Overview
NerdCultureMidwest.pages.dev ("we," "this site") is an independent editorial website covering nerd culture in the American Midwest. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, how it is used, and your rights as a visitor.
Data We Collect
Analytics
This site uses web analytics (Google Analytics 4 or equivalent) to understand how visitors use the site — which pages are viewed, how long visitors stay, what devices are used, and general geographic information (country/region level, not specific location). This data is aggregated and anonymized. We do not use it to identify individual visitors.
Advertising
This site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google AdSense may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising through Google's Ad Settings at google.com/settings/ads. Third-party advertising vendors may use cookies under their own privacy policies.
Cookies
This site uses cookies for analytics and advertising purposes as described above. The Con Planner tool stores your filter preferences in browser session storage for the duration of your visit only — this data is not transmitted to any server and is cleared when you close your browser.
Contact Form
If you use the contact form on this site, your name, email address, selected subject, and message are submitted to Formspree (formspree.io), our form processing service. Formspree receives and forwards this data to us privately. Your email address is never displayed publicly on this site. Formspree's privacy policy governs their handling of this data; see formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy for details.
Affiliate Links
This site participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, Amazon may set cookies on your device. Amazon's privacy policy governs data collected through their platform. We receive a commission on qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. Affiliate links are identified with a disclosure near the relevant content.
Data We Do Not Collect
We do not collect your name, email address, or any personal information unless you voluntarily contact us. We do not sell personal data to any party. We do not build profiles of individual visitors.
Third-Party Links
This site links to external websites — convention official sites, game shop websites, community resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of linked external sites. Review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
Children's Privacy
This site does not knowingly collect data from users under 13 years of age. If you believe a child has submitted information to this site, contact us through the contact page and we will remove it promptly.
Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete data we hold about you. For analytics data, we rely on aggregated and anonymized information and cannot identify individual visitors in our data. For contact form data, contact us and we will comply with applicable data subject rights requests.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected in the "last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after policy changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
Questions about this privacy policy: use the contact page.