What we collect
Babel Report counts readers so we know which articles help. It does that without knowing who you are.
What we count
When you open an article, Babel Report saves a random ID in your browser's local storage. It is a made-up string. It is not tied to your name, your email, your device or your location. It lets us count readers instead of page loads, and see whether someone came back on another day.
Along with that ID we store the page you read, how far down it you got, whether you played a film or an episode, whether you opened Study, and which category you picked on the articles page. We also store the site you came from (the address of the referring page, without its query string) and any UTM tags on the link, so we can tell whether a post on another site sent you.
What we do not store
Our analytics do not store your IP address or your browser's user agent. We set no cookies for analytics, and we do not use third-party trackers or advertising networks. Clearing your browser storage gives you a new random ID, and the old one is never linked to the new one.
Ask and Study limits
Ask and Study are limited to a set number of questions per person each day. To enforce that without keeping your address, we store a scrambled form of your IP address (an HMAC made with a secret key) next to each use. It cannot be turned back into your address. We delete it after 30 days.
Questions you type into Ask are kept for 30 days so we can see which topics are missing from the site. After that the text is deleted and only a count remains. Please do not put personal details in a question.
How long we keep it
Analytics rows are kept for 13 months and then deleted. Ask questions and the scrambled IP form are kept for 30 days.
Questions
If you want to know more, or want something removed, write to us from the contact page.