Introduction

Welcome to SimplemindedBot. We deeply value your privacy and are committed to protecting any personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy is put in place with the best intentions to ensure transparency and safeguard your privacy rights.

We believe that privacy is a fundamental right, and we strive to minimize data collection and processing to only what is necessary for providing you with a great user experience. Our goal is to be clear and honest about our practices, ensuring you have control over your information.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you interact with our blog. We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information and how we will treat it.

While we use some third-party services to enhance your experience, we have chosen these services carefully, considering their impact on your privacy. We aim to balance functionality with privacy protection, always keeping your best interests in mind.

If you have any questions or concerns about this policy or our practices, we encourage you to contact us. Your trust is important to us, and we are committed to maintaining it by adhering to these privacy principles.

Information We Collect

While we don’t collect personal information directly, some third-party services and functionalities we use may process or store data:

  1. Name and email address on our contact form, used only for contact purposes, you can happily falsify it if you don’t expect a response.
  2. On our per-post discussion form, we ask for your email address, again only include the real thing if you expect a response.
  3. elasticlunr: For on-site search functionality

Data Processing and Storage

  1. We ask for a name and email address when using our contact form. This information is falsifiable if you’d like, we only use it to contact you back if needed.
  2. elasticlunr processes search queries client-side (in your browser) and may store a search index in your browser’s local storage. This data does not leave your device and is not accessible to us.

User Rights

Users who interact with our comment system or whose data is processed by our third-party services have certain rights regarding their data. These may include the right to access, correct, or delete their personal information. Please refer to the Cloudflare privacy policy for more information on how to exercise these rights.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect our blog and its integrations. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

Cookies and Tracking

Our blog may use cookies for essential functionality and analytics purposes. These cookies may collect anonymous usage data to help us improve our blog. Additionally:

Children’s Privacy

Our blog is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can delete the information.

International Data Transfers

As we use services like Disqus, Cloudflare, and Google Fonts, your data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. By using our blog, you consent to this transfer. Note that elasticlunr processes data locally in your browser and does not involve international data transfers.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

  1. Google Fonts: For website styling. Please review Google’s privacy policy to understand how they handle data related to font delivery.
  2. elasticlunr: For on-site search functionality. elasticlunr processes search queries client-side and may store a search index in your browser’s local storage. This data does not leave your device and is not accessible to us.

Our blog may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of each website you visit that collects personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please message us via our contact form.

By using our blog, you consent to this Privacy Policy and to the use of the third-party services mentioned above.