Privacy Policy — CannabisSouthDakota.org

Last verified: May 2026

Our Approach to Privacy

CannabisSouthDakota.org is an educational site about cannabis policy in South Dakota. We believe SD residents researching cannabis policy deserve robust privacy protections — arguably more, given SD’s unique "internal possession" doctrine (which permits prosecution based on metabolite presence alone) and the federal-employer reality at Ellsworth Air Force Base, Sanford Health, Avera Health, Citi, Wells Fargo, and other federally-regulated SD employers.

What We Collect

Cookies (One)

We set a single cookie (cannabissouthdakota_age_verified) when you confirm you are 21 or older. This cookie lasts 30 days and prevents the age gate from appearing on every visit. That’s it.

We also set a cookie consent acknowledgment cookie (cannabissouthdakota_cookie_consent) when you dismiss the cookie notice. This lasts one year.

Server Logs

Like all websites, our web server automatically logs basic request information (IP address, page visited, browser type, timestamp). These logs are used solely for security monitoring and are not shared with third parties.

What We Don’t Do

We do not use Google Analytics or any third-party analytics
We do not use tracking pixels or retargeting
We do not sell, share, or trade any visitor data
We do not collect email addresses, names, or personal information
We do not serve advertisements
We do not use social media tracking widgets

Federal-Employee & Internal-Possession Privacy Note

Two particular privacy considerations for SD visitors:

Federal-employer exposure. SD residents working for Ellsworth Air Force Base, the SD Air National Guard, Sanford Health (federally-grant-funded), Avera Health, Citi, Wells Fargo, federal contractors with security clearances, or any federal-funded research institution (South Dakota Mines) face career-risk decisions where cannabis-related browsing history can theoretically surface in clearance-investigation contexts.
"Internal possession" exposure. SD’s SDCL § 22-42-5.1 / Schroeder/Whistler doctrine permits prosecution based on metabolite presence alone. The doctrine has cross-border implications for SD residents who consume cannabis legally in MN or MT and return home.

We collect no personally-identifiable browsing data on this site, but visitors with security-clearance or "internal possession" considerations should be aware of their broader internet-browsing privacy practices independently. Consider using a privacy-respecting browser configuration when researching cannabis policy.

Third-Party Services

We load the following resources from third-party CDNs for site functionality:

Bootstrap CSS/JS from cdn.jsdelivr.net
Bootstrap Icons from cdn.jsdelivr.net
Google Fonts from fonts.googleapis.com

These services may log requests per their own privacy policies. We chose CDN-hosted assets for performance; no user data is sent to these services beyond standard HTTP requests.

Data Retention

We do not maintain any user database. Server logs are retained for a limited period for security purposes and then deleted. The age-verification cookie expires after 30 days. The cookie consent cookie expires after one year.

Children’s Privacy

CannabisSouthDakota.org is intended exclusively for adults aged 21 and older. We do not knowingly collect any information from minors. The age-verification gate is designed to prevent access by those under 21.

South Dakota Privacy Law

South Dakota has not enacted comprehensive consumer-privacy legislation comparable to California’s CCPA or Virginia’s VCDPA. SD’s data-breach notification statute governs notice obligations in the event of unauthorized access to personal information. Because we do not collect, store, or process personal information beyond basic server logs, this law does not impose specific affirmative obligations on us.

Changes to This Policy

If we ever change our privacy practices, we will update this page with a new "last verified" date. We have no plans to add tracking or analytics.