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Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 3, 2026

Who we are

Maccafan ("we", "us", "our") is a Paul McCartney news and library publication. Our website address is https://maccafan.net.

For any privacy concerns, contact: [email protected]

What information we collect and why

Information you provide directly

If you contact us via email, we receive your email address and the contents of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not share email correspondence with third parties.

If you sign up for our RSS feed, no personal information is collected.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our site, our server and our analytics provider automatically collect certain information about your visit, including:

  • Your IP address (anonymized after collection)
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages you visit on our site
  • Time and date of visit
  • Time spent on each page

This information is used to understand how visitors use our site and to improve the quality of our content.

Cookies and similar technologies

Our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4)

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand site usage. Google Analytics sets cookies that allow us to count visits and traffic sources, measure article performance, and identify which content is most useful to readers. The data collected is aggregated and anonymized.

For more information about how Google handles this data, see Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Advertising cookies (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other websites. These cookies enable Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and other sites on the internet.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads or by visiting https://www.aboutads.info to opt out of personalized advertising from third-party vendors.

For more information about how Google AdSense uses your data, see Google's advertising privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Essential cookies

Our site may set technical cookies necessary for basic functionality (such as remembering whether you have closed a banner). These cookies do not track you across other websites.

Third-party services

Our site uses the following third-party services that may collect information about you:

  • Google Analytics 4 — site usage analytics (https://policies.google.com/privacy)
  • Google AdSense — advertising (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads)
  • Cloudflare — content delivery and security (https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/)
  • Google Fonts — typography served from Google's CDN (https://policies.google.com/privacy)

These services may collect technical information such as your IP address and browser type as part of their normal operation.

How we share your information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

  • With service providers listed above (Google, Cloudflare) as necessary for them to provide their services
  • To comply with legal obligations if required by law, court order, or governmental request
  • To protect rights if we believe sharing is necessary to investigate or protect against illegal activity, fraud, or threats to safety

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • The right to know what information we have about you
  • The right to request deletion of your information
  • The right to opt out of personalized advertising
  • The right to opt out of analytics tracking

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

European Union (GDPR)

If you are in the European Union, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, including the right to access, rectify, port, and erase your data, as well as the right to object to or restrict certain processing.

California (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete your personal information, and the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information.

Children's privacy

Our site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us at [email protected] and we will delete it.

Data retention

Analytics data collected by Google Analytics is retained according to Google's data retention settings (currently 14 months). Email correspondence is retained as long as needed to address your inquiry, then libraryd or deleted.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

For privacy-related questions, contact:

Email: [email protected]