Last updated: July 12, 2026
AppalachianHistorian.org respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit the website, how that information may be used or disclosed, and the choices and rights that may be available to you.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through AppalachianHistorian.org. It does not govern the privacy practices of third-party websites, services, advertisers, or platforms that may be linked to or embedded on the website.
Who We Are
Website: https://appalachianhistorian.org/
Site operator: Alex Hall
Privacy contact: Au************@***il.com
For purposes of applicable privacy laws, the site operator may be considered the controller of personal information collected directly through AppalachianHistorian.org. Mediavine and other third-party services may separately control or process information as explained in this Privacy Policy and their own privacy notices.
Information We Collect
The information collected through AppalachianHistorian.org depends on how you use the website.
A. Information You Provide
Comments: If you leave a comment, the website may collect the information entered into the comment form, such as your name, email address, website address, and comment. The website may also collect your IP address and browser user-agent information to assist with spam detection, moderation, and security.
Contact messages: If you contact AppalachianHistorian.org through a contact form or by email, we may collect your name, email address, message, and any other information you choose to provide. This information is used to review and respond to your message.
Other submissions: If the website offers another form, survey, newsletter, contest, or submission feature, we may collect the information you voluntarily provide through that feature. Additional disclosures may be presented when the information is collected.
Please do not submit confidential, sensitive, or unnecessary personal information through public comments or general contact forms.
B. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, certain information may be collected automatically by the website, hosting provider, security services, analytics tools, advertising services, and other technology providers.
This information may include:
Your IP address
Browser type and version
Device type and operating system
Referring website or page
Pages and articles viewed
Links or advertisements selected
Approximate date and time of a visit
General geographic information derived from an IP address
Language and regional settings
Information about interactions with the website
Cookie identifiers and similar online identifiers
This information may be used for website operation, security, troubleshooting, analytics, advertising, fraud prevention, and performance improvement.
How We Use Information
Information collected through AppalachianHistorian.org may be used to:
Operate, maintain, and secure the website
Display articles, images, embedded content, and other website features
Respond to questions, comments, messages, and requests
Review, approve, moderate, or remove comments
Detect and prevent spam, fraud, abuse, security threats, and technical problems
Understand how visitors use the website
Measure website traffic and content performance
Improve articles, navigation, accessibility, and website performance
Display, personalize, measure, and manage advertising
Comply with legal obligations and enforce applicable policies
Protect the rights, property, and safety of the website, its operator, its visitors, and others
Information may also be used for another purpose disclosed to you when it is collected.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
AppalachianHistorian.org and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files placed on your browser or device. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function. Other cookies may support analytics, preferences, advertising, personalization, security, and performance measurement.
Cookies and similar technologies may be used to:
Remember visitor preferences
Maintain website functionality
Distinguish users and browsing sessions
Measure traffic and website performance
Understand how visitors interact with articles and pages
Prevent fraud, spam, and malicious activity
Display and measure advertisements
Provide interest-based or personalized advertising where permitted
You can usually delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may prevent certain website features from functioning properly. Essential technologies that are necessary for website operation may not be affected by all cookie preference controls.
Where required by law, visitors may be shown a consent management platform that provides choices concerning nonessential cookies, analytics, personalized advertising, and similar technologies.
Analytics
AppalachianHistorian.org may use Google Analytics, Google Site Kit, or similar analytics services to understand website traffic and visitor interactions.
Analytics services may collect information such as pages viewed, session activity, device and browser information, approximate location, referring sources, and online identifiers. Google Analytics may use first-party cookies and other technologies to distinguish users and sessions.
Analytics information is used to understand which articles and pages are visited, diagnose technical problems, evaluate website performance, and improve the website.
You may be able to limit analytics collection by:
Rejecting applicable analytics cookies through the website’s consent settings
Disabling or deleting cookies through your browser
Using privacy controls provided by your browser or device
Using an available Google Analytics opt-out browser tool
Google’s collection and processing of information is governed by Google’s own policies and terms.
Advertising Through Mediavine
AppalachianHistorian.org works with Mediavine to manage third-party advertising on the website.
Mediavine and its advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, tags, online identifiers, and similar technologies to collect information about visitors, devices, website activity, advertisement interactions, and browsing behavior. This information may be used for advertising, interest-based advertising, personalization, measurement, reporting, fraud prevention, and related purposes.
Some advertising-related disclosures of information may be legally defined as a “sale,” “sharing,” or use for “targeted advertising” under certain United States state privacy laws, even when personal information is not exchanged directly for money.
Detailed information about Mediavine’s collection, use, disclosure, sale, sharing, retention, international transfer, and protection of personal information is provided in the complete Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice v. 1.2 located below this website privacy policy.
Advertising and Cookie Choices
Depending on your location, you may be presented with controls that allow you to accept, reject, or manage certain cookies and advertising activities.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and other applicable locations may be shown a consent management platform. Where available, you may use the website’s privacy settings link to review or change your previous choices.
Residents of certain United States states may have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information or the use of personal information for targeted advertising. Where required, a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link will be displayed on the website.
Rejecting personalized or interest-based advertising does not necessarily prevent advertisements from being displayed. It generally means that advertisements will not be selected using certain information about your interests or browsing activity.
Additional advertising opt-out methods are identified in the Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice below.
