Effective date: September 28, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information The Voice of Human (https://thevoiceofhuman.com) collects when you use this website, how it is used and the choices you have.
1. Who we are
The Voice of Human is an independent online publication operated by Som Bentur. For privacy questions, contact editorial@thevoiceofhuman.com.
2. Information we collect
- Newsletter sign-ups: if you subscribe, we collect the first name, last name and email address you enter. We use them only to send you updates from The Voice of Human, and you can ask us to remove them at any time.
- Messages you send us: if you email us, we receive your email address and whatever information you include.
- Comments: if you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address and your browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it; see https://automattic.com/privacy/.
- Technical and log data: like most websites, our hosting and security systems automatically record information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited and the date and time of your visit.
3. Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We and our service providers use cookies and similar technologies to keep the site working, remember preferences, measure how the site is used and, where advertising is displayed, to serve and measure ads. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not work properly.
4. Analytics
We use Google Analytics, installed through Google Site Kit, to understand how visitors use the website (for example, which pages are read and how visitors arrive). Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as device, browser, approximate location and pages visited. Learn more at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can opt out with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
5. Advertising
This website uses, or may use, Google AdSense to display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this and other sites on the internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com.
- You can opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at https://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
- More information about how Google uses data is available at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
6. Other service providers
This website uses WordPress plugins and services that may process limited technical data to operate, secure and improve the site, including Jetpack by Automattic, WPForms (forms) and anti-spam tools. Embedded content from other websites (such as videos or social media posts) behaves as if you had visited that website, and those sites may collect data about you.
7. How we use information
We use information to operate and secure the website, respond to messages, send newsletters you requested, prevent spam and abuse, understand readership and, where applicable, display advertising. We do not sell your personal information.
8. Data retention
Newsletter details are kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them. Emails are kept as long as needed to handle your request. Comments and their metadata are kept unless you ask us to remove them. Analytics and advertising data are retained according to Google’s settings and policies.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal data we hold about you, to object to or restrict certain processing and to withdraw consent. Residents of the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom have rights under the GDPR; California residents have rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to know and the right to delete. To make a request, email editorial@thevoiceofhuman.com.
10. Children’s privacy
This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.
12. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy, contact editorial@thevoiceofhuman.com.