Last updated: June 2025
Plain summary: We collect minimal data. We serve Google ads. We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization. We never sell your data. We have no affiliate relationships.
Ham Radio Field Directory ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website at hamradiodirectory.pages.dev. This is an independent amateur radio resource directory. We are not affiliated with the ARRL, any radio manufacturer, or any listed organization.
Contact: Use our contact page for privacy-related requests.
When you visit our site, standard web server and analytics tools may collect:
If you use our Submit a Listing or Contact forms, we collect the information you enter — name, email, callsign, and message. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry or evaluate your submission. We do not add you to any mailing list without explicit consent.
We do not collect: full names without consent, payment information, Social Security numbers, FCC license information, precise GPS location, or any sensitive personal data. We have no user accounts and no login system.
This site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense is operated by Google LLC. Our publisher ID is ca-pub-3682705969318161.
What AdSense does: Google AdSense uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
Google may use the data it collects to personalize the ads you see. This is governed by Google's Privacy Policy, not ours. We do not have access to the data Google collects through its advertising systems.
You can opt out of personalized advertising in several ways:
Non-personalized ads will still be shown if you opt out of personalization.
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with the tag ID G-ZHCZGMHX61 to understand how visitors use this site — which pages are most visited, how long people stay, and where they come from. This helps us improve the content we publish.
We have enabled IP anonymization in our Google Analytics configuration. This means your full IP address is never stored by Google Analytics — the last octet of your IP address is set to zero before any data is stored.
Page views, session duration, general geographic location (city/country level), browser and device type, and traffic source. We do not use GA4 to track individual users across sessions in ways that would identify you personally.
Install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on to prevent GA4 from collecting data about your visits across all websites that use it.
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Set By | Opt-Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analytics (_ga, _gid) | Visitor statistics, session tracking | Google Analytics | GA Opt-Out |
| Advertising (IDE, DSID) | Ad personalization and measurement | Google AdSense | Ad Settings |
| Functional (NID) | Google services functionality | Browser settings |
We do not set any first-party cookies ourselves. All cookies on this site are set by third-party services (Google Analytics and Google AdSense).
This site generates revenue exclusively through Google AdSense display advertising. We have no affiliate marketing relationships, no sponsored content, no paid directory listings, and no paid reviews. All listings and articles are published based on editorial merit only.
When you click on an advertisement, Google receives revenue from the advertiser and pays us a portion. Clicking ads supports the site at no cost to you.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to any third party. The only third parties who receive data about your visit are:
We do not share form submissions with any third parties.
This site is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete it, and the right to opt out of its sale. We do not sell personal information.
Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws have similar rights. To exercise any privacy right, contact us through our contact page. We will respond within 30 days.
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as needed to respond to your inquiry, typically no more than 90 days. Analytics data is retained per Google's default retention periods (26 months for GA4). We have no persistent database of user information.
This directory links to many external websites. Once you leave our site, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of linked sites. The organizations and retailers listed in our directory operate under their own privacy policies.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects when material changes were made. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
For privacy-related questions, data deletion requests, or concerns: use our Contact page. We respond to privacy inquiries within 30 days.