Privacy & Cookie Policy
This page explains how Warning of War (the website at warningofwar.com) handles visitor data, what cookies and similar technologies it uses, and the rights you have under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK GDPR.
1. Who we are
Warning of War is an independent informational project that publishes AI-generated conflict-risk scores for seven world regions, refreshed on a regular schedule. For privacy questions or data-subject requests please contact privacy@warningofwar.com.
2. What data we process
The site is a static website. We do not run user accounts, sign-up forms, comment sections, or any feature that asks you to submit personal data. The data we do process is limited to:
- Server / CDN logs. Our hosting provider (Cloudflare Pages) processes standard HTTP request data — including IP address, User-Agent, referrer and requested URL — to deliver pages and protect the site against abuse and DDoS attacks.
- Analytics events. If you consent, Google Analytics records aggregated and pseudonymised visit data (pages viewed, approximate location at country level, device type, session duration).
- Advertising events. If you consent, Google AdSense may use cookies and device identifiers to personalise the ads shown to you. Without consent, AdSense may still serve non-personalised ads, which rely on contextual signals only.
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Your consent choice. When you make a choice in the cookie
banner we store it in your browser's
localStorageunder the keywow_consent_v1so you are not asked again on every visit. This stays in your browser only; it is never sent to us.
3. Cookies and similar technologies
Below is the full list of cookies and similar storage this site can set. Items marked "On consent" are only set after you accept them in the cookie banner.
| Category | Set by | Purpose | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | warningofwar.com | Remembers your cookie-banner choice (wow_consent_v1 in localStorage). |
Always on |
| Security | Cloudflare | Bot/DDoS protection and basic abuse mitigation for the static site. | Always on (legitimate interest) |
| Analytics | Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*) |
Aggregate traffic measurement: page views, country, device type. | On consent |
| Advertising | Google AdSense (__gads, __gpi, IDE, etc.) |
Ad delivery and, with consent, personalisation and frequency capping. | On consent (non-personalised ads may still appear) |
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the link in the footer.
4. Third parties
When you visit Warning of War your browser may connect directly to the following third-party services. Each is its own data controller for the data it processes; please refer to their own policies for the details.
- Cloudflare, Inc. — site hosting (Cloudflare Pages), CDN and security. Cloudflare privacy policy.
- Google LLC / Google Ireland Ltd. — Google Analytics 4 and Google AdSense. Google uses these technologies and acts under the Google Privacy Policy. We have implemented Google's Consent Mode v2 so that no advertising or analytics cookies are set in the EU/UK until you give consent.
- Bunny.net (BunnyWay d.o.o.) — privacy-friendly font CDN used to serve the page typefaces (Bunny Fonts). Bunny Fonts does not set cookies or log requests for analytics purposes.
We do not sell or share your personal data, do not use social-media tracking pixels, and have no embedded video or comment widgets.
5. Legal basis (GDPR Art. 6)
- Strictly necessary storage — Art. 6(1)(b)/(f): necessary to provide the service you requested and our legitimate interest in remembering your privacy choice.
- Hosting and security logs — Art. 6(1)(f): legitimate interest in keeping the site online and protecting it from abuse.
- Analytics and advertising — Art. 6(1)(a): your explicit consent given through the cookie banner, which you can withdraw at any time.
6. International transfers
Cloudflare and Google may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Where they do, they rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and (for Google) the EU-US Data Privacy Framework as the safeguard.
7. Retention
- Hosting / security logs are retained by Cloudflare per its own retention policy (typically short, days to weeks).
- Google Analytics 4 retains event-level data for up to 14 months.
- Your cookie-banner choice stays in your browser until you clear site data or revoke it via the banner.
8. Your rights
If you are in the EU/UK, you have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you (Art. 15);
- request correction (Art. 16) or erasure (Art. 17);
- restrict or object to processing (Art. 18, 21);
- data portability (Art. 20);
- withdraw consent at any time, without affecting prior lawful processing (Art. 7(3));
- lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority.
Because we do not run accounts, most identifying data sits with the third parties above. To exercise your rights against Warning of War directly, contact privacy@warningofwar.com. For data that lives with Google or Cloudflare you may also need to contact them.
9. Children
Warning of War is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the site evolves. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date at the top. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.