Privacy
Privacy & cookies
Last updated: 26 May 2026
The short version
This is a personal blog run by Luke Audie. It collects as little as possible. There are no third-party trackers, no advertising cookies, and no profiling. If that ever changes, this page will say so before anything is enabled.
What gets stored
- Cookie preference. When you accept or decline the consent banner, the choice is saved in your browser’s localStorage under the key
gp-cookie-consent. It stays on your device and is never sent to any server. - Read history (local only). When you open a blog post, the slug is added to a list in your browser’s localStorage under the key
gp:read-posts. It is used purely to display a small "Read" badge on posts you have seen, and to stop pinned posts from staying pinned for you once you have read them. The data stays on your device and is never sent to any server. - Server logs. The site is hosted on Vercel. Like any host, Vercel keeps short-lived request logs (IP, user agent, URL) for operational and security reasons. See Vercel’s privacy notice for details.
What does not get stored
- No analytics or tracking cookies are set today.
- No advertising or marketing cookies are set, ever.
- No profile is built about you across sessions or sites.
If analytics is added later
If a privacy-respecting analytics tool is ever added (for example, a self-hosted Plausible or Vercel Web Analytics), it will only be loaded after you have accepted the consent banner. The default state is no tracking.
Changing your mind
To revert your cookie choice, clear this site’s data in your browser settings (delete site data / clear cookies and storage for this domain). The consent banner will appear again on your next visit.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have rights of access, rectification, erasure, and objection in respect of personal data. Since this site does not collect or hold identifiable personal data, there is generally nothing on file to access. If you have a question or concern, please get in touch.
Contact
Questions about privacy or cookies on this site: luke.pa@icloud.com.