Privacy Policy

Welcome to The Yost Post, located at theyostpost.org. We respect the privacy of our visitors and believe readers should understand how information may be collected, used, and protected.

Our website publishes historical articles, Revolutionary War soldier biographies, genealogical research, family histories, and educational resources.

This Privacy Policy explains the information that may be collected when you visit or interact with our website and the purposes for which it may be used.

Depending on how you use The Yost Post, we may collect information in the following categories:

• Information voluntarily provided: Your name, email address, and message content when you contact us, submit a comment, or share historical or genealogical information.
• Technical information: Our website or hosting provider may process IP addresses, browser types, device information, referring websites, and pages visited for security, maintenance, and operational purposes.
• Research contributions: Historical documents, family records, photographs, citations, and other information voluntarily submitted by readers.

We do not intentionally request sensitive personal information from visitors.

Information may be used to:

• Respond to questions, comments, and research inquiries.
• Review historical documents and genealogical contributions.
• Maintain and improve website functionality.
• Protect the website against spam and unauthorized activity.
• Understand general website usage.
• Meet applicable legal obligations.

If comments are enabled, visitors may submit comments on articles and research pages.

When comments are submitted, the website may collect information entered into the comment form and technical information used for spam prevention and security.

Approved comments may be publicly visible, including the name supplied by the commenter.

Readers who submit historical records, photographs, family information, or research corrections may be contacted for clarification or permission before contributed material is published.

Please avoid including sensitive personal information about yourself or other living individuals in public comments.

Submission of genealogical information does not automatically grant permission to publish private information about living individuals.

The Yost Post may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality, remember preferences, assist with comment forms, and maintain website security.

Third-party services integrated into the website may also use cookies, depending on their configuration.

You may control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website features.

The Yost Post may use analytics services to understand how visitors discover and interact with our articles.

Depending on the services enabled, analytics information may include pages viewed, approximate geographic location, device type, browser information, and referral sources.

This information may help us improve website performance and develop useful historical and educational content.

Third-party analytics providers process information according to their own privacy practices.

The Yost Post frequently links to independent historical resources, including government archives, libraries, historical societies, genealogical databases, and cemetery memorials.

These links are provided to help readers examine original documents and pursue further research.

External websites operate independently and may maintain their own privacy policies, cookies, and data collection practices.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage visitors to review their policies before providing personal information.

The Yost Post publishes historical and genealogical research for educational and informational purposes. Much of our research concerns individuals who lived in previous centuries.

Family histories and genealogical records may, however, occasionally contain information relating to living individuals.

We make reasonable efforts to avoid unnecessarily publishing sensitive personal information about living people.

Our commitment to historical accuracy includes respecting the distinction between publicly available historical records and private information concerning living individuals.

The Yost Post may introduce advertising, sponsored content, or affiliate links in the future.

If such services are used, they may employ cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Material changes to our information practices resulting from advertising or affiliate programs will be reflected in this policy.

We take reasonable steps to protect information submitted through our website.

However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Visitors should avoid sending passwords, financial account details, government identification numbers, or other sensitive information through ordinary comments or website forms.

Personal information is retained only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including responding to inquiries, maintaining website operations, preventing abuse, and meeting applicable legal obligations.

Public comments and historical research contributions may remain available while the associated content is published, unless removal is appropriate.

The Yost Post provides historical and educational content that may be viewed by people of different ages.

Our website is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

If we learn that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Parents or guardians with concerns about information submitted by a child may contact us.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information.

These may include requesting:

• Access to personal information.
• Correction of inaccurate information.
• Deletion of eligible personal information.
• Information about relevant data practices.

You may also manage cookies through your browser settings.

To submit a privacy-related request, contact The Yost Post using the contact information below. We may need to verify certain requests before acting on them.

The Yost Post may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in website functionality, legal requirements, or information-handling practices.

When changes are made, the effective date displayed at the top of this page will be updated.

Continued use of the website after changes are published is subject to the updated policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Questions about this Privacy Policy, requests concerning personal information, and privacy-related concerns may be directed to The Yost Post.