mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });</script><metacontent="Aron Petau"property=og:site_name><metacontent="Terms and Privacy Statement - Aron Petau"property=og:title><metacontent=https://aron.petau.net/pages/privacy/property=og:url><metaproperty=og:description><metacontent=https://aron.petau.net/card.pngproperty=og:image><metacontent=en_USproperty=og:locale><body><headerid=site-nav><nav><ahref=#main-contenttabindex=0> Skip to Main Content </a><ul><liid=home><ahref=https://aron.petau.net><iclass=icon></i>Aron Petau</a><liclass=divider><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/project/>Projects</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/pages/contact/>Contact</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/pages/cv/>CV</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/pages/about/>About</a><liid=search><buttonclass=circleid=search-toggletitle=Search><iclass=icon></i></button><liid=language-switcher><detailsclass=closable><summaryclass=circletitle=Language><iclass=icon></i></summary><ul><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net//de/pages/privacy/lang=de>Deutsch</a></ul></details><liid=theme-switcher><detailsclass=closable><summaryclass=circletitle=Theme><iclass=icon></i></summary><ul><li><buttontitle="Switch to Light Theme"class=circleid=theme-light><iclass=icon></i></button><li><buttontitle="Switch to Dark Theme"class=circleid=theme-dark><iclass=icon></i></button><li><buttontitle="Use System Theme"class=circleid=theme-system><iclass=icon></i></button></ul></details><liid=feed><detailsclass=closable><summaryclass=circletitle=Feed><iclass=icon></i></summary><ul><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/rss.xml>RSS</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/atom.xml>Atom</a></ul></details><liid=repo><aclass=circlehref=https://forgejo.petau.net/aron/awebsitetitle=Repository><iclass=icon></i></a></ul></nav><divid=search-container><labelclass=visually-hiddenfor=search-bar>Search</label><inputplaceholder="Search for…"autocomplete=offdisabledid=search-bartype=search><divid=search-results-container><divid=search-results></div></div></div></header><mainid=main-content><h1>Terms and Privacy Statement</h1><p>My website address is: <ahref=https://aron.petau.net>https://aron.petau.net</a><h2id=Location>Location</h2><p>This page is no longer hosted on <ahref=https://github.com>GitHub Pages</a>—<strong>it is now proudly self-hosted</strong> on a FriendlyElec CM3588 board, running under my sofa in Germany, sometimes even powered by solar energy. The fact that you're reading this already feels like a small victory.<p>The entire site runs in a lightweight and modular <strong>Docker</strong> setup, making it easy to maintain, migrate, and tweak without compromising on stability or control.<p>The site is served using <ahref=https://caddyserver.com>Caddy</a>, which handles HTTPS and web delivery with simplicity and elegance.<p>It is protected by <ahref=https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/>Cloudflare</a>. I'm not particularly thrilled about that part, but security matters—and so does your privacy.<p>I do not use any proxying services beyond what's absolutely necessary, and I do my best to reduce tracking for both myself and others, using what knowledge and care I have.<p>Because this site is hosted in Germany, it falls under the <ahref=https://gdpr.eu/>GDPR</a>. Since I do not collect or process any personal data, <strong>no cookie banner or privacy notice is legally required</strong>.<h3id=No_Data_Collection>No Data Collection</h3><p>This is a static website. There is <strong>no database</strong>, <strong>no user accounts</strong>, and <strong>no cookies</strong>—not from me, and not from any third parties. Nothing here tracks you.<h3id=Comments_via_Mastodon>Comments via Mastodon</h3><p>This site includes a lightweight, privacy-conscious commenting system that integrates with <ahref=https://joinmastodon.org>Mastodon</a>. All comments are retrieved live via API calls from Mastodon instances.<p>This means:<ul><li><strong>All comment data remains on Mastodon</strong><li>I store <strong>nothing</strong>—n
