This policy describes the current 256signal.com website. For privacy questions, contact the publication through @256Signal on X. Avoid including sensitive information in public messages. X has its own privacy practices for interactions on its platform.
Your browser stores the theme choice and optional measurement preference in local storage. Our own optional analytics record aggregate counts by day, page path, and event type after you opt in. They do not store visitor IP addresses, persistent visitor identifiers, full referring URLs, or search queries in the analytics table. Aggregate counts are retained for comparing publication performance; they cannot identify a unique person or prove advertising revenue.
The site is hosted on Vercel and uses Cloudflare services for database storage and automation. Those providers may process IP addresses and request metadata for delivery, security, and operational logging under their own policies. Our own aggregate analytics are separate from provider logs.
Google’s AdSense script is installed for site review and loads on pages. Google may receive request metadata when it is loaded, even when our own optional measurement is off. AdSense approval is pending. Before enabling advertising, we must configure applicable consent controls. Learn about Google’s use of partner-site data. Our footer control governs our measurement preference; it is not a Google-certified consent platform.
Images and media loaded from outside publishers can also send request metadata to those hosts. Following an external story, social-sharing link, or affiliate link takes you to a service with its own privacy practices.
We do not currently collect newsletter subscriptions or operate reader accounts. You can turn off our optional measurement in the footer and clear local storage through your browser. We update this page when services or data practices change.