No personal information is required to use this website. This website does not transact e-commerce and does not require you to register or create a membership account. As a result, I do not collect sensitive personal information such as your address, date of birth or your credit card information.
Should you choose to provide me with personal information, such as your name or email address via the Contact Form or through the Newsletter signup process, please know that your information will be kept private and secure and not transmitted or sold to any third parties. See below for more information regarding the Contact Form and Newsletter.
This Site Uses Google Analytics and Bing Webmaster Tools
Like tens of millions of other websites, this website – https://davestadelman.com – uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about site visitors.
It also uses Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting and associated tools, such as Bing Webmaster Tools, which help me better understand demographics of site visitors.
Google Analytics and Bing use cookies, which are small text files, that get transferred to your computer. They track anonymous information, such as:
- The date you visited the site
- The duration of your visit
- The browser you used
- The name of the your device’s operating system
- The web browser you used
- Your internet protocol address
- And more: see below
The information gathered by the cookies regarding your usage of this website is sent to Google and Bing, where the data is compiled into statistical reports about website usage at https://davestadelman.com/. The data is retained by Google for a period of 38 months.
For more detailed information, here’s a link to Google’s privacy policy and how they use cookies. For information with specific regard to Google Analytics data analytics and privacy, click here. Here’s a link to Bing’s privacy policy.
For more information about cookies and how they work, please consider this information, provided by aboutcookies.org.
Why I Use Google Analytics and Bing Webmaster Tools
The information Google Analytics and Bing Webmaster Tools collect helps me provide you with a better user experience by allowing me to understand, for example, how often this site is visited and the types of operating systems, browsers and devices that are being used.
No More Cookies
If you are not comfortable with this site’s use of cookies, I understand and respect that. Most browsers are configured to automatically accept cookies. They do, however, allow you to modify the configuration to reject cookies. Here is some guidance on how to control, manage and/or delete cookies.
Another way to stop using cookies is by disabling JavaScript in your browser. Note that many websites use JavaScript so if you disable it, certain websites will no longer function properly.
You may also opt out of Google Analytics tracking software by installing and using this browser plugin. Here is information from Microsoft (Bing) regarding opting out of personalized advertising.
Contact Form
There is a contact form on this site, which allows you to get in touch with me. I collect and store the name and email address you submit via the form in order to respond to you. Your data is not sold or shared with third parties. It will be retained for one year unless you request that it be removed sooner.
Newsletter
My newsletter sign up asks for your first name and email address, that’s it. The signup process is powered by MailChimp and requires double opt in, meaning you give your consent for us to collect the information you submit. MailChimp is GDPR friendly.
How We Protect Data
This website uses Hyper Text Transfer Protocol(HTTPS) with Secure Sockets Layer(SSL) to protect and encrypt data. I am a one-person shop and do not sell or share your personal information with third parties.