Effective Date: April 8, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how FiveMinuteHistory.com ("Website", "we", "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit our site. Please read it carefully before using the Website.
Information We Collect Directly
- We do not collect personal information directly from visitors.
- We do not offer comments, user logins, data uploads, or user accounts.
- We do not use analytics tools that track individual user behaviour.
Third-Party Services
The Website uses the following third-party services, which may collect data independently under their own privacy policies:
- Google AdSense: We display personalised advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google may collect browsing data to serve relevant ads. See Google's Privacy Policy.
- Google Maps: Some pages embed Google Maps, which may collect your IP address and device information. See Google's Privacy Policy.
- SoundCloud: Some pages embed SoundCloud audio players, which may collect your IP address and device information. See SoundCloud's Privacy Policy.
- Getty Images: Some pages embed Getty Images content, which may collect your IP address and device information. See Getty Images' Privacy Policy.
- X (formerly Twitter): Some pages embed posts from X, which may collect your IP address and device information. See X's Privacy Policy.
Consent Management
Visitors in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, and other regions covered by data protection law are shown a consent banner on their first visit. This banner is provided by Google Funding Choices and allows you to accept or decline personalised advertising and non-essential cookies before any such data is collected. If you decline, Google AdSense will serve non-personalised ads only. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser's cookies and reloading the site.
Cookies
The Website itself does not set first-party cookies. The third-party services listed above may set their own cookies when their embedded content is loaded. Non-essential cookies are only placed after you have given consent via the consent banner. These cookies are governed by the respective third parties' policies.
You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings. For more information about cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org. For full details of the cookies used, see our Cookie Policy.
Data Sharing
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties beyond the service providers listed above. Those providers may share data further in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Your Rights
To the extent any of the third-party services above have collected your personal information, you may exercise access, correction, or deletion rights directly with those services. Please refer to each provider's privacy policy for instructions.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at Support@FiveMinuteHistory.com.
Updates
We may update this policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Additional Notes
- This Website includes social sharing buttons (Facebook, X) on article pages. These are outbound links that open a pop-up window and do not load third-party scripts or set cookies on page load.
- This Website self-hosts all fonts and does not load fonts from Google or any external CDN.