Last updated — Jul 28, 2026

This page exists because California’s CCPA/CPRA and similar state laws grant a right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for targeted advertising. Below: how that applies to this site, and how to act on it.

Once You Have Opted Out

The change is to targeting alone: identifiers stop being shared, and any ads shown become generic. Site access is completely unaffected, and no reader is penalised for opting out.

What the Terms Mean Here

• No money changes hands for your data. The relevant practice is this: where advertising runs, ad partners may receive cookie or device identifiers associated with your browser. Because ‘sale’ and ‘sharing’ are defined broadly in these statutes, that may qualify — so we offer the opt-out regardless.
• The opt-out covers all visitors to hemlonger.com, including readers interested in Hemlonger who simply read an article and leave.

Turning This Off

Opt out in whichever way suits. Global Privacy Control, enabled in your browser, is honoured here automatically and needs no contact with us. The consent banner, where displayed, lets you refuse advertising cookies. Or email hello@hemlonger.com with subject ‘Do Not Sell or Share’. Creating an account is never a condition.

The State Privacy Notice sets out every right these statutes provide, not just this one.