Privacy Policy

Last updated November 11, 2026

ClarkBlog is a small personal project run by Clark, a developer based in Phoenix. This page explains what information the site collects, why, and what you can do about it. It is written to be read, so it is short.

Reading the blog

You don't need an account to read posts. The site does not use advertising or analytics trackers, and nothing on it sells or shares your information for marketing.

What we collect when you register

You can read everything without an account. To like, comment or reply, you register your device. We ask for:

  • Your email address. Used to send your one-time sign-in link and to recognize your registered device.
  • A display name. Shown next to your comments and replies.

To keep bots out, the registration form uses Cloudflare Turnstile, a check that runs while you register (see "Services loaded by the site" below).

The sign-in link is a random token stored with your email until you use it or it expires after 15 minutes. We do not collect passwords, and we do not ask for your real name, phone number or address.

What you post

Comments and replies are stored along with your display name and the time you posted them. Likes are just counted and are not tied to your name. They are visible to anyone who reads the post. When someone comments, the site owner receives an email notification that includes the commenter's display name and email address, so please post only what you are comfortable having public.

Cookies

ClarkBlog uses a few cookies, all of them necessary for registration to work:

  • One that holds your email address, so the site knows your device is registered.
  • One that holds your display name.

They are sent only over a secure connection, are not readable by page scripts, and expire after about six months of not visiting. They are not used for tracking or advertising.

Email

The only emails the site sends you are the sign-in link you ask for. Sending is handled by an email delivery service, which processes your address solely to deliver that message.

Services loaded by the site

Some things on the page come from other companies, and your browser contacts them directly when the page loads:

  • Cloudflare Turnstile. On the registration form only. It checks that you are a real person and not a bot, and it receives your IP address and some browser details to do that, under Cloudflare's own privacy policy.
  • YouTube. The home page shows a small preview picture of a video, which is loaded from YouTube. The YouTube player itself only loads when you tap the picture to play it, and from then YouTube (Google) may set cookies and collect data about your viewing under its own privacy policy.
  • Google Fonts, and icon and style libraries served from public content networks. These receive your IP address and browser details the way any file download does.

The site is hosted on a commercial web host, which keeps standard server logs (such as IP addresses and the pages requested) for security and operation.

Your choices

  • Unregister. On the Register page, choose Unregister. This removes your registration from the site and clears the cookies from that browser.
  • Delete your comments. You can delete any comment you posted yourself.
  • Ask us. To have your email address or comments removed or corrected, or to ask what the site has about you, email the address below and it will be handled promptly.

Children

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

Changes

If this policy changes, the date at the top will change with it.

Contact

Questions or requests: clark@clarkapps.com.