Privacy & Disclosure

Last updated: October 5, 2026

World of Silence is Jeffrey Swartz’s personal blog about teaching, accessibility, and everyday life. This page explains the information involved when you visit the blog, leave a comment, or send a message.

Blogger, cookies, and visitor information

This blog is hosted on Google’s Blogger service. Google uses cookies and receives information such as your IP address, browser information, and performance and security data to deliver its services, measure usage, and help prevent abuse. Blogger also provides the blog owner with visitor statistics. Learn more in Google’s Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

Comments and contact messages

Comments you submit may be published with the name or profile you choose, and can be read by other visitors. Please avoid putting private contact details or sensitive personal information in a public comment. Google processes information associated with Blogger comments under its own policies.

The contact form asks for your name, email address, and message. These details are sent through Blogger so I can read and respond to your inquiry. Please share only what is needed for your question. For a question about information you have submitted, or a request to remove a comment, use the Contact form on this site.

Advertising

World of Silence is linked to Google AdSense and has applied for approval to display ads. The site is not currently approved. If approved, the site may earn revenue from advertising.

Google and other third-party advertising vendors may use cookies to serve ads based on previous visits to this site or other websites. Advertising cookies allow Google and its partners to personalize ads. Ad providers may also use technologies such as web beacons and IP addresses to collect information related to ad serving.

You can manage or opt out of Google’s personalized advertising in Ad Settings. You can also control or delete cookies in your browser settings. These controls may affect how some website features work.

Embedded videos and outside links

Some posts include YouTube videos. Loading or interacting with these videos can share information, including your IP address and the page you are visiting, with Google. Google’s privacy information linked above explains its use of this data.

Links to other websites take you to services with their own privacy practices. Please review their policies before providing information.

About the writing

The stories and opinions on World of Silence reflect personal experience. They are not medical, legal, or other professional advice.

Questions

Use the Contact form on World of Silence if you have a question about this page.