Privacy
The short version: we count visits so we know which stories people read. We don't sell anything, we don't run ads and we don't know who you are.
Who we are
Racket Stories (racketstories.com) is a blog run by Jake, who also builds Rallio. If you have a question about your data, use the Rallio contact page and it comes straight to Jake.
What we collect
When you visit, we use PostHog to record:
- the pages you look at, and the links and buttons you click (including links through to Rallio)
- the site you came from, if your browser tells us
- your browser, device type and screen size
- roughly where you are (country and town), which PostHog works out from your IP address
- how fast the page loaded
We don't collect your name, email address or anything you type. There are no forms on the site except the search box, and searches stay in your browser.
Cookies or no cookies
Unless you say yes to cookies, PostHog runs in cookieless mode: nothing is stored on your device, and visits are counted using a short-lived anonymous code that PostHog works out from your IP address and browser and changes every day. We can't recognise you from one day to the next.
If you say yes, PostHog stores an anonymous ID in a cookie and in your browser's storage, so we can tell when someone comes back. The cookie page lists exactly what is stored, and you can change your mind there at any time.
Why we're allowed to
Counting visits without cookies is in our legitimate interest in running the blog and seeing what people read. It has very little impact on you, because nothing is stored on your device and we can't identify you. The cookie is only used if you agree to it.
Who else sees it
PostHog stores the data for us on its EU cloud, in Frankfurt. The analytics travel through p.racketstories.com, an address of ours that passes them straight to PostHog, so you'll see that rather than posthog.com in your browser. PostHog processes the data on our behalf and doesn't use it for anything of its own. Nobody else gets it. We don't sell it, share it with advertisers or use it to build profiles of people.
The site itself is hosted on Cloudflare, which, like any web host, handles your IP address to deliver the pages.
Other sites we link to
- Rallio: links to rallio.io carry tags in the address (
utm_source=racketstoriesand so on), so Rallio can see that you came from here. What happens on rallio.io is covered by Rallio's privacy policy. - Facebook: the comments live in our Facebook group, and Facebook's own privacy policy applies there.
How long we keep it
We keep the analytics only as long as it's useful for seeing how the blog is doing, and we delete it on request.
Your rights
You can ask to see the data we hold about you, or ask us to correct or delete it, or object to us using it. In practice we can't usually link data to a particular person, but ask on the contact page and we'll do what we can. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
Changes
If we change how we count visits, we'll update this page. It was last updated on 29 October 2026.