The GnollHack wiki at wiki.gnollhack.com uses optional Google Analytics cookies to measure visits, and only if you accept them.
Tags and cookies
We use Google Tag Manager only to load Google Analytics 4. Google Analytics measures visits and page views on the wiki.
The wiki stores the following in your browser:
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics, only after Accept | Tells one visitor from another | Up to 2 years |
_ga_ followed by an ID |
Google Analytics, only after Accept | Keeps the state of the current visit | Up to 2 years |
cookieConsentChoice (local storage, not a cookie) |
The wiki | Remembers Accept or Decline; needed for the notice to work; never sent anywhere | Until changed or cleared in the browser |
The two cookies are set for wiki.gnollhack.com only, so gnollhack.com and its other sites cannot read them.
What Google Analytics collects
Google Analytics collects the pages you view and when, the site that referred you, your browser, device and operating system, your language, and an approximate location (country and city). It also records how you use the pages: how far you scroll, the links you follow to other sites, the files you download, what you search for on the wiki, when you use a form, and whether you play an embedded video. Your IP address reaches Google when Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics load, and Google uses it to derive the approximate location. Google states that Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses.
The _ga cookie holds a random ID that lets Google Analytics recognize repeat visits from the same browser. We do not use it to find out who you are.
Who receives the data
The data is sent to Google (Google Ireland Limited, and Google LLC in the United States), which processes it for us under the Google Ads Data Processing Terms. Google also uses the data, aggregated and de-identified, for modeling and benchmarking in Google Analytics, and Google's technical support can access it when needed to solve a technical problem. We do not share it with Google to improve Google's other products and services. Google may process it on servers outside the European Union, including in the United States. Those transfers rely on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, with the EU Standard Contractual Clauses as the fallback. See Google's Privacy Policy and how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Your choice
- Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics load only after you click Accept in the cookie notice.
- If you click Decline, neither of them loads.
- We rely on your consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)).
- You can change your choice at any time with Cookie Settings at the bottom of every page.
- If you withdraw your consent (Cookie Settings, then Decline), the wiki deletes the Google Analytics cookies and reloads the page. Withdrawing does not affect measurement made while you had accepted, and does not delete data already sent to Google; to have that deleted, contact us.
- Your choice on the wiki is separate from the one you make on gnollhack.com.
How long the data is kept
Google Analytics keeps visit-level data for at most 14 months. Statistics that identify no one are kept longer.
Cookies are not used to show ads
The wiki shows no ads and uses no advertising cookies.
Your rights and contact
The wiki is run by Hyvän mielen pelit ry (Sound Mind Games), a Finnish association. You can ask us for access to your data, or to correct, delete, restrict or receive a copy of it. You can also complain to a data protection authority; in Finland, that is the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman.
Email: gnollhack@hyvanmielenpelit.fi
Our other privacy policies are listed on the Privacy Policy page.