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Updated 2024-05-25

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The Privacy Policy

I, Grant Jacobson, care about privacy and wish to make this policy as inclusive of that goal as possible. This is a static site, meaning there is no database for data entry from a user of the site. Further, this site contains no Javascript and is arranged in HTML/CSS for maximizing security. This site is hosted on Cloudflare. Cloudflare has their own analytics that are “privacy-first” and defines what data they collect and what they can know about you. They state that:

Cloudflare Web Analytics does not use any client-side state, such as cookies or localStorage, to collect usage metrics. We also don’t “fingerprint” individuals via their IP address, User Agent string, or any other data for the purpose of displaying analytics.

— Cloudflare Analytics

Cloudflare’s privacy policy can be found on their website.

This site is built without cookies and does not contain any trackers. Embedded content (eg from YouTube, etc.) may contain their own cookies and trackers, and the linked sites own privacy policies will apply. Embedded content is akin to visiting the actual site itself, and the embedded sites privacy policy will apply.

I do not collect any personally identifiable user information.

Since I do not collect any personally identifiable information:

Security

This site has an A+ rating on https://securityheaders.com/

Disclaimers and terms of use

Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Views are always my own. Site theme under MIT license. This creator is dedicated to the sharing of art, science, and ideas. See my privacy policy and legal information here. Not written/photographed with AI. May all beings be safe and protected from harm. 💛🤍💜🖤

— Footer on this site

The legal code of the CC BY 4.0 license in section 5 states that:

Section 5 – Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.

a. Unless otherwise separately undertaken by the Licensor, to the extent possible, the Licensor offers the Licensed Material as-is and as-available, and makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the Licensed Material, whether express, implied, statutory, or other. This includes, without limitation, warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, absence of latent or other defects, accuracy, or the presence or absence of errors, whether or not known or discoverable. Where disclaimers of warranties are not allowed in full or in part, this disclaimer may not apply to You.

b. To the extent possible, in no event will the Licensor be liable to You on any legal theory (including, without limitation, negligence) or otherwise for any direct, special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary, or other losses, costs, expenses, or damages arising out of this Public License or use of the Licensed Material, even if the Licensor has been advised of the possibility of such losses, costs, expenses, or damages. Where a limitation of liability is not allowed in full or in part, this limitation may not apply to You.

c.The disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability provided above shall be interpreted in a manner that, to the extent possible, most closely approximates an absolute disclaimer and waiver of all liability.

— CC BY 4.0 LEGAL CODE, Section 5 – Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

The license terms of other licenses, including limitation of liability and waivers, are applicable to the content which are licensed as such (MIT license for site theme, Unsplash license for certain images, CC0 where in use, etc.).

Intellectual Property

As stated above, all my original material is (unless otherwise noted), under a Creative Commons Attribution license:

You are free to:

Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.

Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Some of my images were published under the Unsplash License or CC0, which I used to use more heavily. Going forward, I am only using CC BY 4.0 for images.

Likewise, some of the content I have written in the past was licensed under CC0 or CC-BY-SA. I have included a notice when that content is used.

This site theme is under the MIT license. Feel free to use it and share it!

If you decide to use my content under the CC BY 4.0, remember that if you alter it, you must indicate what was altered, and you cannot imply that I endorse it:

No endorsement. Nothing in this Public License constitutes or may be construed as permission to assert or imply that You are, or that Your use of the Licensed Material is, connected with, or sponsored, endorsed, or granted official status by, the Licensor or others designated to receive attribution as provided in Section 3(a)(1)(A)(i).

— CC BY 4.0 LEGAL CODE, Section 2 - Scope, a.6

Fair Use

This site may contain some copyrighted material from others. All such uses are intended to be either under public domain, license, agreement of copyright holder or used under the fair use doctrine. No copyright infringement is intended.

§107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—

(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;

(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

(Pub. L. 94–553, title I, §101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2546; Pub. L. 101–650, title VI, §607, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5132; Pub. L. 102–492, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3145.)

— United States Code, Title 17

Note that you may not make false claims of copyright infringement under the DMCA:

Section 512(f) of the DMCA creates liability for “Any person who knowingly materially misrepresents under this section (1) that material or activity is infringing, or (2) that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification.” If you were harmed by an improper takedown, you may be able to sue the person or company who sent the takedown demand for DMCA misuse under Section 512(f), and recover damages and your attorneys’ fees. See EFF case Online Policy Group v. Diebold.

— Electronic Frontier Foundation, Intellectual Property