Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2, 2026

This site has no accounts, comment forms or newsletter, so we don't ask you for your name, email address or any other personal details. The services below do collect some data when you visit, and this page explains what they are and how to opt out.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to count visits and see which pages people read. It uses cookies and collects information such as the pages you view, how long you stay, the site that referred you, your approximate location, and your browser and device type. Google processes your IP address to provide this service. We use these reports only to understand which articles are useful, and we don't use them to identify individual visitors.

You can read how Google uses this data inHow Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services. To stop Google Analytics from collecting data on any site, you can install theGoogle Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Google AdSense

Pages on this site load the Google AdSense script. If ads are shown, Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can turn off personalized advertising inGoogle's Ad Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors' cookies ataboutads.info.

Amazon affiliate links

Bench Notes is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. When you click a product link, Amazon may set cookies on your device to record that the visit came from this site. Anything you do on Amazon is covered byAmazon's own privacy notice. Amazon reports clicks and orders to us as totals, not as information about you.

Hosting

This site is served by Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes technical request data such as your IP address to deliver pages and protect the site from abuse.

Your choices

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time. The site works without them, though blocking them stops analytics from counting your visit.

Children

This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from children.

Changes

If the services we use change, we'll update this page and the date at the top.