Legal

1. Controller

Giancarlo Papa, Elsau ZH, Switzerland («I», «me») is the data controller for all personal data processed through this website.

2. Data I collect and why

Contact form — name, email address, and message. Used solely to respond to your inquiry. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR / nDSG legitimate interest.

Booking — name, email address, timezone, and optional session notes. Passed to Cal.com to create a calendar appointment. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR — pre-contractual steps.

Authentication — when you sign in via GitHub, Google, or LinkedIn, I receive your name, email address, and profile picture from that provider. This is stored in a secure, HTTP-only session cookie for the duration of your visit only. It is not persisted in any database.

Server logs — Vercel may log IP addresses and request metadata for security and performance purposes. I do not access or process these logs for marketing purposes.

3. Cookies

This site uses one HTTP-only session cookie for authentication state. No analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies are set. No cookie banner is necessary.

4. Third-party processors

US-based processors operate under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent transfer mechanisms recognised under Swiss and EU law.

5. Retention

Contact and booking messages are retained only as long as necessary to handle your inquiry. Session data is deleted when you sign out or the session expires. No personal data is stored in a persistent database by this site.

6. Your rights

Under the Swiss nDSG and EU GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the personal data I hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Restrict or object to processing
• Request data portability
• Lodge a complaint with the Swiss Federal Data Protection Commissioner (FDPIC) or your local supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, email hello@giancarlopapa.com.

Accuracy of content

The content of this website is provided for general information and personal portfolio purposes only. While I strive for accuracy, I make no warranties — express or implied — about completeness, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose. Information may become outdated without notice.

External links

This site may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for convenience only. I have no control over the content of linked sites and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Intellectual property

All original content on this website — including text, writing, and visual design — is © 2026 Giancarlo Papa. All rights reserved. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from the content without prior written permission.

Open source — MIT licence

The source code of this website is released as open source under the MIT licence.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Giancarlo Papa

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Source code is available on GitHub. The MIT licence applies to code only — content, writing, and design remain under the copyright notice above.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, I accept no liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of this website or reliance on its content.

Governing law & jurisdiction

This website is operated from Switzerland. Any disputes relating to this website or its content shall be governed exclusively by Swiss law. The courts of the Canton of Zürich shall have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to mandatory provisions of applicable consumer protection law.