Privacy Policy
Effective: 22 July 2026
This is the personal blog of Ankit Sawant. This page explains what data is collected when you visit or subscribe, and the choices you have.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC) to understand aggregate readership — which posts are read, where visitors come from, and how the site is used. Google Analytics sets cookies (_ga and related) and collects usage data such as pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser type.
Google Signals is enabled. This means that if you are signed in to a Google account and have Ads Personalisation turned on, Google may associate your visit with your account to provide this site with aggregated demographic and interest reports (for example, age ranges and interest categories across all readers). I never see data about you individually, and this site shows no advertising.
Your choices:
- Block Google Analytics entirely with the GA opt-out browser add-on.
- Turn off Ads Personalisation at Google Ads Settings — this excludes you from Google Signals everywhere.
- View or delete data Google has associated with your account at My Activity.
Newsletter and membership
If you subscribe, your email address is stored by this site's publishing platform (Ghost, self-hosted) and used only to send you the posts and updates you signed up for. Emails are delivered via Mailgun. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing removes you from all future sends. If you want your email deleted entirely, reply to any newsletter email and I will remove it.
Server logs
Like almost every website, the server keeps standard access logs (IP address, browser user-agent, pages requested) for security and operations. These are not used for profiling and are rotated automatically.
What this site does not do
- No advertising, ad networks, or ad tracking pixels.
- No selling or sharing of your data with third parties beyond the processors named above (Google Analytics, Mailgun).
- No collection of sensitive personal information.
Questions
If you have any questions about this policy or want data about you removed, reply to any newsletter email or reach me via the links on this site.