Privacy policy

All web servers, including the ones that host GodSongs.net, store some information about visitors, including (at least) IP address, browser and its configuration, the date and time of the visit and and details about how the visitor reached the site (from a referring page, or using what search-keywords).

This data is tracked for administration and maintenance purposes, and lets me know what articles readers are interested in. It is also used for administration and site-maintenance, and for promoting the site to potential advertisers. A key point is that it cannot personally identify visitors to this site, so is not considered as personal information.

Users who choose to use certain features of the site may be required to be logged in and/or provide personally identifying information. The only information that is collected or stored by Godsongs.net is:

The login account that is provided when a comment is left: this is stored in accordance with Blogger's data handling polices and using their technologies, and this is used only to respond to the comment(s) that are left.
Name and email address of a person submitting a hymn research request: these items (which are optional and do not affect whether a research request is acted upon) are stored in accordance with Google Forms data handling polices and using their technologies, and this is used only to respond to the request.
Email address of a person requesting to updated by email: these addresses are stored in accordance with Google Feedburner's data handling polices and using their technologies, and this is used only to respond to the request.

Cookies and Web Beacons

This site may use cookies to store data about visitor's preferences and history in order to provide better service and to present him/her with customized content.

Advertising partners, like Adsense and affiliates like Amazon, SheetMusicPlus, MusicNotes, et al, may also use cookies, scripts and/or web beacons to track visitors, so they can display relevant advertisements and other useful information. Such tracking is done directly by the advertisers with their own servers and is controlled by their own privacy policies.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings if you have privacy concerns. It is not recommended to do this for all sites is not recommended, because it may cause problems with the way you prefer to use some sites. Instead, it's better to disable or enable cookies on a per-site basis. See your web-browser(s) documentation for information about blocking cookies and other tracking mechanisms.

Google Inc would like you to be aware that

Advertisements served by Google, Inc., and affiliated companies may be controlled using cookies. These let Google display ads based on your visits to this site and others that use Google advertising services. Learn how to opt out of Google's cookie usage. Tracking done by Google is subject to Google's privacy policies.

Other networks

I partner with Rakuten Advertising, who may collect personal information when you interact with the site. The collection and use of this information is subject to the privacy policy located here.