Latest revision: January 31st, 2026
My name is Nicholas Piersimoni, but my site name is 3StrandTech. In this privacy policy I use the terms “blog” or “site” interchangeably; both terms refer to the overall website (https://www.3StrandTech.blog) You can contact me at 3strandtech@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy.
I am a technology enthusiast. I love technology, learning how to use new technologies (both physical and digital) and love to share what I discover and think about technology with you here on the blog.
In using/accessing/interacting with my blog, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy
I have a few guiding principles when it comes to personal information:
-I am considerate about the information that I ask you to provide and the information that I gather about you through the operation of my site
-I store personal information only for the amount of time necessary to have it (the time necessary means for as long as I have a legitimate reason to keep it).
-I do my best to make it easy for you to control how your data is handled. This includes what data is shared publicly or kept private, indexed by search engines and permanently deleted.
-I endeavor for full transparency on how I collect, use, and share your personal information
This Privacy Policy applies to information that I collect about you when you access my site, including if you access it while signed into a WordPress account.
Information I Collect
The only information that I gather from you is that which is needed to run my blog. I post (or will post) tech blogs on various topics including (but not limited to) tutorials, opinions, reviews and news in the technology space.
As of the most recent date (mentioned at the top of this privacy policy where it says “Latest revision:,” I use the Jetpack plugin for any data collection from you. Jetpack is a plugin owned and operated by Automattic. Automattic owns, operates and maintains Jetpack and WordPress. WordPress is the entity that hosts my blog. Automattic, WordPress and/or
Jetpack may collect data about you since they provide services that allow me to have and operate my website. I will include in this Privacy Policy only the information specific to data that I collect while you interact with, use and/or access my blog. Per Automattic’s Privacy Policy (which you can read here https://automattic.com/privacy/) Automattic processes information about visitors to their users’ websites. I am a user and my blog is technically a WordPress website. Therefore, some of the data that is collected on this site is collected by me and some is collected by Automattic.
I have no control of the data that Automattic collects. As disclosed above, Automattic owns and operates Jetpack and WordPress, and WordPress hosts this site, so if you need information about the data that Automattic processes or have questions, comments, or concerns, I suggest you read their Privacy Policy and contact them about said concerns at the contact information provided in their Privacy Policy. You may find their full privacy policy at automattic.com/privacy
Data Collection of children under 13
Per the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and WordPress terms of service (WordPress Terms of service can be accessed here), no data is knowingly and/or intentionally collected from children under 13 years old (or 16 or under in Europe) on my blog. If any data is mistakenly collected, let me know via the contact methods described at the top and bottom of this privacy agreement.
Why is information collected?
-To place and manage ads (to place ads on my blog posts as part of an advertising system and to comprehend ad performance)
-To be able to communicate with you (in the event something is wrong or you need to suggest/report on site activity)
-To run and protect the website properly (To maintain the website to prevent crashes, monitor site performance such as loading time and responsiveness, to protect the site against spam or unauthorized activity and to ensure as much safety of site visitors as possible)
Legal bases for collecting and using information
For European Union visitors (EU), here are the legal grounds for processing your information per EU data protection laws. My use of your information is based on the grounds that:
-You have given the site your consent (such as by accepting cookies to be placed on your device)
-I have a legitimate interest in using your information (mainly for providing a newsletter of my blog. I can’t send out a newsletter to you if you don’t provide your e-mail address to enable me to send you the newsletter, for example. Also to protect the website and visitors (you) from unauthorized or harmful activities such as spam comments and/or illegal/hurtful comments or actions by site visitors)
Sharing Information
How I share information
The only information that I’m actually interested in is your e-mail address so that I can run a newsletter. I do not and will not share your information with any third party myself. In other words, I will not compile your information into a readable file and send it to another party without your consent or anything similar to that. However, the tools that I use on this site (specifically Jetpack) may collect data from you. I have no control over that, and that is why I disclose what information those tools collect in the sections later on in this privacy policy.
I may share information to legal entities if required by a subpoena, court order, or other legal request. One other thing to note about sharing is that if you like or comment on any of my posts, then that information is viewable by whoever else happens to look at said comments or likes.
How Long I keep Information
I only keep information long enough until its not needed anymore. If you want me to delete any personal information about you, you can do so using the contact form at the bottom of this privacy policy.
In terms of technical information, Automattic keeps web server logs (which may include information about you visiting my site) involving things like your IP address, browser type, OS, for about 30 days to help them analyze Automattic websites and investigate any issues that may happen. Refer to their privacy policy here under the “How Long We Keep Information” section).
