Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025-09-27

Overview

This privacy policy explains how charlesgum.com collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our wesbite and use our experimental features.

🍪 Cookies & Analytics

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with your website. This service:

  • What it collects: Page views, time spent on site, browser type, general location (city/country level)
  • Cookies used: _ga, _ga_* (expire after 6 months)
  • Purpose: Website improvement and understanding visitor behavior
  • Privacy settings: No advertising features, no cross-site tracking, secure cookies only
  • Data sharing: Data is processed by Google according to their privacy policy
  • Your control: You can disable tracking with browser settings or ad blockers

Cookie Consent

By continuing to use this website, you consent to our use of cookies for analytics purposes. You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies or using privacy tools.

🧪 Experimental Features & Data Storage

Supabase Data Collection

Our experimental pages (like the guestbook, quote machine, etc.) may collect and store data using Supabase. Here's what you should know:

Data We May Collect:

  • Guestbook: Your email address and messages you choose to leave
  • Quote Machine: Quotes you save as favorites (no personal data)
  • Weather Dashboard: City names you search for (no location tracking)
  • Visitor Counter: Anonymous session IDs and timestamps

How We Use This Data:

  • To provide the functionality you requested (saving favorites, displaying messages, etc.)
  • To demonstrate web development techniques and database interactions
  • For learning and educational purposes

Data Retention:

  • Anonymous data: May be retained indefinitely for demonstration purposes
  • Personal data: You can request deletion by contacting us
  • Visitor sessions: Automatically cleaned up after 24 hours of inactivity

🔒 Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your data:

  • All data transmission is encrypted (HTTPS)
  • Database access is restricted and monitored
  • No sensitive personal information (passwords, financial data) is collected
  • Experimental features are clearly labeled as such

🌍 Third-Party Services

Services We Use:

✋ Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access: Request what data we have about you
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Opt-out: Stop using features that collect data

To exercise these rights, contact: privacy@charlesgum.com

🔄 Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy as our experiments and features evolve. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "last modified" date.

📧 Contact

Questions about privacy? Reach out: