Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 5, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to susannablauch.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle and protect your data when you visit our website.

Even though our website is simple, it is built and protected using services that automatically collect some information from visitors. This policy outlines what data is collected by these services and why.

Information We Collect and Why

We do not have any forms or user accounts, and we do not directly collect any personal information from you. However, our website relies on third-party services that automatically collect data from visitors to provide the core functions of this site.

Here’s a breakdown of the services we use and the data they collect on our behalf:

1. Google Sites (Our Website Platform)

Our website is built using Google Sites. As the hosting platform, Google collects data automatically when you visit these pages.

• What they collect: This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring web page, pages visited, location, and cookie information.

• Why they collect it: This data is necessary for Google to host the website, monitor for security threats, prevent fraud and abuse, and generate aggregated, non-identifiable statistics about website usage.

2. Cloudflare (Our Security and Performance Provider)

We use Cloudflare to protect our website from malicious traffic and to make it load faster and more efficiently for you. Cloudflare acts as a "reverse proxy," meaning your traffic is filtered through its network for security before it reaches our website on Google Sites.

• What they collect: To provide these services, Cloudflare processes certain data from visitors. This primarily includes visitor IP addresses, system configuration information, and other data about traffic to and from our website, which is detailed in their end-user logs.

• Why they collect it: Cloudflare uses this data to screen for and block automated bots and security threats, prevent denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, improve its services, and provide us with performance analytics.

Cookies

Both Google and Cloudflare may use cookies to provide their services. Cookies are small data files stored on your browser. For example, Cloudflare uses a strictly necessary cookie to distinguish between humans and bots.

Our website does not use cookies for tracking or advertising purposes. You can control or reset your cookies through your web browser's settings.

Third-Party Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade any personal information with anyone. The data collected from you when you visit this site is processed by our essential third-party service providers: Google and Cloudflare.

We encourage you to read their privacy policies to understand how they handle data:

• Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

• Cloudflare's Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy

Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data under laws like the GDPR or CCPA. These rights may include the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. Since we do not store your data ourselves, any such requests would need to be directed to the third-party services mentioned above.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will indicate the latest revision. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at susannablauch.privacy@gmail.com.