What this site knows about you
Short version, very little, and on purpose. No third-party ad trackers, no cross-site fingerprinting, no cookie banner because there are no tracking cookies to consent to. Here's the full picture.
Analytics
Aggregate visit counts are collected via a self-hosted Matomo install at stats.alexricher.com. Your IP address is anonymized at the server (last two octets masked) before storage. No tracking cookies are set, Matomo runs in cookieless mode. Do Not Track browser signals are honored. No data is ever shared with third parties.
How to opt out
Visit https://www.alexricher.com/?no_track=1 once per browser. That sets a localStorage flag (matomo_ignore) so subsequent visits skip Matomo entirely, the flag survives cookie clears on purpose. Re-enable with ?no_track=0. You can also enable Do Not Track in your browser's settings, this site respects it.
Contact form
When you submit the contact form, your name, email, and message are emailed directly to [email protected] via SMTP. They are not stored in any database on the server, only delivered as email. Rate-limiting uses a hash of your IP + the hour (stored for 10 minutes, then discarded) to prevent spam, the raw IP is never written to disk.
Error reporting
If something breaks in your browser (a JavaScript error, a failed fetch), a tiny report containing the error message, page URL, and browser version is sent to the site's error log so the bug can be fixed. It does not include your IP address, form content, or any personal data. Reports are auto-deleted after 30 days.
Third parties
Some pages optionally embed third-party widgets: blog comments via Giscus (GitHub Discussions) load only on blog post pages and only if you scroll to them; the Spotify/MobyGames links in the footer navigate you off this site. No scripts from ad networks, analytics providers other than Matomo, or social media tracking pixels run here.
Your rights
Under GDPR (EU) and Loi 25 (Québec), you can request a copy or deletion of anything this site holds about you. Since almost nothing is held about you, in practice this boils down to asking me to purge your entry from contact form email archives. Email the address below.
[email protected]Last updated: 2026-04-21