Privacy Policy
Last Updated: October 21, 2026 · Domain: tradewarindex.com
01. Overview & Scope
This Privacy Policy explains how The Trade War ("tradewarindex.com", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website.
We do not collect directly identifiable personal information such as your real name, email address, home address, or credit card numbers. However, we collect pseudonymous technical data, usage metrics, and cookies to analyze website performance.
02. Information We Collect
- Pseudonymous Telemetry & Analytics: We collect IP addresses, device identifiers, browser type, operating system, referrer URLs, and interaction events (such as time spent viewing specific charts or interactive widgets).
- Local Browser Storage: We use your browser's
localStorageto save your UI preferences (such as dark/light mode and your selected US/Canada perspective). This data remains entirely on your device and is never transmitted to our servers.
03. Analytics & Cookies (GA4)
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand visitor engagement, popular sections, and session duration:
- GA4 uses cookies (
_ga) to distinguish unique visitors and track component-level dwell time. - IP addresses collected by GA4 are used for coarse geographic estimation and are processed pseudonymously.
- You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
04. Cookie Consent
We do not display advertising and do not share data with advertising networks. Non-essential cookies are limited to Google Analytics, and they stay disabled until you choose to allow them.
Cookie Banner
Visitors are shown a cookie banner with these choices:
- Accept All: Allow Google Analytics cookies.
- Cookie Settings: Choose which categories to allow (analytics can be switched off).
You can change or revoke your choice at any time by clearing this site's cookies and local storage in your browser, after which the banner will appear again.
05. Your Rights & Privacy Choices
Depending on your location, you have rights regarding your personal and pseudonymous data:
- GDPR (EU/UK): Right to access, request deletion, or restrict processing of pseudonymous personal data.
- CCPA / CPRA (California): Right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. We do not sell personal information or use it for advertising.
- Browser Opt-Out: You can configure your browser to block or alert you about cookies. Note that some site features may degrade if cookies are disabled.
06. Third-Party Links & External Sites
Our website links to official government open data sources (Statistics Canada, U.S. Census Bureau, Bank of Canada). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.