Privacy

Story: v2.0 (last updated 2026-07-07)

This page covers two things: what the site measures on its own, and what happens if you use the "Get updates" or "Share feedback" links. Plain English, no fine print.

The short version

These pages have no forms. Nothing you pick or type on this site is sent to me or to any server.
Your picks (values, focus, path) live in your browser's session storage. They personalize the page and clear when the tab closes. Clicks do send analytics a short code, never your words.
"Get updates" opens an email sign-up run by Kit, an email service. "Share feedback" opens a Google Form. Both are optional and described below.
Want something deleted? Email me from the address you used. It is gone within 7 calendar days.

An earlier version had a survey

Until July 2026, these pages carried an on-page survey and email form that saved answers to a private spreadsheet. It was retired before the story was ever distributed, and no reader responses were collected while it ran. Nothing from it exists to delete.

The "Get updates" link

It opens a one-field sign-up page hosted by Kit, the service that runs the email list.
Kit stores your email. I can see it there. Nobody else can.
Double opt-in: you get one confirmation email first. Nothing else goes out until you confirm.
Your email stays on the list until you unsubscribe. Every email I send has an unsubscribe link.

The "Share feedback" link

It opens a short Google Form: was this useful, what would make it better, and an optional email field.
Answers land in a private Google account. Henry Montoya, one person, reads them.
I may share totals in update posts (for example, "8 of 10 readers said yes"). Your typed text is never quoted, never shown to other readers, and never shared.
Google processes the form under its own privacy policy, like any Google Form.

Deleting your data

Email [email protected] from the address you used and ask for deletion. (That address is mine; InsightGrid Solutions LLC is the legal entity behind this project.) That match is the identity check. If you write from a different address, I will reply and ask you to confirm from the original one first.

Deletion covers the email list and any feedback-form answers that carry your email. It finishes within 7 calendar days, and you get a confirmation reply when it is done. One honest limit: feedback sent without an email has nothing tying it to you, so those answers cannot be matched to a person later.

What the site measures on its own

This site uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to measure traffic: pageviews, scroll depth, outbound clicks, and file downloads. Custom events also fire when you use the interactive parts: viewing a path, clicking a path card, picking a focus or values, using a chart toggle, and clicking the update or feedback links.

Each event carries short codes only, like the path name. Anything you type, and anything else that could identify you, is never sent to analytics.

Analytics data goes to Google. GA4 loads through Google Tag Manager, which I use only for that. The site's fonts also load from Google Fonts. Beyond those, nothing on this site sends data anywhere else.

GA4 anonymizes IP addresses by default, and I do not override that. GA4 keeps event data for 14 months; I do not extend that window.

Cookies and browser storage

Your picks (values, focus, path, separation year), anything you type in "add your own," and gender or age band if you set them live in your browser's session storage. They clear when the tab closes. They never leave your browser.
GA4 sets first-party cookies on this site to count unique visitors. No advertising cookies.

Your choices

You can block GA4 with your browser's tracking protection, the Google Analytics opt-out add-on, or an ad blocker. The whole story still loads and works without it. The update and feedback links are optional, and every field behind them is optional too.

Questions

Email [email protected].