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The webserver hosting Ghost records basic logs containing time of day, client type (eg 'Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 11_0_0'), page and referrer, plus any error codes (eg 404), plus the client IP address. This log is kept for up to 2 weeks and only used for site performance and security purposes.