Privacy policy

Last updated: 19 October 2026

We like our studio tidy, and that goes for data too: WhizArts gathers as little as it can. Below is what reaches us when you read, comment or send a message, how long each piece sticks around, and which outside services play a part. Here, “we” is the WhizArts team that runs the site.

The quick sketch

• No account and no cookies are involved in reading.
• No analytics, ads, tracking pixels or third-party scripts.
• A comment holds just the name and words you type; messages sent to us are cleared after 90 days.
• Security logs live for about two weeks before they go.

Cookies: a count of one

If you read or comment, WhizArts sets no cookie on your device. The one cookie we use is a session cookie for the site’s administrators, so they stay signed in while they look after the place.

What a visit leaves behind

Every page can be read without signing in. As with any website, the server keeps a standard access log of your IP address, the page requested, your browser’s user agent and the time. Those logs are there only to keep the site safe and running, and roughly two weeks later they are cycled out and erased.

To keep spam at bay, IP addresses are also checked briefly in memory to rate-limit comments and messages. That check never writes them into the site’s database.

What a comment carries

We ask for a name and your comment, and that is all; no email address is requested. Both are stored so a moderator can review them. Once approved, the name and comment appear publicly under the post. A comment that never wins approval is erased automatically when it reaches 30 days.

What a message carries

Our contact form asks for your name, your email address, a topic and the message itself. We use them for one thing: reading what you asked, answering you and handling the request. Ninety days after it arrives, the message is erased automatically.

What writers choose to show

Writers decide what goes on their profile, for example a name, a portrait, a short bio and a website link. That information is meant to be public, just like the posts they publish.

Other services in the frame

Your information is never sold or passed on. A handful of outside services help get the pages to your screen:

• Google Fonts. Our typefaces come from fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. Fetching them means your browser contacts Google, which then sees your IP address and browser details.
• Unsplash. Home page photos are served from images.unsplash.com, which likewise receives your IP address and browser details when your browser asks for them.
• Let’s Encrypt. Our HTTPS certificates come from Let’s Encrypt, keeping the connection between you and WhizArts encrypted.

Each of those providers treats that information under its own privacy policy.

How long things last

• Approved comments and published posts: as long as they remain published.
• Contact messages: 90 days.
• Comments never approved: 30 days.
• Server access logs: about two weeks.

Locks on the doors

The whole site runs over HTTPS, so anything you send through the comment or contact form is encrypted in transit. Comments awaiting approval and contact messages can be seen only by the site’s administrators, and the admin area is locked behind a sign-in.

Levers you can pull

Want a copy of what we have on you? Want it corrected, or gone, including a comment you left? Just ask. Writers can also have single posts or their entire blog taken down. Make any of these requests from the contact page under “Privacy & my data”, and give us enough to find the data, like the post link and the name you used.

If this page changes

Should our handling of information change, this page gets rewritten and the “last updated” date at the top moves with it.

Still curious?

Bring any privacy question to the contact page. It is the one and only way to reach the WhizArts team.