Privacy Policy

Overview

R Observatory (the “Site”) is maintained by HJJB, LLC. This policy explains what information is and isn’t handled when you visit the Site.

Information We Don’t Collect

The Site has no user accounts and requires no registration. We do not ask for, or directly collect, any personal information from visitors: no names, email addresses, or contact details.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand, in aggregate, how visitors use the Site. It collects anonymized usage data such as page views and approximate region. See Google’s Privacy Policy for details on how this data is processed.

Advertising

The Site displays advertisements through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve and personalize ads based on your prior visits to this and other sites. You can review and manage your ad personalization settings at adssettings.google.com.

Package and Maintainer Information

The Site republishes information that is already public on CRAN, including package metadata, version history, check results, and the maintainer and author names listed in package DESCRIPTION files. This information is obtained from CRAN and other public sources, and it is not collected from Site visitors. We display maintainer and author names only; we do not display maintainer email addresses. If you are a package maintainer and would like a correction, please reach out via GitHub Issues (see Contact below).

Cookies and Local Storage

The Site uses your browser’s local storage to remember display preferences (such as light/dark theme and page size). These stay on your device and are not used for tracking. Google Analytics and Google AdSense set their own cookies as described above. We do not set first-party tracking cookies.

Third-Party Links

The Site links to external resources such as CRAN, GitHub, and package homepages. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact

Privacy questions can be directed to the project maintainers via GitHub Issues at github.com/r-observatory.