Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Rockne and Early Notre Dame Football History (rockneandmore.com) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our site. We keep things simple — this site is a historical and educational resource, not a commercial platform.
Who We Are
This website is a personal/independent project dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Knute Rockne and early Notre Dame football. The site features content from and related to the book Men, Moments & Myths in Notre Dame Football History by Andy Nickle, including images, descriptions, audio recordings, and other historical memorabilia.
For privacy-related questions, please use the contact form on the site.
Information We Collect
We collect two types of information:
- Information you provide voluntarily — only when you choose to use our contact form:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number (optional)
- The content of your message
- Information collected automatically — when you browse the site:
- Pages visited, time spent, and general navigation behavior (via Google Analytics)
- Browser type, device type, and approximate geographic region
- IP address (anonymized by Google Analytics)
We do not collect payment information, create user accounts, or sell any personal data.
How We Use Your Information
Contact form submissions are used solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.
Analytics data is used in aggregate to understand how visitors use the site so we can improve the content and experience.
We do not use your information for advertising, marketing, or profiling.
Third-Party Services
This site uses the following third-party tools, each with their own privacy practices:
- Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand visitor behavior in aggregate. Google may set cookies on your device and collect usage data. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. See Google's Privacy Policy for details. - Google reCAPTCHA
Our contact form is protected by Google reCAPTCHA to prevent spam. reCAPTCHA collects hardware and software information (including IP address) and sends it to Google for analysis. See Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. - Publuu
The embedded digital book on this site is hosted by Publuu, an online flipbook platform. When you view or interact with the book, Publuu may collect usage data subject to their own privacy policy. See Publuu's Privacy Policy.
Cookies
This site uses cookies primarily through Google Analytics and Google reCAPTCHA. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help these services function and collect aggregate usage data.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect how some features of the site function (such as the contact form reCAPTCHA).
Data Retention & Security
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and are not stored in a database or shared with third parties beyond what is necessary to send a reply.
We take reasonable precautions to protect the site and any information you share, but no website can guarantee absolute security. Please do not send sensitive personal information through the contact form.
Your Rights
Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. Visitors from the European Union (under GDPR) and California (under CCPA) may have the right to:
- Know what personal data we hold about you
- Request deletion of your data
- Opt out of data collection where applicable
Since we collect very limited personal data, most of these rights can be exercised simply by contacting us directly. For data held by Google or Publuu, please refer to their respective privacy policies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please reach out via the contact form on our website.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.