Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 20, 2026

1. Who We Are

ProductMetrics (productmetrics.org) is a content reference site operated by Roarke Clinton. It provides definitions, formulas, benchmarks, and examples for product metrics. The site has no user accounts, no database, and collects no personal information directly.

2. What We Collect

Analytics (with consent)

With your consent, we use UserActivity to understand how visitors interact with the site. UserActivity tracks scroll depth, click patterns, page navigation, and engagement signals. It sets a first-party cookie (__ua_vid, 1 year) for anonymous visitor identification, and stores approximate country and region (ISO codes) derived at the network edge from the request IP — the IP itself is not stored. It also receives the browser’s IANA timezone (e.g. America/Los_Angeles) reported by the browser’s Intl API. UserActivity also stores a daily-rotating one-way hash of IP + User-Agent + site ID to count same-day unique visitors; the hash changes every 24 hours and cannot be used to trace visitors across days. It respects Do Not Track browser settings. See the Cookies and local storage section below for details.

Analytics are only loaded after you accept cookies via the consent banner. If you decline, no analytics data is collected.

Feedback widget

This site includes a feedback widget operated by Communications (comms.roarke.io). The widget does not set cookies and does not collect data unless you actively submit feedback. See the widget privacy policy for full details.

Server logs

Our hosting provider (Vercel) logs IP addresses, request timestamps, URLs accessed, and HTTP headers for security and debugging. We do not access these logs for marketing purposes.

3. Cookies and local storage

Analytics cookie

This site sets one analytics cookie, loaded only after you accept via the consent banner.

CookieProviderDurationPurpose
__ua_vidUserActivity1 yearAnonymous visitor identification. Tracks scroll depth, click patterns, page navigation, and engagement signals. Respects Do Not Track.

Local storage

This site uses browser local storage (not cookies) for:

  • Theme preference — remembers your dark/light mode choice
  • Cookie consent — remembers whether you accepted analytics cookies

Local storage data never leaves your browser and is not transmitted to our servers.

Managing cookies

You can manage cookies through the consent banner that appears on your first visit. You can also clear your consent choice by clearing local storage for this site in your browser settings.

4. What We Do Not Collect

  • No user accounts or personal information
  • No email addresses (unless you submit feedback with one)
  • No advertising or marketing tracking
  • No data sold to third parties

5. Third-Party Services

ServicePurposeData shared
UserActivityBehavioral analyticsBrowsing patterns (with consent)
CommunicationsFeedback collectionOnly data you submit
VercelHostingRequest metadata in server logs

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Decline analytics cookies via the consent banner
  • Access any data associated with your email (feedback submissions only)
  • Delete your feedback submissions

To exercise any of these rights, email team@productmetrics.org.

7. International Data Transfers

Our infrastructure is hosted in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, your data will be transferred to and processed in the United States.

8. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected in the effective date at the top.

9. Contact

Privacy questions? Email team@productmetrics.org.