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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 26, 2026

TL;DR

We use privacy-first, cookie-free analytics to understand which content is useful. No cookies, no fingerprinting, no selling your data. We respect Do Not Track headers. Our analytics tool is open-source and self-hosted — nothing is sent to Google Analytics or any third-party tracking platform.

1. What We Collect

Website visitors

  • Page URL and referrer
  • Browser type and operating system (from User-Agent, not fingerprinted)
  • Country (derived from IP, IP itself is not stored)
  • Screen size category (mobile/tablet/desktop)

We do not use cookies, local storage, or browser fingerprinting. We respect Do Not Track headers. Our analytics see anonymous pageview counts — not people.

Newsletter subscribers

  • Email address (for sending the newsletter)

You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in every email.

2. How We Use Data

  • To understand which articles and topics are useful
  • To send our newsletter to subscribers who opted in
  • To improve our content and tools

We do not sell, rent, or share personal data with third parties. We do not run ads.

3. Data Storage

Analytics data is stored in a self-hosted PostgreSQL database. Newsletter subscriber data is managed through our email platform provider. We do not store data on third-party analytics platforms like Google Analytics.

4. Third-Party Services

  • Netlify — hosting and CDN
  • Cloudinary — image hosting

Each has their own privacy policy. We chose providers that align with privacy-first principles.

5. Your Rights

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. Since we collect minimal data and do not fingerprint visitors, there is very little to delete — but you can contact us with any privacy concerns.

6. Changes

We may update this policy. Changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above.