Privacy policy

Last updated: September 26, 2026.

We collect as little as we can to run an anonymous message board, keep spam out and see how the site is used.

What we store

• Posts you publish — the text, the name you chose, your tripcode (never the secret behind it), and the time.
• A one-way hash of your IP address, made with a secret key, stored alongside posts, votes and reports. We use it for rate limits, one-vote-per-connection, and bans. We do not store your raw IP address. IPv6 addresses are hashed at the /64 network level.
• Short-lived anti-abuse records — rate-limit events and used anti-spam challenges, deleted automatically after about two days.

Cookies

• wps_name remembers the name you post with (1 year).
• wps_h remembers that your browser passed the anti-spam check, so you don't have to repeat it for 12 hours.
• wps_admin is used only by moderators.
• _ga and _ga_* are set by Google Analytics to recognise returning browsers and group page views into visits (2 years). See Analytics below.

There are no advertising cookies.

Anti-spam check

We use a self-hosted proof-of-work check (ALTCHA): your browser solves a small puzzle. It doesn't fingerprint you or contact any third party.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to see which pages get read and how people find the site. It records the pages you view and how you use them (such as scrolling and clicking links to other sites), the site that referred you, your browser and device type, and an approximate location worked out from your IP address. Google Analytics doesn't store IP addresses. Google processes this data as described in how Google uses information from sites that use its services. You can opt out with Google's Analytics opt-out browser add-on or by blocking cookies for this site.

Hosting

The site is hosted on Vercel and its database on Neon. Like any web host, they process standard request information to deliver pages and protect their networks.

Your choices

Posts are public. If you want a post of yours removed, email [email protected] with a link to it and, if you used one, your tripcode secret or other proof that it's yours.