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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 13 May 2026

    The short version: Vivarca does not use cookies, does not build personal profiles, does not sell data, and does not track individual visitors. We collect only anonymous, aggregate statistics to understand how the site is used.
  

Who we are

Vivarca (vivarca.org) is a free, non-commercial public archive of public domain books on survival, medicine, agriculture, engineering and related topics. The site is operated by a private individual and is not a registered company.

What we collect

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. This tool is cookieless — it does not place any tracking cookies in your browser and does not build a profile of you as an individual.

The data Cloudflare collects on our behalf includes:

Pages visited and time spent on page
Country of origin (derived from IP address, not stored)
Browser type and operating system
Device type (mobile, tablet, desktop)
Referring source (how you found the site)

This data is aggregated and anonymous. We cannot identify individual visitors. IP addresses are processed by Cloudflare to derive approximate location and are not stored by us.

What we do not collect

No cookies of any kind
No email addresses or any personal information
No account registration or login data
No payment information
No cross-site tracking
No data sold or shared with advertisers

Third party services

Cloudflare — The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages and served through Cloudflare's global network. As a result, Cloudflare processes all requests to vivarca.org, including your IP address, as part of providing the hosting and security service. Cloudflare's privacy policy applies: cloudflare.com/privacypolicy

Google Fonts — The site loads fonts from Google Fonts, which means Google may receive your IP address as part of the font delivery request. You can read Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy

Amazon affiliate links — Some links on this site point to Amazon and include an affiliate identifier. If you click one and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Amazon may set cookies when you visit their site. Amazon's privacy policy applies: amazon.com/privacy

Cookies

Vivarca itself sets no cookies. Cloudflare may set a technical cookie (__cf_bm) for bot management purposes as part of providing the hosting service. This is a security cookie, not a tracking cookie, and is subject to Cloudflare's privacy policy.

Because we set no analytics or tracking cookies, no cookie consent banner is required under GDPR for the analytics we use.

Your rights under GDPR

If you are based in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, correct or delete personal data held about you.

Since we do not collect or store personal data directly, there is no personal data held by Vivarca to access or delete. For data processed by Cloudflare or Google on our behalf, please refer to their respective privacy policies and data subject request processes.

Data retention

Cloudflare Web Analytics retains aggregated traffic data for up to 6 months. No individual-level data is retained by us at any point.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially, the "last updated" date at the top of this page will be updated. We recommend checking it periodically.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can reach us at the contact details published on the site. We aim to respond within 30 days.