This policy explains what personal information is collected when you visit hdscoder.com, send a project brief, book a call or sign up for a course — and what happens to it. In short: I only collect what I need to answer you and work with you, I never sell your data, and you can ask me to delete it at any time.
1. Who is responsible for your data
This website is run by Houssam Hadelamous, a freelance full stack engineer working under the name Hdscoder, based in Casablanca, Morocco. I am the person responsible for your personal data (the “data controller”).
For any question about your data, contact me at hdscoders.pro@gmail.com or on WhatsApp at +212 657 278 692.
2. What information I collect
Information you give me when you fill in a form:
- Project brief (“Start a project”): your name, email, phone or WhatsApp number, and optionally your company, location and role; plus the details of your project — type, idea, current website, references, features, design status, languages, notes, budget, timeline and how you prefer to be contacted.
- Call booking (“Book a call”): your name, email, the type of call and the date and time you choose.
- Course sign-up: your name, phone or WhatsApp number, email, your current level and the plan you choose. If you choose a plan for two people, the name of the second person.
- Messages you send me by email or WhatsApp.
Information collected automatically:
- How you found the website: if you arrive from an advert or a campaign link, the campaign details in the link (for example utm_source or utm_campaign) and the page where you sent the form are saved with your form, so I know which adverts work.
- Technical data: like every website, the hosting server records technical information such as your IP address, browser and the pages requested, for security and to keep the site running.
- Visit statistics: Google Analytics records how the website is used (pages viewed, device, browser, approximate location, how you arrived) — see “Cookies and browser storage” below.
- Spam protection: to block automated spam, your IP address is used to count how many forms are sent in a short time. These counters are deleted automatically after a few minutes to a few hours.
I do not ask for sensitive information (such as health, religion or political opinions) and I do not collect payment card details on this website.
3. How I use your information
- To answer your request: reply to your brief, prepare a proposal, confirm your call or your seat in a course.
- To do the work we agree on: build and deliver your project, run the course and follow your progress.
- To send you messages you expect: a confirmation email after a form, reminders about your call or course, and answers to your questions.
- To keep simple records of payments and projects, as the law requires.
- To understand which adverts and pages work, using the campaign information described above.
- To protect the website against spam, abuse and attacks.
I will not send you newsletters or marketing emails unless you ask for them.
4. The legal reasons for using your data
- Your consent — when you send a form and agree to be contacted. You can withdraw it at any time.
- A contract with you — when the information is needed to give you a quote, deliver a project or run a course you signed up for.
- Legal obligations — for example keeping invoices and payment records.
- Legitimate interest — keeping the website secure and understanding how visitors find it, in a way that respects your privacy.
5. Cookies and browser storage
This website uses Google Analytics (through Google Site Kit) to count visits and understand how the website is used — for example which pages are viewed and where visitors come from. Google Analytics uses cookies (such as _ga) and collects technical information like your device, browser, approximate location and the pages you visit. I only look at these statistics as totals, to improve the website. To keep the site fast, the analytics script only starts after you scroll or tap, or a few seconds after the page has loaded. You can block these cookies in your browser settings or with Google’s opt-out add-on (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
It uses your browser’s temporary session storage for a few small things that only work during your visit and are deleted when you close the tab: remembering that the page has already loaded once, keeping the campaign information described above while you browse, and showing your name on the thank-you page after a course sign-up.
If you log in to the administration area (only the site owner can), WordPress uses the cookies it needs for the login to work.
No advertising cookies are used. If I add advertising tools in the future (such as the Meta Pixel), this policy will be updated first and, where the law requires it, your consent will be asked before they run.
6. Who your data is shared with
I never sell or rent your personal data. It is only shared with services that help me run the website and work with you:
- Website hosting (Hostinger), which stores the website and the form submissions on its servers.
- Google (Google Analytics), which provides the visit statistics.
- Email providers, used to send and receive emails about your request.
- WhatsApp (Meta), when you choose to talk with me on WhatsApp.
- Video call tools (such as Google Meet or Zoom), for calls and live classes.
Each of these services handles data under its own privacy policy and security measures. I may also share information if the law requires it, for example at the request of a court or an authority.
7. Where your data is stored
I am based in Morocco and work with clients worldwide. The services listed above may store data on servers in other countries. When that happens, I only use well-known providers that protect personal data with appropriate security measures.
8. How long I keep your data
- Project briefs and call bookings: as long as we are discussing or working on your project, then up to 3 years after our last contact, so I can follow up on your project if you come back.
- Course sign-ups: during the course and up to 3 years after it ends.
- Invoices and payment records: for the period required by law.
- Spam-protection counters: from a few minutes to a few hours.
After that, the data is deleted or made anonymous. You can ask me to delete it earlier — see “Your rights” below.
9. How your data is protected
The website uses a secure HTTPS connection, the forms are protected against spam and abuse, and the information you send can only be seen by me in the protected administration area. No method is 100% secure, but I take reasonable steps to keep your data safe and I will tell you if a problem affects your information.
10. Your rights
Under Moroccan law (Law 09-08 on the protection of personal data) and, if you live in the European Union, the GDPR, you have the right to:
- access the personal data I hold about you and receive a copy;
- correct data that is wrong or incomplete;
- delete your data;
- object to or limit how your data is used;
- withdraw your consent at any time;
- receive your data in a common format to give it to someone else.
To use any of these rights, simply write to me at hdscoders.pro@gmail.com. I will answer within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with my answer, you can complain to the data protection authority: in Morocco the CNDP (www.cndp.ma), or the authority of your country.
11. Children
This website and its services are for adults. People under 18 should only sign up for a course or send a brief with the permission of a parent or guardian. If you think a child has sent me personal data without permission, contact me and I will delete it.
12. Changes to this policy
I may update this policy when the website or the law changes. The date at the top of the page always shows the latest version. If a change is important, I will make it clear on the website.
13. Contact
Questions about this policy or your data? Write to hdscoders.pro@gmail.com or send a message on WhatsApp to +212 657 278 692. I usually answer within 24 hours.