Privacy and anonymous use measurement

GoldObserve counts broad page types and a small set of feature actions so we can improve the useful parts of the site. The count contains no user or device ID, full URL, query, referrer, price, calculator input or free text.

CURRENT PRIVACY DESIGN · VERSION 2

Only daily aggregate counts are kept

Each accepted action immediately increases a counter such as “research page view” or “calculator link opened.” GoldObserve does not keep a row for the individual action and cannot use these counts to reconstruct a person's visit.

Stored result: Daily aggregate counts
Destination: GoldObserve first-party endpoint
Analytics cookies: None
Stable identifiers: Not allowed
Raw event retention: none
Aggregate retention: 90 days

BROWSER-LOCAL PRODUCT STATE

Preferences and public-data fallbacks stay on this device

The market dashboard can store selected currency, weight unit, time range, followed indicator and a last-view link in browser storage. It can also retain the last valid public market response so an unavailable provider does not leave the interface blank. These exact preferences and values stay in your browser and are not included in the anonymous use counts.

PurposeRestore a selected view and last-valid public data

LocationYour browser's site storage

Account linkageNone

Clear itRemove goldobserve.com site data in browser settings

Your controls: GoldObserve does not send these counts when the browser exposes Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control.

DATA THAT THE CONTRACT FORBIDS

No identity, private inputs or high-cardinality browsing trail

Stable user, device, account or session identifiers
IP address, full user agent, browser fingerprint or precise location
Full URL, query string, referrer or exact client timestamp
Selected chart dates, selected prices or values
Calculator, inventory, portfolio, alert or tax inputs
Contact details, free text, uploads or retained raw event logs

HOSTING LOGS

Security logs are separate from anonymous use counts

The web host may keep ordinary access and security logs under its own policy. Those logs are not combined with GoldObserve's daily product counts. Contact us if you need the current host-specific privacy details.

HOW TO READ THE NUMBERS

Counts describe activity, not people or causation

A page-view count cannot tell us how many unique people visited, whether the same person returned, why somebody chose a feature or whether a design change caused an outcome. We use the totals only to see which broad areas deserve maintenance and improvement.

Review data methodology · Review market-data sources · Contact GoldObserve