Privacy statement

This privacy statement applies to the website guildmag.com, the online archive of GuildMag. We collect as little as possible. This page explains what is stored when you visit the archive.

Who is responsible

This website is the online archive of GuildMag. For questions about this privacy statement, please email contact@guildmag.com.

Your cookie choice

When you visit the site for the first time, we ask whether you accept or decline. Your choice is saved in your own browser (local storage, key guildmag-cookies), so we do not need to ask again. It is not sent to us. You can change your choice at any time with the cookie settings link at the bottom of every page.

Visitor statistics

We want to know how many people read the archive and which issues are popular. For this we use our own small counter on this website. No data goes to Google Analytics or any other company.

• Always (also if you decline): we count the page view: the date, the page or issue you opened, and whether you accepted or declined. No IP address, no code, no cookie. This cannot be traced back to you.
• Only if you accept: we also count unique visitors per day, per month and per year, so that someone who comes back is not counted twice. For this your browser keeps a random number (local storage, key guildmag-bezoeker). It is not linked to you, your name or your device; if your browser cannot keep it, your IP address and browser type are used instead. The server never stores this number or your IP address. It only stores encrypted codes (keyed hashes, HMAC-SHA256) made with a secret key and a random value that is different for every day, every month and every year. The daily codes are deleted the next day, the monthly codes after the month and the yearly codes after the year; then only the totals remain. Codes from different periods cannot be linked to each other, and a code cannot be turned back into the number or an IP address. If you decline later, the random number is removed from your browser.

The totals (page views and unique visitors per day, month, year and issue) are kept for as long as the archive exists. They contain no personal data. Only the administrator can see them, after logging in.

Cookies and local storage

This website does not place tracking or advertising cookies. It stores two small items in your browser’s local storage: your cookie choice (always) and the random visitor number (only after you accept). The administrator page uses one technical session cookie, only for the administrator who logs in.

YouTube: the PAX East 2015 interview is a YouTube video. It is only loaded after you accept, and then via YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). YouTube (Google) may still store information in your browser; see Google’s privacy policy. If you decline, you can watch the video on YouTube itself.

The archived issues

The issues are shown exactly as they were published between 2010 and 2018. Some old issues contain the tracking code of Google Analytics from that time. This website blocks that code, so it does not send any data. Links in the issues to other websites open in a new tab; those websites have their own privacy policies.

Server log files

Like every website, the hosting provider keeps standard technical log files (including IP addresses) for a short time, to keep the server secure and working. We do not use these files for the statistics.

Your rights

Because we do not store data that can identify you, we cannot look up, change or delete data about you. If you have questions or a complaint, please email us. You may also contact your national data protection authority (in the Netherlands: the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

Last updated: October 2026.