Comments and Spam Detection
When visitors leave comments, information entered into the comment form may be collected along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent information.
Comments may be reviewed manually or processed through an automated spam-detection service. Comments that contain spam, threats, harassment, unlawful material, personal information, or content that violates website policies may be removed.
If a profile-image or avatar service is enabled, an anonymized value created from your email address may be provided to that service to determine whether you use it. After a comment is approved, a profile image associated with that service may be publicly visible alongside the comment.
Comments and associated metadata may be retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized, moderated, and approved.
Embedded Content and Third-Party Services
Articles may contain embedded content or links from other websites and platforms. Examples may include videos, maps, images, documents, social-media posts, advertisements, and historical collections.
Embedded content may behave in the same way as though you visited the third-party website directly. The third party may:
Collect information about you
Use cookies or similar technologies
Track your interaction with the embedded content
Associate your activity with an account you have with that service
Display personalized material or advertising
AppalachianHistorian.org does not control the privacy practices of these third parties. You should review the privacy policies and settings of any third-party service you use.
A link to another website does not necessarily indicate that AppalachianHistorian.org controls, endorses, or is responsible for that website’s privacy practices or content.
How Information May Be Disclosed
Information may be disclosed to:
Website hosting and domain providers
Security, backup, performance, and technical-support providers
Comment moderation and spam-detection services
Analytics providers
Email, contact-form, and communication providers
Mediavine and its advertising partners
Professional advisers when reasonably necessary
Government authorities or other parties when required by law
Other parties when necessary to protect rights, safety, security, or property
Service providers may process information only as permitted by their agreements, privacy policies, and applicable law.
The site operator does not independently sell personal information directly in exchange for money. However, Mediavine and its advertising partners may use, disclose, sell, share, or otherwise process certain information for interest-based or targeted advertising as explained in the Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice below.
Information may also be disclosed as part of a merger, acquisition, transfer, reorganization, sale of website assets, or similar transaction. Where legally required, appropriate notice will be provided.
Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.
Retention periods may include:
Comments and related metadata may be retained indefinitely to support moderation and recognition of follow-up comments.
Contact messages and email correspondence may be retained as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain records, resolve disputes, or protect legal rights.
Security and server logs may be retained according to the settings and practices of the hosting, security, and technical service providers.
Analytics information is retained according to the applicable analytics account settings and provider policies.
Advertising information is retained according to the practices described in the Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice and the policies of participating advertising partners.
Information may be deleted, anonymized, or aggregated when it is no longer reasonably needed.
Legal Bases for Processing
Where the General Data Protection Regulation, United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, or another law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, information may be processed based on:
Consent: You have given permission for a particular use, such as certain cookies or personalized advertising.
Contract or request: Processing is necessary to provide a service or respond to something you requested.
Legitimate interests: Processing is reasonably necessary to operate, protect, analyze, or improve the website, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
Legal obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with applicable law or a valid legal request.
Protection of rights and safety: Processing is necessary to prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, or harm.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent through the available privacy settings. Withdrawing consent does not make earlier processing unlawful.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:
Request access to personal information held about you
Request a copy of certain personal information
Request correction of inaccurate personal information
Request deletion of certain personal information
Request restriction of certain processing
Object to certain processing
Withdraw consent
Request transfer of certain information in a portable format
Opt out of certain targeted advertising
Opt out of the sale or sharing of certain personal information
Appeal the denial of a qualifying privacy request
Lodge a complaint with an applicable data-protection authority
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. You may also be asked to provide enough information to identify the records involved.
To submit a privacy request relating to information controlled directly by AppalachianHistorian.org, contact:
For requests concerning information processed through Mediavine’s advertising services, use the contact information and procedures provided in the Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice below.
AppalachianHistorian.org will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.
International Data Processing
AppalachianHistorian.org is operated in the United States.
Information may be processed or stored in the United States or another country where a website service provider, analytics provider, advertising partner, or other recipient operates. Privacy and data-protection laws in those locations may differ from the laws where you live.
Information about Mediavine’s international data transfers and safeguards is provided in the Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice below.
Children’s Privacy
AppalachianHistorian.org is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 years of age.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. If you believe that a child has submitted personal information through the website without appropriate parental permission, contact Au************@***il.com so the information can be reviewed and, when appropriate, deleted.
Parents and guardians should supervise children’s internet use and instruct them not to provide personal information through websites without permission.
Data Security
Reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures are used to help protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.
These measures may include HTTPS encryption, security tools, spam protection, software updates, restricted account access, and services provided by the website’s hosting and security providers.
No internet transmission, website, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information through the website at your own risk.
External Links
AppalachianHistorian.org may link to libraries, archives, government agencies, museums, universities, news organizations, retailers, social-media platforms, and other websites.
We are not responsible for the content, security, availability, or privacy practices of external websites. Review the privacy policy of an external website before submitting personal information to it.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when website features, service providers, advertising practices, legal requirements, or information-handling practices change.
The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Material changes may also be communicated through another appropriate notice when required by law.
Your continued use of the website after an updated policy becomes effective is subject to the revised policy.
Contact Information
Questions, concerns, or privacy requests concerning AppalachianHistorian.org may be sent to:
Alex Hall
AppalachianHistorian.org
Au************@***il.com