Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information UglyHistory.com collects and how it’s used. It was last updated when this site was built and should be reviewed periodically as the site changes.

Who We Are

This website is UglyHistory.com, operated by Ugly History. If you have questions about this policy, you can reach us through our Contact page.

Contact Form

When you submit our contact form, we collect the information you provide (such as your name, email address, and message) in order to respond to you. We do not sell or share this information with third parties, and we retain messages only as long as needed to handle your inquiry.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this site — for example, which pages and stories are most popular. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as your approximate location, device type, and browsing behavior on this site. This data is processed by Google in accordance with Google’s own privacy policy, available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Embedded Content

Our stories often include embedded YouTube videos. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited YouTube directly: YouTube may collect data about your visit, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded video, particularly if you are logged into a Google account.

Security

We use a security plugin (Wordfence) to help protect this site from malicious traffic and attacks. As part of this, visitor IP addresses and basic request information may be logged for security purposes.

Cookies

This site uses cookies primarily for analytics (see above). If commenting is enabled on stories, you may be offered the option to save your name, email, and website in a cookie for convenience on future comments; these last about one year.

Data Retention and Your Rights

We retain contact form submissions only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry. You can request details of any personal data we hold about you, or request that it be deleted, by reaching out through our Contact page.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time as the site changes. Any updates will be posted on this page.