This page explains what data rickysays.com collects, why, and what we do with it.
What we collect
- Email addresses — only when you subscribe to the newsletter or post a comment. We use them to send you new-post notifications or to follow up on a comment. Your email is never shown publicly.
- Comments — we store your name and the comment text. Approved comments appear under the post.
- Page-view counts — we record an anonymous hash of your IP and user-agent so the admin can see how many readers a post is getting. The raw IP is never stored.
Cookies
This site sets a functional session cookie only while you're signed in to the admin (which is just the site author) — readers don't trigger it unless they sign in. The site also uses Google Analytics, which sets its own cookies (_ga, _ga_*) to measure traffic, like which posts get read and roughly where readers come from. No advertising cookies are set.
Third parties
We do not sell your data. Email notifications are sent from our own mail server. Traffic measurement is handled by Google Analytics, which receives standard analytics data: page URL, referrer, approximate location, and device/browser. The site is hosted on a VPS we control.
Removing your data
To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the unsubscribe link in any email. To remove a comment or have your data deleted, email rick@rickysays.com.