Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2026

The Short Version

We use Google Analytics to see what pages people visit. We link to products on Amazon and get a small commission if you buy something. That's it. We're not selling your data, building profiles, or doing anything sketchy.

What We Collect

Google Analytics

This site uses Google Analytics to understand traffic patterns. Google collects:

Which pages you visit
How long you stay
What device/browser you're using
General location (city/region, not your exact address)
How you got here (search, direct link, etc.)

We use this to figure out what content is useful and what needs work. We don't tie any of this to your identity.

Amazon Affiliate Links

Some links on this site go to Amazon with our affiliate tag. If you click and buy something, Amazon knows you came from here and we get a small commission (typically 4-8% of the sale). Amazon uses cookies to track this for 24 hours after you click.

We don't see what you buy or any of your Amazon account details. We just see "someone bought something" and get paid accordingly.

What We Don't Do

No email collection - We're not building a mailing list
No account system - Nothing to sign up for
No social media tracking pixels - No Facebook, X/Twitter, or other social network trackers
No selling your data - We literally can't, we don't have any personal data to sell
No ads - Just affiliate links on products we actually recommend
No server-side data storage - Interactive features like the W.O.M.B.A.T. Terminal store data locally in your browser only

Cookies

This site uses cookies from:

Google Analytics - Tracks your visit across pages to understand site usage
Amazon Associates - Tracks affiliate link clicks for 24 hours to credit commissions

Both are standard industry practice. If you block cookies, the site still works fine - you just won't be tracked and we won't get credit for Amazon purchases.

Your Rights

Opt Out of Analytics

Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or use a browser with built-in tracking protection (Firefox, Brave, Safari).

Block Affiliate Tracking

Clear your cookies or browse in private/incognito mode. Affiliate links still work, we just won't get credit for purchases. That's fine - the content is free regardless.

Questions or Concerns

Contact us through the contact page if you have privacy questions or want to know what data we have (spoiler: basically nothing identifiable).

Third-Party Services

Google Analytics

Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

Amazon Associates

Amazon's privacy policy: amazon.com/privacy

Changes to This Policy

If we add new tracking or change how we handle data, we'll update this page and note the date at the top. Major changes will get called out on the homepage.

Legal Jurisdiction

This site is operated from the United States. If you're accessing from the EU or other regions with stricter privacy laws, your local laws may give you additional rights.

Bottom line: We're a small community resource site about radio communications and emergency preparedness. We use basic analytics to improve content and earn small commissions from Amazon to cover hosting costs. That's the entire business model. No surveillance-as-a-service, no data mining, no malarkey.