Privacy Policy

The privacy of people who read eGov Review matters to us. This page sets out what we receive when you visit, what we do with it, and what we will never do. We do not sell your personal information to anybody.

What we collect

Server logs. Like most websites, our server records requests. A log line holds the address the request came from, the browser that made it, the page asked for and the time. We use this to keep the site running and to find faults.

Analytics, and what happens before you agree. We use Google Tag Manager. It loads on every page, including before you answer and if you refuse. Until you agree it holds no permission: it stores nothing on your device, sets no cookie, and cannot recognise you on a later visit.

It is not silent, though, and we would rather say so than let you assume otherwise. Even with every permission denied, the tag sends Google a basic record that a page was viewed. That record carries no cookie and no identifier for you; Google uses it in aggregate. If you agree, the tags may then set cookies and report your visit in the ordinary way. If you refuse, that stays off and only the anonymous record continues.

What you send us. If you write to us through the contact form, we keep what you typed and your email address so that we can reply. We use it for that and nothing else.

What we do not do

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We do not carry third-party advertising. We do not build profiles of readers, and we do not attempt to identify you.

Your choices

The Cookie Settings link in the footer of every page lets you give or withdraw your agreement at any time. Withdrawing takes effect on the next page you load. Our cookie policy lists exactly what is stored.

If you want to know what we hold about you, or want it corrected or deleted, write to us through the contact form and we will deal with it.

Other people's sites

We link to other websites in the course of reporting. Once you follow a link you are on someone else's site under their policy, not ours.

Changes to this page

If we change what we collect, we change this page and the date at the foot of it. It is worth checking that date if you want to know whether anything has moved.

Last updated

Suggestions on this site are worked out in your browser. What they rely on stays on your device and is never sent to eGov Review or anyone else. Nothing is kept until it is turned on in cookie settings.

If you log in, eGov Review also uses your account to choose what to show you: that you are logged in, and your roles on the site. What you read still stays on your device.

What is kept on your device Setting Used for Kept for
Topics you follow or hide, messages you close, which version of a message you are shown, and the messages you saw in the last 7 days Remember topics I follow Show your topics' latest stories, avoid repeating messages, keep showing you the same version, and count a later sign-up or request anonymously 90 days after the last change
Stories you open and how far you read, number of visits, and how often you saw a message Suggest stories from what I read Continue reading, Picked for you, showing a message only so many times 90 days after the last change

You choose in this site's cookie settings, and can change your choice there at any time.

See or forget what is remembered on the Your reading settings page.

Separately, and only with your consent, this site measures visits with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager. That measurement is not part of suggestions.

eGov Review counts, without knowing who you are, how often each personalized message is shown, seen, clicked or closed, and whether a goal such as a sent form follows it. A count holds the message, its version and the day. If you let eGov Review suggest stories from what you read, it also holds what your reading suggests you come for and how far along you are; reports show these only for groups of 20 readers or more. It never holds a cookie, an identifier, your address, your browser, the page address or anything you typed. If your cookie settings ask about measurement, nothing is counted until you allow it.

If you allow analytics in cookie settings, the same events also go to this site's analytics tool.

eGov Review's cookie settings do not ask about measurement, so messages are counted for every reader, including readers who decline cookies. A count holds no identifier, no cookie and no page address. Until the site next processes its counts, which it does on a schedule, a count also holds the time it arrived, to measure load; after that, only the day is kept. While a message is being tested, a reader may see different versions of it on different pages or after a reload.

Personalization keeps the following in your browser, never in a cookie. Local storage stays until the period shown; session storage is gone when the tab is closed.

Key Storage Setting What it holds Kept for
zygnet_personalize Local storage Remember topics I follow Topics you follow or hide, messages you close, the version of a message you are shown, the messages you saw in the last 7 days, and the goals you reached 90 days after the last change
zygnet_personalize Local storage Suggest stories from what I read Stories you open and how far you read, the number of visits, how often you saw a message, what your reading suggests you come for, and how far along you are 90 days after the last change
zygnet_personalize_written Local storage Remember topics I follow; Suggest stories from what I read When the entries above were last written, so they are deleted after that period 90 days after the last change
zygnet_personalize_off Local storage None: your refusal itself A setting you turned off here although cookie settings allow it Until you turn it on again
zygnet_personalize_arrival Session storage Remember topics I follow How this visit began: the referring site's name and the link parameters audiences read Until the tab is closed
zygnet_personalize_ab Session storage Remember topics I follow The version of each message you are shown during this visit Until the tab is closed
zygnet_personalize_visit Session storage Remember topics I follow Whether this visit is counted, and the messages already counted as shown or clicked Until the tab is closed
zygnet_personalize_intents Session storage Remember topics I follow What the pages of this visit suggest you came for Until the tab is closed
zygnet_personalize_goals Session storage Remember topics I follow The goals started or reached during this visit Until the tab is closed
zygnet_personalize_overlay Session storage Remember topics I follow The message shown after a page loaded during this visit, so no second one shows Until the tab is closed

eGov Review counts, without knowing who you are, how often each personalized message is shown, seen, clicked or closed, and whether a goal such as a sent form follows it. A count holds the message, its version and the day. If you let eGov Review suggest stories from what you read, it also holds what your reading suggests you come for and how far along you are; reports show these only for groups of 20 readers or more. It never holds a cookie, an identifier, your address, your browser, the page address or anything you typed. If your cookie settings ask about measurement, nothing is counted until you allow it.