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CONVENTIONAL COOKIES
Cookies are text files or (more likely in the 2020s) database entires, containing small pieces of information from a website. They are stored on, and read from your computer or device.
You are not obliged to accept cookies, and you can still use this site if you choose to block them. Nearly all browsers allow the blocking/disabling of all conventional cookies, or the blocking of third party cookies only, or a selective arrangement in which you choose which specific sites or domains you want to allow to place/read conventional cookies. You'll need to consult the documentation relating to your specific browser for instructions on how to block or disable cookies.
You should know that blocking cookies in your browser (rather than using on-site consent forms) is a much better, more comprehensive and more reliable way to reduce your trackability, since it also helps to block technologies such as "dark storage". There's an insight into how the technologies overlap here. I would also suggest reading the Privacy Guide on Popzazzle if you're serious about making deep changes to your general trackability, rather than the superficial changes provided by individual consent form opt-outs.
This blog is hosted on Google's Blogger (.blogspot) platform, which falls under Google's cookie policy, accessible via the link below...
Cookie Policy
The Administrator of this blog, as a separate entity, does not collect, or attempt to collect, any personally identifying information relating to blog visitors who make no effort to specifically provide it. This applies across all devices, including mobile phones.
ANALYTICS
As of 4 November 2021, this blog no longer uses Google Analytics to measure visitor stats.
However, the Blogger platform still natively delivers its own general usage statistics to the Administrator. The statistics delivered do not pinpoint detailed information such as a visitor's specific location (beyond their country), visit times or page view durations, and cannot realistically be used by the Administrator to identify visitors or micro-analyse their behaviour.
JAVASCRIPT
This blog does use JavaScript for visitors who have it enabled, but at the time of the most recent update, JavaScript is not a requirement and the blog can still be accessed and read without it. I, the Administrator, will do everything I can to preserve access for visitors who disable JavaScript. Indeed, I have shunned the Blogger platform's newer, JavaScript-dependent design themes, and re-developed a very old theme in order to maintain JavaScript-free compatibility for the privacy-conscious people who require it. However, since I don't control the platform, it's possible that the availability of JavaScript-free pages could be removed at a higher level in the future. If that is the case, I will update this notice as soon as I become aware of the change.
ADVERTISING AND COOKIES
This blog no longer displays Google adverts. Although non-personalised (but not personalised) ads were displayed experimentally for intermittent periods on this blog, Google's disrespectful decision to send bid requests to third parties even for non-personalised ads from January 2022, has rendered the entire Google ad programme unsuitable for this blog. I thus have no further plans to run Google ads on Rail Revisited, or any other ad type associated with user-tracking.
OTHER COOKIES
Twitter widgets are no longer used on this blog. This is an update to previous notices.
AddtoAny sharing facilities are no longer incorporated into this site. This is an update to previous notices.
In brief, this is a Google-owned platform, and at the time of this update there are no longer any live page elements from outside of Google's own minimum supporting services.
EXTERNAL CONTENT
This blog incorporates hyperlinks, both text-based and pictorial, to other websites. The Administrator of this blog accepts no responsibility for content you may find on the third-party sites you access via hyperlinks. Separate sites will also have their own privacy policies, which are a separate agreement between you and them, and are not covered in this notice.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
The Administrator of this blog does not collect any personal information from or about visitors who do not deliberately provide personal information. If visitors do deliberately provide personal information, it is handled in accordance with GDPR - strictly confined to the exact purpose for which it is interpreted to have been provided, and only retained for as long as it takes to fulfil that purpose.
Last updated 27 September 2022.