Privacy.

The short version: this is a personal site. I don't sell your data, I don't track you across other sites, and I don't use cookies to follow you around. Here's exactly what I do collect.

What I collect

If you just read things here, I get aggregate pageview data via Vercel Web Analytics — which pages you visit, where you came from, your country, and your device type. No cookies, no individual identifier. Vercel can't tie this back to you personally.

Standard server logs (IP address, timestamp, browser user agent) are kept briefly by Vercel for operations and security, then auto-purged.

If you subscribe to Field Notes, your email address gets handled by Buttondown. I use it only to send Field Notes when I publish one. It's not shared with anyone else.

What I don't collect

• No cookies for tracking
• No cross-site tracking or retargeting
• No social media pixels or ad-network scripts
• Nothing gets sold or rented to anyone

Third parties I rely on

• Vercel hosts the site and provides the analytics described above.
• Buttondown handles the newsletter.
• GoDaddy is the domain registrar.
• Microsoft 365 handles rene@rigse.com email.

Your choices

• Unsubscribe from Field Notes anytime via the link in any email.
• Want me to delete your email from the newsletter list, or ask what I have on you? Email rene@rigse.com and I'll handle it the same day I see it.
• EU/UK visitors: GDPR applies — same rights, same contact.
• California residents: the CCPA applies if you're in California. Same rights, same contact.

Changes

If I change this policy, I'll bump the last-updated date. If the change is significant, I'll note it in the next Field Notes.

Contact

Questions, complaints, requests: rene@rigse.com