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Privacy policy in plain English.
The Hippie Scientist is an educational research website. This page explains what information may be processed during normal browsing, email subscriptions, contact messages, affiliate links, and external research links.
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Email is optional
Contact messages and newsletter signups are voluntary. Those systems only use the information readers choose to provide.
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Third parties have their own rules
Analytics tools, email providers, affiliate networks, research links, and external websites may use their own privacy practices.
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What may be processed
Technical logs
Cloudflare and hosting systems may process IP address, browser type, referring page, and access timestamps for security, diagnostics, performance, and operations.
Analytics data
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) may run by default only when our server identifies a U.S. visit, no opt-out is stored, and no supported Do Not Track / Global Privacy Control signal blocks it. For visitors elsewhere or with unknown location, GA4 requires an affirmative choice. GA4 may process online identifiers, approximate location, device/browser details, and page interactions. You can turn it off through the footer Privacy settings control.
Contact data
If you email or message the site owner, your email address and message contents may be used to respond, review feedback, or correct site content.
Newsletter data
If you subscribe to Research Notes, your email address may be processed by the email platform used to deliver updates and unsubscribe links.
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How information is handled
1. Browsing and technical logs
The site does not require user registration or accounts. Hosting and security services may process basic technical logs to operate the site and protect it from abuse.
2. Cookies, analytics, and affiliate attribution
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) may load by default on visits where Cloudflare confirms the visitor is in the United States. Outside the United States, or if the location cannot be confirmed, GA4 waits for you to affirmatively allow it using Privacy settings in the footer. When enabled, GA4 can set analytics cookies and collect pageview and device/usage information. To opt out at any time, select Privacy settings in the site footer and choose Turn off analytics. This stops further GA4 loading, removes accessible GA cookies, and remembers your choice. We also respect supported browser Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control signals. Other optional tracking, including Ahrefs analytics and certain attribution features, still requires separate affirmative consent. Visitors on translated pages can open the same opt-out control from their language footer; the dialog and this policy are currently written in English. Hosting/security logs and external websites have their own practices.
3. Email and newsletter services
Contact messages and newsletter signups are voluntary. Email services may store the address you provide, send messages, and process unsubscribe requests according to their own policies.
4. External links
Links to research databases, retailers, affiliate partners, embedded services, or other websites may be governed by those external services and their own privacy practices.
FAQ
Do I need an account to use The Hippie Scientist?
No. The site is designed for public browsing and does not require user accounts to read herb, compound, guide, or education pages.
Does the site collect personal health information?
The website does not require readers to submit personal health information. If a reader voluntarily sends sensitive details by email, that message is handled as contact correspondence.
Can I unsubscribe from emails?
Yes. Newsletter emails should include an unsubscribe option through the email provider used for delivery.