Switch to plausible over Google Analytics (#864)

Co-authored-by: Dr Kim Foale <[email protected]>
geeksforsocialchange · Dec 21, 2021 · 6bfda4b · 6bfda4b
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diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_google_analytics.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_google_analytics.html.erb
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_plausible.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_plausible.html.erb
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+<% if Rails.env.production? %>
+<script defer data-domain="placecal.org" src="https://plausible.io/js/plausible.js"></script>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <%= javascript_pack_tag 'application', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
 
     <%= render "layouts/meta" %>
-    <%= render "layouts/google_analytics" %>
+    <%= render "layouts/plausible" %>
   </head>
 
   <body>

diff --git a/app/views/pages/privacy.html.erb b/app/views/pages/privacy.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <p>PlaceCal.org follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.</p><h3>Cookies and Web Beacons</h3><p>Like any other website, PlaceCal.org uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.</p>
 
 <h3>Third Party Privacy Policies</h3>
-<p>PlaceCal.org’s Privacy Policy does not apply to Google Analytics, which we use to track visits. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of Google Analytics for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options. Google's privacy policy is here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en</p><p>You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites. </p>
+<p>PlaceCal.org’s Privacy Policy does not apply to Plausible, which we use to track visits. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of Plausible for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options. Plausible's Data Policy is here: https://plausible.io/data-policy</p><p>Plausible does not use Cookies to track your data, nevertheless, you may choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites. </p>
 
 <h3>Children’s Information</h3>
 <p>Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.</p><p>PlaceCal.org does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.</p>