Last updated: November 9, 2026
This page explains what information metahead.com collects, why, and what choices you have. It also covers how this site makes money from affiliate links.
Who runs this site
metahead.com is a personal blog run by J, based in Toronto, Canada. For anything about your privacy, email [email protected].
What this site collects
When you just read. Like most websites, the server that hosts this site keeps standard logs, such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you request, for security and maintenance.
When you leave a comment. The site stores what you enter in the comment form (your name, email address and, if you add one, your website), plus your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam. Your email address is never shown publicly. Spam filtering is done on this site by Antispam Bee, which doesn’t send your information to outside services. An anonymized string made from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you have a profile picture there. If you do, it appears next to your comment. Gravatar’s privacy policy is at automattic.com/privacy.
When you email me. I keep your message and email address so I can reply, and I don’t add you to any list.
Login attempts. To protect the site, the login page records the IP addresses of failed login attempts and temporarily blocks repeated ones. This only affects people trying to log in.
Cookies
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. This site uses:
- Your cookie choice. A cookie that remembers whether you accepted or rejected cookies, so the banner doesn’t keep asking. It lasts up to 365 days.
- Analytics cookies, only if you accept them. Google Analytics (through Google’s Site Kit plugin) helps me see which posts people read and how they find the site. It is blocked until you click Accept on the cookie banner. Google’s privacy policy is at policies.google.com/privacy.
- A view counter cookie. A first-party cookie that stops the same visit being counted twice in each post’s view count. It doesn’t track you across other sites.
- Comment cookies, if you ask for them. If you tick the box to save your details when commenting, your name, email address and website are stored in a cookie so you don’t have to type them again.
- Login cookies. Used only when the site owner logs in to manage the site.
You can change your cookie choice at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page, or delete cookies in your browser settings.
Affiliate links
Some posts contain affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. When you follow an affiliate link, the retailer’s own privacy policy applies on their site.
Who your information is shared with
I don’t sell your information. It is only handled by the services needed to run the site: the web hosting provider, Google (for analytics, and only if you accept analytics cookies) and Gravatar (as described above for comments).
How long it’s kept
Comments and their details are kept until the comment is removed. Your cookie choice lasts up to 365 days. Analytics data is kept according to the retention settings in Google Analytics.
Your choices
You can ask to see the personal information this site holds about you, or ask me to correct or delete it, for example a comment you left. Email the address above. You can also withdraw consent for analytics cookies at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page.
Changes to this policy
If anything here changes, I’ll update this page and the date at the top.