Privacy Policy
Models Notes is built to work without knowing who you are. This page describes the little that is collected, why, and how to get rid of it.
What we do not do
We do not sell or rent personal data. We do not run advertising networks, retargeting pixels or social media trackers. We do not build cross-site advertising profiles. We do not ask for your real name, address, phone number or payment details — there is nothing to pay for here.
Browsing without an account
You can use the entire directory without registering. In that case the only records that exist are:
- Server logs — IP address, timestamp, requested page, referrer and browser string, kept short-term for security and abuse handling.
- Usage statistics collected by our own analytics installation, described below.
Analytics
Traffic measurement runs on a Matomo instance that we host ourselves at stat.cbdmca.com. The data stays on our infrastructure and is not shared with an advertising company. It records which pages are opened, roughly where visitors come from and which browser they use, so we can see which parts of the catalog are worth improving.
If your browser sends a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal, you can also block the analytics domain outright — the site works exactly the same without it.
Cookies and local storage
- lang — remembers the language you picked, so you are not thrown back to English on every visit.
- sessionid, csrftoken — set only when you sign in; they keep you logged in and protect forms from cross-site request forgery.
- fav:… — not a cookie at all. Your quick watchlist lives in your browser's local storage and is never sent to us. Clearing site data erases it.
- Matomo analytics cookies, as described above.
If you create an account
Registration asks for a username and a password — no email address is required. The password is stored only as a salted hash; we cannot read it. On top of that we store what you deliberately create: saved profiles, your private notes on them, and any profile ownership claim you submit.
Private notes are private. They are shown to you and to nobody else, and they are not used to rank, sort or recommend anything.
Profile ownership claims
If you claim a profile, the evidence link and note you send are read by a human reviewer and used only to decide whether the claim is genuine. Only what you mark as public — an introduction, a schedule note, an official link — is ever displayed. The evidence itself is not published.
Data about performers
Profiles in this directory are built from information the performers themselves published on a public broadcasting platform. We do not add private information, we do not attempt to identify anyone behind a stage name, and we do not accept submissions that try to.
A performer can have their images hidden or their entry removed on request, without giving a reason.
How long anything is kept
Server logs are rotated within weeks. Analytics data is retained in aggregate. Account data lives until you delete the account. Streaming and follower history is kept as a rolling one-year window — older observations are trimmed automatically rather than accumulating forever.
Your rights
Depending on where you live you may have the right to access, correct, export or delete the data we hold about you, and to object to its processing. Write to us and we will act on it; we do not require a legal form to honour a deletion request.
Security
The site is served over HTTPS with strict transport security, and administrative access is restricted. No system is perfectly secure, which is one more reason we collect as little as possible.
Links to other sites
Opening a live room takes you to a third-party platform with its own privacy policy and its own cookies. Once you leave, this policy no longer applies.
Children
This is an adult site. It is not directed at anyone under 18 and we do not knowingly collect data from minors.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date at the top of the page changes with it.
Contact
Privacy questions and deletion requests: [email protected].