Henry Perkins

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Privacy

Last updated 22 June 2026

I built this site around a simple rule: collect as little as possible, say plainly what’s collected, and make it easy to see or remove. This page is the honest version of that — not boilerplate, but what actually happens when you use hperkins.blog.

Who runs this site. hperkins.blog is my personal portfolio. I’m Henry Perkins. Any question about your data — email htperkins@gmail.com.

What I collect, and when

  • Reading the site — nothing beyond standard server logs (below). No account, no tracking wall.
  • The contact form — it opens your email app with a pre-filled message (a mailto: link). It goes straight from you to my inbox; this site never receives or stores it.
  • The subscribe form — if you submit it, your email address, the page you submitted from, and a timestamp are saved in the site’s database so I can follow up. No automated mailing list, no third party — a short, capped list I read myself. Ask me to remove your address any time.
  • Comments — if you leave one, I store the name, email, and comment you enter, plus your IP address and browser user-agent (those two help catch spam). Your email is never shown publicly.
  • Analytics — I use Google Analytics 4 to see roughly how many people visit and which pages they read. It sets cookies and shares usage data (including a derived, non-full IP) with Google. I use it to improve the site, not to identify you. Opt-out below.

Third parties that receive data

Kept deliberately short:

  • Google — Analytics, above.
  • Akismet (Automattic) — checks comments for spam; a comment’s content and metadata are sent for that check.
  • Gravatar — if you comment, a one-way hash of your email may be sent so your avatar can show, if you have one.

I don’t sell data, run ad networks, or share anything for marketing.

About the AI on this site

This portfolio demonstrates governed AI tooling for WordPress, so let me be clear: those AI features run on my side, as the author, under review — every change is logged, attributed, and reversible. Your visit is never sent to an AI provider. I’ve also turned off Google sign-in / One-Tap, so there’s no third-party login prompt.

Cookies

Google Analytics sets cookies to measure visits. WordPress sets a cookie only if you choose to save your details when commenting. No advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

How long I keep things

  • Subscribe list — a rolling set of the most recent entries, removed on request.
  • Comments — kept while useful, removed on request.
  • Server logs — short-lived, rotated.
  • Analytics — per Google’s retention settings.

Your choices

  • Opt out of analytics with a browser extension or Google’s opt-out add-on.
  • Email me to delete your subscribe entry or comment.
  • You never need an account to read.

Changes

If this policy changes, I’ll update the date above.