Privacy – Winter Ink

Privacy Matters

At least, ours does to us. For those who live in European Union, it also happens to be the law.

To that end, We have worked in our own small way to reduce the amount of online tracking and increase the level of privacy in our own life. We also try to ensure these steps are embodied in the code and systems of all winter.ink websites.

We accept this is not an exact process. Systems which are today given a clean bill of health by security experts, are found to be security flawed tomorrow. This means that while the notion of security is fairly consistent, what constitutes secure online practice is ever changing. In that context, we are constantly working to evolve my own practices and winter.ink websites will also continue to evolve to implement best practices where possible.

HTTPS by Default

This ensures that your connection to this website is always encrypted. Though not a crucial issue for many, given all information on this website is accessible to the public, it does mean that any data you input while here only goes to the places it should with no spying eyes intercepting the connection.

Hosting

Hosting is provided by Infomaniak. They are a Swiss jurisdiction, privacy respecting, green hosting provider.

Analytics

Plausible has been implemented as the analytics platform for this website. This is because even though the purpose of Plausible Analytics is to track usage, it can and is done:

“without collecting any personal data or personally identifiable information (PII), without using cookies and while respecting the privacy of the website visitors.“

Plausible is GDPR, CCPA and cookie law compliant. You can read their full Data Policy.

If you sign up to a newsletter, any details you provide are only used for the delivery of the Winter Ink newsletter. They will never be shared with third parties. The Inbox is delivered using MailPoet.

We will only send you emails which you have signed up to receive, or which pertain to the services provided to you.

lite-speed cache

This site utilizes caching in order to facilitate a faster response time and better user experience. Caching potentially stores a duplicate copy of every web page that is on display on this site. All cache files are temporary, and are never accessed by any third party, except as necessary to obtain technical support from the cache plugin vendor. Cache files expire on a schedule set by the site administrator, but may easily be purged by the admin before their natural expiration, if necessary.

Donations

If you are one of the kind people to donate — thank you! — you provide your name, donation amount, and payment card information. Depending on the donation option you choose, the transaction is handled by Liberapay, Patreon or you can buy me a book.

If you prefer cryptocurrency, that is an option too!

Communications

If you contact us via email, either by writing to us directly or by replying to an email newsletter, we will receive your email address and any other information you choose to provide. Our direct email services are provided by ProtonMail.

Information Usage

Any information you provide will only be used to communicate with you, if you have opted to receive a newsletter, to facilitate donations, and to better understand how you use the site in order to continue its development. Your information will not be shared with any ‘third parties,’ though it does live — securely — within the services that deliver this site.