Last updated: October 7, 2026
Forgotten Fortunes (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates forgottenfortunes.net, an independent financial and economic history publication.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit the website, why it may be processed, and the choices available to you.
Information We Collect
When you visit Forgotten Fortunes, our hosting and security infrastructure may automatically process limited technical information such as:
- IP address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Requested pages and files
- Referring website
- Date and time of access
- Basic server and security logs
This information is generally used to operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website.
Information You Provide
If you contact Forgotten Fortunes through a contact form or email, we may receive the information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, and message.
We do not currently offer public user accounts or public commenting on the website.
Cookies
Forgotten Fortunes may use essential or technical cookies required for website functionality, security, administration, and performance.
At present, we do not intentionally use advertising or audience-analytics cookies for public visitors.
If analytics, advertising, personalization, or similar services are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy and any required consent mechanisms will be updated before those services are used.
Google Search Console and Site Kit
Forgotten Fortunes uses Google Site Kit to connect the website with Google Search Console.
Search Console provides information about how the website appears in Google Search, including search queries, impressions, clicks, and indexing information.
This connection is primarily used by site administrators to understand search performance and does not by itself create a public user account on Forgotten Fortunes.
Embedded Content
Articles may contain embedded content from third-party services, including YouTube.
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. Those services may collect technical information, use cookies, or record interactions according to their own privacy policies.
Where practical, Forgotten Fortunes aims to limit unnecessary third-party tracking.
Hosting, Security and Content Delivery
Forgotten Fortunes is hosted using third-party infrastructure that may process technical information necessary to deliver and protect the website.
Server logs, malware protection, caching, content delivery, backups, and related security systems may temporarily process technical data such as IP addresses and connection information.
How We Use Information
Information may be processed to:
- Operate and maintain the website
- Protect the website from abuse, fraud, malware, and unauthorized access
- Diagnose technical problems
- Improve website performance and usability
- Understand how Forgotten Fortunes appears in search engines
- Respond to messages or inquiries
We do not sell personal information.
Data Retention
Technical and security information is retained only as reasonably necessary for website operation, security, troubleshooting, legal obligations, or legitimate administrative purposes.
Information submitted directly to us may be retained for as long as necessary to respond to the relevant inquiry or maintain appropriate records.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may give you rights regarding your personal information, including rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, or other information about how your data is processed.
Requests may be submitted through the Contact page on forgottenfortunes.net.
Third-Party Services
Third-party services linked or embedded on Forgotten Fortunes operate under their own privacy policies.
Forgotten Fortunes is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites or platforms.
Children’s Privacy
Forgotten Fortunes is a general-audience historical and educational publication and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the website, its services, or applicable requirements change.
The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will indicate the latest revision.
Contact
For privacy-related questions or requests, please use the Contact page on forgottenfortunes.net.