Last updated: November 8, 2026.
This is the plain English version of what happens to your information when you visit mamarants.net. No legal fog, as far as I can manage it.
The short version
I collect as little as I can. I don’t sell your information. I don’t run ads that follow you around today. When that changes, this page changes first.
What gets collected, and why
When you use the contact form. You give me your name, your email address, and whatever you write. The form sends that to my inbox so I can reply. The site itself doesn’t keep a copy of your message.
When you leave a comment. WordPress, the software this site runs on, saves the name, email, and comment you enter, plus your IP address and browser details to help catch spam. Your email isn’t shown publicly. A scrambled version of it (called a hash) may be checked against Gravatar, a service run by Automattic, to see if you have a profile picture there. Their privacy policy is at automattic.com/privacy.
When you just read. Like almost every website, the server that hosts this site keeps basic logs: IP address, browser type, which page was requested, and when. The host uses those logs to keep the site running and secure.
Cookies
Cookies are small files your browser stores for a website. Here’s what can show up on this one:
- Comment cookies. If you comment and tick the box, your browser remembers your name and email for next time. They last about a year.
- Login cookies. Only for people who manage the site. Readers never need an account.
- Analytics cookies. See the next section.
- Affiliate cookies. See the section after that.
The fonts on this site are stored on the site itself, so loading a page doesn’t send your details to a font service.
Analytics
Right now there’s no analytics tag on this site. I expect to add Google Analytics so I can see which posts people actually read. When it goes live, it will set cookies that count visits and show roughly where readers come from, and Google will process that data under its own privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy. You can block those cookies in your browser settings, or with the opt-out add-on Google offers at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Affiliate links
Some posts may eventually include affiliate links, mainly to Amazon. If you click one and buy something, the store sets a cookie so it knows the visit came from here, and I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The store handles that data under its own privacy policy, not mine. More on this in the affiliate disclosure.
Who else sees your information
Only the services that keep the site running: the web host, my email provider for messages from the contact form, and, once they’re live, the analytics and affiliate partners above. Nobody gets your information because they paid for it.
Kids
This site is written for adults. It isn’t aimed at children under 13, and I don’t knowingly collect anything from them. If you think a child has sent something through the form or a comment, tell me and I’ll delete it.
Your choices
You can ask to see what I have about you, ask me to correct it, or ask me to delete it. That covers comments and anything you’ve sent me by email. Write through the contact page and I’ll take care of it, usually within a week.
If you live somewhere with specific privacy laws, such as California or the European Union, you have those rights too, and I’ll honor them the same way.
Changes
If anything here changes, this page will be updated and the date at the top will move. If the change is a big one, like analytics going live, I’ll mention it on the site as well.