Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 7, 2026
1. Who We Are
This website, filbramj.com, is owned and operated by MABARIS di M.A.B., an individual business based in Italy (VAT number IT04083540791) (“we,” “our,” “us”). We operate under the data protection standards of the GDPR for all our users.
For all privacy-related inquiries, please contact us here: filbramj.com/contact.
2. What Data We Collect & Why
We minimize data collection. We do not require user accounts, and we do not have a public comments section. The data we process is limited to the following categories:
| Data Category | How We Collect It | Purpose of Processing | Legal Basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage & Analytics Data (Anonymized IP address, pages viewed and how they are read, browser and device type, approximate location) | Cookies and scripts from Google Analytics, and our own statistics service, TRAFFIQ, which uses no cookies | To measure website traffic and understand how visitors use our site, allowing us to improve our content and user experience. | Consent where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland): there, this data is only collected if you accept statistics in our cookie banner. Elsewhere, legitimate interest in knowing how our site is read. |
| Advertising Data (cookies or device identifiers, pages viewed, approximate location) | Cookies and scripts from Google AdSense | To show ads, limit how often you see the same ad, measure ads and prevent ad fraud. | Consent where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland). See section 8. |
| Security Data (IP address, device signals, request headers) | Services like Cloudflare and server logs | To protect our website from malicious attacks (e.g., bots, DDoS), ensure its stability, and diagnose technical issues. | Legitimate Interest. This processing is strictly necessary for the secure and functional operation of our website. |
| Messages You Send Us (your name, email address and message) | Our contact form, or an email to [email protected] | To read and answer your message. It is delivered by Cloudflare to our mailbox at Google (Gmail), or, if that fails, to our Telegram account. | Legitimate Interest in answering the people who write to us. We keep a message only as long as we need it to deal with your request. |
3. Cookies & Your Choices
Your tools for controlling cookies on this site are our consent banner, shown where the law requires consent, and the consent settings of our Cookie Policy (EU), open to everyone. Where the law requires consent (for example in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland), no non-essential cookies are placed on your device without your explicit permission.
| Cookie Group | Service | How to Opt-Out |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics | Google Analytics; TRAFFIQ (our own, without cookies) | Decline statistics in our cookie banner, or switch Statistics off at any time in the consent settings of our Cookie Policy (EU). TRAFFIQ also counts nothing from a browser that sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control. |
| Advertising | Google AdSense | Decline advertising cookies in our cookie banner, or turn off personalized ads in Google’s Ads Settings (see section 8). |
| Essential / Security | Cloudflare | These cookies are necessary for site functionality and security. Blocking them in your browser may cause parts of the site to fail. |
4. Data Sharing and Transfers
We do not sell personal data. We share data with the following service providers (processors) to operate our website:
| Recipient | Role | Location & Data Safeguards |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Analytics and advertising provider (Google Analytics, Google AdSense) | USA; Data transfers are covered by Google’s certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and/or Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | CDN, security and hosting provider; it also runs our own statistics service, TRAFFIQ, whose data is stored in the EU | USA; Data transfers are covered by Cloudflare’s certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and/or SCCs. |
| Our Website Hosting Provider | Website hosting and server log storage | USA/EU; Data transfers are protected by appropriate contractual safeguards like Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). |
5. Your Data Protection Rights
We apply GDPR standards to all users. You have the right to access, rectify, or erase your personal data, restrict its processing, or request data portability. To exercise these rights, please contact us via our contact form or at [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Specific Information for US Residents (CCPA/CPRA)
Under laws like the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the use of online analytics and advertising services may be considered “Sharing” of personal information.
Right to Opt-Out of Sharing: You have the right to opt out of this activity. You can exercise this right directly by switching Statistics and Marketing off in the consent settings of our Cookie Policy (EU), or by turning off personalized ads in Google’s Ads Settings. You can change your choice there at any time.
You will not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
6. Data Retention and Security
We retain data only for as long as necessary. Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months. Our own statistics (TRAFFIQ) hold no IP addresses; the code that groups a browser’s visits changes every month, after which it can no longer be linked to anyone. Server and security logs are typically retained for 30 days. We secure our website using HTTPS encryption, a Web Application Firewall (WAF), and standard security practices.
7. Reader Challenges
You can challenge any paragraph of an article that you think is wrong, outdated or unclear. When you send a challenge, we store your message, the text you challenged and, if you give one, the name you want to be thanked by. To check your challenge, your message and the article are sent to AI models through OpenRouter (openrouter.ai), and web pages you link to may be retrieved. If your challenge leads to a correction, the correction is listed under the article, with your name if you gave one.
We do not store your IP address. To limit the number of challenges per person and day, we keep a keyed one-way hash of it (for IPv6 addresses, of their network) and delete it after 7 days.
The challenge form is protected by Cloudflare Turnstile, which processes information about your browser and device to tell people from automated programs; see the Turnstile Privacy Addendum.
Challenges are kept as the record of how our articles were reviewed. You can ask us to erase your message and name at any time.
8. Advertising
filbramj.com uses Google AdSense to show advertising. 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 our users based on their visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You can opt out of personalized advertising in Google’s Ads Settings, and out of other vendors’ cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info or, in Europe, www.youronlinechoices.eu. In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, Google uses advertising cookies only if you accept them in our cookie banner; you can change your choice at any time in the consent settings of our Cookie Policy (EU).
How Google uses information from sites that show its ads: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.