— pp. 07 · the small print, regrettably

A short note on privacy.

This is the part where, in a more enthusiastic age, one would have written ‘Privacy Policy’ in capitals. I have, on reflection, declined.


i. What this site collects.

Very little, and only because the internet, regrettably, insists. The host keeps standard server logs — the time you visited, the page you read, the rough whereabouts of your browser. These are kept for as long as is sensible and no longer.

ii. The contact form.

If you write to me using the form on the contact page, I receive your name, your email address, and the message itself. I read these myself. I reply, eventually, from a personal address. I do not pass them to anyone else, and I do not enter them into any list, considered or otherwise.

iii. Cookies.

This site sets the small handful of cookies a WordPress installation requires to function — chiefly, to remember whether you have left a comment, which on this site, you cannot. There are no advertising cookies, no third-party trackers, and no pop-up asking you to choose between accepting them and being hounded into next week.

iv. What this site does not do.

  • Sell your details, ever.
  • Send you a newsletter you did not ask for.
  • Show you advertising of any kind.
  • Track you across other websites — heaven forbid.

v. Your rights.

Under the UK GDPR you may, at any time, ask what I hold about you, ask me to correct it, or ask me to delete it. Write to me through the contact page. I will, in time, reply.


— last revised on a Tuesday, in Edinburgh.