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Last updated: May 31, 2026 · Context Layer Systems, Inc.

1. Who We Are

This website (contextcontinuitylayer.org) is operated by Context Layer Systems, Inc. ("Context Layer Systems", "we", "us", or "our"). We are the data controller for personal data collected through this site.

Contact:

2. What Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of data:

Usage and analytics data (automatically collected)

  • Pages visited, time on page, scroll depth, and click interactions
  • Browser type, operating system, device type, and screen resolution
  • Approximate geographic location (country/region, derived from IP address)
  • Referring URL and session duration
  • IP address (processed by third-party analytics services; see Section 5)

Contact form submissions (when you contact us)

  • Your name and email address
  • The topic and content of your message

Article comments (when you leave a comment)

  • Comment text and timestamp
  • Display name (optional)

3. How We Use Your Data

  • Analytics: To understand how visitors use the site, improve content, and measure engagement
  • Contact: To respond to your inquiry
  • Comments: To display your comment on the relevant article
  • Security: To detect and prevent abuse or fraudulent activity

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For visitors in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for processing personal data is:

  • Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): analytics and site security — our interest in understanding how our content is used and improving the site
  • Contractual necessity (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): responding to contact form submissions you initiate
  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): where required for specific cookie or tracking technologies

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your personal data:

Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC)

  • Purpose: Website usage analytics
  • Data processed: Anonymized usage events, approximate location, device/browser info
  • Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
  • Opt-out: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft Corporation)

  • Purpose: Session recording and heatmap analytics to improve UX
  • Data processed: Mouse movements, clicks, scroll behavior, session recordings
  • Privacy policy: privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement

These services may transfer data to servers outside the EEA. Such transfers are covered by Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards.

6. Cookies

This site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies primarily through Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity (see Section 5). These are analytics cookies only — we do not use advertising or targeting cookies.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some site functionality.

7. Data Retention

  • Analytics data: Retained for 26 months by Google Analytics (per Google's standard retention policy)
  • Contact form data: Retained for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry, then deleted
  • Article comments: Retained until you request deletion

8. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ('right to be forgotten')
  • Restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your data
  • Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time

For technical details on how CCL is designed to implement erasure — including cryptographic key destruction and verifiable erasure certificates — see our Right to Erasure page.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at . We will respond within 30 days. If you are in the EEA, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

9. Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Links to Other Sites

This site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies separately.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your data rights:

Context Layer Systems, Inc.