I use optional Google Analytics to understand visits to this site, including which pages are read and how visitors arrive here. Google processes information such as page visits and browser and device details.
Analytics stays off until you choose “Allow analytics”. Declining does not limit access to any part of the site. The site remembers your choice in your browser for 180 days. Local previews do not load Google Analytics.
If you allow analytics, Google can store first-party Analytics cookies in your browser. This integration configures a 180-day cookie lifetime and disables Google signals and advertising personalization. The initial page URL and referrer sent by this integration omit query strings and fragments. I do not send contact-message text or comment text to Analytics through this integration.
You can change your choice using Analytics preferences in the footer. Declining after allowing analytics disables collection by this integration, clears this property’s accessible Analytics cookies and reloads the page to unload Google’s script. It does not erase data already sent to Google. If your browser cannot save preferences, it will ask again on your next visit.
This preference controls Google Analytics only. Comments use GraphComment, the contact form uses Web3Forms and hCaptcha, and YouTube players load when you choose to play a video. Their controls are separate.
Read how Google uses information from sites that use its services, or contact me with questions.