Privacy

How's the Water is run by Chris Chrisostomou, who is responsible for the personal data described here. There are no accounts or adverts, analytics only runs if you agree to it, and nothing is sold or shared for marketing.

What is recorded

• -Server logs. Like most websites, the server logs each request: your IP address, the page asked for, your browser's user agent and the time. These are used to keep the site running and secure, and are deleted after 14 days.
• -Rate limiting. Search, RSS feeds and the API count requests per IP address for one minute, so that no single client can overload the site.
• -Error reports. When something breaks, an error report goes to Rollbar, an error tracking service. A report can include the page address, your IP address and user agent.
• -Analytics, only if you accept. If you accept analytics cookies, Google Analytics records which pages you visit, roughly where you are, your device and browser, and how you arrived, using cookies that identify your browser. This helps show which pages are useful. Google processes this data, including in the United States, under its privacy policy. If you reject, Google Analytics never loads. You can change your choice at any time with "Cookie settings" at the bottom of every page.
• -Theme and cookie choice. Your light or dark mode choice and your analytics choice are stored in your own browser and are never sent to the site.

Other services your browser contacts

Fonts load from Bunny Fonts and maps load tiles from OpenStreetMap. Your browser fetches these directly, so those services see your IP address under their own privacy policies.

Why

Server logs, rate limiting and error reports are processed on the basis of legitimate interests: running the site, keeping it secure and fixing faults. Analytics is based on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time. None of it is used for anything else.

Your rights

You can ask for a copy of personal data held about you, ask for it to be deleted, or object to its use. Get in touch. If you are unhappy with the answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.

Changes

If this changes, this page will be updated and the date at the top will change.