Your privacy on simoncox.com

GDPR requires that I have this policy in place because this site collects data about you and your visit. I don't collect email addresses as I have no newsletter or any mailing lists. If you want to contact me please do so using the limited social media communities I use - Network list at the end of the page.

Data collection

I only collect a bit of data to see how popular the content is and if people are landing on the 404 error page.

Google Analytics.

I only use Google Analytics on the 404 page not found page for historic reasons - I have a table in Data Studio that lists the 404 URLs people get to so that I can manage redirects to send them to the right place.

Google's Privacy Policy & Terms of Service apply if you end up on a 404 page.

Fathom Analytics

For the main collection of traffic data on the site I happily use Fathom Analytics, a simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative which respects users privacy.

I have no idea who you are, what coffee you prefer or the colour of your hair, but I will know that someone from London, using Safari on their phone, popped in and spent 4 mins reading about how to build a log store, which is nice and makes me feel a little bit proud of what I have achieved.

I have an affiliate link for Fathom Analytics you can use if you want to use decent analytics on your own site.