Privacy policy
Effective and last updated
This policy explains what information Defensible Yard ("we", "us") collects when you use www.defensibleyard.com, how we use it, and the choices and rights you have. We wrote it to be short because we collect very little.
Who runs this site?
Defensible Yard is a California publication about Zone 0 rules for fences and gates. You can reach us at info@defensibleyard.com.
Do you use cookies or trackers?
No. This site sets no cookies and loads no advertising pixels, social media widgets, session recorders, third-party fonts, analytics scripts or other third-party code. Our fonts and images are served from this site. Because nothing tracks you, there is no cookie banner.
What information is collected when I visit?
The site is served by Cloudflare. To deliver pages and protect the site from abuse, Cloudflare processes technical information that every web request contains: your IP address, browser type, the page requested, the referring page and the time. Cloudflare acts as our service provider and handles this information under its own privacy policy. We see only aggregate counts from these logs, such as visits per page and country, never a profile of an individual visitor.
Google Search Console tells us which searches led people to the site, in aggregate. It needs no code on our pages.
What if I email you?
If you email us, we receive your email address, name if you include it, and your message. We use them only to reply, fix errors you report, and keep a record of the conversation. Our email is hosted by Zoho, which acts as our service provider. We do not add you to any mailing list.
Do you have an email newsletter?
Not yet. If we add one, you will only be subscribed if you sign up yourself, every email will include a one-click unsubscribe link and our postal address, and we will update this policy before it starts, including the name of the email provider and how we handle opens and clicks.
Categories of personal information (California disclosure)
In the last 12 months we have collected the following, from you or your browser directly:
- Identifiers and internet activity: IP address and request details processed by our host to serve pages and stop abuse.
- Contact details and correspondence: only if you email us.
We use this information only to run and secure the site and to answer you. We do not collect sensitive personal information, and we do not use or disclose any information to infer characteristics about you.
Do you sell or share my personal information?
No. We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, as those terms are defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act, and we have not done so in the last 12 months. We disclose information only to the service providers named above, to the extent needed to run the site and our email, or when the law requires it.
How long do you keep it?
Our host keeps request logs for a short period set by its own policy. We keep emails for as long as needed to handle your message and our records, and delete them when they are no longer needed.
What are my rights as a California resident?
You can ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, to correct it, or to delete it, and to opt out of any sale or sharing (we do neither). We will not treat you differently for using these rights. Email info@defensibleyard.com with your request. We may ask for information to confirm the request is yours, and we will respond within 45 days. An authorized agent may make a request for you with your signed permission.
We honor Global Privacy Control signals. Since we do not sell or share personal information, there is nothing further for the signal to turn off.
Children
This site is for adults and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect information from children.
Security
The site is served only over HTTPS and runs no third-party code. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, but we keep what we collect to a minimum.
Links to other sites
Our articles link to government pages, laws and other sources. Those sites have their own privacy practices, which this policy does not cover.
Changes to this policy
If we change what we collect or how we use it, we will update this page and the date above before the change takes effect.