Last updated: July 2nd, 2026
About
I.T. Bacon is a personal technology website operated at https://itbacon.com
This site does not sell products, does not allow public account registration, and does not intentionally collect more personal information than is needed to operate the site, prevent abuse, understand traffic, improve performance, and provide content.
Who we are
Our website address is:
https://itbacon.com and all sub-domains of itbacon.com.
Information this site may collect
Comments
If you leave a comment, this site collects the information shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string. This information is used to help detect spam and abuse.
An anonymized hash created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. After your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile image may be visible publicly with your comment.
Contact forms and direct communication
If this site offers a contact form, or if you contact me directly, I may receive your name, email address, message content, IP address, and related technical information.
This information is used only to respond to the message, troubleshoot issues, prevent abuse, or maintain site security.
Cookies
This site may use cookies for normal WordPress functionality, comment forms, analytics, advertising, security, caching, and performance.
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies so you do not have to re-enter them later. These cookies may last for up to one year.
If an administrator logs into the site, WordPress may set cookies to manage login sessions and screen preferences.
Third-party services used by this site may also set cookies or similar technologies, as described below.
Analytics
This site uses analytics tools to understand general traffic patterns, popular pages, referring sites, browser and device information, and similar usage information.
This may include Google Analytics and Microsoft/Bing analytics tools, such as Microsoft Clarity, Microsoft Advertising/UET, or Bing Webmaster-related services, depending on the active configuration of the site.
These services may collect information such as:
- Pages visited
- Approximate location based on IP address
- Browser and device type
- Referring pages or search terms
- Interaction data, such as clicks, scrolling, or page engagement
- Cookies or similar identifiers
This information is used to understand how visitors use the site and to improve content, usability, and performance.
Google provides more information about how it uses data from sites that use its services here:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
You can opt out of Google Analytics using Google’s browser add-on:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Microsoft provides information about its privacy practices here:
Advertising
This site may display advertising through Google AdSense or related Google advertising services.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a visitor’s prior visits to this site or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
You can manage or opt out of personalized Google ads here:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads
You can also learn more about advertising cookies and opt-out options here:
https://www.aboutads.info/choices
CDN, security, caching, and performance services
This site uses Cloudflare for DNS, CDN, caching, security, firewall, and performance services.
When you visit this site, requests may pass through Cloudflare’s network. Cloudflare may process technical information such as:
- IP address
- Requested URL
- Request headers
- Browser user agent
- Cookies
- Security events
- Firewall events
- Cache and performance metadata
Cloudflare uses this information to deliver the site, cache content, block abusive traffic, improve performance, and provide security services.
Cloudflare processes this information according to its own policies and agreements.
Cloudflare’s privacy policy is available here:
https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, posts, code snippets, maps, or other external content.
Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you visited those websites directly. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into an account with that third-party service.
Code, downloads, and linked projects
This site may publish or link to scripts, code snippets, configuration examples, downloads, GitHub repositories, game server files, or other technical resources.
If files are hosted directly on this site, normal web server logs may record requests for those files, including:
- IP address
- Browser user agent
- Timestamp
- Referring page
- Requested file path
If files, code, or projects are hosted by third-party platforms such as GitHub, those platforms may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
Server logs, security, and abuse prevention
Like most websites, this site and its hosting/CDN providers may automatically log technical information such as:
- IP address
- Browser user agent
- Requested URL
- Referring URL
- Date and time of request
- Error logs
- Security events
- Cache/CDN request information
This information is used to operate the website, troubleshoot problems, block malicious traffic, prevent spam, improve performance, and maintain security.
Who we share data with
This site does not sell visitor personal information.
Visitor information may be processed by service providers used to operate the site, including:
- Web hosting providers
- DNS/CDN/security providers
- Analytics providers
- Advertising providers
- Spam detection services
- Email or contact form services
- Code/download hosting platforms, when linked or embedded
These providers process information according to their own terms and privacy policies.
How long data is retained
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely so follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically instead of being held in moderation.
Server logs and security logs may be retained for a limited period for troubleshooting, analytics, and abuse prevention.
Analytics and advertising providers may retain data according to their own retention settings and policies.
Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of personal information associated with you.
If you have left comments on this site, you may request an exported file of the personal data held about you. You may also request that personal data be erased, except for information that must be kept for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect some website features.
Children’s privacy
This site is not directed toward children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in site features, plugins, analytics tools, advertising services, hosting, security services, or legal requirements.
Contact
For privacy-related requests, contact: [email protected]