Website analytics

We record page views, approximate browser sessions, download-link clicks, outbound-link clicks, and image requests routed through our analytics service. Event records include a server timestamp, the requested path, available referring-site information, a temporary browser-session identifier, connecting IP address, browser information, and approximate country supplied by Cloudflare.

Cloudflare hosts the analytics service and its database. GitHub Pages hosts this website. Detailed event records are private to the account owner and are retained for up to 90 days of normal operation. Expired records are removed when the next event is recorded. The aggregate page-view total is retained separately and shown publicly.

A random session identifier is stored in your browser's session storage for visit estimates. It is not shared between sites and is normally cleared when the tab session ends. We do not use analytics cookies. Query strings and URL fragments are excluded from event URLs. Referrers and browser information may be limited or unavailable.

The page script respects Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control by skipping tracking events. The read-only total may still be requested. Image and email-pixel endpoints also skip event recording when those preference headers reach the service.

Counts are approximate: repeat page loads count, automated traffic may count, and blockers or network errors can prevent recording. A download click does not prove a completed download. An image response does not prove a person viewed or saved it. Requests made directly to GitHub-hosted files bypass this analytics service.

Where an email includes a uniquely tagged image, its requests are logged separately as possible opens. Email privacy services may fetch images before a person opens a message, conceal the recipient's IP address, or cache requests. These records do not confirm reading or inbox delivery.

Questions: research@signalforgeresearch.com.