Privacy Policy

1. Information we collect

We process only the information needed to operate the site, understand how it is used in aggregate, and, where applicable, serve relevant advertising.

a) Information you provide directly

If you send an email to one of the addresses listed on the Contact page, we receive the content of that email along with your email address. We use that information only to respond to your message and to handle any correction or follow-up it relates to.

b) Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, standard web-server logs and analytics may record:

• IP address (typically truncated or hashed by analytics providers before storage);
• Browser type, operating system, and language;
• Referring URL and pages viewed on the site;
• Approximate geographic region derived from the IP address;
• Timestamps and basic interaction signals (for example, whether the page finished loading).

c) Cookies and similar technologies

The site and its service providers may place cookies, local storage entries, and similar identifiers in your browser. See the Cookie Policy for the categories we use and how to control them.

2. How we use information

• To operate the site — serve pages, diagnose errors, prevent abuse.
• To understand traffic in aggregate — measure which topics are useful, which pages need improvement, and overall audience size.
• To reply to your messages — when you email us with a question, correction, or privacy request.
• To fund the site through advertising — where ads are shown, our ad partners process limited technical data to select, deliver, and measure ads.
• To comply with law — meeting legal obligations and responding to lawful requests.

3. Analytics

The site uses Google Analytics (operated by Google LLC) to measure aggregate usage. Google Analytics sets cookies and processes the data categories listed above in order to generate reports about site traffic. We configure Google Analytics with IP anonymisation where supported. Google processes this data under its own privacy policy, available at policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics across the web by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. Advertising and Google AdSense

LiquefiedNaturalGas.org may participate in Google AdSense, an advertising program operated by Google LLC. When AdSense is active, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, device identifiers, and similar technologies to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites.

Key points to be aware of:

• Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting aboutads.info/choices or youronlinechoices.com (for European users).
• For more information on how Google uses data when you use a partner site, see policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and Google's advertising policies.

If AdSense is not currently active on the site, it may be enabled in the future; this policy applies from the point it is enabled.

5. Third-party services and sharing

We do not sell personal information. We share limited technical data with service providers only to the extent needed to run the site:

• Hosting and content delivery providers, which receive IP addresses and request metadata to serve pages.
• Google Analytics for aggregate usage measurement.
• Google AdSense and its advertising partners (if and when ads are shown), for ad selection and measurement.
• Email providers that receive and store any messages you send to us.

The site also links to external resources (primary sources, agency websites). When you click an external link you leave this site and become subject to the destination's privacy practices.

6. Legal bases for processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the legal bases we rely on are:

• Legitimate interests — operating and securing the site, aggregate analytics, and responding to your correspondence.
• Consent — where required, for non-essential cookies and for personalised advertising. You can withdraw consent at any time using the cookie controls described in the Cookie Policy.
• Legal obligation — where we must process data to comply with applicable law.

7. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you:

• Access — ask what personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• Erasure — ask us to delete your personal data, subject to legal obligations that may require us to retain it.
• Restriction and objection — ask us to limit or stop certain processing, including processing based on legitimate interests.
• Portability — receive a copy of data you provided to us in a portable format.
• Withdraw consent — where processing relies on your consent.
• Complain — lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants similar rights, including the right to know, delete, and opt out of "sale" of personal information (we do not sell personal information in the ordinary meaning of the word; however some cookie-based advertising activity can be treated as a "sale" or "share" under CCPA, and you may opt out of that using the controls above).

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.

8. Data retention

We retain personal data only as long as needed to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected:

• Server logs are typically retained for a short rolling window (weeks to a few months) for security and debugging.
• Aggregate analytics data is retained according to the provider's configuration — Google Analytics is configured to the minimum retention period available.
• Emails you send to us are retained for as long as needed to handle your request and any follow-up, then archived or deleted.

9. International transfers

Because the site uses global service providers (hosting, analytics, advertising), personal data may be processed in countries other than the one in which you live, including the United States. Where required, our providers rely on legal mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards to transfer personal data.

10. Children

The site is a technical reference intended for a general adult audience. It is not directed at children under 13 (or the equivalent age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

11. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the limited personal data we process, including HTTPS for site delivery and access controls for any data we hold. No internet transmission is perfectly secure; please use judgement about what you send us by email.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time — for example, when a new service provider is added, a legal requirement changes, or the site's functionality changes. When we do, we will update the "Effective" date at the top of this page. Material changes will be signalled on the home page or in a site-wide notice.

13. Contact

Privacy questions and rights requests: [email protected]. General contact details are on the Contact page. If a legally designated data controller or representative is required in a specific jurisdiction, those details will be published here as and when they are appointed.