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Privacy

This page explains what personal data this site collects, why, and how it's handled. This is a small side project. If anything here is unclear or you have concerns, get in touch through the About page.

What I collect

  • If you use the contact form: your name (optional), email address, and message
  • If you submit a story on an activity page: your status ("did it" / "want to try"), an optional name, and an optional written story
  • Aggregate, non-personal website analytics (pages visited, general location by country, referring site). This data isn't linked to you individually and can't identify you
  • Where you came from: when you arrive, which site or link you came from and which page you landed on (see below)

Why I collect it

  • Contact form data is used only to read and reply to your message
  • Story submissions are shown publicly on the relevant activity page, since sharing what you've done is the whole point of that feature. Don't submit anything in the story text you wouldn't want public
  • Analytics helps me understand which parts of the site are useful and which aren't
  • Counting where visitors come from shows me which channels (Instagram, a shared link, a search engine) actually work

Where you came from

When you arrive, I count which site or link you came from and which page you landed on, to see which channels work. Nothing is stored on your device, and no identifier is stored that could connect a visit to you. Your browser's connection details, including your IP address, are sent to Google (Firebase) to process the request, but aren't stored by me. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, nothing is counted at all.

Who processes it

This site is built on a few external services, each of which processes data on my behalf:

  • Formspree (contact form submissions): data is retained for 30 days, then automatically deleted
  • Google Firebase (story submissions and arrival counts): stored until I remove it
  • Cloudflare (site analytics): cookieless, aggregate only
  • GitHub Pages (site hosting)

How long I keep it

Contact form messages are automatically deleted after 30 days by Formspree. Story submissions remain visible until removed. I periodically review these and will remove anything inappropriate, and will remove your submission on request.

Your rights

You can ask me to show you what I hold about you, correct it, or delete it, at any time, by getting in touch through the About page.

Cookies

This site doesn't use tracking or advertising cookies. The analytics tool in use (Cloudflare) is cookieless by design.