What we collect, what we don't.

Recent Data is a research-first publication. We try to keep visitor data collection as minimal as possible.

What we collect

Anonymous, aggregated visit data: page views, downloads of research files, source-link clicks, and referrer information. IP addresses are hashed before storage so the same visitor can be counted once without us retaining the IP itself. No cookies are set for tracking; the only cookies the site uses are for the admin login session.

What we don't collect

We don't run third-party ad networks. We don't sell visitor data. We don't profile individual users. We don't require an account to read the site.

Embedded posts

Posts are embedded from YouTube and Instagram natively. When you press play, those platforms set their own cookies and apply their own privacy policies. We use YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com) which delays cookie-setting until you actually watch a video.

Downloads

When you download a research file, we count the download in an aggregate counter on the file (no per-user record). The file is served directly to your browser.

Changes

If this policy changes, the page will be updated with a new effective date.