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Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 5, 2026

SiteTracking.io ("we", "us", or "our") is operated by Christopher Harrington. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website at sitetracking.io. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to transparency about our data practices.

Information we collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information you provide directly

When you use our contact form, you provide your name, email address, and message content. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our site, we may collect standard web log information including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This data is collected through server logs and analytics tools to understand how visitors use our site.

Comments

If you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to retrieve your profile picture.

Cookies

Our site uses the following types of cookies:

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

How we use your information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We do not use your information for targeted advertising.

Embedded content

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or interactive tools from third-party services. Embedded content behaves as if you visited that website directly. These third-party services may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these services.

Data retention

Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months to allow for follow-up communication, then deleted. Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. Server logs are retained for up to 90 days for security and diagnostic purposes.

Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

Third-party services

We may use third-party services for analytics, hosting, and content delivery. These services process data on our behalf and are bound by their own privacy policies. Key services include:

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us: Christopher Harrington, SiteTracking.io — [email protected] · sitetracking.io/contact