Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Nicholas Blog collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
With your consent, we collect anonymous analytics data through Google Analytics, including:
- Pages visited and time spent on site
- Referral sources and search terms
- Device and browser information
- Geographic location (country/region level)
We use cookies and local storage to:
- Remember your cookie preferences
- Maintain website functionality
- Analyze website usage (with consent)
If you sign up for the newsletter and confirm through the email we send you, we store:
- Your email address
- Your first name, if you give one
- When you confirmed your subscription
Information We Don't Collect
Apart from the newsletter details you choose to give us (your email address and, optionally, your first name), we do not collect, store, or process any personal information such as:
- Other contact information
- User accounts or login credentials
- Payment or financial information
- Personal content or communications
How We Use Information
The information we collect is used solely to:
- Email you about new posts, if you subscribed and confirmed
- Understand how visitors use our website
- Identify popular content and improve our articles
- Monitor website performance and fix technical issues
- Make decisions about content and website improvements
Third-Party Services
We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic. Google Analytics may collect information about your visits to this and other websites.
Learn more: Google Privacy Policy
Newsletter emails are sent through Mailgun, which stores subscribers' email addresses and first names on our behalf on servers in the EU and does not use them for anything else.
Learn more: Mailgun Privacy Policy
Your Rights and Choices
- Cookie management
- You can change your cookie preferences at any time using our cookie consent banner or your browser settings.
- Opt out of analytics
- You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Unsubscribe or delete your email
- Every newsletter email has an unsubscribe link. To have your email address deleted entirely, email nicholas@larch.ee.
- Browser controls
- Most browsers allow you to control cookies and local storage through their settings.
Data Security
We collect as little personal information as possible: only the email address and optional first name of newsletter subscribers, stored with Mailgun. We protect it with appropriate security measures and never sell or share it.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy, or requests about your data: email nicholas@larch.ee.
Last updated: October 26, 2026