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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-07-02

Carus Signal (blog.carussignal.com) is a self-hosted Ghost site, independently operated. This page explains what data we collect and how it's used.

What we collect

  • Analytics: We use Google Analytics (GA4) and/or Ghost's built-in analytics to understand traffic — pages viewed, approximate location (from IP), device/browser type, and referral source. This is aggregate, not used to identify you personally.
  • Newsletter / membership (if you sign up): If this site offers an email newsletter or paid membership, we store the email address you provide, through Ghost's built-in membership system. We don't sell or share this list.
  • Advertising (once AdSense is approved): If/when this site runs Google AdSense, Google may set cookies to serve and measure ads. You can control ad personalization through Google's Ads Settings.

What we don't do

  • We don't sell your personal data to third parties.
  • We don't collect more than we need to run the site and understand our audience.

Your choices

  • You can unsubscribe from any newsletter/membership email at any time via the link in the email.
  • You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using browser tools like Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on.
  • To request access to or deletion of any personal data we hold about you (e.g., your newsletter email), contact us via the Contact page.

Third-party services we use

  • Ghost (self-hosted via PikaPods) — powers the site and any membership/newsletter features.
  • Cloudflare — DNS and domain management.
  • Google Analytics / Google AdSense (planned) — analytics and, once approved, advertising.

Changes

We'll update this page if what we collect or how we use it changes, and update the date at the top.

More about how this site is run

This page covers data collection specifically. For everything else about how Carus Signal operates:

  • About — who runs this site and why it exists.
  • Editorial Policy — how a post gets made, sourcing standards, corrections.
  • AI Usage Policy — exactly what AI does and doesn't do in producing posts.
  • Affiliate Disclosure — how this site makes money and its current affiliate-link status.
  • Contact — corrections, sourcing questions, privacy requests, or anything else.