Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 11, 2026
1. Introduction
Ukraine War Analytics ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website ukraine-war-analytics.online.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- IP address (anonymized)
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent
- Referring website
- Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
2.2 Information You Provide
We do not require you to create an account or provide personal information to use our website. If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information such as your email address and the contents of your message.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our website
- To analyze website usage and improve user experience
- To detect and prevent technical issues
- To respond to your inquiries
- To comply with legal obligations
4. Cookies and Tracking
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse traffic. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.
4.1 Types of Cookies
- Essential cookies: Required for website functionality (theme preference, navigation state). Cannot be disabled.
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site (page views, session duration, referral source).
- Preference cookies: Remember your settings such as dark/light theme and selected filters.
4.2 Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
We use Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymised usage data. GA4 helps us understand which pages are most visited, how users navigate the site, and how to improve the user experience. We have configured GA4 with the following privacy protections:
- IP anonymisation is enabled β your full IP address is never stored.
- Data retention is set to 14 months.
- We do not use GA4 remarketing or advertising features.
- We do not share GA4 data with third-party advertisers.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
4.3 Managing Cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use the website. Disabling essential cookies may impact site functionality (e.g., your theme preference will not be saved).
5. Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services that collect, monitor, and analyze website traffic. These services have their own privacy policies. We currently use:
- Cloudflare (CDN and security)
- Vercel (hosting)
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Data Retention
We retain collected information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to access your data
- Right to request correction
- Right to request deletion
- Right to opt-out of analytics tracking
- Right to data portability
9. GDPR Compliance (EU Residents)
If you are a resident of the European Union or European Economic Area, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Right to access (Art. 15 GDPR): Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
- Right to restriction (Art. 18 GDPR): Request that we limit the processing of your data.
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): Object to processing of your personal data for analytics purposes.
Our lawful basis for processing analytics data is legitimate interests(Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) β specifically, understanding how visitors use our site to maintain and improve it. You may object to this processing at any time.
To exercise your rights or to lodge a GDPR-related request, please contact us via our contact form or email privacy@ukraine-war-analytics.online. We will respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority (e.g., your national Data Protection Authority).
10. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
privacy@ukraine-war-analytics.online