Privacy & analytics.
A clear account of what this local guide measures, and what it leaves private.
Last updated 17 October 2026 · Applies to every page on setiaalam.my
At a glance.
The short version. The details follow below.
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Measured
Pages and features
Which pages and local features get used, so we know what is worth improving.
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Kept out
What you tell us
Names, email addresses, form contents and the words you type into searches.
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Switched off
Advertising
Advertising storage, Google Signals and ad-personalisation signals stay disabled.
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On your device
Your preferences
Your language, your saved haze places and any share card you make stay in your browser.
Our approach
Setiaalam.my uses Google Analytics 4 to understand which pages and local features are useful. Analytics runs when a public page loads, without an interrupting consent pop-up. Advertising storage, Google Signals and ad-personalisation signals remain disabled.
What Analytics measures
Google Analytics 4 records information such as pages viewed, referring pages, broad device and browser information, approximate location derived from the connection, and selected interactions with directories, events and share buttons.
What we keep out
We do not intentionally send names, email addresses, contribution-form contents or raw directory search text to Google Analytics. Directory search measurement records that a search occurred, without recording what was typed.
Forms and enquiries
Contribution and promotion forms may collect the information you choose to provide, including your name, email address, phone number, business or event details, links and preferred campaign dates. We use it to review submissions, reply to enquiries and administer any agreed placement.
Form submissions are processed by Web3Forms and delivered to the site editor. Web3Forms operates infrastructure outside Malaysia; its processing practices are described in its privacy and service FAQ. Form contents are not sent to Google Analytics.
Storage and browser controls
Google Analytics may place first-party measurement cookies. Essential browser storage may also remember interface preferences such as the selected language.
The haze page remembers the stations you save in this browser’s storage, and draws share cards on your device. Neither is sent to setiaalam.my or Google Analytics; a share card leaves your device only when you share or save it.
Browsers used to maintain the site can be marked with an optional first-party cookie that lasts for one year. Analytics receives an owner or visitor label so the site editor can filter out their own activity. This label does not contain a name or device identifier.
You can restrict or remove cookies using your browser settings. Blocking measurement scripts or cookies may reduce the accuracy of aggregate site statistics, but it does not limit any directory, weather, haze, event or contribution feature.
External services and links
Analytics measurement is processed by Google and may be handled outside Malaysia under its privacy policy. Links to maps, organisers, businesses and social platforms follow the privacy practices of those external services.
Haze readings are fetched by setiaalam.my’s own server from the Department of Environment, so your browser does not contact that service. Weather forecasts and warnings come from MET Malaysia through the public data.gov.my service, which your browser may contact directly to load them. No names or form details are sent to either.
Questions or corrections?
Write to the editor at welcome@setiaalam.my, or use the feedback form to ask for a correction or removal.