Last updated: November 2, 2026
Richmond Haunts Media is an editorial project of Richmond Historic Haunts LLC (“Richmond Haunts Media,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). We publish videos, episodes, articles, and other material concerning haunted history, folklore, travel, historic places, and related subjects.
We respect your privacy and want you to understand how information is handled when you visit richmondhauntsmedia.com or contact us. This Privacy Policy applies to this website and to communications we receive concerning Richmond Haunts Media. Independently operated services, including YouTube and other websites linked from our content, have their own privacy practices.
Information You Provide to Us
The website does not presently offer online purchases, public user accounts, or a general contact form.
If you contact us by email, telephone, or another method, we may receive information such as:
- Your name.
- Your email address or telephone number.
- The subject and contents of your message.
- Information concerning a story suggestion, media inquiry, advertising or partnership inquiry, correction request, or other question.
- Other information you choose to provide.
We use this information to respond to you, evaluate requests or proposals, maintain appropriate business records, and protect our legitimate business interests. Please do not send payment-card information, government identification numbers, detailed medical records, or other highly sensitive information through ordinary email.
Information Collected Automatically
Our website host, security providers, analytics service, embedded-media providers, and other technical services may automatically receive information such as:
- Internet Protocol address.
- Browser and device type.
- Operating system and screen characteristics.
- Referring website or search engine.
- Pages viewed and general website interactions.
- Date and time of access.
- Approximate geographic area.
- Cookie, device, or session identifiers.
- Technical errors, security events, and requested files.
We use this information to operate, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot the website; understand general website use; improve our archive and content; and protect against fraud, abuse, and unauthorized activity.
Google Analytics 4
With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4, a service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors use this website.
Google Analytics may process information about pages viewed, sessions, referral sources, approximate location, browser and device characteristics, and general website interactions. It may use first-party cookies, including a cookie commonly named _ga, to store a randomly generated identifier that helps distinguish users and sessions.
Google receives an IP address as part of the technical request. Google states that Google Analytics uses IP addresses during collection, including to determine approximate location, but does not log or store individual IP addresses in Google Analytics.
Google Analytics is not activated through this website until you accept optional analytics cookies. Information collected after consent is retained according to the settings configured for our Google Analytics property and Google’s applicable policies.
For more information, review Google’s Privacy Policy and how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Cookies and Your Choices
This website uses necessary technologies for website operation, security, and remembering privacy choices. It also offers optional analytics cookies that help us understand website traffic and improve our content.
When you first visit the website, you may:
- Select Accept analytics to permit optional Google Analytics cookies.
- Select Decline analytics to continue without optional analytics cookies.
- Use the Cookies button later to reopen the privacy controls and change your choice.
Your preference is remembered through a necessary consent cookie for approximately 30 days unless it is deleted or changed. You may also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Deleting the preference cookie may cause the website to ask for your choice again.
Changing or withdrawing your preference does not undo processing that occurred before the preference was changed.
We do not currently use Google Ads, advertising cookies, remarketing, or targeted-advertising technologies on this website. If those practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy and the website’s consent controls as appropriate.
YouTube Videos and Images
Richmond Haunts Media publishes videos through YouTube and displays YouTube content on this website. Episode pages use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced embedding domain, youtube-nocookie.com. Google explains that views through its privacy-enhanced player are not used to personalize the viewer’s YouTube experience or advertising outside the website.
Episode images, video-player resources, and related files may nevertheless be delivered from YouTube or Google domains. When these resources load, Google may receive technical information needed to provide and secure them, such as an IP address, browser information, the requested resource, and the referring page. Additional information may be processed when you play a video, use the player controls, or follow a link to YouTube. YouTube may also display non-personalized advertising within an embedded video.
Our Cookies control governs the optional Google Analytics cookies managed through this website. It does not necessarily control technologies used independently by YouTube or other third-party services. Your interactions with YouTube are governed by Google’s policies and the settings associated with your browser or Google account.
Additional information about the player is available in YouTube’s privacy-enhanced embedding guidance.
External Websites and Services
Our website links to YouTube, social-media platforms, source material, historic sites, tourism resources, and other third-party websites. Third-party content may also appear within our pages.
When you interact with an independently operated website or service, that provider’s privacy policy and practices apply. Richmond Haunts Media does not control every aspect of those services and is not responsible for their privacy, security, availability, or content.
How We Use Information
We may use information to:
- Publish, operate, maintain, and improve Richmond Haunts Media.
- Respond to questions, story suggestions, correction requests, media inquiries, and partnership proposals.
- Understand general website traffic and content performance after analytics consent.
- Diagnose technical problems and maintain website security.
- Prevent fraud, spam, abuse, and unauthorized activity.
- Maintain appropriate administrative, accounting, legal, and business records.
- Enforce our policies and protect our rights, content, visitors, and business operations.
- Comply with legal obligations and valid legal requests.
How Information May Be Shared
We may make information available to:
- Website hosting, security, maintenance, email, analytics, and technical-service providers.
- Google in connection with Google Analytics, YouTube, and related services.
- Employees, contractors, and professional advisers who need the information to provide services or respond to a request.
- Government authorities or other parties when disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with law, investigate fraud or security incidents, or protect rights and safety.
- A successor or involved party in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, financing, or transfer of business assets.
We do not sell personal information for money. We do not currently use personal information for targeted advertising or permit advertising cookies through this website.
Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including operational, legal, accounting, security, and dispute-resolution needs.
Retention periods vary by information type:
- Email and telephone communications may be retained as needed to respond, maintain business records, document decisions, or resolve concerns.
- Website and security logs are retained according to our providers’ operational schedules.
- Google Analytics information is retained according to the settings and policies applicable to that service.
- Cookie preferences remain until they expire, are deleted, or are changed.
Independently operated services apply their own retention practices to information they control.
Your Privacy Choices and Rights
You may decline or withdraw consent for optional Google Analytics cookies through the Cookies button.
Depending on where you live and subject to applicable legal thresholds and exceptions, you may also have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information. You may contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity and authority before completing a request.
Where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing, we rely on consent for optional analytics; legitimate interests for operating, securing, and improving the website and responding to communications; steps taken at your request; and compliance with legal obligations.
Children’s Privacy
Richmond Haunts Media provides general-interest historical, folklore, travel, and entertainment content. The website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate parental or guardian involvement, please contact us so we can review the matter and, when appropriate, delete the information.
Information Security
We and our service providers use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information. No website, email message, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
International Processing
Google, YouTube, website providers, and other service providers may process information in the United States or other countries. Privacy laws in those locations may differ from those where you live. Providers are responsible for applying legally required safeguards to transfers they conduct.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, content, services, providers, legal obligations, or data practices change. The “Last updated” date identifies the most recent revision. Material changes will be reflected on this page and, when appropriate, through an additional notice.
Contact Us
For privacy questions or requests, contact:
Richmond Haunts Media
c/o Richmond Historic Haunts LLC
209 N. 25th Street
Richmond, VA 23223
Email: chris@richmondhistorichaunts.com
Telephone: (804) 362-8200