Privacy Policy

The short version

Oton Technology collects as little personal data as it can while still operating a website. We do not sell personal data. We do not require an account to read anything. Most people who visit this site never give us any personal information at all, and nothing here is designed to change that.

What is collected automatically

Like any web server, ours records requests. That includes an IP address, the time of the request, the page requested, the referring page where the browser sends one, and a user agent string describing the browser and operating system. These records exist to serve pages, diagnose faults and identify abuse such as scraping or denial of service attempts. They are kept for a limited period and then discarded.

Analytics

We use analytics to understand which articles are read and how people arrive at them. This tells us what to cover. Analytics data is aggregated and is used to understand patterns across visitors rather than to build a profile of any individual. Where an analytics provider processes this on our behalf, it does so under our instructions and is not permitted to use the data for its own purposes.

Advertising

Advertising is displayed on this site and advertising networks may set cookies or use similar technologies to measure delivery and limit how often the same advertisement is shown to the same browser. Those networks are independent controllers of the data they collect and operate under their own policies. We do not pass them your name, your email address or any account information, because we do not hold those things in the first place. The Cookie Policy explains the mechanisms and how to control them.

Information you send us

If you contact us, we hold what you send for as long as needed to deal with it and to keep a record of corrections, which is part of our editorial obligations. If you ask to be anonymous as a source, we treat that as binding. We do not add correspondents to a mailing list.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access the personal data we hold about you, to have it corrected, to have it erased, to restrict or object to processing, and to receive it in a portable form. Exercise any of these through the contact page, stating which right you are relying on so the request can be handled properly. We will respond within the period the applicable law requires.

Where processing depends on consent, that consent can be withdrawn at any time. Withdrawing it does not affect processing that already happened lawfully.

Children

This site is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and it will be deleted.

Changes

If this policy changes materially, the change will be reflected on this page. Continued use of the site after a change indicates acceptance of the revised policy.