Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy — topic.garden
Last updated: 11/1/2025
This Privacy Policy explains in clear and straightforward terms how topic.garden handles information when users visit the website. Our goal is to keep the policy simple, readable, and transparent while maintaining a practical and minimal approach to data collection. We only gather the information that is strictly necessary for the website to function properly, to keep it secure, and to understand general usage patterns. We do not attempt to identify users personally, and we do not create user profiles or track individuals across the Internet.
1. Data Controller
The website https://topic.garden is operated by:
topic.garden Email: hello@topic.garden
You may contact this address for any privacy-related questions or requests.
2. General Approach to Privacy
We follow a simple data-minimization philosophy. This means we only process the basic technical information required to deliver content efficiently, maintain website security, and understand general visitor activity. We choose infrastructure providers with established reliability and industry-standard protections. Our goal is to maintain a smooth browsing experience without collecting personal details or engaging in intrusive data practices. We operate a lightweight service with minimal processing and no unnecessary tracking.
3. Information We Collect
Technical Data Collected Automatically
When you access topic.garden, certain information is automatically processed by our hosting systems, CDN, and analytics tools. This may include your IP address, browser type, device information, the pages you visit, timestamps, and basic system logs. These elements are automatically generated by servers and are essential for routing traffic, ensuring security, detecting errors, and understanding how visitors interact with the site in an aggregated and anonymous way.
Cookies
We use a small number of cookies. Cloudflare uses cookies to maintain performance and security, helping protect the site against threats and ensuring that it loads quickly. Google Analytics may use cookies to generate anonymous statistical information about general usage patterns. These cookies do not identify individuals and are used solely to help us understand which topics or sections of the site attract the most interest.
No Account or Personal Data
We do not offer a user registration system, and therefore we do not collect names, email addresses, passwords, or any other personally identifying information. The website can be used entirely without providing personal data.
4. Purpose of Processing
The limited data we process serves only a few essential purposes. First, we use technical data to ensure the platform functions correctly, loads efficiently, and remains stable across different devices and regions. Second, we rely on basic information to protect the website from malicious traffic, automated attacks, or misuse. Third, we analyze general usage trends so we can improve content structure, adjust performance settings, and understand which areas of the site visitors find most helpful. None of this processing is used to identify users personally or for any form of advertising.
5. Legal Basis
We rely primarily on legitimate interest, which includes operating a secure, functional, and reliable website. For optional analytics cookies, user consent may apply depending on browser settings. These legal bases reflect common and low-risk practices for websites that handle minimal technical data and avoid collecting personal information.
6. External Service Providers
To operate topic.garden efficiently, we use trusted third-party providers with strong reputations and established privacy standards:
- Cloudflare — Provides global CDN services, caching, routing, and security features to protect the website and ensure fast loading times.
- Google Analytics — Offers anonymous statistical insights about general website usage, helping us understand which pages perform well and how visitors navigate the site.
- Hetzner (EU) — Hosts the core infrastructure in secure datacenters located within the European Union.
These providers process only the technical data required to deliver their services.
7. International Data Transfers
Some services we use, such as Cloudflare and Google Analytics, operate global networks. As a result, certain technical data may be processed outside the European Union. These providers use widely accepted legal and technical safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, to protect data during international transfers.
8. Data Retention
We retain data only for the time necessary to maintain normal operations. Technical logs related to security and routing are kept for short periods, analytics data remains anonymized and used solely for statistical purposes, and CDN-related information is rotated automatically by Cloudflare. We do not store personal data long-term, since we do not collect any.
9. User Rights
If you are located in a region that grants data protection rights (such as the European Union), you may exercise rights such as requesting access to the technical data associated with your visits, requesting deletion where applicable, or objecting to certain types of processing. You can contact us at hello@topic.garden, and we will handle your request to the extent applicable, noting that we collect very limited and generally non-identifying information.
10. Security
We apply reasonable security measures to protect the site and the technical data it processes. This includes the use of HTTPS encryption, DDoS protection and routing through Cloudflare, and secure EU-based hosting infrastructure. By keeping our data processing minimal, we naturally reduce potential risks.
11. External Links
The website may contain links to other pages or external websites. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or privacy practices of external sites.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any modification will be posted on this page along with the updated revision date. We aim to keep the policy simple and aligned with the actual functioning of the website.
13. Contact
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, feel free to contact us at:
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