Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 12, 2026

This policy describes how River Field Journal (riverfieldjournal.org) handles information from visitors to this site.

What Data We Collect

This site does not collect personal data through analytics, tracking pixels, or advertising networks. No cookies that identify individual visitors are set by this site's own code.

If you submit the contact form, the name, email address, phone number (if provided), and message content you enter are received by this site. The contact form on this site uses a client-side simulation only — no data is transmitted to a server or stored. The form is provided for convenience and does not constitute a functioning data collection mechanism.

Cookies

This site sets one cookie-preference record in your browser's localStorage under the key rfj_cookie_consent. This records whether you accepted or rejected the cookie notice. It does not identify you personally and is not shared with any third party.

Third-party services referenced on this site — specifically Google Fonts, which serves the Inter typeface — may set their own cookies or log requests. Consult Google's privacy documentation for information on what Google Fonts collects from font requests.

External Links

This site links to government agency websites (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, provincial wildlife ministries) and Wikimedia Commons. Visiting those links is subject to the privacy policies of those sites, which are independent of River Field Journal.

Images on this site are served directly from Wikimedia Commons upload servers (upload.wikimedia.org). Loading these images may result in a request log entry at Wikimedia Foundation. Wikimedia's privacy policy governs that data.

Children

This site is not directed at children under 13. The contact form asks for an email address; parents or guardians should supervise any form submissions by minors.

Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated when the site's functionality changes in ways that affect data handling. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.

Contact

For questions about this policy:
contact@riverfieldjournal.org