Privacy
How this site handles your data.
This is a personal blog. I’m not collecting your data to sell you anything.
What gets collected
Analytics. I use Google Analytics to see which posts get read and where traffic comes from. This collects standard stuff like your IP address, browser type, and which pages you visit. Google’s privacy policy covers how they handle that data: google.com/policies/privacy.
If your browser’s clock is set to a European time zone, Google Analytics doesn’t load at all until you accept the prompt at the bottom of the page. Everywhere else it loads by default. Either way, you can change your mind here at any time, and declining removes the analytics cookies and ID from your browser:
Comments. If you leave a comment via Disqus, that’s governed by Disqus’s privacy policy. I don’t control what they collect.
Cookies and browser storage. Google Analytics and Disqus set cookies. I don’t set any cookies myself. When analytics is on, I store one random ID in your browser’s local storage (ga_user_id) and send it to Google Analytics so return visits from the same browser count as one reader. It’s a random string, not tied to your name, email, or any account. Your accept or decline choice is also kept in local storage (analytics_consent) so you aren’t asked again.
What I don’t do
- I don’t run ads or do behavioral targeting
- I don’t sell or share your information
- I don’t send emails or newsletters (yet, anyway)
- I don’t track you across other sites
Your rights
If you’re in the EU or another jurisdiction with data rights, you can ask me to delete any data I have on you. Honestly, the only data I’d have is whatever Google Analytics and Disqus collected, which you can manage through their respective tools.
Questions
Email me if you have concerns.