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Basic analytics measures article views, referral channels, country and device category. By default, no persistent browser identifier is stored. We do not record full IP addresses, search text or form contents.

If you enable returning-visit analytics, a random identifier is stored in this browser for 30 days. It does not identify your name; people sharing a browser may be counted together.

Detailed events are retained for 30 days and summaries for 12 months. Country reflects the network exit and may be affected by VPNs. Analytics is used only to improve this site, not for advertising or cross-site tracking.

Disabling stops future reporting and removes this browser’s identifier without affecting reading. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control signals also stop analytics.

Analytics data is stored by this site’s hosting platform and is accessible only to the site owner.