diff --git a/src/_data/footer.json b/src/_data/footer.json
index 86f7abd..ad896a7 100644
--- a/src/_data/footer.json
+++ b/src/_data/footer.json
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
     {
       "name": "reddit",
       "link": "https://reddit.com/u/nyancrimew"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "analytics",
+      "link": "https://umami.crimew.gay/share/M77OUJ83Q4qBcOjZ/maia.crimew.gay"
     }
   ],
   "badges": [
diff --git a/src/index.njk b/src/index.njk
index 0df2aaf..9cf4b02 100644
--- a/src/index.njk
+++ b/src/index.njk
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ date: git Last Modified
       can be found in the footer. if you're looking for some more serious info about me, 
       <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/maia_arson_crimew" target="_blank">there is wikipedia for that</a>.
     </p>
+    <p>
+      this website anonymously (without cookies) collects basic analytics on a self hosted instance of <a href="https://umami.is">umami</a>,
+      in the interest of transparency those analytics are publicly viewable <a href="https://umami.crimew.gay/share/M77OUJ83Q4qBcOjZ/maia.crimew.gay">here</a>.
+    </p>
   </div>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
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