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<p class="alert alert-warning">As of <b>15 DEC 2021</b> and <b>30 DEC 22</b> this privacy policy is combined with the previously separate cookies policy and now defunct Terms of Service policy.</p>
# avoidthehack Privacy Policy
This privacy policy was last updated: **25 JAN 2024** Previous versions of the privacy policy are [available on GitHub](https://github.com/avoidthehack/privacy-policy).
As a website that promotes end-user cybersecurity and privacy, avoidthehack! respects the privacy of all visitors. As a testament to this, this privacy policy will be short and easy to understand.
## Information collected
avoidthehack (which includes web properties owned by avoidthehack) uses [Umami for analytics](https://umami.is/), which is an open-source and privacy-friendly analytics software. It is GDPR and CCPA compliant.
Umami is self-hosted on cloud server infrastructure provided by Vultr, so the limited information it captures is only available for website administrator use. avoidthehack's instance of Umami collects:
* User-agent string
* The pages of this website (and only this website) that you visit
* Your browser's referrer header, _if_ one is sent. This is automatically anonymized so only the domain of the URL is collected, even if your browser offers the full string.
The Umami analytics software does not store cookies on your device or log IP addresses. If your browser happens to send a "do not track" (DNT) request to the avoidthehack website on your behalf, these requests are honored by default.
avoidthehack doesn't collect personally identifiable information without consent.
## How avoidthehack uses your information
The information avoidthehack collects via Umami is used to further improve avoidthehack for all visitors. Information collected is used to:
* Optimize this website for speed and ease-of-use
* Ensure site security from potential attackers
* Understand traffic volume (hits per page)
If you reach out to the general inbox on the contact page, then your email address will be used to respond to your message.
Users wanting to remain anonymous when contacting avoidthehack are encouraged to use an alias or a temporary email address to do so. Also, you can reach out to us via social media.
**avoidthehack! DOES NOT sell any personal information... because there's nothing to sell.**
## Cookies from avoidthehack
[size=24]KEY TAKEAWAYS:[/size]
* avoidthehack **DOES NOT** use third-party cookies.
* All cookies from avoidthehack! are first-party only
* avoidthehack uses "essential" cookies, which are essential for proper website functions and nothing else
* avoidthehack uses a session cookie that expires automatically after 30 mins
## Cookies from avoidthehack!
avoidthehack! uses **session cookies**.
### Session cookies
A session cookie is used to identify a particular visit to avoidthehack!. The session cookie is set to expire after 30 minutes, or after you close your web browser after visiting avoidthehack.
These cookies are used to identify you during a single browsing session and do not store personally identifiable information.
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