🔒 Privacy Policy - Website

This policy covers the donkeycodesyndicate.com website only. For our mobile app privacy policies, see the individual app pages.

Effective Date: November 30, 2025 | Last Updated: November 30, 2025

📋 Quick Summary

🌐 What WE collect:
  • Currently: Nothing
  • Future: Google Analytics data
📊 Google Analytics (Planned):
  • Page views
  • IP address
  • Browser & device type
  • Session duration
📱 App Privacy Policies:
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Who We Are

Company: Donkey Code Syndicate LLC
Location: Arizona, USA
Contact: donkeycodesyndicatellc[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: donkeycodesyndicate.com

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What This Policy Covers

⚠️ This policy applies ONLY to donkeycodesyndicate.com website.

NOT covered here:
• Restful Sounds mobile app (see app policy)
• Future mobile apps (each will have its own policy)

Covered here:
• Website traffic analytics
• Contact form submissions (if added)
• Cookie usage (if added)

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Current Data Collection

As of November 30, 2025:

✅ We collect NOTHING.
• No analytics tracking
• No cookies
• No forms
• No tracking scripts

This is a static website hosted on GitHub Pages. When you visit, GitHub may log your IP address per their own privacy policy.

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Planned: Google Analytics

We plan to implement Google Analytics to understand website traffic.

What Google Analytics will collect:
• Page views and navigation paths
• IP address (approximate location)
• Browser type, OS, device type
• Screen resolution
• Session duration and referral source
• Language preferences

Purpose: Understand which pages are popular, improve content, track website performance
Control: Use browser extensions (uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger) or opt-out at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google's Policy: policies.google.com/privacy

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GitHub Pages Hosting

This website is hosted on GitHub Pages.

GitHub may collect:
• IP addresses
• Request logs
• Browser information

GitHub's Privacy Policy: GitHub Privacy Statement

We do not control GitHub's data collection.

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What We Don't Collect

We do NOT collect:
❌ Personal information (name, email, address)
❌ Payment information
❌ Account credentials
❌ Location data beyond IP-based approximation
❌ Device fingerprints
❌ Social media data

This is a simple informational website.

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Cookies

Current Cookie Usage: None

Future Cookie Usage:
When Google Analytics is implemented, it will use cookies to track sessions and user behavior.

Cookie Types (future):
• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics)
• Session cookies (temporary)

Control: Configure your browser to block third-party cookies or use browser extensions.

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Third-Party Services

Current third parties:
GitHub Pages: Website hosting
Google Fonts: Typography (loaded from Google's CDN)

Future third parties:
Google Analytics: Website traffic analysis

We do NOT:
❌ Sell your data to anyone
❌ Share data with advertisers
❌ Use social media tracking pixels

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Data Retention

Current: We retain nothing (we collect nothing)

Future (Google Analytics):
• Analytics data retained per Google's policy (typically 26 months)
• We do not control Google's retention period

GitHub Pages logs: Retained per GitHub's policy (we don't control)

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Your Rights

You can:
✅ Opt-out of Google Analytics (when implemented) using browser extensions or Google's opt-out tool
✅ Block cookies in your browser settings
✅ Use privacy-focused browsers (Firefox, Brave)
✅ Contact us with privacy concerns

GDPR/CCPA Rights:
Since we collect virtually no personal data, there's nothing to access, delete, or port. If Google Analytics is implemented, contact Google directly for their data.

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EU/EEA/UK Users (GDPR)

Legal Basis for Processing:
• Legitimate interest (understanding website traffic)

Your GDPR Rights:
• Right to access your data
• Right to erasure
• Right to object to processing
• Right to data portability

Data Controller: Donkey Code Syndicate LLC
Contact: donkeycodesyndicatellc[at]gmail[dot]com

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California Residents (CCPA)

Your CCPA Rights:
• Know what personal info is collected
• Know if data is sold (We do NOT sell data)
• Request deletion of personal info
• Opt-out of sale (N/A - we don't sell)
• Non-discrimination for exercising rights

Data We Collect: Minimal (only Google Analytics when implemented)
Sale of Data: Never

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Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has provided data, contact us immediately.

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Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy.

You'll be notified via:
• Updated "Last Updated" date above
• Prominent notice on homepage (for major changes)

Major changes: Implementation of Google Analytics, addition of contact forms, new tracking technologies

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Governing Law

This policy is governed by the laws of Arizona, USA, without regard to conflict of law principles.

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Contact Us

Questions? Privacy concerns?

Developer: Donkey Code Syndicate LLC
Email: donkeycodesyndicatellc[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: donkeycodesyndicate.com

For App Privacy:
Restful Sounds Privacy Policy