Effective date: [2026-08-16]
0verrated.net (“0verrated,” “we,” or “us”) is an independent motorsports analytics site. This notice explains what information we collect when you use the site, why we collect it, and what choices you have. It applies to 0verrated.net and to our email newsletter.
We are a small, independently operated publication. We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Information You Provide
Email subscription. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. You may also choose to provide a name. We use this only to send the newsletter and occasional notices about the site.
Comments. If you leave a comment, we collect the name and email address you enter, your comment text, your IP address, and your browser’s user-agent string. This is standard WordPress behavior and helps with spam detection. Your name and comment are displayed publicly; your email address and IP address are not.
Direct contact. If you email us, we retain your message and your email address so we can respond.
Information Collected Automatically
Site analytics. We use [ANALYTICS PROVIDER — e.g. Plausible Analytics] to understand which articles are read and how visitors find the site. [IF USING A COOKIELESS PROVIDER, KEEP THIS SENTENCE: This service does not use cookies, does not collect personal information, and does not track visitors across other websites. It reports aggregate figures only — page views, referring sites, and approximate country.]
Server logs. Our web host, [HOSTING PROVIDER], automatically records standard request information including IP address, timestamp, and pages requested. These logs are used for security and troubleshooting.
Cookies
[IF USING COOKIELESS ANALYTICS: We do not use advertising or tracking cookies. WordPress may set functional cookies if you leave a comment — these remember your name and email so you do not have to re-enter them. Your browser settings let you block or delete cookies at any time.]
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How We Use Information
- To publish and operate the site
- To send the newsletter you subscribed to
- To display and moderate comments
- To respond to messages you send us
- To understand, in aggregate, which content is useful
- To detect and prevent spam and abuse
- To comply with legal obligations
How We Share Information
Service providers. We share information only with the vendors that make the site work:
- [HOSTING PROVIDER] — website hosting
- [EMAIL PROVIDER] — newsletter delivery
- [ANALYTICS PROVIDER] — aggregate site analytics
- [SPAM FILTER, e.g. Akismet] — comment spam filtering (receives comment content, name, email, and IP address)
These providers may use your information only to perform services for us.
Legal requirements. We may disclose information if we reasonably believe it is required to comply with law or legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of any person.
Business transfer. If the site is sold or transferred, user information may transfer with it. Any successor would remain bound by this notice unless and until you are notified of a change.
We do not share your information with advertising networks or data brokers.
Your Privacy Rights
Regardless of where you live, you may ask us to:
- Tell you what personal information we hold about you
- Correct information that is inaccurate
- Delete your information
- Provide a copy of your information in a portable format
- Stop sending you email
To make a request, email privacy@0verrated.net. We will respond within 45 days. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request, typically by confirming you control the email address associated with the information.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.
U.S. state privacy laws. Residents of states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws — including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, and others — have the rights described above under those laws. We do not sell personal information, do not share it for targeted advertising, and do not use it for profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
United Kingdom and European Economic Area. If you are in the UK or EEA, you also have the right to object to or restrict processing and to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. We process your email address on the basis of your consent, which you may withdraw at any time by unsubscribing. We process comment and server-log data on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a functioning, spam-free website.
How Long We Keep Information
- Newsletter subscriptions — until you unsubscribe, plus up to 30 days in backups
- Comments — indefinitely, unless you ask us to remove them
- Email correspondence — up to two years
- Server logs — as retained by our host, typically 30 to 90 days
- Aggregate analytics — indefinitely, in non-identifying form
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect the information we hold, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) and access controls. No system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children
This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has provided us information, email privacy@0verrated.net and we will delete it.
Links to Other Sites
We link to other websites, data sources, and publications. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. This notice does not apply to them.
International Visitors
The site is hosted in the United States and read worldwide. If you access it from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your country.
Changes to This Notice
We will post any changes on this page and update the effective date above. If we make a material change, we will note it in the newsletter.
Contact
Questions, requests, or corrections: privacy@0verrated.net
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