Security
No website or online service is 100% secure, but I do everything I can to protect your information.
Choices
You can do multiple things when it comes to the information stored on my blog
-Limit information that you provide (you are not required to subscribe to my newsletter to read my blog. You can simply visit my site in your web browser and reject the non essential cookies in the cookie consent banner that presents itself)
-Limit access to information on your mobile device: The operating system (OS) on your mobile device may allow you to limit certain information sharing in your mobile browser, for example. See your mobile device OS documentation for more information.
-Set your browser to reject cookies (Note: per Automattic’s privacy policy, Automattic websites don’t respond to “Do Not Track” signals, but some browsers may have reject cookie settings that may help. Understand that some of my blog features might not work properly without cookies)
-Close Your Account: Closing your account will cause your information to be deleted from Automattic systems. Some information will be kept by Automattic for some time after deletion (for legal reasons) per their privacy policy. If you close your WordPress account but provided me your email address for my newsletter, you’ll need to contact me using the methods described at the top of bottom of this privacy policy to remove your e-mail from my newsletter list.
Your Rights
Depending on where you live in the world, certain data protection laws may apply, such as if you’re in some US states or within the areas of the UK and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you might have rights regarding your personal info such as the right to have access to or delete your data.
UK or European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are in a country within the scope of the GDPR, you are allowed by this law to:
-Request access to your data
-Request correction or deletion of your personal data
-Object to our use and processing of your data
-Request that we limit our use and processing of your personal data
-Request portability of your personal data
Also, you can make a complaint to a government supervisory authority.
US Privacy Laws
CCPA (California Residents) You have similar rights to GDPR. You may access, port, and delete your personal data if you need to. Reach out to me if needed via the contact form below.
In the case of cookies (discussed below), the length that a cookie is maintained depends on the cookie itself, but the longest period of time that any cookie is kept is 1 year. If you want specifics based on individual cookies, Jetpack has more information on their cookie page, linked here https://jetpack.com/support/cookies/#protect
Cookie Policy
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when websites are loaded in a browser. There are “session cookies” which are used for single visits and “persistent cookies” for repeat visits. Cookies serve many functions such as permitting users to register and login to a website or for the purposes of serving ad content (more on that down below). Ad content cookies are referred to as “third party cookies.” Other tracking entities such as “web beacons” or “pixels” may also be used. They are used alongside cookies and are small transparent images that provide Jetpack, WordPress and Automattic with statistics for the same type of purposes as cookies. You may disable cookies but web beacons might still load, but with less powerful capabilities.
For additional information about the cookies that Jetpack uses, you can refer to this resource https://jetpack.com/support/cookies/#protect. For additional information about cookies that Automattic and their subsidiaries may use when you visit my site, you can refer to this resource automattic.com/cookies
Information Collected about You
Notice
This section includes information that may be collected specifically as a result of visiting my blog. The following components are Jetpack features that I use in order to operate the blog properly and the information collected is limited to strictly what is needed. Additionally, not all of the features mentioned here are currently active on my blog but may be active in the future. For clarity, all currently active features are indeed listed here.
Jetpack Sync
I use the Jetpack Sync service to back up my blog content in the event of a catastrope or other unexpected event that causes me to have to restore my site from a backup. In this privacy policy if any component mentions “Data Synched,” then data involving that specific component is backed up to the Jetpack Sync service. For more information on Jetpack sync and the type of backup data it stores, you may refer to this resource.
Akismet Spam Service
My blog uses Akismet anti-spam service provided by Jetpack to help provide an enjoyable experience for all visitors. This is specifically used to help prevent spam comments anywhere on my blog where comments are enabled. Per Askismet, the information that may be collected by Akismet as a result of you commenting may include:
Information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet Anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).
Newsletter subscriptions
I make a newsletter subscription available to those who would like to get my posts delivered to their e-mail inbox. To subscribe to said Newsletter, you would need to provide your e-mail address. While I write the blog content component of my posts, Jetpack manages and administers the Newsletter function of my blog, and Jetpack itself does collect additional data about you which I describe below:
If you signup to get a newsletter of my blog post, the following information is used by Jetpack: your email address and the ID of the post or comment (depending on the specific subscription being processed). In the event of a new subscription being initiated, Jetpack also collects some basic server data, including all of your HTTP request headers, the IP address from which you are viewing the page, and the URI which was given to access the page (REQUEST_URI and DOCUMENT_URI). This server data is used to monitor and prevent abuse and spam.
