Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026
Eight Byte Studio ("we", "us", "our") operates the website eightbyte.al. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website or use our services.
1. Information We Collect
When you use our contact form, we collect the following information: • Full name • Email address • Phone number (optional) • Project type selection • Message content This information is provided voluntarily by you when you submit an inquiry through our website.
2. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (Measurement ID: G-Q630WHGV0P) to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects: • Pages visited and time spent on each page • Device type, browser, and operating system • Approximate geographic location (country/city level) • Referral source (how you found our website) • Anonymous usage patterns This data is collected through cookies and is processed by Google. No personally identifiable information is shared with Google Analytics.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the information we collect for the following purposes: • To respond to your inquiries and contact form submissions • To provide you with information about our web development services • To improve our website's performance and user experience • To analyze website traffic and usage patterns • To ensure the security and functionality of our website
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. Your data may be shared only with: • Google Analytics — for anonymous website usage analytics • Email service providers — to deliver responses to your inquiries We will never share your personal data for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
5. Your Rights (GDPR)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights: • Right of Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you • Right to Rectification — request correction of inaccurate personal data • Right to Erasure — request deletion of your personal data • Right to Data Portability — request your data in a structured, machine-readable format • Right to Object — object to the processing of your personal data • Right to Restrict Processing — request limitation of how we process your data To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at alban@eightbyte.al. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy: • Contact form submissions — retained for up to 12 months after your last interaction • Google Analytics data — retained according to Google's standard data retention settings (14 months) After these periods, your data is automatically deleted or anonymized.
7. Cookies
Our website uses cookies through Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymous usage data. These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it. The cookies used include: • _ga — used to distinguish unique users (expires after 2 years) • _ga_<container-id> — used to persist session state (expires after 2 years) You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us: • Email: alban@eightbyte.al • Website: eightbyte.al • Location: Tirana, Albania