The website's response to such signals may depend on the capabilities of Hostinger and the third-party technologies or services used on the site.

Where applicable law requires a particular response to such a signal, the website will respond as required.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in the website, technology, services, or applicable requirements.

The Last Updated date at the top of this page will indicate when the policy was most recently revised.

16. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy or requests concerning personal information may be submitted through the Contact page.

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