BETA PRIVACY NOTICE

Your visit, your choice.

Updated October 21, 2026. This notice describes the public beta. Adsterra provides the general-audience banner; JuicyAds and ExoClick provide separate optional 18+ advertising placements. General-audience ads may load by default unless a browser privacy signal asks us not to load third-party advertising; 18+ ads require a separate opt-in.

Browsing and third-party media

You do not need a visitor account to use the feed. Thumbnail images load from source platforms. Instagram previews load automatically as their cards approach the screen. Instagram receives these requests and may use cookies or require sign-in. You can choose “Hide Instagram previews” in the feed; that preference is stored on this device and is respected on later visits and detail pages. Other videos load only when you choose to load a player; the provider then receives your request and may use cookies or collect information under its own policy. Links open the original platform.

Advertising cookies and 18+ ads

The general-audience Adsterra banner is configured to exclude adult inventory and may load by default. When you select “I’m 18+ and allow 18+ advertising,” the separate JuicyAds banner and ExoClick placements may load. We do not load click-triggered PopUnder advertising. Before that choice, the 18+ placements do not load. JuicyAds, Adsterra, ExoClick and their advertisers may receive browser, device and network information and may use cookies or similar technologies. The 18+ choice is separate from analytics and Instagram previews and is stored on this device. If your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control, third-party advertising stays off. You can reopen Privacy choices at any time to withdraw the 18+ choice; third-party cookies already stored may need to be removed in your browser. Ad delivery and earnings are reported by the providers; no income is guaranteed.

Optional analytics

With your consent, we record visits, content opens, player loads, YouTube playback starts and completions, source clicks, bookmarks, filter use, submitted search text and translation choices. In the continuous reader, a selection counts as a new page view only after it has been on screen for a second while the tab is visible. Page paths, referring hostnames and campaign tags help explain how visitors arrive. Full referring URLs are not stored. Random browser and session identifiers help count repeat visits; a session restarts after 30 minutes of inactivity. We do not record sessions, video contents, names or email addresses in analytics. Search text is limited to 160 characters; please avoid entering personal information. Our site’s raw event records expire after 90 days. Browser blocking, consent choices and device changes affect these measurements.

Use Privacy choices below to decline or withdraw consent. Withdrawing stops future analytics and removes this browser’s analytics identifiers; it does not retroactively identify and delete past records. Browsers requesting Do Not Track are not measured.

Google Analytics

When you allow analytics, we also use Google Analytics to measure visitors, sessions, traffic sources, page views and content interactions. Google receives browser and device information, page paths, limited campaign tags, a referring origin and cookie identifiers. We do not send names, email addresses, search text, editorial text or our own visitor identifiers to Google. Google processes network information to provide the service. Advertising features and Google signals are disabled. Google Analytics cookies last up to 90 days and may be refreshed on a visit; Google Analytics currently retains event-level data for 2 months and user-level data for 14 months, with user retention refreshed on new activity. Aggregated reports may remain available longer. Signed-in editors and preview hosts are excluded from this measurement. Earlier consent to site-only analytics does not enable Google Analytics; we ask again.

Bookmarks and settings

Bookmarks, light/dark theme, automatic loading, language, Instagram preview and filter choices are stored on your device. They are not accounts and do not sync between devices. Clearing browser storage removes them.

Submissions, reports and security

Submitted source links, titles, creator names and notes are stored for editorial review. Reports store the content identifier and selected concern. Do not submit private information. To limit spam we use short-lived hashed network identifiers, which are deleted after their rate-limit window. Hosting and source providers may retain their own security logs.

GTA digest email signup

Signing up is optional and separate from analytics and ad consent. We store your email address, signup time and consent version privately for a launch announcement and planned weekly GTA digest. When email delivery is connected, Brevo receives your email address to send a confirmation link. You join the confirmed digest list only after clicking that link. Brevo manages delivery, recipient status and unsubscribe requests. Earlier launch-list addresses remain unverified and are not automatically subscribed. Editors can export local signup records for review; these records do not prove email verification. Use the unsubscribe link in any digest or the private removal link supplied at signup. The private removal link suppresses future email delivery in Brevo before removing the local signup record. You can also contact us from that email address. A removal token is stored on this device to help you manage your signup; its hash is stored on the server. The signup prompt dismissal is remembered for 30 days. Your email and removal token are never sent to analytics.

Optional machine translation

When connected and requested, Google Cloud Translation receives the published English editorial note and target language. We cache the translation to avoid repeat requests. Unpublished drafts, visitor identifiers and account details are not sent for translation.

Editor access

Editors sign in using ChatGPT. The application checks the signed-in email against an editor allowlist. Visitor accounts and session replay are not enabled in this beta. General-audience advertising may load unless a browser privacy signal asks us not to load it; 18+ advertising loads only after its separate 18+ choice. Google Analytics loads only after analytics consent.

Contact

For privacy questions, creator inquiries or removal requests, email Frozenbe@alumni.uwo.ca. Include the relevant post or page URL so we can locate it.

Provider policies

JuicyAds privacy · Adsterra privacy · ExoClick privacy · Instagram privacy · Google / YouTube privacy · YouTube terms · Twitch privacy · TikTok privacy · Cloudflare privacy · Brevo privacy