Last updated: September 29th, 2026
Jonathan Bowen operates jonathanbowen.boston as an independent site. The policy explains how the site and its providers handle information associated with reading and using its features. A linked service may apply its own privacy policy.
Information from Readers and Visits
A traffic-protection service and the site’s web server process an IP address, requested URL, user agent, request time, and any referrer supplied by a browser. A reader can view public articles without an account. The site also receives information a person provides through comments, subscriptions, contributions, accounts, or email.
Analytics
Google Analytics measures visits and interactions through a tag that can use browser identifiers, including cookies. Google’s data-use explanation describes how Google collects and processes data. The site’s readership service records views, visitors, and referrals, while its provider retains identifying logs for 28 days. Clicky records page and link URLs, titles, referrers, user agents, screen resolution, language, mouse coordinates, and IP addresses, as its privacy policy explains. The account-wide visitor-privacy setting disables tracking cookies and truncates IP addresses; retained fragments can still distinguish some visitors, and Clicky may retain a VPN exit node’s full IP address.
Advertising and Consent
An advertising service uses cookies to deliver ads and measure impressions, video events, and clicks. The service shares online identifiers, network or device activity, and approximate location with advertising partners; that sharing may count as a sale under some U.S. privacy laws. A consent banner offers advertising choices, while the footer displays the opt-out link according to a visitor’s location.
Participation and Contributions
The site sends comment notices, account-recovery links, and order messages through an email relay when their events occur; the relay processes recipient addresses and message contents for delivery. A separate subscription service emails new posts to readers who subscribe. A mailbox provider receives messages sent directly to [email protected].
A commenter must register and provide a name and email address. The site stores each submitted comment for discussion and moderation, while a spam-screening service checks it for spam. An external sign-in provider handles authentication when a commenter chooses that option.
The Underwrite Jon page offers one-time tips and monthly support through checkout services. A monthly contribution requires an account with the subscription provider. The selected payment processor receives the details supplied at checkout.
Use and Disclosure
Jonathan Bowen uses submitted information to answer messages, moderate comments, and administer contributions. A traffic-protection service routes requests to the web host, while the other providers perform the functions described in this policy. A legal obligation may require Jonathan Bowen to disclose a relevant record.
Choices and Requests
The footer displays a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link for visitors in relevant locations; its dialog offers an advertising opt-out that the program stores in a browser cookie without changing analytics settings. A reader who clears cookies or changes browsers needs to select the advertising choice again. A reader can manage email subscriptions through the footer and can restrict cookies or scripts in browser settings, although those limits can affect some features. Clicky offers a separate opt-out page, which requires third-party cookies and a new selection in each browser and device. A reader can request access, correction, or deletion of information supplied through the site by emailing [email protected].
Links and Embeds
An external link can lead away from jonathanbowen.boston, while an embedded item can connect to another service without a reader leaving the page. An outside service applies its own privacy policy and may collect information beyond this site’s control. A reader can review that policy before providing information there.