Last updated: 13 November 2026
The Well Log (thewelllog.com) is a personal, non-commercial blog about drilling and well engineering, written by Kleider Coxe. This page explains what personal data the site collects, why, and what you can do about it.
What we collect
- Newsletter sign-ups. If you subscribe to The Monthly Tour Sheet, we collect your email address, the date you subscribed and the form you used. This is stored by Hostinger Reach, the email service that sends the newsletter.
- Comments. If comments are open and you leave one, WordPress stores the name, email address and website you enter, your IP address and browser details, to help prevent spam. Your email address is never shown publicly.
- Visit statistics. The site counts page views with Independent Analytics, a privacy-friendly tool that runs on this website’s own server. It does not use cookies, does not store your full IP address and does not track you across other websites. It records anonymous information such as the pages viewed, the referring site, the country, and the device and browser type.
- Security logs. To protect the site from attacks, failed attempts to log in to the admin area are recorded with the IP address used. This only concerns people who try to log in; ordinary readers are not affected.
- Contact. If you email contact@thewelllog.com, I keep your message and email address only to reply to you. If you contact me through LinkedIn, that conversation is handled under LinkedIn’s own privacy policy.
How we use it
Your email address is used only to send The Monthly Tour Sheet and, occasionally, a short message about the site. It is never sold or shared with anyone for their own marketing. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can leave at any time.
Services that process data for the site
- Hostinger hosts the website and, through Hostinger Reach, stores newsletter subscribers and sends the emails.
- Google Fonts serves the fonts used on the site, so your browser connects to Google servers, which receive your IP address.
- Cloudflare protects the newsletter form against spam submissions.
- Google Search Console is used to see how the site appears in Google search. It does not track individual visitors on the site.
Cookies
The site does not use advertising or tracking cookies. WordPress may set technical cookies if you log in or leave a comment, so it can remember your details. The newsletter form may set technical cookies needed to protect it from spam.
How long we keep data
Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe or ask for it to be deleted. Comments and their metadata are kept for as long as the comment stays on the site. Anonymous visit statistics are kept on the site’s own server, and security logs of failed login attempts are kept only as long as needed to protect the site.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct or delete the personal data held about you, or withdraw your consent to receive emails, at any time. To do so, email contact@thewelllog.com, send a message through LinkedIn or reply to any newsletter email.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the new version will be published on this page with an updated date.