1. Overview & Commitment to Reader Sovereignty
At NightTunnel, we hold reader privacy and cognitive sanctuary with paramount reverence. We believe that contemplation requires safety. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personally identifiable information to third-party data brokers. This document outlines our transparent compliance with international privacy frameworks, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Google Publisher Policies.
2. Log Files & Technical Infrastructure
Like virtually all standard web platforms hosted on global Content Delivery Networks (including Google Firebase Hosting and Fastly CDN edges), NightTunnel follows a standard procedure of logging requests.
The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamps, referring/exit pages, and approximate platform data. These records are not linked to any personally identifiable information; their sole purpose is security auditing, debugging infrastructure errors, and analyzing broad aggregate traffic distribution.
3. Cookies, Web Beacons & Google AdSense Compliance
NightTunnel uses "cookies" (small text files placed on your device) to record session preferences and optimize your reading flow across our Progressive Web App (PWA) architecture.
Third-Party Advertising & Google DART Cookies:
Google is a third-party vendor on our site. Google uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to https://nighttunnel.com and other sites on the internet.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
4. Analytics & Performance Measurement
We employ Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with IP anonymization enabled to understand how readers interact with our essays (e.g., scroll depth, active reading duration, and corridor discovery patterns). GA4 utilizes first-party cookies to compile aggregated, anonymized statistical reports. No sensitive medical, psychiatric, or personal profiling information is ever collected or tracked.
5. GDPR Privacy Rights (Data Protection Rights)
For readers residing within the European Economic Area (EEA), you are entitled to the full spectrum of data protection rights under GDPR:
- The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data held by us.
- The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- The Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
- The Right to Restrict & Object to Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict or cease processing your data under certain circumstances.
If you make a request, we are obligated to respond within one month. To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Desk at: contact@nighttunnel.com.
6. CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers have specific rights regarding their personal information:
- The right to know what personal data categories a business collects, uses, and discloses.
- The right to request deletion of personal information collected by the business.
- The right to non-discrimination for exercising CCPA rights.
- Right to Opt-Out: NightTunnel does not sell personal information as defined by California law.
7. Children's Information
Protecting the safety of children online is a fundamental tenet. NightTunnel does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that a child has provided personal information on our platform, please contact us immediately, and we will promptly remove such records from our servers.
8. Inquiries & Privacy Officer Contact
If you have additional questions, require clarifications, or wish to exercise statutory data rights, direct your correspondence to our official editorial address:
contact@nighttunnel.com