Privacy Policy.
Short version: we use only anonymous analytics - opt-in if you're in the EU/UK, opt-out everywhere else. No accounts, no email tracking, and no selling of data.
Scope.
This privacy policy explains what data StackArbiter collects, how it is used, and what rights you have. StackArbiter operates the website at stackarbiter.com (the "Site").
We have no user accounts, no newsletter, and no database of personal information. We do use anonymous analytics, and how consent works depends on your region - explained in the next section.
What we collect.
Necessary
Always activeWe store your cookie preference in your browser's localStorage under the key stackarbiter_consent. This is required to remember your choice and expires after 180 days. No personal data is contained in this value.
Analytics
How we handle analytics depends on where you are. In the EU/EEA, UK, or Switzerland, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) stays off until you click "Accept all" in the cookie banner. Everywhere else, GA4 is enabled by default under an opt-out model - you can turn it off any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer. We determine your region from the country signal our host Cloudflare provides; we do not store your IP address. GA4 collects anonymous usage data - pages visited, session duration, and country-level location. No name, email, or precise location is collected. Data is processed by Google under their Privacy Policy. We also respect the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal - if your browser sends it, analytics stays off automatically, wherever you are.
Cloudflare Web Analytics
We also use Cloudflare Web Analytics, a privacy-first measurement feature provided by our host, Cloudflare. It runs without cookies, sets nothing on your device, and does not track you across sites - so it requires no consent and runs for all visitors. It reports only aggregate data such as page views, referrers, country, and page-load performance. It is governed by Cloudflare's privacy policy.
No personal data. No ad-tech.
No personal data collected by us
We do not collect names, email addresses, IP addresses, or any other personally identifiable information for marketing or tracking. We have no user accounts. The contact form forwards your message directly to our email - no data is stored in a database.
No advertising or retargeting
We do not use Facebook Pixel, Google Ads remarketing, or any other behavioural advertising technology.
Hosting & server logs
Hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may process server-level request logs (IP addresses, timestamps) as infrastructure, under their privacy policy. We do not have access to or control over these logs.
Fonts
All fonts used on this site (Satoshi, Inter, Space Grotesk) are self-hosted and bundled - no requests are made to Google Fonts servers or any other external font provider.
Third-party cookies.
Some links on StackArbiter are affiliate links. When you click one, you are taken directly to the vendor's website. That vendor may set cookies in your browser to track the referral. This is standard affiliate tracking and is governed by the vendor's own privacy policy, not ours.
We do not participate in the setting or reading of those cookies. We only receive an aggregated commission payout - we do not receive any personal data about you from the vendor.
Data controller.
GDPR rights.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right of access
Request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
Right to erasure
Request deletion of your personal data.
Right to rectification
Request correction of inaccurate data.
Right to data portability
Request your data in a machine-readable format.
Right to withdraw consent
Withdraw analytics consent any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
Since we hold no personal data beyond what GA4 collects (anonymously, and only with consent), most of these rights are exercised directly with Google. To exercise any right - or if you believe we hold data about you that we haven't disclosed here - contact us at [email protected]. If this privacy policy changes in the future, this page will be updated before any new data collection begins.
Questions about this policy.
Questions about this privacy policy? Use the form or email us at [email protected].