Privacy Policy for The Information Experiment

Last Updated: April 25, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to The Information Experiment ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at https://www.thisisanseoexperiment.com (the "Website").

This Website is a personal experimental blog and does not operate as a commercial business. However, we are committed to maintaining the privacy of our visitors and complying with applicable privacy laws.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Website.

Information We Collect

Information Automatically Collected

When you visit our Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

  • Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our Website, such as pages visited, time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
  • Device Data: Information about your device such as your browser type, browser version, operating system, and screen resolution.
  • Location Data: General location information derived from your IP address. Note that we have enabled IP anonymization, which means your full IP address is not stored.

How We Collect Information

We collect this information using Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google that uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our Website. Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address before it's stored or processed further.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Analyze Website traffic and user behavior
  • Improve our Website content and user experience
  • Monitor the effectiveness of our Website
  • Identify technical issues and optimize performance

We do not use your information for:

  • Marketing or promotional purposes
  • Email communications (as we do not collect email addresses)
  • Selling or renting to third parties

Cookies

Our Website uses cookies through Google Analytics. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help analyze how users interact with our Website.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.

Managing Cookies

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

Additionally, you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Third-Party Services

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our Website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Website. This data may be shared with other Google services.

Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Your Privacy Rights

General Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request information about what data we collect about you
  • Request correction of any inaccurate data we may have
  • Request deletion of your data from our systems

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) page.

While we do not sell personal information in the traditional sense, the broad definition of "sale" under the CCPA may include the sharing of information with analytics providers. Therefore, you may have the right to opt out of the "sale" of your information.

European Economic Area (EEA) Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal information.

The legal basis for processing your personal information is our legitimate interest in maintaining and improving our Website.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our contact page at https://www.rkseo.xyz/