Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026

The Honea Lab website, located at thehonealab.com, provides information about the research, writing, publications, media, and scholarly work of Robyn Honea, PhD.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, how that information may be used, and what choices you may have.

Information We Collect

This website is primarily informational. We do not knowingly collect personal information from visitors unless they voluntarily provide it.

Information may be collected in the following ways:

Information you provide voluntarily

You may choose to provide personal information if you contact Dr. Honea or the site administrator by email, contact form, email signup form, or another communication method listed on the website.

This information may include:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your organization or affiliation
  • The content of your message
  • Any other information you choose to provide

This information is used only to respond to your inquiry, manage related communication, or provide updates that you have requested.

Email signup and forms

This website uses WPForms to manage certain website forms, which may include contact forms, inquiry forms, or email signup forms.

If you choose to submit information through a form on this website, we may collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, organization or affiliation, message content, and any other information you choose to include.

If you submit your email address through an email signup form, we may use that email address to send updates, announcements, writing, media, or other information related to Dr. Honea’s work.

Form submissions may be stored in WordPress and/or processed through WPForms and related website services. This information is used only to respond to your inquiry, manage related communication, provide updates you requested, support website administration, or prevent spam and abuse.

You may unsubscribe from email communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the email, if available, or by contacting us directly.

Automatically collected technical information

Like most websites, this site may collect basic technical information automatically through hosting services, WordPress, security tools, server logs, spam-prevention tools, or similar website operations.

This information may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of access
  • General diagnostic, security, or spam-prevention information

This information is used for website operation, troubleshooting, security, spam prevention, and general site maintenance.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for the website to function properly.

Cookies may also be set by third-party services if the site includes embedded content or external tools, such as spam-prevention services, videos, maps, fonts, social media links or embeds, email signup tools, or other embedded media.

At this time, we do not knowingly use cookies for advertising or marketing tracking. If analytics, embedded media, advertising, or other third-party tools are added in the future, this Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect those changes.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Depending on your settings, some parts of the website may not function as intended.

Google reCAPTCHA

This website uses Google reCAPTCHA to help protect forms and other website features from spam, abuse, and automated submissions.

reCAPTCHA may collect and process technical information, such as IP address, browser and device information, user interaction data, and other information used to evaluate whether activity on the site appears legitimate. This information may be processed by Google in connection with the reCAPTCHA service.

Use of reCAPTCHA is intended for website security and spam prevention.

Website Analytics

The Honea Lab website does not knowingly use website analytics or tracking tools to compile visitor statistics at this time.

However, basic technical information may still be collected through standard server logs, hosting tools, security tools, spam-prevention tools, or WordPress functionality for operational and security purposes.

If analytics tools are added in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated to describe what information is collected and how it is used.

How We Use Information

Information collected through this website may be used to:

  • Respond to inquiries
  • Send updates or communications that a visitor has requested
  • Maintain and improve the website
  • Troubleshoot technical issues
  • Protect the website from spam, misuse, or unauthorized access
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations
  • Support scholarly, media, or collaboration-related communication when initiated by the visitor

We do not sell personal information.

Sharing of Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information collected through this website.

Information may be shared only in limited circumstances, such as:

  • With website hosting, security, form management, newsletter, email, spam-prevention, or technical service providers, including WPForms where applicable, that help operate the website
  • When necessary to respond to a visitor’s inquiry
  • When necessary to send communications that a visitor has requested
  • When required by law, regulation, legal process, or institutional obligation
  • When necessary to protect the security, integrity, or lawful operation of the website

Third-Party Websites and Social Media Links

This website may link to third-party websites, including academic profiles, publication databases, Substack, podcast platforms, media sites, X, institutional pages, or other external resources.

When you click a link to a third-party website, including X, you leave this website. Those third-party websites may collect information, use cookies, track interactions, or process data according to their own privacy policies and terms.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party websites.

Embedded Content

This website may include embedded content from third-party services. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited that third-party website directly. Those websites may collect data, use cookies, or monitor interactions according to their own privacy policies.

Data Retention

Information submitted voluntarily, such as through email, contact forms, or email signup forms, may be retained as long as needed to respond to the inquiry, provide requested communications, maintain records, manage professional correspondence, or comply with applicable obligations.

Technical logs and security-related information may be retained by the website host, WordPress, spam-prevention services, or security tools according to their standard retention practices.

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Your Choices

You may choose not to provide personal information through this website.

You may unsubscribe from email communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the email, if available, or by contacting us directly.

You may also adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies.

If you have contacted us and would like to request correction or deletion of personal information you provided, you may contact us using the information below.

Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or this website’s privacy practices, please contact:

Dr. Robyn Honea
naturebrain335@gmail.com

Updates to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, third-party services, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.