{"id":3,"date":"2026-07-07T01:36:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stop-the-rot.org\/blog\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-10-24T17:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T07:30:27","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stop-the-rot.org\/blog\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Effective date:<\/strong> October 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Stop The Rot (\u201cwe\u201d) respects your privacy. This page explains what we collect on this website and how we use it.<\/p>\n<h2>What we collect<\/h2>\n<p>If you comment, subscribe, or email us, you may give us a name, email address, and the text of your message. The site may also record technical data such as IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and referring URL, typically via cookies or a privacy-respecting analytics tool.<\/p>\n<h2>How we use it<\/h2>\n<p>To run the site, respond to you, send mail you asked for, improve the pages, and protect against abuse. We do not sell personal information.<\/p>\n<h2>Cookies<\/h2>\n<p>Cookies remember preferences and help us understand traffic. You can block them in your browser; some features may then fail.<\/p>\n<h2>Third parties<\/h2>\n<p>We may use hosted analytics or email tools. Those providers have their own policies. WordPress, our host, and security plugins may process technical logs as part of keeping the site up.<\/p>\n<h2>Your choices<\/h2>\n<p>You can ask us for a copy of the personal data we hold, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, subject to law. You can unsubscribe from mail at any time.<\/p>\n<h2>Children<\/h2>\n<p>This site is not directed at children under 13. 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