Privacy policy

This policy explains what DigitalNeuron collects and why. It is written to be read rather than to satisfy a checklist, and we would rather remove a data flow than justify it.

Last updated: 22 August 2026.

Who is responsible

DigitalNeuron operates this website. Contact details are in the contact page and at the end of this policy.

What we collect

Information you give us. If you subscribe to the newsletter, we store the email address you provide and the date of subscription. If you email us, we hold that correspondence.

Information collected automatically. Our hosting provider processes standard server request data — IP address, user agent, requested URL, timestamp, referring page — as a necessary part of delivering the site and protecting it from abuse.

Preferences stored in your browser. A small number of values are kept in your browser's local storage: your light/dark theme choice and your cookie consent decision. These never leave your device and are not readable by us.

We do not ask you to create an account, collect payment details, or knowingly collect data from children.

Advertising

DigitalNeuron is funded by advertising served through Google AdSense.

Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve advertising based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our sites and other sites on the internet.

You can:

• Decline non-essential cookies using the banner shown on your first visit.
• Opt out of personalised advertising through Google Ads Settings.
• Opt out more broadly at youradchoices.com or youronlinechoices.eu.
• Block cookies in your browser settings.

Declining does not remove advertising; it removes personalisation based on your browsing.

Google's own handling of data is described in the Google Privacy Policy and its advertising policies.

Analytics

Where we use analytics, it is configured to measure aggregate traffic patterns rather than to build individual profiles, and it is subject to the same consent decision as advertising.

Legal basis (EEA and UK readers)

• Delivering the site — our legitimate interest in operating and securing it.
• Newsletter — your consent, given when you subscribe and withdrawable at any time.
• Advertising and analytics cookies — your consent, given or refused through the banner.

Sharing

We do not sell personal data. Data is processed by:

• Our hosting and content delivery provider, to serve the site.
• Google, for advertising, as described above.
• Our newsletter provider, if you subscribe, solely to deliver the newsletter.

We disclose data to authorities only where legally required.

Retention

Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe. Correspondence is kept as long as needed to handle the matter and any follow-up. Server logs are retained by our hosting provider for a limited period under its own policy.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, correct it, delete it, restrict or object to processing, receive it in a portable format, and withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these, email the address below. We respond within one month.

EEA and UK readers may also complain to their national data protection authority.

International transfers

Our providers may process data outside your country, including in the United States, under the safeguards those providers maintain.

Changes

Material changes to this policy will be reflected in the "last updated" date above, and the substance of the change described here.

Contact

Privacy enquiries: editor@digitalneuron.net