How do we count guests?

“Guests today” is an estimate of unique IP addresses that have passed an anti-bot check, counted per calendar day in the Europe/Warsaw time zone. It is not a verified count of individual people.

What counts as a visit?

Verification runs in the interactive bar. The standalone toast and humour collections do not run it; reading a collection without entering the bar does not increase this counter.

Measurement starts after the page has been visible for a few seconds. Cloudflare Turnstile checks browser signals in the background, and our server verifies the result. The same IP address can increase the count at most once per day. Reloading or switching between gpupdate.pl and www.gpupdate.pl does not add a visit if the IP stays the same.

A home, office or VPN may put several people behind one IP address. Changing IP, switching networks or using rotating IPv6 addresses can count the same person again. Short visits, blocked scripts and failed checks may not be counted. Turnstile reduces bot traffic but cannot guarantee that every counted visitor is human.

What do we store?

The counter database stores a daily HMAC hash of the IP address and an aggregate total for each day. It does not store the full IP address, browsing history, name, email or account identifier. The hash changes between days. It is pseudonymous data, not a guarantee of anonymity.

Hashes older than 48 hours are removed by an hourly cleanup job, normally within the following hour. Aggregate daily totals remain. Cloudflare backups may have their own retention periods. The counter application does not set its own cookies or persistent device identifier.

Cloudflare verification

Turnstile runs in invisible mode without blocking the bar or using pre-clearance. Cloudflare processes browser and connection signals under its Turnstile Privacy Addendum and privacy policy. Cloudflare hosting may keep its own logs independently of the counter database.

Anti Radio

The station’s player is disconnected by default. “Load the player” connects your browser to antiradio.net; a separate Play button starts the music. “Switch radio off” removes the embed. Anti Radio receives information such as your IP address and processes data under its own privacy policy. This is an external service; its terms also apply to the embedded player.

What about toasts, sharing and sound effects?

Your toast count is a separate feature stored only in your browser’s localStorage. It is not sent to the visitor counter. A shared invitation URL contains only preset drink and toast identifiers. Sharing uses your device’s share menu or clipboard; a link is not sent to anyone automatically. The language is selected by the URL. Bar sound effects are off when a page opens and are generated locally after you enable them. No microphone is used. PayPal remains disabled.

Measurement covers gpupdate.pl and www.gpupdate.pl, across both languages. Preview URLs and pages.dev do not increase the count. Counting began when the feature launched and does not reconstruct earlier traffic. Updated: 11 November 2026.