Privacy Policy

Effective date: 16 September 2026

This site is operated by Muhammad Shahbaz ("I", "me", "my"). This policy explains what information is collected when you visit muhammad-shahbaz.com (the "Site"), how it is used, and what control you have over it.

Information collected

Information you give me

When you submit the contact form, you provide your name, email address and message, and optionally a phone number, website URL and the service you are interested in. This is used only to respond to your enquiry and to discuss a possible project.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, this Site collects standard technical information when you visit: IP address, browser and device type, referring page, pages viewed and time spent on them. This is used in aggregate to understand how the Site is used and to improve it.

Cookies and analytics

This Site uses cookies and similar technologies through the following third-party services:

Microsoft Clarity — session analytics and heatmaps, used to understand how visitors interact with pages.
Google Analytics — aggregate traffic and behaviour reporting. IP anonymisation is enabled.
Meta Pixel — measures the effectiveness of Facebook and Instagram advertising and enables retargeting.

Each of these services processes data under its own privacy policy. You can control or block cookies through your browser settings; the Site remains usable with cookies disabled.

Form handling

Contact form submissions are delivered by email through a third-party form service. Submissions are retained only as long as needed to handle your enquiry and any resulting work.

How your information is used

To respond to enquiries and provide requested services
To operate, maintain and improve the Site
To understand traffic and how visitors use the Site
To detect and prevent technical issues, spam and security threats

Sharing

Your personal information is not sold or rented. It may be shared only with:

Service providers — hosting, analytics and form delivery providers that operate the Site on my behalf.
Legal compliance — where required by law, or to protect legal rights and the safety of others.

Data security

The Site is served over HTTPS and appropriate measures are taken to protect the information handled through it. No method of transmission or storage on the internet is completely secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

Your rights

You may:

Request a copy of the personal data held about you
Request that it be corrected or deleted
Opt out of any marketing communication
Object to or restrict certain processing

To exercise any of these, email mshahbaz2070@gmail.com .

Third-party links

Portfolio entries and other pages link to third-party websites. I am not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites.

Children

The Site is not directed at children under 13, and information is not knowingly collected from them.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Contact

If you have questions about this page, get in touch: