Privacy Policy

Golden 8 Ball (https://golden8ball.org) is operated by Online Brands LLC (https://onlinebrands.com). The site was created by Alan T Miller. For privacy-related inquiries, contact [email protected].

Google Analytics

This site uses Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID: G-JB0NJKHHWB) to understand how visitors interact with the site. Google Analytics collects anonymized data including pages visited, time on site, referral source, browser type, and approximate geographic region. This data is used to improve the site and understand our audience. Google Analytics uses cookies. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Google AdSense

This site displays advertisements through Google AdSense (publisher ID: pub-4375706760352484). Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your browsing history. You can manage your ad personalization preferences at Google Ads Settings or opt out of personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices.

Contact information

If you contact us via email, submit a story, share a photo, or provide corrections, we store your email address and the content you provided. This information is used only to respond to your inquiry and, with your permission, to incorporate your contribution into the project. We do not add you to any mailing list or share your email with third parties.

File uploads

When upload functionality is available, submitted files (photographs, documents, memorabilia scans) are stored on Cloudflare infrastructure and synced to the project's local archive. Uploaded files are used for historical preservation purposes. We do not sell or license submitted materials to third parties without explicit permission.

This site may include an AI chatbot for answering questions about the Golden 8 Ball's history and receiving community contributions. Conversations with the chatbot are processed by AI language models. Conversation data may be temporarily stored to provide context within a session but is not used for model training. Do not share sensitive personal information with the chatbot.

• We do not sell your personal data to anyone.
• We do not build user profiles for marketing purposes.
• We do not use tracking technologies beyond Google Analytics and AdSense as described above.
• We do not require account creation to use this site.

This site is hosted on Deno Deploy and served through Cloudflare. These services may collect standard server logs (IP address, request timestamps, user agent) as part of their normal operations. Their respective privacy policies apply to data they collect.

This site may include affiliate links in the future. Any affiliate relationships will be disclosed where applicable.

You may request deletion of any personal data we hold about you by emailing [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. California residents have additional rights under the CCPA; contact us if you wish to exercise them.

This policy may be updated to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The "last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised accordingly.