Privacy Policy
InkSight collects the minimum it needs to run the site. Here's exactly what that means, in plain language.
The short version
- We collect your email only if you subscribe to the Ink Report newsletter.
- We log basic page-view data (path, referrer, browser user-agent, a short-lived session id) to understand which pages people use. We do not use third-party analytics tags like Google Analytics, Plausible, Meta Pixel, or similar.
- Your watchlist and collection-style state are stored in your browser, not on our servers.
- Affiliate links to TCGplayer, eBay, and Amazon may set their own cookies when you click them — that's outside our control and governed by their privacy policies.
- We do not sell personal data.
Information we collect
Email signups (Ink Report)
If you submit the newsletter form on the home or Market page, we store your email address with a "source" tag (so we know which page you signed up from) in our database, hosted on our backend provider. We use it only to send the Ink Report newsletter and product updates from InkSight. We do not share or sell it.
Page-view logs
When you load a page, we record: the path you visited, the page you came from (HTTP referrer, if your browser sends it), your browser's user-agent string, and a randomly generated session id stored in your browser's sessionStorage that rotates after 30 minutes of inactivity. We use this only to count traffic and understand which pages are working. We do not attempt to identify individual users from this data.
Local browser storage
Features like the Market page's watchlist save state to your browser's localStorage. That data stays on your device and is not transmitted to InkSight. Clearing site data in your browser removes it.
Affiliate / third-party links
When you click an affiliate link (e.g. "Buy on TCGplayer", "Find on eBay", "Check on Amazon"), the destination retailer may set cookies or collect data per their own privacy policy. InkSight does not see your TCGplayer / eBay / Amazon account information. We only see, via the affiliate network's reporting, that a click or purchase was attributed to us.
Cookies
InkSight itself sets only the technical storage described above (a session id in sessionStorage, plus any preferences/watchlist state in localStorage). Third-party retailers you click through to, and the advertising vendors described below, set their own cookies independently.
Advertising — Google AdSense & third-party vendors
InkSight uses Google AdSense to display ads on some pages. As a result:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to InkSight and/or other sites on the internet.
- Third-party vendors and ad networks may also place and read cookies, web beacons, or similar identifiers on your browser as a result of ad serving on InkSight, and may collect your IP address, user-agent, and interaction data per their own privacy policies.
You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also learn more — and opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising — at aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.eu.
For full details on how Google uses data when you use sites that partner with Google, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
How we use the data
- Operate the site, including delivering the Ink Report to subscribers.
- Understand which features are useful and which are broken.
- Serve advertising through Google AdSense and its partners (see above).
- Comply with legal obligations if they apply.
We do not sell personal data, and we do not build our own first-party advertising profiles outside the Google AdSense disclosures above.
Your choices
- Unsubscribe from the Ink Report at any time using the unsubscribe link in every email, or by getting in touch via our contact form.
- Clear local storage via your browser's site-data settings to wipe watchlist / session data.
- Request deletion of your email and any associated records via our contact form.
Children
InkSight is intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted data, email us and we'll delete it.
Changes
If this policy materially changes, we'll update this page and revise the "last updated" date below. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.
Contact
Privacy questions, deletion requests, or anything related: use our contact form.