Looking after your details

A note on privacy.

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What we keep, and why

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Where the service runs

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Your choices

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Browser storage and measurement

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For a wider initiative working towards a more private web, explore the Small Technology Foundation’s privacy-by-default principles. Our footer icon describes how this website works; it is not an external certification.

Last updated: 29 September 2026.