Privacy Policy – OldManObserver
Welcome to OldManObserver. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit and interact with our website.
What Data We Collect
- Contact Info: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email and message content to respond directly to you.
- Analytics: We use cookies to gather data about how you use our site so we can analyze website traffic to improve the site’s performance.
- Advertising: Google AdSense places cookies to provide personalized or non-personalized ads.
Third-Party Authentication: Google Login
We offer the ability to log in using your Google account. When you choose “Sign in with Google,” we request your:
- Email address (
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email) - Basic profile information (
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile) - YouTube account data (
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly) for features that display or manage your channel information.
We use this information to create and authenticate your account. For full details, see Google Account Permissions.
For more on Google’s data practices, see the Google Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Authentication: Twitch Login
We also offer “Sign in with Twitch.” When you choose this option, we request your:
- Your email address (
user:read:email) - Basic profile information (
user:read:follows) for features that display or manage your follows. - Channel analytics (
analytics:read:extensions) for any Twitch-specific dashboard features.
We use this information to create and authenticate your account and to enable Twitch-specific features. For full details, see Twitch Authentication Docs.
Google AdSense & Cookies
We display ads served by Google. These ads may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other sites on the Internet. Learn more in Google’s advertising policies.
Visitors from the EU, UK, and Switzerland are presented with cookie consent controls in line with GDPR and the DMA.
Third-Party Tools
Our contact form is powered by Basin.io, which securely processes form submissions and messages.
How We Use Your Data
- To respond to your inquiries and messages.
- To deliver personalized content and improve our site.
- To serve relevant ads via Google AdSense (where applicable).
Data Sharing, Transfer & Disclosure
We do not sell or rent your Google or Twitch account information. We may share the data we collect via OAuth and other Google- or Twitch-derived data with the following parties:
- Google AdSense – to serve and personalize ads (including using your email address for ad targeting).
- Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) – to analyze site usage and performance.
- Twitch, Inc. – to verify your identity and manage your channel data.
We may also disclose data in response to lawful requests by public authorities (e.g., law enforcement or national security authorities).
Data Protection & Security
We take the security of your data seriously and implement the following measures for all OAuth-derived user information:
- Encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest using industry-standard algorithms.
- Access controls and authentication for any staff or service provider accessing user data.
- Regular vulnerability scanning and software updates to protect against known threats.
- Periodic security reviews and audits to ensure compliance.
If you have questions about our security practices, please reach out via the contact form.
If you are a resident of the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws (such as the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict our use of your personal data). You can contact us using the form available on this site.
Contact
If you have questions about this policy, please contact us here.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please check back periodically for updates.