idealog.works is a small personal and professional website. It does not set advertising cookies, does not build a profile of anyone who visits, and does not sell or share visitor data with third parties for marketing. This page describes the information the site does touch.
Analytics
The site uses Google Analytics 4 (property ID G-NZZDS60941) to understand how visitors use the site — which pages are visited, how long people stay, and where traffic comes from. Google Analytics sets cookies on your browser (commonly named _ga and _ga_*) to distinguish unique visitors across sessions. These cookies are first-party (set on the idealog.works domain) but the data they collect is processed by Google.
The information collected includes your IP address (which Google anonymises in the EU/EEA and truncates elsewhere), browser type, device, referring page, and pages visited. This data is used solely to improve the site. It is not used for advertising, remarketing, or any purpose beyond understanding site usage.
You can opt out of Google Analytics by declining analytics in the cookie banner, by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or by using a browser that blocks third-party scripts.
Server logs
Standard server access logs kept by the hosting provider (Netlify) record the IP address, user agent, and URL of every request. These logs are used for operational purposes, rate limiting, and debugging, and are retained according to Netlify's own policy.
Contact form
If you use the contact form, the information you submit (name, email address, and message) is handled by Netlify Forms and emailed to the site owner. Nothing in that form is required except what you choose to provide.
External feeds
The Substack feed shown in the Writing section is fetched once at build time. No data flows from the reader to Substack unless the reader chooses to click through.
What the site does not do
- No advertising networks, no ad tech, no retargeting.
- No session recording, no heatmaps, no behavioural profiling.
- No selling, sharing, or trading of information with third parties for marketing.
Cookies and local storage
The site sets the following cookies and local storage items:
- Analytics cookies (
_ga,_ga_*) — set by Google Analytics to distinguish visitors. Expire after 2 years. Can be declined via the cookie banner. - Theme preference — a single localStorage entry recording your choice of light or dark mode. Stays on your device and is not transmitted anywhere.
- Consent preference — a single localStorage entry recording your cookie banner choice (accepted or declined). Stays on your device.
Your rights
Indian and international visitors can ask for a copy of any personal data held, ask for it to be corrected, or ask for it to be deleted. Write to hello@idealog.works. The site owner will respond within a reasonable time, and at most within thirty days.
Contact
Questions about privacy practices, or requests under applicable data protection law, can be sent to hello@idealog.works.