PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: September 6, 2026

Humanessence LLC (“Humanessence,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit behumanessence.org, how we use it, and the choices available to you.

INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE

When you submit a contact form or communicate with us by email, we may collect information such as:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your organization or community, if provided
• The nature of your inquiry
• Any other information you choose to include in your message

Please do not submit sensitive personal, medical, financial, or confidential organizational information through the website contact form.

INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

This website is hosted by Squarespace. When you visit the site, Squarespace and its service providers may automatically collect information necessary to operate, secure, and understand the use of the website. This may include:

• Your browser and device information
• Your IP address
• The pages you visit
• The date and time of your visit
• The website or source that referred you here
• Information collected through cookies and similar technologies

We may use Squarespace Analytics to understand general patterns of website use and improve the site. We do not use this information to identify individual visitors unless necessary for security, legal compliance, or responding to an inquiry.

HOW WE USE INFORMATION

We may use the information we collect to:

• Respond to questions and inquiries
• Communicate about workshops, speaking, consulting, or other potential collaborations
• Operate, maintain, and improve the website
• Understand how visitors use the website
• Protect the website from misuse or security threats
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

We will not add you to a mailing list merely because you contacted us. If email subscriptions are offered in the future, you will be asked to subscribe separately.

HOW INFORMATION MAY BE SHARED

Humanessence does not sell or rent your personal information.

Information may be shared with service providers that help us operate the website and communicate with visitors, including Squarespace and email service providers. These providers may process information only as necessary to provide their services.

We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, safety, users, or the integrity of the website.

COOKIES

This website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functions, security, analytics, and performance. You may be able to limit or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is not a universally accepted standard for responding to these signals, this website may not respond to every Do Not Track request.

EXTERNAL LINKS AND SERVICES

This website may link to or include content from external services such as Substack, Spotify, KQED, LinkedIn, or other websites. When you follow an external link, the privacy practices of that service apply. Humanessence does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.

DATA RETENTION

We retain contact-form submissions and correspondence only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, maintain appropriate business records, and satisfy legal obligations.

DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable steps to protect the information entrusted to us. However, no website, email system, or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

YOUR CHOICES

You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have submitted through this website. We will respond to reasonable requests in accordance with applicable law.

California residents may have additional privacy rights under California law. Humanessence does not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. Questions or requests concerning your information may be submitted using the contact information below.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

This website is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through this website.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy as the website or our practices evolve. Any updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

CONTACT

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, contact:

Humanessence LLC
nidia@behumanessence.org
behumanessence.org