Privacy Policy

1. Overview & Data Controller

This Privacy Policy describes how ARCANAMATIC collects, uses, and safeguards information when you browse articles, visual galleries, research tools, and interactive features on arcanamatic.site. Reading published articles, viewing image galleries, and querying the public Philosophy and Psychology Papers index require no account registration.

2. Google AdSense & Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense (publisher identifier pub-9163770330744756) to fund open editorial writing, curated galleries, and research indexing tools. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the DoubleClick / Google advertising cookie) to serve ads based on a visitor's prior visits to this website or other websites on the Internet.

• Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• You may also opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info/choices.

Where applicable (including visitors from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland), Google's Consent Management disclosures govern personalized versus non-personalized ad delivery.

3. Analytics & Local Storage

Our first-party page-view counter records strictly aggregate page hit totals (by URL path and date bucket) and does not store IP addresses, browser fingerprints, or personal identifiers. Reading preferences such as theme brightness and wide-screen layout are saved exclusively in your browser's localStorage and never leave your device.

4. Research API & External Links

Queries entered into the Philosophy & Psychology Papers search portal are relayed server-side to open academic metadata indexes (OpenAlex and Crossref) using a non-identifying scholarly polite header. Search queries are not sold or shared with third-party data brokers. External publisher DOI links open publisher websites governed by their own privacy policies.

5. Member Accounts, Comments & Payments

If you voluntarily sign in, submit a comment, contact form inquiry, or purchase a course/membership, authentication and payment processing are handled securely via Firebase Authentication and Stripe. Payment card numbers are processed directly by Stripe and are never stored on our servers.