Privacy

Who runs this site

Plain AI Guides is published by Amir Gabay, an individual based in Israel. In GDPR terms, he is the "data controller" — the person responsible for any personal data this site touches. You can reach him at hello@plainaiguides.com.

What we collect, and why

Nothing on purpose. Reading this site requires no account, no cookie banner, and no form. We run no analytics and set no cookies.

Like almost every website, the servers that deliver these pages — ours run on Cloudflare — keep standard technical logs (IP address, browser type, pages requested) for a short time. That happens so the site loads, stays up, and isn't abused. The legal basis for this under GDPR is our legitimate interest in operating and securing the site (Article 6(1)(f)). We don't use those logs to identify or profile readers.

One day we may use Cloudflare's cookieless, privacy-preserving analytics to count visits — it does not identify you. If we ever add anything beyond that, this page will say so first.

If you email us

When you write to us, we get your email address and whatever you put in the message. We use it to reply, and for nothing else — no lists, no sharing, no follow-up campaigns. We keep the conversation only as long as it's useful for answering you; ask us to delete a past conversation and we will.

Who else sees your data

Cloudflare, the company that hosts and delivers this site, processes visitor requests (including IP addresses) to serve pages and block attacks. That's it — we don't sell, rent, or share data with advertisers or anyone else.

Cloudflare runs a global network, so a request may be handled by a server outside the EU. For EU visitors, those transfers are covered by Cloudflare's standard contractual clauses — the EU-approved safeguard for moving data internationally.

How long data is kept

Server logs are held briefly by Cloudflare — days to weeks, per their retention practices — and then deleted. Emails you send us are kept only as long as the conversation needs, as described above. We store nothing else about you.

Your rights

If you're in the EU or EEA, GDPR gives you the right to ask what data we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, to restrict or object to how it's used, and to receive a copy in a portable format. Given how little we hold — typically nothing, unless you've emailed us — most of these requests are quick. Email us and we'll sort it out.

You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority (the "supervisory authority" in your EU country) if you think we've handled your data badly.

Two things worth stating plainly: you're never obliged to give us any personal data — the whole site works without it — and we make no automated decisions about you and do no profiling.

Links to other sites

Guides here link to AI tools and services run by other companies. Once you follow a link, that company's own privacy policy applies — worth a skim before you sign up for anything.

Changes

If the site ever starts collecting something new — say, a newsletter — this page will say so plainly before it happens, with a fresh effective date at the top.

Our terms of use cover the non-privacy side of using the site.