Due to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, for short) within Europe, and the possibility that I may have European visitors, I am obligated to state:

  1. I must request your consent to collect only the necessary data needed via Contact, Newsletter, or Comment forms.
  2. You have the right to a copy of your data at your request,
  3. As well as request to delete your data.

That is the really layperson’s short of it. There is the Legal Document, and Wikipedia for a more detailed explanation.