Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 04, 2025
Who We Are
This is a personal website at https://www.digital-archivist.com, which provides educational content about converting analog media to digital and preserving it. A companion community forum is available at https://digital-archivist.com/community. The website may display advertising, but no personal data is sold.
Community Participation
This website does not allow commenting on articles. Instead, users are encouraged to participate in the community at https://digital-archivist.com/community
When registering or participating in the community, users may be asked to provide a username, email address, and optional profile information. The community software also logs your IP address and may use cookies to manage sessions and preferences. All data collected on the community is stored and processed separately from the main site.
Community participation is subject to its own terms and privacy practices, which may be updated separately from this policy.
Media
If you upload media to the community (e.g., images or attachments), please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as others may be able to extract that information.
Cookies
Cookies may be used by the main website to:
- Display non-personalized or personalized advertisements depending on your preferences.
- Track basic session data for logged-in users (e.g., administrators).
- Remember user preferences where applicable.
The community at https://digital-archivist.com/community also uses cookies to manage logins, sessions, and preferences. Community cookies are separate from the cookies used by the main site.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos or third-party images). Embedded content behaves as if the user visited the external site directly, which may collect data, use cookies, or include third-party tracking.
Advertising and Cookies
This site may serve third-party advertisements (such as through Google AdSense). These services may use cookies or similar technologies to personalize ads.
To learn how Google uses your data:
You can opt out of personalized advertising at:
or by adjusting your preferences in your Google account.
We do not sell or trade your personal information. Any data collected by advertisers is handled by their own systems under their privacy policies.
Analytics
This site currently does not use Google Analytics or other analytics platforms. If that changes, this privacy policy will be updated.
Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information from the main website with third parties. Community data is stored separately and is only accessible to community administrators and moderators as needed for operational purposes.
Data Retention
Community accounts and their associated content (posts, messages, etc.) are retained indefinitely unless users request deletion. Users may also have the ability to delete or edit their own posts through the community interface.
No personal user accounts are maintained on the main site unless you are an administrator or contributor.
Your Rights
If you have an account on the community or have submitted data, you can request an export of the personal data held about you. You may also request erasure of any personal data, with exceptions for data required for security or legal purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Community registrations, logins, and posts may be reviewed for spam prevention using automated tools. No personal data is sent to third parties beyond what is required for these tools to function.
