Privacy Policy

R-Word Index ("we," "our," or "the Service") operates a public website that displays a daily recession concern index. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about the limited data we collect.

We do not collect personal information. The R-Word Index is a public, read-only website. There are no user accounts, no login systems, no forms, and no user-generated content.

We may collect minimal, anonymous technical data through standard web server logs, including:

This data is used solely for maintaining and improving the Service, monitoring uptime, and understanding aggregate traffic patterns.

We use Google Analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns — which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and what countries traffic comes from. Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish unique visitors. These cookies do not contain personal information, but they do allow Google to collect anonymized usage data on our behalf.

We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing pixels, or any other third-party tracking beyond Google Analytics. We do not link analytics data to individual identities. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

We use Google Analytics (provided by Google LLC) for anonymous usage statistics. We may also use third-party infrastructure services (hosting, CDN, DNS) to deliver the website. These services may process anonymized server logs as part of normal operations. We do not share any data with advertisers or data brokers.

The R-Word Index analyzes publicly available, human-authored web content (blogs, newsletters, essays, public posts) to compute the daily recession concern index. This analysis is performed on publicly accessible content only. We do not scrape private content, access content behind paywalls or login walls, or collect any personal data about content authors beyond what is publicly available on their published pages.

Anonymous server logs are retained for no more than 90 days. Aggregated, daily index values are stored permanently as part of the public historical record. Minimal metadata from analyzed public documents is retained in accordance with our data minimization policy — we do not store full article text long-term.

The R-Word Index is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children.

Since we do not collect personal data, there is generally no personal data for us to provide, correct, or delete. If you believe we have inadvertently collected personal information about you, please contact us and we will promptly address your concern.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

This privacy policy is governed by applicable data protection laws. We strive to comply with GDPR, CCPA, and other relevant privacy regulations to the extent they apply to our minimal data processing activities.