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GOOD NEWS: No need for Cookie Preferences Here!
You will not find lengthy laborious paragraphs of technical jargon here and phony excuses like “Here is what we do with your Private Info and here is how we Use It”………… they only tell you half the story and give you the impression Cookies are not Bad after-all, they’re GOOD. Wait a minute, not ALL of them!
Some of those Are for the Upkeep of a Website which is Vital for Admin (only, so they can make improvements, the rest are not). Included on this Page is an Open Declaration, and Helpful Info about Ethical Practice and Shonky, in simple terms about this Long-Standing ISSUE , so in future, you will know everything for yourself once and for all. “Knowledge is Power”………how does that sound to you?
OPEN DECLARATION – NOTHING TO HIDE
This is a WordPress Website, and I choose to go with a WordPress Site Activity Report to monitor the interest and progress of my Website instead of Google Analytics.
I DO NOT Subscribe to, Promote or Endorse GOOGLE ANALYTICS which is where most of the Invasion of Your Privacy comes from when Visiting Websites on the Internet. That is what Most Cookies on the Net are all about which is a Valid Concern to many people when engaged on the Internet. You have every right to be concerned.
THE WORDPRESS ANALYTICS PROGRAM THAT MONITORS MY WEBSITES IS WP STATISTICS – SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR WORDPRESS WEBSITES – eliminating the need for Google Analytics and similar. WordPress is the name of the Site Builder used to make this Website. Please note here that not all WordPress Site Owners choose to go this way.
WP STATISTICS Do Not Use Spy Type Cookies and they have Abolished the Need to depend on those Services!
It has to do with Strict European Standards, referred to as GDPR and WP Statistics is Compliant with them. So this Website does not employ the use of Cookies that are Sold without your knowledge and consent to Commercial Enterprises for Massive Profits!!!
More Information
For Those Interested
Profit making Google Analytics programs specialize in that and many Website Owners use those programs. Many of them are ignorant of this. Some are not, and choose to use them anyway, saying to themselves “I have to do this, to know how successful my website is” so in reality, they sacrifice your privacy, so to speak, because Google has convinced them of that. They are heavy campaigners like Coca Kola!
As some of you are well aware:
Google collects your Private Data on websites who use Google Analytics (and related programs) for their Site Reports. This is called Information Farming. A family member and friends discovered this a few years ago. If you ask them how they know, they say that Google Ads don’t appear regularly on websites you go to – about something you were looking at – for nothing. And various Spam in their Email Inbox “it didn’t come from nowhere!?” they will tell you. They checked it out. That’s why many people these days prefer to do their Shopping Offline.
What most people don’t realise is:
Website Owners need to have some kind of Site Reports to know how well their Website is going, what Pages can do with improving and what people would like to see more of. That’s where their choice of Programs to do this becomes crucial.
They should be more discerning about putting their Visitors at Risk. Google Analytics target a lot of New Website Owners (small businesses etc) with repetitive lines like “We will help Your Business Grow!” They tell all the Website Owners who have seen their Campaigns that their Analytics is far superior to the rest of them (what other Companies have to offer) for best results. Everyone wants Success, so many believe that.
Even WordPress are obliged to include Google Analytics Programs (several) in the Extras, Website Owners can use for their Websites (known as plugins) There are many different types of Extras available which facilitate different things to do with the Admin side of things and different Features to add character and definition to WordPress Websites. Last year, I found about 5 or 6 different forms of Google Analytics related Programs among them, and refuse to use them.
Now the WP Statistics Program, I commenced using is available as a Plugin, and it’s much to be preferred, if you really care about people’s welfare. As previously stated, it is GDPR Compliant.
Like to know More?
What is an Analytic Program for and why is it So Important?
An Analytics Program is a Site Activity Report the Website Owner/Admin checks and views daily, weekly or monthly to gauge the interest level of Visitors (overall) in the Webpages and Posts they place on their Websites for you. It gives them an indication of which ones their Visitors are interested in, most interested in, and not interested in. Sometimes they will place better Content on there for you.
What’s in the Reports? An inside Description:
They will see a Report of how many Views each Page and Post (blog article) had, with the Names listed and Count number beside it; what Search Engines like Google, Yahoo, Baidu etc are used and Web Browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Ecosia etc are used; duration of time people are spending on their website, what percentage of computers, laptops, tablets and mobiles are being used. It’s all important to know.
Some people are aware, some are not:
Some Internet Users are aware of a “better use for cookies” these days and dismiss their concerns. However, you are not being given the Full Story. I find it to be a sneaky Subterfuge when Spy Cookies are used as well, and have zero tolerance for LIES.
