Privacy Policy
This policy explains what Patch Notebook (patchnotebook.com) collects when you visit and what you can do about it.
The short version
- No accounts, no comments, no newsletter, no forms.
- No cookies and no advertising scripts. We count visits with Cloudflare Web Analytics, which doesn't use cookies.
- We do not sell or share personal information.
Server and delivery logs
The site is served through Cloudflare, which records standard request data (IP address, user agent, requested URL, referrer, time) to deliver pages and block abuse. These logs are kept by the provider for a limited period and are not used to profile you.
Analytics
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to see aggregate numbers: page views, which pages are read, which websites sent visitors, country, device type and page load speed. Its script doesn't set cookies or store anything in your browser, and it doesn't record the query part of URLs. We only see totals, not individual visitors. Under Cloudflare's automatic setup, this data isn't collected for visitors connecting through Cloudflare's EU and EEA data centers. Cloudflare describes the script here: https://developers.cloudflare.com/speed/observatory/rum-beacon/
We also see aggregate search data from Google Search Console, which doesn't identify you either.
Mail sent to contact@patchnotebook.com is forwarded by Cloudflare Email Routing to our Gmail inbox, so Cloudflare and Google process it on the way. If you email us, we keep the message only as long as needed to reply and to keep a record of corrections.
Links to other sites
Links to Steam, developer sites and community forums take you to sites with their own privacy policies.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR or CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal data. We hold very little, but email contact@patchnotebook.com and we will respond within 30 days.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their information.
Changes
If we change what we collect — for example by adding advertising — we will update this page and its effective date before the change goes live.