Privacy

Bipolarist is a content and community project run by Jeff Brown. This page explains, in plain English, what we collect, why we collect it, and how you can opt out. If anything here is unclear, email [email protected].

The short version

• We use Google Analytics — only after you click Accept on the cookie banner.
• If you join the newsletter, we store your email address on our server.
• If you use the contact form, your message is emailed to us and not stored on the site.
• We don't sell your data. We don't use ad trackers or cross-site profiling.

What we collect

Analytics (Google Analytics 4)

If you click Accept on the cookie banner, we load Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site (pages viewed, approximate location, device, referrer). IP addresses are anonymized before being sent to Google. If you click Decline, or ignore the banner, no analytics cookies are set and no data is sent to Google.

You can change your mind at any time by clearing site data in your browser. The banner will reappear.

Newsletter signups

When you submit the newsletter form, we store your email address, a signup timestamp, and the IP address of the request in a private file on our server. We use this to send you the newsletter and to prevent abuse. We do not share this list with third parties. To unsubscribe or be deleted, email [email protected].

Contact form

Messages submitted through the contact form are delivered to us by email. The message itself is not stored on the public site. Replies come from a personal inbox.

Login / member areas

Some areas of the site (e.g., the launch workspace) require a login. When you're logged in, we keep a standard session cookie so the site knows it's you. The session ends when you log out or the cookie expires.

Browser storage

Parts of the site use your browser's local storage for things that don't leave your device — your theme preference, the day/night accent color based on your location, Balance Planner answers, and bookmarks in the guide. None of this is transmitted to our servers.

Server access logs

Our hosting provider keeps short-lived access logs (IP, user agent, URL) for operational and security purposes. These are standard web server logs; we do not mine them for analytics.

Third parties

• Google Analytics — only after consent. See Google's privacy policy.
• Cloudflare — sits in front of our site as a CDN and DDoS shield. Cloudflare may log request metadata for security and caching.
• ip-api.com — if you haven't chosen a theme, your browser requests an approximate latitude/longitude from ip-api to tint the site based on local sunrise. This request goes from your browser to ip-api, not through our server, and we don't receive or store the result.
• Google Fonts / jsDelivr / cdnjs — we load a few fonts and libraries from public CDNs. These providers may log your IP as part of normal CDN operation.

Your rights

You can ask us to:

• Tell you what we have on file for you.
• Correct or delete your information.
• Export your data in a portable format.
• Opt out of analytics (or withdraw consent you previously gave).

For any of the above, email [email protected]. We aim to respond within 30 days.

Children

Bipolarist is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.

Changes to this notice

If we materially change how we handle data, we'll update this page and adjust the "Last updated" date above. For significant changes we'll also announce it in the newsletter.