Effective date: April 21, 2026
Who We Are
Florida Geology is a property of Littoral Lucie Media, LLC. This privacy policy explains how we handle information collected through the website floridageology.com.
What Data We Collect
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect anonymized usage data about how visitors interact with this site. This includes:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Referring source (how you got here)
- Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
- Approximate geographic location (city/region level)
- Browser type
No personally identifiable information is intentionally collected through analytics.
Cookies
Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to distinguish unique users and sessions. These cookies do not contain personal information. The specific cookies used are:
- _ga — Expires after 2 years. Used to distinguish unique users.
- _ga_[ID] — Expires after 2 years. Used to maintain session state.
How We Use This Data
Analytics data helps us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve content quality, identify popular topics, and optimize the reading experience. We do not sell this data, share it with third parties for marketing purposes, or use it for advertising targeting.
Google Analytics
Google processes analytics data according to its own privacy policy, which you can review at policies.google.com/privacy. If you prefer not to be tracked by Google Analytics, you can install Google's opt-out browser add-on.
No Advertising
This site does not serve advertisements and does not use tracking for ad targeting purposes.
No Account Creation
This site does not require or offer user account creation. No passwords, email addresses, or personal information is collected through the site outside of the contact form described below.
Contact Form
If you use our contact form, any information you voluntarily submit (such as your name, email address, and message) is used solely to respond to your inquiry. This information is not stored in any database or shared with third parties.
Third-Party Embeds
This site may embed content from YouTube (using privacy-enhanced mode via youtube-nocookie.com), weather data widgets from NOAA/NWS, and other public data sources. These embeds may set their own cookies according to their respective privacy policies.
Data Retention
Analytics data is retained for 14 months within Google Analytics. No raw analytics data is stored on this server beyond aggregated, anonymized summaries.
Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated periodically. The effective date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at steve@floridageology.com.