Summary
The Freedom History Project displays advertising through Google AdSense to support the cost of independent research. This means Google and its advertising partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. We do not otherwise collect personal data, and we do not sell or share any user information ourselves. If you use the contact form, your message and email address are used solely to respond to you. See Section 3.3 below for full details on advertising and your choices.
1. Who We Are
The Freedom History Project (freedomhistoryproject.com) is an independent archival and educational website documenting the lives of freedom fighters, anti-colonial revolutionaries, and civil rights leaders across five continents. References to "we," "us," or "our" in this policy refer to the Freedom History Project.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
If you use the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not add you to any mailing list, share your information with third parties, or retain it beyond the period necessary to handle your enquiry.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
Our web hosting provider may collect standard server log data, including IP addresses, browser types, referring URLs, and pages visited. This data is used for server maintenance and security purposes only. We do not use it to identify individual users, build user profiles, or target advertising.
2.3 Cookies
The Freedom History Project itself does not set cookies for tracking or analytics purposes. However, because this site displays advertising through Google AdSense, Google and its advertising partners may place cookies in your browser to serve ads and measure their performance. See Section 3.3 below for full detail. If your browser stores any other session data during your visit, it is used only for basic website functionality and is not transmitted to any third party.
3. Third-Party Services
3.1 Google Fonts
This website loads fonts from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com). When your browser loads a page, it makes a request to Google's servers to retrieve the font files. Google's privacy policy governs that request. We use Google Fonts because the alternative — hosting font files ourselves — would require more server resources without any functional difference to you. If you prefer to block this request, you can do so using a browser extension.
3.2 No Analytics
We do not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any other third-party analytics service. We do not know who you are, what you read, or how long you stayed.
3.3 Advertising — Google AdSense
The Freedom History Project displays advertising served by Google AdSense to help fund the ongoing research and hosting costs of this archive. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
We do not control the specific ads displayed by AdSense, and we do not have access to the data Google collects for ad personalisation. Google's own privacy policy governs how it handles this data; you can read it at policies.google.com/privacy.
4. How We Use Information
We use contact form submissions solely to respond to the person who submitted them. We do not use your information for any other purpose. We do not sell, rent, lease, or otherwise transfer personal information to any third party under any circumstances.
5. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to handle the relevant enquiry. Server log data is retained by our hosting provider for a maximum of 90 days. We do not maintain any long-term database of user information.
6. Your Rights
You have the right to request access to any personal data we hold about you, to request its deletion, and to request that we correct any inaccurate information. Given that we collect minimal data, it is likely that the only personal information we hold about you (if any) is a contact form submission. To exercise any of these rights, use the contact form or email us directly.
7. Children
The Freedom History Project does not knowingly collect information from children under 13. The archive is an educational resource suitable for all ages, but the contact form should only be used by persons aged 13 or older. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information via our contact form, please contact us and we will delete it immediately.
8. Security
We take reasonable technical measures to protect any personal information we hold. However, no website is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted over the internet.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. We will not make changes that materially reduce your privacy protections without notice.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy or about how we handle personal information, please use the contact form.