What this site does with your visit

This page lists what the site loads and who handles it. It states facts. It is not legal advice and it does not promise compliance with any particular law.

Contact

Questions or requests about this page: [email protected].

Visit counting

Pages count visits with StatCounter (statcounter.com). Its script loads from statcounter.com once the page is idle or you first touch it. StatCounter sets cookies on its own domain, named is_unique andis_visitor_unique, which last about 400 days when I tested. It also keeps a few entries in your browser storage. StatCounter receives the page address, your IP address and basic browser details, and it keeps that data on its own systems. I read the reports in my StatCounter account.

Some tools on this site send one extra labelled hit to the same StatCounter project when a tool gives you a result, so I can see how many visits reached a result. Nothing you type into a tool is sent.

Hosting

The site is served by Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare handles the request itself and may set a security cookie as part of its security checks.

The essay and the games

The essay "Snow Past the Window" and the games in it collect nothing of their own. The page around them is counted by StatCounter like any other page on this site (see above). The snowflake you draw stays on your device. If you click save, it is downloaded as a file to your own device. It is never sent to me.

Newsletter

The newsletter form is provided by Kit (kit.com). Kit's form script loads from kit.com when the form scrolls near the screen, so Kit sees that request (including your IP address) even if you never subscribe. If you subscribe, the email address you enter goes to Kit, which sends the emails.

Saved items on your device

The "save for later" button on blog posts stores the saved titles and addresses in your browser's local storage. They are never sent to me. A few small session notes (for example, whether the sky animation has already played) live in your browser for the length of the visit.

Affiliate links

Some links go to vendors through addresses on this site that start with /go/. When you click one, the vendor's own site and its partner network may set their own cookies. Those are theirs, not mine. Rankings and the pricing index do not depend on whether a tool has an affiliate link.

Who processes what

• StatCounter: visit counts, as above.
• Cloudflare: serving the site and its security cookie.
• Kit: the newsletter address, only if you subscribe.
• Vendors you click through to: whatever they set once you leave this site.