This takes place without your permission:
Truth is Google Analytics includes full IP Addresses in their reports as well. Reputable Private Analytic Programs OMMIT the last 3 digits of the IP Addresses to respect Web Uses Privacy. Unlike USA Type Programs, European Standards Encrypt them for you. GDPR has very stringent regulations for User Privacy. That is why I chose to go with WP Statistics for my Site Reports. It is a proficient program to give me good results and respects Visitors to my Websites.
Hence, you will not even find preferences (with circles and ticks) come up on your screen for ‘User Privacy Settings’ on my Websites because they are not necessary with this type of Program – they are encrypted instead.
I trust you find the above informative and helpful.
Also as you will notice, my Websites are completely free of pesky profiteering Google Ads and others. AND I Do Not subscribe to harvesting email addresses from Comments made in my Website/Blogs for intrusive Email Campaigns. Some Websites have memberships, I do not – I prefer to offer Privacy instead.
My Correspondence and Appraisal to WP Statistics
Hi there, I am very happy with this Excellent Service you are providing as it very much agrees with my Website Admin and Personal Ethics. You help me with European GDPR compliance which is an absolute must for ethical Website Owners offering protection to their Visitors. As I strongly object to USA type Google Analytics with their vast array of associate programs. Due to the invasive nature of them, I choose to avoid them altogether. Rather, I have elected to use WP Statistics for Analytics to gauge the interest shown in my Webpages and Posts without invading my Visitor’s Privacy to do so. Furthermore, I find Google’s Promotions of their Analytical Programs to be aggressive and misleading. Therefore, I have chosen to go with your Service for all my Websites which I find Satisfactory. I also employ the services of European Webhosting for my Websites as they have better Ethics in Serving their Customers. So pleased to have found you and happy to promote you in the Privacy Page of my Websites Soon in place of the sundry amount of jargon Website Visitors find so confusing and laborious. I can now feel free to keep this Page Simple. Once again, thank you. I sought extensively to find such a genuine service like yours. Previously, of necessity I chose to avoid Analytical Services, finding them unacceptable. I can now gauge my Visitors Interests SAFELY without Google’s exploitation.
MY WEBSITE ETHICS
Religious persuasions aside, I subscribe to Jesus’ Words to “treat others as you wish to be treated” that is my standard for website practices. So that’s my Declaration and Information for https://friendshiptipsandpoems.com Have a good day/evening.
RAISE THE STANDARD
Website Owners: Why would you not go Private Analytics, as a Respectful Option to Google Analytics Programs (they have so many cover names, pure greed) if you could find a better Private Analytics Program? For me, WP Statistics is that program. Also, your Website movements are in better care – it gives you Security when your Websites are being Monitored for Reports. Google Analytics cannot/does not offer you that, or your Visitors.
Can I say this to you? Ignorance is not bliss – your privacy is affected too!
Previously, I tried a few private analytic programs – their performance was very poor, including Matomo. That may have been your experience also. Things are different for me now.
You will find this Program in the Plugins area of your WordPress Admin Dashboard. Happy to let you know It’s FREE.
They make their Profits with their Premium Add-Ons such as Real-Time Stats (instead of 24 hrly) Mini Chart (added to each page and post) Advanced Reporting (statistics charts directly in your inbox) for Website Owners who like to have the extra convenience. I’m Happy without the Extras!
(The above Appraisal was sent to WP STATISTICS after their Program was in use 4-5 Months on 5 Websites.
MORE INFO From WP Statistics Page. Link Provided:
WP Statistics and GDPR
Many users asked about WP Statistics compliance with GDPR. We have good news! In V12.4.0, the WP Statistics plugin has complied with GDPR. HERE
A (Brief) Introduction to GDPR
GDPR is a regulation that aims to protect the privacy of EU (European Union) citizens. Among other things,
it provides users with more control over the personal data that they share with websites.
Want to learn more about GDPR and, more specifically, how it affects WordPress websites? Here are some recommended readings:
Is WP Statistics plugin GDPR Compliant?
From this new version on, the answer is YES. V12.4.0 is GDPR compliant by default.
WP Statistics Doesn’t Collect Personal Data
Even in the previous versions, WP Statistics wouldn’t collect personal data or store information based on users.
You should know that when installed and activated on your website, WP Statistics doesn’t collect, store or send any personal data of your site’s visitors.
Extra Tip For Website Owners
There is another Excellent Program I can recommend to you without reservation, that will help you with SEO (Search Engine Optimization) that could save you a lot of expense. That is SIMPLE SEO (found in the Plugins area of WordPress) which has been a marvelous find for me. It is a “simple as” application you don’t have to be “tech savvy” to use. Just copy and paste the name into a Add New Plugin Search and when you have downloaded it, you will find it at the end of each Page and Post you make (ready to work with). There is a story to how I found this, after looking for something “really simple” to work with, that does not take a University brain and plenty of time. When you locate it at the end of your Page or Post, you will know what to do. ENJOY!