Privacy Policy

TL;DR – Privacy is a big deal. Your trust is important. I’m not a horrible person (as far as I know).

jaybenfield.com is a personal project. It is owned and operated by me, Jay Benfield, a human with a soul. This is my real name. My reputation and my integrity matter to me. I will not do anything sketchy or slimy in connection with your use of the website for any reason. Ever.

Ads, Affiliate Links, etc.

I’ll start here because it’s easy: there are none. Ads are the scourge of the interwebs and I hate them. Affiliate links are a much less terrible way to monetize but you won’t find any here – they change the tone of posts and I refuse to nickel and dime my readership. My secret plan for long-term monetization is thusly: there isn’t one. If that changes, I’ll let you know.

Comments

Comments went live on all bloggery in September 2023. I’m using a fantastic, privacy-focused service called Hyvor Talk. Anytime you comment on a post, your information is processed and stored by Hyvor in accordance with the Hyvor Privacy Policy.

The benfield.org Comments Policy establishes the ground rules and guardrails for commenting on this blog.

MailChimp

I use MailChimp for all email list stuff. MailChimp is a third-party service used to simplify sending emails to folks en masse. MailChimp’s handling and use of your email address is governed by the MailChimp Privacy Policy.

Google Analytics

benfield.org is integrated with Google Analytics so that I can obsess over all manner of statistics and eye candy. It helps me understand how people use the site so I can optimize everything to death. All collected data is subject to the terms of the Google Privacy Policy.

Web Server

The web server and associated software responsible for making benfield.org work captures details about your access to the site and any errors that you might encounter along the way. This includes a timestamp, your IP address, web browser and version, operating system, URL accessed, and other technical gobbledygook that is used to identify any technical issues or misconfigurations.

Personal Information

Apart from the use of your data as outlined above, any and all personal information you provide in connection with benfield.org will not be shared, sold, or otherwise provided to any third party for any reason. That would be wrong and dickish.

Questions?

Please email privacy@benfield.org if you have any questions or concerns.

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