Effective July 20, 2026. The short version: we collect as little as possible and sell nothing.
UnitedEarthNews.org has no accounts and no login. The only personal information we receive is what you choose to send: when you email the newsroom or sign up for the Ark Digest, we receive your email address and your message. We use it only to reply and, if you signed up, to send you the Digest. We never sell, rent, or share it.
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We run no advertising and no ad trackers. The site stores one small flag in your browser so the welcome message shows only once per visit; it identifies nothing about you and expires when you close the browser. Videos are played through Vimeo's embedded player, which may set its own cookies under Vimeo's privacy policy.
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This site is made for families and students. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children; a student joining the Bee-Team™ should write with a parent, guardian, or teacher.
If this policy changes, the new version posts here with a new effective date. Questions: bees@unitedearthfund.org or the contact page.