Privacy

Reading and searching

No account is required to read. The interests you choose help select stories for you. Search terms are included in the page URL and sent with the request for search results; avoid putting private information into a search.

Optional audience measurement

Netlify Web Analytics uses hosting requests to count pageviews and distinct visitor IP addresses without a browser analytics script. This server-side count is separate from the choice below. If you choose Allow analytics, Google Analytics measures website visits and Mux Data measures video playback on Mux-hosted streams. These services use browser identifiers and technical information to estimate unique visitors and viewers. We do not send your email address or verification code to Google Analytics or Mux Data. Declining does not limit reading or watching. You can change your choice on this Privacy page. Google and Mux measurement begins after you allow it; earlier plays cannot be reconstructed.

Watching video

When you play a video, its streaming provider receives the technical requests needed to deliver it. Mux hosts Roots of Glory live streams and some recordings. That delivery is separate from optional audience measurement.

Saved stories and following

Guest saved stories, follows and interests stay in this browser. When you sign in, these choices are stored with your account in our Railway-hosted database so they can be used across browsers. You can change or remove choices on the website. Clearing browser data removes local choices but does not delete choices stored with your account.

Optional accounts and email choices

Signing in uses your email address and an emailed verification code, or an optional password. Our Railway-hosted account service processes authentication and account data. A secure session cookie keeps you signed in. Creating an account does not by itself subscribe you to a newsletter. If you choose newsletter updates in your account, we record that choice and when it changed; you can change it again in your account.

Hosting

Netlify hosts this website and delivers articles to the Roots of Glory reader app. Its request records include IP addresses, approximate location inferred from IP addresses, browser or app user-agent information, requested URLs, timestamps, response status and timing. They support delivery, troubleshooting, security and server-side Web Analytics. Netlify reports unique visitors as distinct IP addresses, which is not an exact count of individual people. These records are separate from Saved stories stored on your device. Netlify describes its processing and retention practices in its Privacy Statement.

External sources

Following a source link takes you to another provider whose privacy practices apply there.

Email and privacy requests

If you choose to email us, your email service and the receiving service process the message, including your address and the information you send. Share only what is needed for your request. Emailing us does not subscribe you to a mailing list. Use the contact below for questions about your information or requests to access, correct or delete information you have supplied.

Mobile app reliability

Starting with version 1.2, the mobile app uses Sentry to diagnose crashes and technical errors. Reports include the app version, technical stack traces and information about the failing code. Some error reports may include country-level location inferred from the network connection. We filter account details and raw error messages from these reports and do not enable session recordings, screenshots or advertising tracking for this monitoring. Reports are used to improve app reliability, not to associate errors with your Roots of Glory account. Sentry receives the network requests needed to deliver these reports. Contact us using the details below with questions about this processing.

Contact Homeland & Away

Email newsletter@rootsofglory.app

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