Privacy Policy

1. Aha submissions — no login required

Choosing “Submit an Aha” on Contact collects your public name or alias, email address, main sentence, supporting text and optional source URL. Submissions use the TIL category and go into a private pending review queue; submitting does not create an account or publish the Aha automatically.

We store these details, a submission identifier, the submission time and review status. When available, we also store a hash derived from your connection’s IP address to limit repeated submissions; the raw IP address is not stored with the submission.

If approved, your Aha, supporting text, optional source link and public name or alias may appear on the website.

Your email address is kept private and may be used to contact you about the submission. Approved Ahas and their credited names or aliases may remain public until edited or removed.

2. Contact messages

For feedback, privacy requests and content reports, our contact form collects your name, email address, message, topic and time sent. We store a hash of the connection address alongside the message to limit repeated submissions; the raw address is not stored in our contact inbox.

3. Site usage

Google Analytics measures visits and interactions and may use cookies or similar identifiers. Vercel Web Analytics has been removed from the site. Vercel continues to host the website. Our hosting and sign-in providers may also process technical information needed to deliver the site and keep it secure.

4. On your device

Saved Ahas, display theme and some notice preferences are kept in your browser’s local storage. Clearing that browser data removes them from that device. It does not automatically remove previously recorded saved Aha information from your account activity; contact us to request its removal.

5. Administrator sign-in

Public accounts and public Google sign-in are disabled. Only the authorised site administrator can sign in to Manage. For this sign-in, Google provides a verified account identifier, email address and available name. A secure session cookie maintains the administrator’s session; RandomAha does not receive a Google password.

6. Previous accounts

Records collected before public accounts were disabled may still include account identifiers, names, email addresses, aliases, visit times, submissions, share and Another Aha events, and saved Aha snapshots linked to browser identifiers.

Disabling sign-in does not automatically erase these records. We no longer collect account-linked visitor activity or upload saved Aha snapshots. Contact us to request access, correction or deletion of previous records.

7. How we use and share information

We use this information to review and moderate Aha submissions, publish approved Ahas with the submitted public name or alias, contact you about your submission, reply to messages, administer the site, understand site usage, prevent abuse and maintain security.

The site owner can see account and submission details and contact messages in private management pages. We use hosting, authentication and analytics providers to operate the service. Those providers may process information outside Australia. We do not publish email addresses or private contact messages, and we do not sell your contact details.

8. How long we keep it

We keep account and submission records while needed to operate RandomAha and manage published content. Contact messages are kept while needed to respond and handle related issues. Technical information held by service providers follows their own retention settings. You can ask us to review or remove information using the contact form.

9. Your choices and requests

You can clear saved Ahas or theme preferences in your browser. You do not need an account or login to send enquiries or submit an Aha for review through Contact.

To ask what information we hold, request a correction or deletion, or raise a privacy concern, use our contact form and choose “Privacy request”. We may need to confirm your identity before releasing, changing or deleting personal information. We will review your request and respond through the email you provide.

Some records may need to be retained for legitimate operational or legal reasons.

10. Changes

We may update this policy as the site changes. The date above shows the latest version.