1. What Are Cookies & Browser Storage?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember user sessions, or deliver behavioral advertising and usage metrics.
In addition to traditional HTTP cookies, modern web browsers offer local web storage mechanisms such as localStorage, sessionStorage, and IndexedDB to retain key-value data across browsing sessions.
2. Audit Findings: How This Website Uses Cookies & Storage
A comprehensive audit of the scripts, embeds, network activity, and browser storage of https://pantheism.in confirms the following actual site behavior:
- No Tracking Cookies: This Website does not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, behavioral profiling tags, or third-party web analytics tools (such as Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, Hotjar, or Clarity).
- No First-Party Cookies: The Website does not set, read, or require any first-party HTTP cookies to browse pages, review projects, read case studies, or download the resume.
- No Client-Side Persistent Storage: The custom JavaScript powering this site (
assets/js/main.js) does not write or store information inlocalStorage,sessionStorage, orIndexedDB. Navigation states, active menu highlights, accordion interactions, and canvas animations are handled ephemerally in volatile memory during the current page view only. - Contact Composer Functionality: The contact enquiry composer runs entirely in-memory in your local browser window. It does not store your message draft in browser storage or transmit it to a web database.
3. Summary Table of Cookies & Browser Storage
| Category | Used on this Site? | Purpose & Details |
|---|---|---|
| Essential / Strict Cookies | None | This static portfolio functions fully without setting session or authentication cookies. |
| Analytics Cookies | None | No analytics tools (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, etc.) are installed. |
| Marketing & Advertising Cookies | None | No advertising networks, affiliate pixels, or retargeting trackers are present. |
| Local / Session Storage | None | No client-side state is written to localStorage or sessionStorage. |
4. Third-Party Hosting & Technical Services
- Vercel (Hosting & Edge Delivery): The Website is served via Vercel Inc. Vercel processes standard HTTP requests at the edge for content delivery, DDoS protection, and TLS encryption. Vercel does not place tracking or marketing cookies on visitors to this static portfolio.
- Google Fonts: Web typography is served by Google Fonts. Google does not set cookies to serve web fonts; requests for font files send standard HTTP headers to Google's distribution CDN.
5. Why There Is No Cookie Consent Banner
Many websites display intrusive pop-up banners requesting consent for tracking cookies, third-party analytics, and advertising pixels. Because https://pantheism.in does not employ any non-essential cookies, tracking technologies, or behavioral profiling, a consent pop-up is legally unnecessary and would be misleading to visitors.
Your privacy is respected by default without requiring you to click "Reject" or configure complex opt-out matrices.
6. How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser
Although this Website does not set cookies, you have complete control over cookies and storage mechanisms on your computer or mobile device. All modern web browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies and site data through their privacy settings:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data
- Apple Safari: Settings / Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data / Block all cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
You can also use private browsing mode ("Incognito" in Chrome, "InPrivate" in Edge, or "Private Window" in Safari/Firefox), which automatically discards all session cookies and local data when the browser window is closed.
7. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or the technical privacy architecture of this website, please contact me directly:
- Name: Wasim Khan
- Title: Cyber Investigator & Information Security Analyst
- Email: wk5919085@gmail.com
- Phone: +91 8388852749
- Location: West Bengal, India
- Website: https://pantheism.in