Elevators Explained
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Privacy

A plain description of what this site collects, which is very little.

  • Revised 10 October 2026
  • By the Elevators Explained editors

This is a reading site. You do not need an account to use it, and it does not ask for personal details unless you choose to write to the editors.

What we collect

The site does not set cookies of its own, run advertising or load analytics or tracking scripts. We do not collect names, email addresses or any other details through the pages. The filter on the home page and the menu work entirely in your browser and remember nothing. The contact form does not send anything to us by itself. It opens your email program with a message addressed to the editors, and nothing is sent until you send it.

What third parties see

Like any website, this one is delivered by a hosting provider, and ordinary technical request data such as your IP address and browser type passes through it. The page fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, so the font provider also receives a standard request when a page opens. We do not control how those providers handle that technical data, and you can read their own policies.

If you write to us

If you email the editors, we use your address only to reply and to correct a guide where you have found a mistake. We do not add anyone to a mailing list and we do not sell or share messages. Please keep addresses, building details and personal information out of any message. See the contact page for what we can help with.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date at the top of the page changes with it. Questions about it can go through the contact page, and the about page explains who runs the site.

The short version

No accounts, no advertising, no analytics or trackers, and nothing leaves your device through the contact form until you send it yourself.

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