Privacy Policy

Summary

HowToType.org is a reference site. It does not require an account, does not collect email addresses, and does not sell personal information. Some limited information is collected automatically by Google Analytics to measure how the site is used.

Reading the site as a visitor involves: Google Analytics for traffic measurement, Google Fonts for typography, and standard hosting logs for diagnostics. The site does not currently display advertising.

Information We Collect

Information you actively provide

The site does not have contact forms, comment threads, or user accounts. The only way you actively send us information is by emailing the editorial address. Those emails are retained for as long as is useful to respond and to keep a record of corrections.

Information collected automatically

When you visit a page, the following information may be collected automatically:

• IP address, approximate location (city or region), and timestamp
• Browser type and version, operating system, and device category
• Referring URL (the page that linked to us) and the pages viewed on the site
• Anonymous identifiers stored in cookies or similar technologies

Analytics

HowToType.org uses Google Analytics to measure aggregate traffic — which pages are read, which searches are most common, and which platforms readers use. Analytics data is used to prioritise which guides to write next and to spot broken pages. It is not used to build individual profiles, and analytics identifiers are not joined with any personally identifying information.

Google's own privacy terms govern how Analytics data is stored and processed: policies.google.com/privacy.

Advertising

HowToType.org does not currently display advertising, and no advertising scripts or advertising cookies are loaded on its pages. If advertising is added in the future, this policy and the Cookie Policy will be updated before it goes live, including details of the provider and how to opt out.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. The site's own code does not set any cookies. Google Analytics sets first-party cookies (such as _ga and _ga_*) to measure traffic. Full detail is on the Cookie Policy page.

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies in the settings. Blocking cookies does not affect the content of the site.

Third Parties

The third-party services used on the site are:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC / Google Ireland) — traffic measurement; loaded on every page via the gtag.js script
• Google Fonts — typography (fonts are loaded from Google's CDN; requesting a font transmits the reader's IP to Google)
• Hosting provider — stores server-side access logs used for diagnostics and abuse prevention

Each of these services has its own privacy policy, which governs how it handles data it collects from your visit.

Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on where you live, data protection law gives you rights over personal information processed about you. These typically include the right to:

• Access — ask what personal data is held about you
• Rectify — correct inaccurate data
• Erase — ask for your data to be deleted, where there is no lawful reason to keep it
• Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests, such as analytics
• Port — ask for your data in a machine-readable format

For rights that concern data collected on the site (emails you sent, corrections you submitted), email [email protected]. For rights that concern data collected by Google (analytics), you can use Google's privacy tools linked above, or block analytics with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Retention

Server access logs are retained for up to 90 days for diagnostic and security purposes. Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics' default retention window. Emails sent to the editorial address are retained while they remain useful for correspondence and correction history.

Children

HowToType.org is a general-audience reference site and is not directed at children under 13. The site does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, email the address above and it will be removed.

Changes to This Policy

This policy is reviewed periodically and updated when the site's data practices change or when the law requires. Material changes are reflected by updating the "Last reviewed" date at the top of this page. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the revised policy.

Privacy contact

Privacy questions, data requests, and complaints can be sent to:

[email protected]

Please include "Privacy" in the subject line so the message is routed quickly.