Advertisements
The information used by Jetpack’s ad service includes:
Data used: The following information (made available from the visitor’s browser) is collected and sent to Automattic’s Demand Partners: IP address, geographical data (derived from the IP address), user agent, operating system, device type, unique user ID (randomly generated identifier), current URL, and IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) interest category. The advertising partners may use that information to display personalized ads to those visitors. Sharing this information with our advertising partners may be considered a “sale” of information under the CCPA. Log data (IP address, geographical data, user agent, operating system, device type) is stored for 30 days. The unique user ID is stored in cookies and is retained for 1 year.
Activity tracked: Ad impressions, video-related events (i.e. pause, mute, 100% plays, etc.) or errors, and ad click events. Various cookies are used to deliver targeted advertisements to specific visitors, store user identifiers, and collect anonymous ad platform stats
Brute Force attack protection
Data used: To check login activity and potentially block fraudulent attempts, Jetpack’s Brute force attack protection uses the following information: the attempting user’s IP address, the attempting user’s email address/username (i.e., according to the value they were attempting to use during the login process), and all IP-related HTTP headers attached to the attempting user.
Activity tracked: Failed login attempts (these include IP address and user agent). We also set a cookie (jpp_math_pass) for 1 day to remember if/when a user has successfully completed a math captcha to prove that they’re a real human.
Data synced: Failed login attempts contain the user’s IP address, attempted username or email address, and user agent information.
Comment Likes
This feature is only accessible to users logged in to WordPress.com with a WordPress.com account.
Data used: To process a comment like, the following information is used by Jetpack: WordPress.com user ID/username (you must be logged in to use this feature), the local site-specific user ID (if the user is signed in to the site on which the like occurred), and a true/false data point that tells us if the user liked a specific comment. If you perform a like action from one of Automattic’s mobile apps, additional information is used to track the activity: IP address, user agent, timestamp of event, blog ID, browser language, country code, and device info.
Activity tracked: Comment likes
Contact Form
Data used: Because Akismet is enabled on the site, data used by Akismet includes the contact form submission data — IP address, user agent, name, email address, website, and message — is submitted to the Akismet service (also owned by Automattic) for spam checking. The actual submission data is stored in the site’s database on which it was submitted and is emailed directly to the owner of the form (i.e. the site author who published the page on which the contact form resides). This email will include the submitter’s IP address, timestamp, name, email address, website, and message.
Data synced: Post and post metadata associated with a user’s contact form submission. Because Akismet is enabled on the site, the IP address and user agent originally submitted with the comment are also synced, as they are stored in the post meta.
GIF Block
There may be GIFs embedded onto my posts
Data used: An iframe is inserted into the page using an HTTP connection. The iframe is governed by Giphy’s privacy policy which you can find here.
Activity tracked: Jetpack doesn’t track any activity. For details of what Giphy tracks, refer to their privacy policy (linked directly above).
Gravatar Hovercards
The Gravatar Hovercards feature makes your Gravatar information visible to others.
Data used: This feature will send a hash of your email address (if you are logged into my site or WordPress.com—or if you submitted a comment on the site using your email address that is attached to an active Gravatar profile) to the Gravatar service (also owned by Automattic) to retrieve your profile image.
Jetpack Comments
The Jetpack Comments feature integrates social media login options into your comment form.
Data used: Jetpack uses this information: the Commenter’s name, email address, site URL (if provided via the comment form), timestamp, and IP address. Additionally, a jetpack.wordpress.com IFrame receives the following data: WordPress.com blog ID attached to the site, ID of the post on which the comment is being submitted, commenter’s local user ID (if available), commenter’s local username (if available), commenter’s site URL (if available), MD5 hash of the commenter’s email address (if available), and the comment content. Because Akismet (also owned by Automattic) is enabled on the site, the following information is sent to the service for the sole purpose of spam checking: your name, email address, site URL, IP address, and user agent.
Activity tracked: The comment author’s (your) name, email address, and site URL (if provided during the comment submission) are stored in cookies.
Data synced: All data and metadata (see above) associated with comments. This includes the comment’s status and, because Akismet is enabled on the site, whether or not it was classified as spam by Akismet.
Jetpack Stats
The Jetpack Stats feature tracks your site visits and other valuable insights, so you can drive more traffic to your website
Data used: Jetpack uses your: IP address, WordPress.com user ID (if logged in), WordPress.com username (if logged in), user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, and country code. Important: the site owner does not have access to any of this information via this feature. For example, a site owner can see that a specific post has 285 views, but he/she cannot see which specific users/accounts viewed that post. Stats logs — containing visitor IP addresses and WordPress.com usernames (if available) — are retained by Atuomattic for 28 days and are used for the sole purpose of powering this feature.
