Who we are
The Avid Wargamer is edited by Max Chee at https://avidwargamer.com/. For questions about your information, email max@avidwargamer.com.
Last updated: 2 November 2026.
Newsletter and messages
When you subscribe, we send your name and email address to Mailchimp to manage the newsletter and deliver emails. You can unsubscribe using the link in a newsletter email, or contact us at the address above. See Mailchimp’s privacy information. When you use our contact form, the details you submit are sent to our site mailbox so we can respond to your enquiry. Hostinger provides our website hosting and this mailbox.
Analytics, advertising and security
We use Google Analytics to understand visits and interactions with the website, including successful newsletter signups. Our dedicated signup event sends the form number and signup method, rather than your name or email address. The site also displays Google advertising and uses Google reCAPTCHA to help protect forms from abuse. Google services can receive information such as your IP address, the page visited and browser information, and may use cookies or similar technologies. See how Google uses information from sites using its services and Google’s ad controls.
Website hosting, security and spam-protection tools process technical information to help deliver and protect the site. You can manage cookies in your browser; blocking cookies or scripts may affect some website features.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.