# Privacy

This page says exactly what this site collects, and what it does not.

*Effective 6 October 2026.*

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## Analytics

I use **Google Analytics** to see which essays get read. It sets cookies and is operated by Google, which processes the data in the United States. **It does not run unless you agree to it.** On your first visit you are asked; until you choose Accept, nothing is requested from Google at all. Declining costs you nothing — the site behaves identically either way, and you will not be asked again on that browser.

I also use **Cloudflare Web Analytics**, which is cookieless: it counts page views without storing anything on your device, without fingerprinting you, and without tracking you across other sites. Because it stores nothing on your device, it runs without a consent prompt.

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## The contact form

If you use the [contact form](https://briangreenberg.net/contact/), I receive the name, email address and message you type. It reaches me as email so I can reply. It is not stored on this website, not added to a mailing list, and not shared or sold.

The form is protected by **Cloudflare Turnstile**, an anti-spam check that runs in your browser to confirm you are not a bot. It is a Cloudflare service and loads only on the contact page.

If a message fails to send, the form keeps your name, email and message in your own browser's local storage, so closing the tab does not lose them; they come back the next time you open the contact page. They are deleted as soon as the message is sent, if you clear the message, or after 7 days, and they are never sent anywhere else.

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## Your appearance choice

The System / Light / Dark setting is saved in your own browser's local storage so the site remembers it next time. It stays on that device, is never synced, and is never sent anywhere.

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## Hosting

The site is served by [Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/), which processes requests — including IP addresses — in order to deliver pages. That processing is governed by Cloudflare's privacy policy.

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## What I don't do

No advertising, no ad networks, no cross-site tracking, no data sales, no user accounts, and no profiling. Nothing here builds a picture of you as an individual.

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## Questions

Ask through the [contact form](https://briangreenberg.net/contact/). If this page changes, the change will be posted here with a new effective date.

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