Activity tracked: Post and page views, video plays (if videos are hosted by WordPress.com), outbound link clicks, referring URLs and search engine terms, and country. Jetpack also tracks performance on each page load when this feature is enabled, including the JavaScript file used for tracking stats. This is exclusively for aggregate performance tracking across Jetpack sites to make sure that our plugin and code are not causing performance issues. This includes tracking page load times and resource loading duration (image files, JavaScript files, CSS files, etc.).
Likes
The Likes feature allows visitors (you) to show your appreciation for m posts.
This feature is only accessible to users logged in to WordPress.com.
Data used: To process a post-like action, the following information is used by Jetpack: IP address, WordPress.com user ID, WordPress.com username, WordPress.com-connected site ID (on which the post was liked), post ID (of the post that was liked), user agent, timestamp of event, browser language, country code.
Activity tracked: Post likes.
Notifications
The Notifications feature makes sure that you can receive notifications for new comments and Likes on WordPress.com and Jetpack sites like mine.
This feature is only accessible to registered site users who are logged in to WordPress.com.
Data used: Jetpack uses this data: IP address, WordPress.com user ID, WordPress.com username, WordPress.com-connected site ID and URL, Jetpack version, user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, country code. This feature may send visitor-related information or activity to the site owner. This may include: email address, WordPress.com username, site URL, email address, comment content, follow actions, etc.
Activity tracked: Sending notifications (i.e. when we send a notification to a particular user), opening notifications (i.e. when a user opens a notification that they receive), performing an action from within the notification panel (e.g. liking a comment or marking a comment as spam), and clicking on any link from within the notification panel/interface.
Repeat Visitor Block
The Repeat Visitor Block shows what’s inside the page or post depending on how many times a visitor has visited the page.
Data used: With the Repeat Visitor block, Jetpack records page views by setting a cookie named `jp-visit-counter` in the visitor’s browser, which is incremented on each visit. This cookie is stored only in the browser and not recorded in our databases.
Search
The Search Feature delivers the most relevant results to your visitors (that means you when you visit my blog).
Data used: Jetpack uses any of the visitor-chosen search filters and query data to process the search request on the WordPress.com servers. Jetpack also uses aggregate data about page views and searches to adjust our search results.
Activity tracked: Jetpack anonymously tracks when and what visitors (that means you) search for and click on. This data is used to improve Jetpack’s search algorithms and track how well the search is working. This tracking includes: IP address, URL, user agent, timestamp of event, browser language, country code, search query, and filters.
Sharing
The Sharing Feature helps you share my blog posts to other websites (if you choose to do so).
Data used: When official sharing buttons are active on the site, each button loads content directly from its service to display the button, information, and tools for the sharing party. As a result, each of these Jetpack services can, in turn, collect information about the sharing party (the sharing party is you).
When a non-official Facebook or Pinterest sharing button is active on the site, information such as the sharing party’s (that means you) IP address and the page URL will be available for each service, so sharing counts can be displayed next to the button.
Since Akismet is active on my blog, when sharing content via email, the following information is used: sharing party’s (your) name and email address (if the user (you) is logged in, this information will be pulled directly from their (your) account), IP address (for spam checking), user agent (for spam checking), and email body/content. This content will be sent to Akismet (also owned by Automattic) so that a spam check can be performed.
Video Hosting (VideoPress)
The VideoPress feature loads videos more quickly.
Data used: Because Jetpack Stats it active, the following information is used: the viewer’s (your) IP address, WordPress.com user ID (if logged in), WordPress.com username (if logged in), user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, and country code.
Activity tracked: Video plays.
WordPress.com Toolbar
This feature is only accessible to registered users of the site who are also logged in to WordPress.com.
Data used by Jetpack: Gravatar image URL of the logged-in user (you) to display it in the toolbar and the WordPress.com user ID of the logged-in user. Additionally, for activity tracking (detailed below): IP address, WordPress.com user ID, WordPress.com username, WordPress.com-connected site ID and URL, Jetpack version, user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, country code.
Activity tracked: Click actions within the toolbar.
Contact me
As mentioned above, you may contact me directly regarding anything, especially the content of this privacy policy, including access to, deletion of, and/or an export of your data at 3StrandTech@gmail.com. You may also use the contact form below.
Data Request Form
Use the below form to submit a data subject request according to applicable privacy laws. You may submit a request to access, correct, or delete your personal data. A response to your request will happen within 30 days of receipt.
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