Plain-language privacy. No dark patterns.
Resonance Stack collects the minimum data needed to know whether anyone is reading us, and to keep the lights on through ads and affiliate links. We do not sell reader data. We do not run remarketing pixels. This page tells you exactly what is collected, by whom, and how to opt out.
The short version.
- What we collect ourselves: nothing beyond standard web-server logs.
- What third parties collect on our pages: Google Analytics 4 (anonymized traffic stats), Google AdSense (ad targeting), and affiliate networks (referral tracking) — each described in detail below.
- Cookies: a theme preference (`rs-theme`) we set ourselves; the rest are set by the third parties above.
- Your rights: opt out of analytics, opt out of personalized ads, block cookies entirely — all instructions are at the bottom of this page.
- Contact: editors@resonancestack.example.
Who runs this site.
Resonance Stack is published by Josh Chen (Taipei, Taiwan) as an independent editorial project. There is no parent company. There is no paid editorial staff. Hosting is on Cloudflare Pages. Content is served from a private GitHub repository. The publisher's contact email above is monitored by a human.
What we collect ourselves.
Beyond standard web-server access logs (IP address, request URL, timestamp, HTTP user-agent — typical Cloudflare edge log fields), we do not run any first-party analytics, email pixel, fingerprinting script, or user profiling tooling. We do not have user accounts. We do not have a newsletter at present; if one launches, this page will be updated and a separate consent flow will gate any email collection.
The only first-party cookie set by our code is rs-theme,
used to remember whether you chose light or dark mode. It is functional,
not analytics, and lives only in localStorage.
What third parties collect on our pages.
Google Analytics 4 (GA4).
Pageview counts, session duration, traffic source, country-level
location, broad device category. IP addresses are truncated before
storage per Google's documented behaviour. Property ID
G-VK855HRLKF. We use this to know which reviews are
read and which fall flat — not to identify individuals. Data is
subject to Google's
Privacy Policy.
Google AdSense (where ad slots are filled).
Some article pages display Google AdSense placements. AdSense and its ad-tech partners may set cookies for ad targeting and frequency capping. Reader IPs and behaviour signals are processed by Google per their advertising privacy policy. You can opt out of personalized ads at Google Ad Settings or, for EU/UK readers, via the consent banner Google serves.
Affiliate networks (Amazon Associates, 博客來, etc.).
When you click an affiliate link, the destination vendor (e.g. amazon.com) sees a tracking parameter that identifies us as the referrer. The vendor's cookies and tracking are governed by their own privacy policy, not ours. See our Affiliate Disclosure for which programs are active.
Cloudflare (hosting + CDN).
Cloudflare provides edge caching, TLS termination, and DDoS protection. It logs standard request metadata for security and billing — see Cloudflare's Privacy Policy. We never store these logs or correlate them with reader identity.
Cookie inventory.
| Cookie / storage key | Set by | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
rs-theme |
resonancestack.net (first-party) | Remember light/dark mode choice. Functional. |
_ga, _ga_* |
Google Analytics | Anonymized traffic analytics. |
__gads, __gpi, __gsas, __eoi |
Google AdSense | Ad personalization and frequency capping. |
session-id, uuid (varies) |
Vendor sites after clicking affiliate links | Set by the vendor, not by us. Not stored on our domain. |
How to opt out.
Opt out of Google Analytics across the web
Install Google's official Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Once installed, our GA4 will not record your visits and neither will any other GA4-instrumented site. No re-installation needed per site.
Opt out of personalized ads
Visit Google Ad Settings and toggle personalization off. Ads will still appear but will not be tailored to your inferred interests. EU/UK readers can also use the consent banner Google serves on first visit.
Block all third-party cookies
Use any modern browser's "Block third-party cookies" setting (Safari, Firefox, Brave block by default; Chrome under Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies). Our site remains fully readable; only the third-party analytics and ad-targeting features above are blocked.
Children's privacy.
Resonance Stack writes about AI infrastructure for technical adults. The content is not directed at children under 13 (US COPPA threshold) or under 16 (EU GDPR-K threshold). If we ever learn that a reader under those thresholds submitted personal data, we will delete it on request.
International transfers.
The site is served globally via Cloudflare's edge network. Reader requests are processed by the nearest Cloudflare data center, which may be outside your country of residence. Google's analytics and ad services may transfer data to the United States under Google's standard contractual clauses or successor frameworks (see Google's privacy policy linked above).
繁中摘要 / Traditional Chinese summary
共振站本身不收集讀者個人資料，只記錄標準的網頁伺服器日誌（由 Cloudflare 邊緣節點負責）。 站上的第三方服務包含：
- Google Analytics 4（匿名化流量統計，property ID
G-VK855HRLKF） - Google AdSense（顯示廣告 + 廣告分析 cookies — 將在審核通過後啟用）
- 聯盟行銷網絡（Amazon Associates、博客來等 — 點擊後由廠商網域處理）
- Cloudflare（CDN + 安全防護）
讀者權利依據台灣《個人資料保護法》與歐盟《GDPR》：可向我們申請查閱、補正、刪除個人資料，或行使資料可攜權。請來信 editors@resonancestack.example。
若不希望被追蹤，可安裝 Google Analytics 退出附加元件 或於瀏覽器設定中封鎖第三方 cookies。本站功能不會因此受損。
Changes to this policy.
Material changes are timestamped here and announced in the publication's Frequencies feed when one exists. Past versions live in the public git history at github.com/joshchen314/josh-content-os (the repository is private; only the published HTML is browsable, but the file you are reading carries the same revision history).
This page itself.
Last reviewed: . For privacy questions or data-subject requests, email editors@resonancestack.example. We aim to respond within five business days.