What we collect

Almost nothing. There is no account system, no newsletter form, no comment section and no shopping cart on this site, so there is no place for you to hand us personal details even if you wanted to.

The one thing this site stores is a single preference: whether you have already dismissed the storage notice that appears at the bottom of the page. That preference is written to your browser's local storage under a key that is unique to this site, and it contains one word — either granted or declined. It is never transmitted anywhere.

Cookies and local storage

We do not set advertising or analytics cookies. The only client-side value is the local storage entry described above, which exists so that a notice you have already read does not follow you around the site.

  • Purpose: remember that the storage notice was dismissed.
  • Contents: a single status word. No identifiers, no timestamps tied to you, no page history.
  • Lifetime: until you clear site data in your browser settings.
  • Sharing: none. The value never leaves your device.

If you decline the notice, the site still works exactly the same way. You may simply see the notice again on your next visit. You can remove the stored value at any time by clearing site data for this site in your browser.

Server logs

Like nearly every website, the server that delivers these pages may record standard technical information such as the requested page, the time of the request, and a coarse indication of the network the request came from. Those logs are used for keeping the site online and are not used to build profiles of readers.

Analytics and advertising

This site runs no third-party analytics scripts, no advertising pixels and no social embeds. There is nothing to opt out of because nothing is loaded beyond our own stylesheet, our own script file, and our own illustrations.

The short version

  • We do not sell, rent or trade reader information, because we do not hold any.
  • We do not track you across other websites.
  • We do not profile readers or personalize editorial content.
  • One local preference, one purpose, zero transmission.

Email

If you write to desk.brinewater@gmail.com, your message arrives in an ordinary mailbox and we keep it only as long as it takes to answer. We do not add correspondents to any list, and we do not forward reader mail to third parties. Please do not send sensitive personal information — a question about taffy rarely requires it.

Children

This site is written for a general readership and is not directed at children under thirteen. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone, and we have no mechanism that would allow us to do so.

Your choices

You control the only stored value on this site through your browser's site data settings. Most browsers let you view, block or delete local storage per site, and doing so has no effect on the content you can read here.

Changes to this policy

If the way this site handles information changes, this page will be updated and the date at the top will change with it. Because the site is static and self-contained, changes are rare — usually only a wording clarification.

Questions

Write to the desk at desk.brinewater@gmail.com or by post to Brinewater Taffy Journal, 18 Harbor Lane, Camden, ME 04843. We answer privacy questions in plain language, and usually within a few days.

See also our terms of use and our editorial disclaimer.