Privacy Policy & Cookie Disclosures

1. Architectural Scope & Stateless Browser Execution

This Privacy Policy governs the data handling, cookie usage, and privacy practices of Daktan ("we", "us", or "our") across https://daktan.com. Daktan is architected as a stateless, zero-database static web platform.

All infrastructure cost projections, storage volumes, bandwidth parameters, and API request counts entered into the Daktan Cloud Storage & Egress Cost Calculator are processed strictly within your local browser memory via client-side JavaScript (`assets/js/calculator.js`). When you generate a shareable configuration link, parameters are serialized directly into the URL query string (`?tier=...&storage=...&egress=...`) and are never transmitted to or stored in any backend database.

2. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Cookies

We utilize third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense, to serve advertisements when you visit daktan.com. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies, web beacons, and similar identifiers to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites on the internet.

• Google Advertising Cookies (DART / DoubleClick): Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve advertisements to you based on your visit to daktan.com and/or other sites on the internet, as well as to cap frequency and prevent click fraud.
• How Google Uses Information from Partner Sites: To learn more about how Google collects and processes data when you visit websites that use Google advertising and measurement technologies, please review Google's official disclosure: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and Google Advertising Privacy & Terms.
• Personalized Advertising Opt-Out Controls: Users may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings / My Ad Center. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookie usage for personalized advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or www.aboutads.info/choices (or www.youronlinechoices.eu for users in the European Union).

3. Technical Cookie & Storage Specification Matrix

Daktan does not set first-party tracking cookies for its calculator or technical documentation. When third-party advertising and edge security services are active on daktan.com, the following cookies may be set subject to your browser settings and regional consent preferences:

4. Edge Delivery & Direct Email Routing (Cloudflare)

Daktan utilizes Cloudflare, Inc. for DNS resolution, Anycast CDN edge caching, DDoS protection, and Cloudflare Email Routing.

• HTTP Edge Access Logs: When your browser requests a static HTML, CSS, or JavaScript asset from daktan.com, our edge network processes transient connection metadata including your IP address, TLS cipher version, User-Agent header, and requested URI strictly for routing, caching, and security defense under legitimate interest (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).
• Email Correspondence (`[email protected]`): We do not operate web contact forms or store user messages in a marketing database. When you send an email to `[email protected]`, your message is routed via TLS-encrypted Cloudflare Email Routing directly to our editorial inbox. Your email address and message content are used exclusively to respond to your inquiry or verify submitted rate card errata.

5. EEA, UK & Swiss Users (GDPR & Google Privacy & Messaging)

If you access Daktan from the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have statutory rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act, including the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, or object to processing of your personal data.

When Google AdSense advertisements are served on daktan.com to visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, consent is managed via Google's certified IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF v2.2) Privacy & Messaging platform (`Google Funding Choices`) with Consent Mode v2 (`ad_storage`, `ad_user_data`, and `ad_personalization`). Where personalized advertising consent is declined or not yet granted, only non-personalized or cookieless contextual responses are permitted. You can manage your Google advertising preferences at any time via Google My Ad Center or clear site cookies directly in your browser.

6. California & US State Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and parallel US state privacy statutes (Virginia VCDPA, Colorado CPA, Connecticut CTDPA), residents have the right to:

• Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected;
• Request deletion of personal information (note that Daktan maintains zero user accounts or backend databases);
• Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising;
• Exercise privacy rights without discriminatory treatment.

Daktan does not sell personal information to third parties.

7. Children's Privacy

Daktan is a technical B2B resource engineered for professional systems architects, DevOps engineers, and FinOps analysts. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16.

8. Data Protection & Privacy Contact

For questions regarding this Privacy Policy, cookie disclosures, or statutory data rights requests, contact our maintainers directly at [email protected] or visit our Contact page.