Terms and Privacy Policy
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Privacy Policy
The privacy of my visitors is extremely important. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected and how it is used.
First and foremost, I will never share your email address or any other personal information to anyone without your direct consent.
Log Files
Like many other websites, this site uses log files to help learn about when, from where, and how often traffic flows to this site. The information in these log files include:
- Internet Protocol addresses (IP)
- Types of browser
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Date and time stamp
- Referring and exit pages
- Number of clicks
All of this information is not linked to anything that is personally identifiable.
Cookies and Web Beacons
When you visit this site “convenience” cookies are stored on your computer when you submit a comment to help you log in faster to Disqus the next time you leave a comment.
Third-party advertisers may also place and read cookies on your browser and/or use web beacons to collect information. This site has no access or control over these cookies. You should review the respective privacy policies on any and all third-party ad servers for more information regarding their practices and how to opt-out.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your web browser options. Instructions for doing so can be found on the specific web browsers’ websites.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics tool I use to help understand how visitors engage with this website. It reports website trends using cookies and web beacons without identifying individual visitors. You can read Google Analytics Privacy Policy.
Visitor Map and Visit Log
This site runs a small self-hosted analytics counter, a Cloudflare Worker with a database that I control. It sets no cookies and shares no data with any third party. It serves two purposes:
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Public visitor map. The site shows an aggregate page-view count, a unique-visitor count, and a world map of approximate visitor locations. Map locations are city level only, derived from your IP address by Cloudflare’s edge network and rounded to roughly an 11 km grid; exact coordinates are never shown. The public map and counts never expose any individual visitor’s IP address.
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Private visit log (for site administration only). For my own administration of the site, the counter also keeps a log of recent visits. For each visit it records the timestamp, your approximate location (city, region, postal code, and coordinates, all derived from your IP address and accurate only to roughly city or area level), your network provider, a summary of your device (browser and operating system), and your IP address. This log is private: it is accessible only to me behind a secret key, is never shown publicly or shared with anyone, and is automatically limited to the most recent visits. If you would like your entry removed, contact me at the email address on my home page.