Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Data Controller

Data Center Field Guides (“we”, “our”, or “us”), authored by Tristan Howard, operates the website https://datacenterfieldguides.com. We publish deterministic first-principles data center engineering field manuals, P&ID hydraulic schematics, and open-access AI agent specifications (including /llms.txt and /SKILL.md).

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you may reach us directly at author@datacenterfieldguides.com or geese1028@gmail.com.

2. Information We Collect

We believe in minimal, purposeful data collection:

• Technical & Network Diagnostics: When accessing our website, our edge hosting infrastructure (Cloudflare Pages) automatically logs standard network requests, including masked IP addresses, browser user-agents, operating systems, referring URLs, and timestamps. This data is processed strictly for security monitoring, DDoS mitigation, and edge caching performance.
• Voluntary Communications: When you send inquiries or feedback via email, we collect your name and email address solely to respond to your request.
• No Account Registration: We do not require or maintain user passwords, user profile accounts, or social login credentials on this website.

3. Cookies, Measurement & Google Advertising

We use standard measurement tags and cookies to understand reader traffic, analyze Core Web Vitals performance, and track advertising conversions:

• Google Tag (gtag.js) & Google Ads: We deploy Google Tag infrastructure with Google Ads Conversion Tracking (Conversion ID: AW-16517762043) and Google Analytics. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve advertisements based on past visits to this website or other internet destinations.
• Microsoft Clarity: We may use Microsoft Clarity to capture anonymized user behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and scroll metrics to improve site navigation and technical documentation usability.

How to Opt-Out of Personalized Advertising:

You have full control over cookie settings and targeted advertising:

• You can customize or opt out of Google's personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings →
• You can also opt out of third-party targeted cookies across participating ad networks via the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) → or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) →
• You can configure your browser to block all cookies. All technical protocols and open specifications on this website remain completely accessible even with cookies disabled.

4. External Retailers & Book Order Fulfillment

The Data Center Field Guides 9-Volume book series (including Volume 01, Amazon ASIN: B0HMWDV6LT, and Google Play Books ID: GGKEY:2JGFCF3TJ83) is sold and fulfilled through third-party global retail platforms:

• Amazon.com (Kindle Direct Publishing): When purchasing Kindle eBooks or Paperback editions, payments, shipping, and order data are processed directly and securely by Amazon subject to the Amazon Privacy Notice →
• Google Play Books: Orders placed via Google Play are handled subject to Google's Privacy Policy.

We do not collect, process, or store credit card numbers, payment tokens, or physical billing addresses on this website.

5. European Economic Area (GDPR) & UK Data Rights

If you access our site from the EEA or the United Kingdom, you hold statutory rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• The right to request access to any personal data held about you;
• The right to rectification or erasure of your personal data;
• The right to restriction of or objection to data processing;
• The right to data portability.

To exercise any statutory GDPR rights, please contact us at author@datacenterfieldguides.com. We will respond within 30 days without charge.

6. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Disclosures

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• We do not sell personal information to third parties for monetary or commercial consideration.
• We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising outside of standard transparent analytics and advertising networks with active opt-out mechanisms.
• California consumers may request disclosure of any collected data categories or request deletion by emailing author@datacenterfieldguides.com.

7. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Our website and publications are written for practicing engineering professionals, commissioning authorities, and enterprise IT leaders. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from individuals under 13 years of age. If we learn that personal data of a minor has been received without parental consent, we will promptly delete it.

8. Data Security & Encryption

All data transmitted to and from datacenterfieldguides.com is encrypted in transit via modern Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3 / HTTPS). Our infrastructure is protected by Cloudflare Enterprise DDoS shielding, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and strict HSTS headers.

9. Contact Information & Official Imprint

For questions or formal inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy:

Data Center Field Guides
Author & Publisher: Tristan Howard
Official Domain: https://datacenterfieldguides.com
Official Contact: author@datacenterfieldguides.com
Publisher Verification Email: geese1028@gmail.com