The short version: I collect very little, store it carefully, and never sell it. The long version follows.
Last updated: February 23, 2026
This is a personal portfolio and blog at anishshobithps.com. There's no login, no account system, no newsletter. Just words, projects, and a probably-over-engineered PDF viewer.
When you visit a blog post, a hashed version of your IP address is stored alongside the post slug to count unique reads. The hash is one-way (SHA-256 with a server-side salt) — your actual IP is never stored and cannot be reverse-engineered from it.
If you click one of the reaction buttons on a blog post, your choice (one of: Not for me, Meh, Liked it, Loved it) is stored with the same hashed IP + post slug pair. Reactions are fully voluntary — if you don't click anything, nothing is stored.
No cookies. No session tokens. No browser fingerprinting. No email addresses, names, or any personally identifiable information. No tracking pixels. No third-party ad networks.
Read counts and reactions are stored in a PostgreSQL database hosted on Neon. Data is retained indefinitely but contains no personal information — only post slugs, IP hashes, moods, and timestamps.
This site uses Umami Analytics — a privacy-focused, open-source analytics tool hosted on Umami Cloud. Umami does not use cookies, does not collect personal data, and complies with GDPR, CCPA, and PECR. Only anonymized, aggregated page view data is recorded — no IP addresses, no fingerprinting, no cross-site tracking.
The footer displays what I'm currently listening to (or last listened to) via the Spotify Web API. This is a read-only, server-side call using my own account credentials — no data about you is sent to Spotify. The currently playing track is cached for 60 seconds on the server; no Spotify data is stored in the database.
This site uses Google Fonts (loaded via CSS, subject to Google's Privacy Policy). The resume is fetched from a GitHub Releases URL. Neither integration passes any data about you back to this site.
Since the only data stored is an irreversible IP hash, there is no practical way to identify or retrieve records belonging to you. If you have concerns or questions, send me an email at anish.shobith19@gmail.com.
If anything meaningful changes (like adding analytics), this page will be updated and the “Last updated” date will reflect it. No surprise privacy pivots here.
listening to Wake Me Up - Radio Edit