Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 2025

Last Updated: January 2025

Overview

Cormorant Foraging (cormorantforaging.dev) is a documentation and research website operated by Semantic Intent. We are committed to protecting your privacy.

TL;DR: We collect minimal data, use no tracking pixels, and don't sell anything.

What We Collect

Information You Provide

GitHub Interactions:

  • If you star repositories, open issues, or contribute code
  • This data is managed by GitHub (see their privacy policy)

Automatically Collected Information

Basic Analytics (Cloudflare Analytics):

  • Page views (aggregated, no personal identifiers)
  • Referrer sources (where traffic comes from)
  • Country/region (based on IP, not stored)
  • Device type (desktop/mobile/tablet)

We do NOT collect:

  • Individual IP addresses
  • Precise geolocation
  • Personal identifiers
  • Browsing history beyond this site

Technical Logs (Cloudflare):

  • Standard server logs (IP addresses retained for security/DDoS protection only)
  • Retention: 30 days maximum

How We Use Information

  • Analytics:
    • Understand which content is most useful
    • Improve documentation based on popular pages
    • No behavioral targeting or advertising
  • GitHub activity:
    • Respond to issues and pull requests
    • Build community around framework

What We Don't Do

❌No selling of data

❌No advertising networks (no Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, etc.)

❌No behavioral tracking

❌No cross-site tracking

❌No third-party data sharing (except service providers below)

Third-Party Services

Cloudflare (Hosting & CDN)

GitHub

Cookies

See our Cookie Policy for details.

Summary:

  • Essential cookies only (session management, security)
  • No advertising or tracking cookies
  • No consent banner required (minimal cookie usage complies with GDPR)

Your Rights (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)

If you're in the EU, UK, California, or other jurisdictions with privacy laws:

You have the right to:

  • Access: Request what data we have about you
  • Deletion: Request we delete your data
  • Correction: Update incorrect information
  • Portability: Export your data (if applicable)

To exercise rights:

Contact via semanticintent.dev
We will respond within 30 days

Data Retention

  • Analytics: Aggregated data (no expiration, no personal info)
  • Server logs: 30 days maximum (Cloudflare security logs)
  • GitHub activity: Managed by GitHub

Security

We implement reasonable security measures:

  • HTTPS/TLS encryption for all traffic
  • Cloudflare DDoS protection
  • Minimal data collection (best security is not storing data)

No perfect security exists. While we take precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13 (or 16 in EU). We do not knowingly collect data from children.

If you believe a child has provided information, contact us immediately for deletion.

International Users

Data location: United States (Cloudflare servers worldwide)

If you're outside the US:

  • Your data may be transferred to/processed in the US
  • By using this site, you consent to this transfer
  • We comply with GDPR for EU users

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy to:

  • Reflect new features
  • Comply with legal requirements
  • Improve clarity

Material changes: We'll post a notice on the homepage for 30 days

Contact

Questions about privacy?

Data protection concerns? Same contact methods above. We aim to respond within 7 days.

© 2025 Semantic Intent

This policy applies to cormorantforaging.dev and associated subdomains.