Alright, let’s talk about privacy. This stuff is important, I’m going to break this down as simply as I can.
This Privacy Policy explains what little data we collect, why we collect it, and what we do with it.
The Bottom Line
Our goal is to collect as little information about you as possible. We’re a content site, not a data-mining operation.
The Data We Actually Collect
- Analytics Data (Anonymously): When you visit, we use standard tools like Google Analytics to see things like how many people visited, what pages are popular, and how long people stay. This is all aggregated and anonymous. We see a visitor from California, not you specifically. This helps us make better content.
- Comments: If you leave a comment, we have to collect the comment itself and the name/email you provide. Pretty straightforward. We don’t use that email for anything other than identifying your comment.
- Cookies (The Digital Kind): Yes, this site uses cookies. They’re small text files that help the site function and help us understand our traffic. They also help our ad partners show you ads that are more relevant and less annoying.
Third-Party Ads & Google AdSense
To keep the lights on and the content free, we use third-party advertising, primarily Google AdSense.
Here’s the key part:
Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies (like the Google Ad/DART cookie) to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings.
Basically, Google uses data to show you an ad for a cool performance exhaust instead of an ad for cat food. It makes the ads better for you and helps us earn a few bucks.
Your Rights
You have rights. You can block cookies in your browser settings, and you have rights over any personal data you’ve given us (like your email in a comment) under laws like the GDPR and CCPA. If you ever want anything removed, just email us at the address on our Contact page.
That’s it. We don’t sell your data, because that’s just slimy.
