NothingButChuck.com ("we", "us", "the site") is a fan-run entertainment website. This policy explains what information we collect when you visit, why we collect it, and the choices you have. It is written to be readable by humans; if anything is unclear, contact us.
What we collect
Information you give us
- Account details if you register: a display name, an email address and a password (stored hashed). If you sign in through a third-party provider, we receive the profile fields that provider shares.
- Content you submit: facts, tributes, memes created with the meme generator, votes, favorites, reports and contact messages. Submitted facts and tributes are reviewed by moderators before publication; saved memes are published immediately at a shareable link and can be removed by our moderators.
- Newsletter email if you subscribe to the daily fact. Every email contains an unsubscribe link.
Information collected automatically
- Server logs: IP address, browser type, pages requested and timestamps, kept for security, abuse prevention and rate limiting.
- Voting and battle integrity: anonymous votes are remembered in your browser's local storage. Fact Battle votes and saved memes are associated with a one-way hash of your IP address and browser signature so the same visitor can't stuff a matchup; the hash cannot be reversed into an IP address.
- Analytics: we use Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics to understand which pages, jokes and features people use. Analytics data is aggregated; we do not use it to identify you personally.
- Advertising: we display ads through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. See "Advertising and cookies" below.
How we use information
- To run the site: show facts, record votes, save favorites, publish approved submissions and send the newsletter you asked for.
- To keep the site safe: detect abuse, enforce rate limits and moderate content.
- To improve the site: understand which features and jokes are popular.
- To fund the site: display advertising and affiliate links (see our Affiliate Disclosure).
We do not sell your personal information.
Advertising and cookies
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.
If you are visiting from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you will be shown a consent message from a Google-certified consent management platform before personalized ads or analytics cookies are set. You can change your choice at any time using the privacy link in the site footer or the consent message itself. Our Cookie Policy lists the cookies and storage we use.
Sharing
We share information only with service providers who help us run the site (hosting, email delivery, analytics and advertising as described above), when required by law, or to protect the site and its users. Content you choose to publish (facts, tributes, memes, your display name on contributions) is public by design.
Retention
Account data is kept until you delete your account from your profile page. Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe. Server logs are rotated on a rolling basis. Published content may remain on the site after account deletion, without your name attached.
Your rights
Depending on where you live you may have the right to access, correct, export or delete your personal data, or to object to certain processing. You can delete your account and its data from your profile page, unsubscribe from email using the link in any newsletter, and contact us for anything else. We will respond within 30 days.
Children
The site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13; if you believe a child has provided us with information, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes
We will post any changes to this policy on this page and update the date at the top. Significant changes will be announced on the site.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Send us a message.