Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 23, 2025

Who we are

Our website address is: https://humanextended.com.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact David Pinch at dave@humanextended.com

First-Party Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site:

  • Login Page: A temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • Logged-In Users: We set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences.
    • Login cookies last for 2 days.
    • Screen options cookies last for 1 year.
    • If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for 2 weeks.
    • Logging out removes login cookies.

Third-Party Services

Akismet by Automattic. This website uses Akismet to detect and block spam. When you submit a form, your submission and session information is sent to Akismet and checked against a spam database. Comments may be retained for up to 90 days before getting automatically deleted. For details, refer to the Automattic privacy notice at https://automattic.com/privacy-notice/.

Calendly. This website allows you to schedule meetings with Calendly. Calendly sets cookies as specified in their privacy policy at https://calendly.com/legal/privacy-notice. You can change your preferences by selecting the Cookie settings button on the bottom of the calendar.

Embedded Content. Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the originating website directly. These third-party sites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Embed additional third-party tracking
  • Monitor your interaction with the embedded content

This includes tracking if you are logged into those third-party services.

Google. Our website uses Google Site Kit, a plugin that integrates various Google services to help us understand and improve site performance. These services may include:

  • Google Analytics – to collect anonymized data about how visitors use our site (e.g., pages visited, time spent, device/browser type).
  • Google Search Console – to monitor and maintain our site’s presence in Google Search results.
  • PageSpeed Insights – to analyze and improve site speed and performance.

These services may collect data such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser and device information
  • User behavior on the site
  • Referring URLs

We use this information to analyze traffic, improve user experience, and optimize our content. Google services may set cookies to track user interactions. Data collected by Google is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy, which you can review at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Microsoft Clarity. We use Microsoft Clarity, an analytics tool that helps us understand how people interact with the website. Clarity sets cookies and captures user interactions such as clicking and scrolling. Your information is handled according to the Microsoft Privacy Statement at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement.

Wordfence. We use Wordfence, a security and anti-fraud service, in order to block malicious traffic and protect our customers. Wordfence collects IP addresses and other information. Your information is handled under the terms of the Wordfence privacy policy at https://www.wordfence.com/privacy-policy/.

Data Collection

We may collect personal data such as:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • IP address
  • Any other information you provide when registering or interacting with the site

Children’s privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be shared in the reset email.

Data Retention

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, you may request:

  • An exported file of the personal data we hold about you
  • Deletion of your personal data

This excludes any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

  • Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
  • Work requests submitted through this website are stored in our private tracking database.

Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

October 23, 2025: Added Akismet, Microsoft Clarity, and Wordfence.
July 24, 2025: Added section for Google services.
July 20, 2025: Added link to Calendly privacy policy.
July 12, 2025: Posted initial version.