Privacy policy

The short version

MCReference has no accounts, no login, no comments and no newsletter. There is nothing here to sign up for, so there is no name, email address or password to store. We do not build a profile of you and we do not sell anything about you to anybody.

What is collected automatically

Like every web server, ours records a line per request: the page asked for, the time, the browser’s user agent string, and the IP address the request came from. These logs exist so the site can be kept running and abuse can be stopped. They are not linked to any identity and are not used for advertising.

Cookies

MCReference sets one thing in your browser: your light or dark theme choice. It is stored locally so the page does not flash the wrong colour on your next visit. It never leaves your device and it is not a tracking cookie.

Advertising

This site does not currently show adverts. If that changes, this section will name the advertising provider and link to its own policy before any advert is served, and this page will be updated in the same release.

Images and files loaded from other sites

MCReferencedoes not host project icons, screenshots or downloadable files. Icons and screenshots are loaded directly from the host the author published them on, and every download link points at the author’s own release. That means your browser contacts those hosts, and they can see the request the same way any website you visit can. We do this rather than copying the files because they belong to their authors, and hotlinking with credit is the honest way to show somebody else’s work.

Links to another site carry rel="nofollow noopener" and a no-referrer policy, so the destination is not told which page you came from.

Analytics

We do not run Google Analytics or any similar cross-site tracking product. If that ever changes it will be named here first.

Children

MCReference is a technical reference for software. It is not directed at children, and it does not knowingly collect anything from anyone.

Your data, and how to ask about it

Since we hold no account and no profile, there is nothing personal to export or delete on request. Server logs age out on their own. If you believe something on this site involves you and should not, write to us and we will look at it: see the contact page.

Changes to this policy

The date at the top of this page is the date it last changed. Because the policy describes what the code actually does, it is edited in the same change as the behaviour it describes rather than afterwards.