PUBLIC STANDARD / PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

How Social Proofs handles contact submissions, technical logs, cookies, and external links.

Last substantive review: September 4, 2026.

Information you submit

The public site does not currently offer reader accounts. If you use the contact form, we store the name, email address, subject, and message you provide so the authenticated editorial team can review and answer the inquiry.

Security and abuse prevention

The form may store a one-way hash derived from the submitting IP address to help identify repeated abuse without keeping that address in the message record. Hosting and security systems may separately process standard request logs, including IP address, user agent, requested URL, and timestamp.

Cookies and analytics

Essential session and security cookies support form validation and core site functions. The site_cookie_consent cookie remembers your choice for up to 180 days. The Google tag loads on each page with analytics storage denied unless you previously selected “Allow analytics.” Before consent, it does not set Google Analytics measurement cookies. Google may receive consent-state and cookieless measurement signals. If permitted, Google may set measurement cookies such as _ga so Social Proofs can understand which research and guides are useful. Advertising storage and ad personalization remain disabled.

Changing your cookie choice

Use the “Cookie record” link at the bottom of any page to reopen the notice. Choosing “Essential only” changes analytics storage to denied and removes Google Analytics cookies accessible to this domain. Information already transmitted after earlier consent is handled under Google’s privacy terms.

Retention and sharing

Contact information is retained only while reasonably needed to handle the inquiry, maintain editorial records, prevent abuse, or meet legal obligations. We do not sell contact-form data. It may be processed by hosting or security providers acting on the site's behalf, or disclosed when legally required.

External links

Other websites have their own privacy practices. Following an external or affiliate link transfers you to that provider's service and policy.

Privacy requests

Use the contact form to request access, correction, or deletion of information you previously submitted. Provide enough detail to identify the message without sending additional sensitive data.