The summary
Blazing Needles (https://blazing-needles.sbs) collects very little information, never sells personal data, and keeps mostly the basic technical records needed to run a website. The rest of this policy explains what that covers, why, and the choices you have.
Information you give us
- When you email us, we keep the conversation only as long as we need it to deal with your enquiry.
Information collected automatically
Like nearly every website, our servers log standard technical data — IP address, pages requested, browser type — for security and troubleshooting. These logs are rotated on a routine basis and are not used to identify individual visitors.
Cookies and third parties
We set only the minimal cookies the site needs to work, plus Google Analytics cookies that measure visits. Visitors in the EU/EEA, the UK and Switzerland are asked first, and analytics cookies are set only if they accept. The services below may set cookies of their own, governed by their own policies.
- Amazon Associates: as a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, Blazing Needles links to Amazon, which may set cookies when you click through in order to attribute your visit. Amazon’s own privacy policy applies; see also our Affiliate Disclosure.
- Cloudflare: we use Cloudflare’s network to deliver the site quickly and securely, which requires Cloudflare to process visitor IP addresses.
- Google Analytics: Measures how the site is used (pages viewed, time on page and which links are clicked, including clicks to Amazon) so we can improve it. Google Analytics 4 does not store IP addresses, and we don’t use it for advertising or ad personalisation. Google’s privacy policy applies: policies.google.com/privacy.
Our limits
- No selling, renting or trading of personal information.
- No invasive advertising trackers.
- No account or registration needed to read anything.
Your choices and rights
Under the GDPR and similar laws, depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or request deletion of personal data we hold about you — usually nothing more than an email exchange. Contact [email protected] to exercise these rights and we’ll respond promptly.
Policy changes
Material changes to this policy will be posted on this page, and continued use of the site after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised version.