This Privacy Policy explains how The Long Walk ("we," "us," or "the site"), operating at homininhistory.com, collects, uses, and protects information when you visit. The Long Walk is an independent, educational human-evolution project. We aim to collect as little personal data as possible and to be transparent about the third-party services — chiefly advertising — that do.

By using homininhistory.com, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

Who we are & how to reach us

The Long Walk is run by an independent creator based in North Carolina, United States. For any privacy question, correction request, or to exercise a data right described below, contact us at bennettkuhn@homininhistory.com. You can also use the contact page.

Information we collect

Information you give us

The site has no user accounts, logins, newsletter, or comment system. The only personal information we receive is what you choose to send us directly — for example, if you email us a question or correction. We use that information solely to reply to you and do not sell it or share it for marketing.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, our hosting infrastructure and third-party services may automatically record standard technical data when you visit, including your IP address, browser type and language, device type, referring page, and the pages you view. This information is used to keep the site secure and working, and — via the advertising and cookie technologies described below — to serve and measure ads.

Cookies & similar technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use a small number of first-party preferences (for example, remembering your light/dark theme choice) and, more significantly, third-party cookies set by our advertising partners. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time; doing so will not break the site's core content, though ads may become less relevant.

Advertising: Google AdSense & third-party vendors

We display advertising served by Google AdSense to support this free educational project. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

For more detail on how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Analytics

We may use privacy-respecting, aggregate analytics to understand which articles are useful (for example, total page views by article). Any analytics we use is configured to measure trends in aggregate and is not used to identify individual visitors. If this changes, this policy will be updated first.

Your privacy rights

EU / UK visitors (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of personal data we hold about you, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority. Our lawful basis for the limited processing above is our legitimate interest in operating and funding a free educational site, and — for personalized advertising — your consent, which you can withdraw at any time via the ad-settings links above. To exercise any right, email bennettkuhn@homininhistory.com.

California visitors (CCPA/CPRA)

California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, to request its deletion, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. We do not sell your personal information for money. The use of advertising cookies by our partners may be considered "sharing" under California law; you can opt out using the advertising-choice links above. To make a request, contact us at the email address above.

Children's privacy

This site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Data retention & security

We keep the little personal data we receive (such as emails you send) only as long as needed to respond and to keep records of corrections. We take reasonable measures to protect information, but no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure.

Links to other sites

Our articles link to external sources such as museums and scientific journals. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party sites; their own policies apply once you leave homininhistory.com.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or the law. Material changes will be posted here with a revised "Last updated" date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

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