Short version: this site runs on my own server, counts visits with my own self-hosted analytics, sets no tracking cookies, and doesn’t sell or share your data. A few things you choose to do (watch an embedded video, leave a comment) involve outside services, listed below.
What’s collected when you visit
- Visit counts. I use Umami, running on my own server at umami.majorshouse.com. It records the page you viewed, the site that sent you, your browser, device type and country. It uses no cookies, doesn’t store your IP address, and nothing goes to an advertising or analytics company.
- Server logs. Like any web server, mine logs each request (IP address, time, page, browser) to keep the site running and to block attacks. Logs are kept for 2 weeks and never shared. Addresses that repeatedly attack the site are blocked automatically.
- Fonts and images are served from this site, not from Google or a CDN.
When outside services get involved
- Embedded videos. Many posts include YouTube videos, embedded in YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). YouTube sets no cookies until you press play, but when the page loads it still receives your IP address and browser details; after you press play it may set cookies, under Google’s privacy policy.
- Comments. If you comment, your name, email, website and comment are stored here. To catch spam, the comment, your IP address and browser details are checked by Akismet, a service of Automattic. Your email may be used to show a Gravatar picture (also Automattic) if you have one.
- Email. If you email me, your message stays in my own mailbox on my own mail server and isn’t shared.
- Links to YouTube, Twitch, Reddit, Instagram, GitHub, Steam and Facebook are plain links. Nothing is sent to those sites unless you click them.
Cookies: none for visitors. If you log in or leave a comment, WordPress sets its own cookies to remember you; they never leave this site.
Your choices: ask me to see, correct or delete anything stored about you (comments, emails) at marcus@majorshouse.com. You can also block YouTube embeds with any content blocker; the rest of the site still works.
Last updated: November 14, 2026