Last updated: October 2025
The Global Du Bois is a digital humanities research project directed by Roopika Risam at Dartmouth College.
Our website address is https://globaldubois.org.
The project presents research, visualizations, and datasets related to the global networks and ideas of W.E.B. Du Bois.
We collect only the data necessary to maintain the site and improve usability.
Automatically collected information
When you visit this site, standard web logs may record:
Browser type and version
Device type and operating system
Referring website
Date and time of access
IP address (used for security and analytics only).
This data is collected in aggregate and is not used to identify individual visitors.
Embedded content
Some pages include embedded content — such as ArcGIS maps, images, or videos — from other platforms. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the source website directly and may collect data according to that site’s privacy policy.
We do not control or store any information collected by third-party embeds.
Voluntarily provided data
If you contact the project team by email or through a contact form, we collect only the information you provide (such as your name and email address) in order to respond to your inquiry.
This site uses essential cookies to:
Ensure that the website functions properly
Remember user-selected accessibility preferences (e.g., contrast, text size).
We do not use cookies for tracking, advertising, or marketing.
By continuing to use this site, you consent to the use of essential cookies.
We use collected data to:
Maintain website security and functionality
Monitor aggregate site usage
Respond to visitor inquiries.
We do not use visitor data for profiling, marketing, or commercial purposes.
We do not sell or share your data with third parties.
Technical data is stored securely on our hosting server and retained only as long as necessary for the site’s operation.
If you are located in the European Union, United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with similar privacy laws, you may request:
Access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data
Information on how your data is processed
To withdraw consent at any time.
To make such a request, contact us using the information below.
For questions about this Privacy Policy or data practices, please contact:
Roopika Risam
The Global Du Bois
Email
