Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your information

Last updated: August 5, 2025

Our Commitment to Privacy

At Accelerating Humans, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard data when you visit our website, listen to our podcast, or use our services like the AI Archetype Quiz.

Information We Collect

📊 Analytics and Usage Data

We use Google Analytics and similar tools to understand how visitors interact with our website. This includes information such as:

  • Pages visited and time spent on our site
  • How you arrived at our website (referral sources)
  • Device and browser information
  • General geographic location (city/region level)
  • Podcast episode engagement metrics

🍪 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

  • Remember your preferences and settings
  • Analyze website performance and user behavior
  • Improve our content and user experience
  • Measure the effectiveness of our content

📧 Contact Information

If you contact us directly via email at hello@acceleratinghumans.com, we collect:

  • Your email address
  • Name (if provided)
  • Message content
  • Any additional information you choose to share

🤖 AI Archetype Quiz Data

When you take our AI Archetype Quiz, we may collect:

  • Quiz responses (anonymized)
  • Results data for research purposes
  • Aggregated usage patterns
  • No personally identifiable information is stored with quiz results

How We Use Your Information

✅ What We Do

  • • Improve our podcast content and website
  • • Analyze which episodes resonate most
  • • Optimize user experience and navigation
  • • Respond to your questions and feedback
  • • Research trends in AI adoption (anonymized)
  • • Monitor website performance and security

❌ What We Don't Do

  • • Sell your personal information to third parties
  • • Send unsolicited marketing emails
  • • Share identifiable data with advertisers
  • • Track you across other websites
  • • Store payment information (we don't sell anything)
  • • Use data for purposes unrelated to our podcast

Data Sharing and Third Parties

🔗 Service Providers

We work with trusted third-party services to operate our website and analyze usage:

  • Google Analytics: Website traffic analysis and user behavior insights
  • Cloudflare: Website hosting, security, and performance optimization
  • Podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube for content delivery
  • AI Quiz platform: Fly.io hosting for our archetype assessment tool

These providers have their own privacy policies and may collect data independently. We ensure they meet high standards for data protection and only share what's necessary for service delivery.

Your Rights and Choices

🛠️ You Can:

  • Disable cookies: Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when they're being set
  • Opt out of analytics: Use browser settings or privacy tools to block tracking
  • Request information: Ask us what data we have about you (likely very little!)
  • Request deletion: Ask us to remove any personal information we may have
  • Contact us: Email hello@acceleratinghumans.com with any privacy concerns

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information:

  • HTTPS encryption for all website traffic
  • Regular security updates and monitoring
  • Limited access to personal data (only when necessary)
  • Secure hosting infrastructure through reputable providers
  • Data minimization - we only collect what we need

Cookie Details

Cookie Type Purpose Duration
Essential Website functionality and security Session
Analytics Google Analytics for usage insights 2 years
Performance Cloudflare optimization and security Various

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. When we make changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we may provide additional notice on our website or podcast.

Questions About Privacy?

We're here to help clarify anything about how we handle your information. Privacy shouldn't be complicated or mysterious.