Privacy Policy
1. Summary
The Site has no accounts, sign-up forms or payments, and we do not set cookies. We use privacy-focused, first-party analytics to count visits and see how the Site performs. We do not sell your personal information or share it for targeted advertising. If your browser sends a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal, our analytics do not run at all.
2. Information we collect
Analytics. When you visit, a small script from our analytics service (analytics.inhobot.com, operated for WhiteBoston LLC) records:
- a random visitor ID kept in your browser's local storage for up to 30 days, and a random session ID kept in session storage for up to 30 minutes. These are not linked to your name, email or social media account;
- the page you viewed, the page that referred you, and when;
- how long the page was active, how far you scrolled, and page-speed measurements;
- your approximate country, taken from our hosting network. We do not record your precise location.
Your browser's user agent is checked to filter out bots but is not stored with analytics records. Your IP address is used only in a one-way, keyed hash to rate-limit abuse; it is not stored with analytics records.
Puzzle fundraiser. If you solve the puzzle, we record that a puzzle was solved: when, how many moves, and how many seconds it took. To stop automated abuse, we also store a one-way keyed hash of your IP address with that record, so we can limit how many puzzles one visitor counts. It is not your IP address, and we delete it after 48 hours.
Server and security logs. Our hosting provider, Cloudflare, processes technical request data, including IP address, to deliver the Site and protect it from attacks.
Messages. If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to send. We use it only to reply.
3. How we use information
We use it to run and secure the Site, to understand which pages and episodes people find useful, and to fix performance problems. We do not use it to build advertising profiles.
4. Embedded social media content
Episodes are embedded from Instagram (Meta) and TikTok. When an embed loads, those companies may collect information and set cookies under their own policies. Links to our Instagram and TikTok profiles take you to those platforms, where their policies apply.
5. Sharing
We share information only with service providers that help us run the Site (such as Cloudflare for hosting), when the law requires it, or to protect the Site and its users. We do not sell personal information.
6. Retention
Puzzle IP hashes are deleted after 48 hours; the solve records themselves (time, moves, seconds) are kept as fundraiser totals. Session-level analytics records are deleted after about 32 days, and raw analytics event logs (the random IDs, pages, referrers, timings and country described above) after 35 days. After that we keep only daily totals, such as page views per day, which do not identify anyone. We keep emails only as long as needed to handle your message.
7. Your choices and rights
- Turn on Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track in your browser to stop our analytics entirely.
- Clear this Site's data in your browser settings to remove the random IDs.
- Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information about you, and to opt out of its sale or use for targeted advertising (we do neither). To make a request, email support@thewhiteboston.com. We will not treat you differently for exercising your rights.
8. Children
The Site is a general-audience entertainment site and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
9. Security
We use reasonable safeguards, including encrypted connections, but no system is completely secure.
10. Changes
We may update this policy. We will change the effective date above and, for significant changes, note them on this page.
11. Contact
WhiteBoston LLC · Texas, USA · support@thewhiteboston.com