What this site collects

Google Analytics records the pages you view, how long you stay, the site that referred you, your device and browser type, and your approximate location, which Google works out from your IP address. Google Analytics does not store the IP address itself.

Microsoft Clarity records clicks, scrolling and mouse movement. From these it builds heatmaps and session replays, so I can see where visitors get stuck. Anything you type on the site is masked and never captured.

Both tools use cookies to tell new visits from returning ones. The data shows me patterns across visitors. It doesn't tell me who you are.

If you write to me, your name, email address and message are sent through Web3Forms, which delivers them to my inbox. Before sending, the site checks that your email domain can receive mail. I use your details only to reply to you. I never add them to a mailing list or share them with anyone.

Each visit lights a lantern in the sky, and the site keeps a running total. Your browser stores your own lantern locally so it stays in place when you come back. To limit spam, the lantern counter and the contact form turn your network address into a one-way scrambled code and keep it for 24 hours. The raw IP address is never stored.

I don't sell or share your data, show ads, or build advertising profiles. Analytics data is used only to improve this site.

The site works fully with analytics blocked. You can block both tools with your browser's tracking protection or a content-blocking extension, or opt out of Google Analytics with Google's opt-out add-on. To have a message you sent me deleted, email me and I'll remove it.

Each service handles data under its own policy: Google, Microsoft, Web3Forms, and Vercel, which hosts the site.

Email me at spatel457322@gmail.com.