Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 13, 2026

What we collect

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is cookieless, collects no personally identifiable information, and does not fingerprint or track visitors across sites. It records aggregated metrics like pageviews, country, browser, and referrer. Because it does not store or access information on your device, it runs on a legitimate-interest basis without requiring consent.

We maintain a per-article view counter stored on Cloudflare's edge (D1 database). It is first-party, cookieless, and records only the article slug and a view count — no IP addresses, user agents, or any identifier that could link a view to a specific person. It also runs on a legitimate-interest basis.

To count distinct readers per article, we store a single anonymous random ID in your browser's localStorage under the key dt_vid. It contains no personal information, is generated locally on your device, and is deleted when you clear site data. Setting dt_notrack=1 (via the admin "Don't track me" toggle, or manually as a cookie) opts you out of all of this — neither the view counter nor the localStorage ID is written.

Cookies and consent

We use one sessionStorage entry per article slug to prevent double-counting a view on reload. It is cleared when you close the tab. We do not set our own tracking cookies. Third-party ad cookies may be set by Google (see "Advertising" below).

For visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, we use Google Funding Choices, a Google-certified consent management platform, to obtain and record cookie consent. You can change your choice at any time via the Cookie preferences link in the footer.

Advertising

This site uses Google AdSense to display ads. Google and its partners may place cookies or use other identifiers to serve ads based on your visit to this site and other sites on the internet. We do not share personally identifiable information with Google.

If you reject consent in the EEA/UK/Switzerland, AdSense serves non-personalized ads — contextual only, with no profile-based targeting. Ads still appear; they are simply not tailored to your prior browsing.

You can also opt out of personalized advertising from Google at Google Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendor cookies at aboutads.info.

Ads on this site are clearly labeled "Sponsored" or "Advertisement". We never display popups, interstitials, or vignette ads.

External links

Articles frequently link to external sources (press rooms, social media, other publications). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites.