Since this site is created with a static HTML generator and is not a web-based, database-driven application such as Wordpress, no personal information is stored in a database. The only exception is the self-hosted Discourse Forum. The information is not shared or used outside of the forum itself.
Discourse Forum
The information collected by the self-hosted Discourse forum is the registration and profile information such as username, email address, and IP addresses.
User activity is collected such posts, likes, view counts, pages viewed, and web browser used.
The website author does not and never will sell your personal information to third parties.
The Discourse website privacy policy may be found here:
https://www.discourse.org/privacy
Third-Party Services
There are a number of third-party services used by this website which may collect certain types of information. The services are listed below along with a link to their respective privacy policy pages.
If you do not agree with any of the policies below, please feel free to block any third-party services using the ad blocking software of your choice. This site will still display the primary content and will not impede your user experience. However, the author of this website appreciates your support if you choose to leave the advertising services enabled since it supports hosting the content of this website.
The following third-party services are used on this website:
Cloudflare
In an effort to further enhance the performance of this website, Cloudflare is the CDN (Content Distribution Network) of choice used by this website. It caches web requests, images, etc. in data centers around the world to provide greater access and performance. Other useful features include HTML/CSS minification and DDos protection in the event of an attack on this website.
Cloudflare collects statistics on website traffic. This is useful for monitoring the total number of unique visitors and the bandwidth usage of this website.
Cloudflare’s privacy policy is located here:
https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
Disqus Comments
This site uses Disqus as the commenting system. It is a popular, easy to use system, and happens to be a built-in feature of the static site generator and theme that is used to build this site. Their privacy policy is located at:
https://help.disqus.com/customer/portal/articles/466259-privacy-policy
Formspree
Formspree is a contact form service for static websites. The service is a convenient way to allow form submissions without running any code directly on the website’s server and also provides spam protection.
When using the form on Contact page, the information is submitted to Formspree before being emailed to the website author’s email address. The content submitted via the web form are stored on their servers which allows for review of prior submissions. You may view Formspree’s Privacy Policy on their website.
Mailchimp
Mailchimp is used to send periodic newsletters to those who opt-in with an email address. The author of this website does not sell email addresses to 3rd-party marketers and only provides information pertaining to topics written on this website. Newsletters may contain affiliate links, but those links will be disclosed within the newsletters.
To learn more about how Mailchimp complies with GDPR, you may visit their GDPR page.
Amazon Associates Program
The website author is an Amazon Associate which means the author earns a small percentage from qualifying purchases. You may notice that product links are shared throughout this website for various electronics or other items such as books. Many of these products are similar to items the website author has personally used and tested in his own home network.
Any purchases that you make within 24 hours after clicking one of the affiliate links will give the website author a very small percentage (often 2.5%). You will not be charged extra for purchased made via the affiliate links.
The Amazon Associate Program privacy policy is located at:
https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/operating/agreement
AliExpress Affiliate Program
I, this website’s author, am a participant in the AliExpress affiliate program to earn a small percentage of sales made through clicking on my affiliate links. You are not charged extra for using the affiliate links. The revenue generated helps to support funding content on this website.
The AliExpress privacy policy is located at:
TinyPilot Affiliate Program
When you click the TinyPilot ad or other TinyPilot links labeled as affiliate links, your click is counted as a referral and the website author receives commissions when you make a purchase.
If you wish to view TinyPilot’s privacy policy, you may visit:
https://tinypilotkvm.com/privacy-policy
Monetization and Appreciation
The various monetization options used by this website will help pay for any web hosting fees, domain registration fees, stock image subscription, and other costs which help support this site.
Most content on this website is not sponsored and the items which are sponsored often entails free products and no monetary payment. Therefore a steady stream of revenue in very beneficial in providing a better quality user experience (such as an ad free website!) as well as allows the website author to explore areas of interest otherwise not possible without the revenue stream.
Your support is of vital importance to the success of this website and is greatly appreciated by the author of this website!