Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 17, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information billlefurgy.com collects, how it is used, and the choices available to you. This is a personal author and history website operated by Bill LeFurgy.

1. Information You Provide

Contact form

When you use the contact form, the site collects the information you submit, such as your name, email address, and message. This information is used to read and respond to your inquiry and to maintain appropriate correspondence records.

Newsletter

When you subscribe to the newsletter, the site collects your email address and any other information you choose to provide. This information is used to send the emails you requested. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email.

2. Information Collected Automatically

The site uses analytics and standard server technologies that may collect information such as pages viewed, referring pages, browser and device type, approximate location, cookie or similar identifiers, and technical information needed to deliver and protect the site. Service providers may process an IP address as part of these operations.

3. How Information Is Used

Information is used to:

  • Respond to messages and requests.
  • Send newsletters to people who have subscribed.
  • Operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website.
  • Understand, in aggregate, how visitors find and use the site.
  • Comply with applicable obligations and protect the site from abuse.

The site does not request or store payment-card details or government-issued identifiers through its contact or newsletter forms.

4. Cookies and Analytics

Google Analytics, connected through Google Site Kit, is used to understand site traffic and usage. Google and related technologies may use cookies or similar identifiers. The site does not use Google Analytics for its own advertising or remarketing campaigns.

You can control cookies through your browser. You can also use the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.

5. Service Providers

The site relies on service providers that process information on its behalf:

  • Google Site Kit and Google Analytics for traffic measurement and site-performance reporting.
  • Kit for newsletter subscriptions and email delivery.
  • WPForms for the contact form.
  • CleanTalk for spam and abuse screening.
  • GoDaddy and Cloudflare for hosting, caching, security, and content delivery.
  • WP Mail SMTP and the connected email service for delivery of website-generated email.

These providers may process information under their own privacy terms and may operate in countries other than your own.

6. Data Retention

Contact messages and related correspondence are kept only as long as reasonably needed to respond, maintain records, resolve disputes, or meet applicable obligations. Newsletter information is kept until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to limited records needed to honor an unsubscribe request. Analytics, security logs, email logs, and backups are retained according to the site’s settings and the applicable provider’s practices.

7. Your Choices and Rights

You may unsubscribe from newsletters at any time. Depending on where you live, you may also have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information, or to object to or restrict certain processing. To make a privacy request, use the contact form. The site may need enough information to verify and fulfill the request.

The site does not sell personal information.

8. Children’s Privacy

The site is not directed to children, and it does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, or under a higher minimum age where required by local law.

9. External Links

The site links to third-party websites. Those sites have their own privacy practices, and this policy does not apply to them.

10. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated to reflect changes to the site or its services. The date at the top will be revised when material changes are posted.

11. Contact

This site is operated by Bill LeFurgy in Takoma Park, Maryland, USA. For privacy questions or requests, use the contact form.

This policy describes the site’s current practices and is not legal advice.