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How this website counts visits without cookies
We want to know whether anyone reads this website. We do not want to follow anyone around to find out. This note describes how we do it.
What we use
We run Umami, an analytics tool, on our own server. The page loads one script from gvdholdings.com itself, and the script only runs on that domain. Nothing is loaded from another company.
What it does not do
- It sets no cookie.
- It does not store your IP address.
- It does not build a profile of you across other websites.
How a visit is told apart
To tell one visit from another without a cookie, the tool makes a visitor hash. The hash is mixed with a salt that changes every month. After the salt changes, an earlier hash can no longer be matched to a new one, so a visitor cannot be followed from one month to the next.
Why we chose this
A tool that sets no cookie and keeps no IP address leaves us with very little data about you. That is the point. We get the counts we want, and you are not asked to accept anything before you read a page.
You can read the full details on our privacy page.