How It Works
✨ “Three simple steps to share your line with the world.”
✍️Step 1 — Write Your Line
Write Your Line
Every person writes one single line — one sentence, one thought, one feeling.
It can be about your life, your hope, your truth, your pain, your dream…
This is your voice.
This is your page.
📩Step 2 — Submit & Support
Send your line and make a small contribution of 1€.
Your contribution helps bring this global Human Book project to life —
and supports the creator who invests time, work and heart into building this platform.
Every additional amount makes a difference.
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/92KMQY9F4RCGG
📚Step 3 — Become Part of The Human Book
Become Part of The Human Book
Your sentence becomes part of a global collection of voices —
a mosaic of thoughts from hundreds of thousands of people.
When the project is complete, every participant receives the finished Human Book
as a free PDF download.
Your support helps make this possible.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: December 2025
Responsible Entity:
Renato Götschmann
Switzerland
Email: reno1781@gmail.com
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how The Human Book (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website thehumanbook.org, submit your line, or make a contribution via PayPal.
We comply with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP / DSG) and follow international good-practice principles.
2. Data We Collect
2.1 Information you provide directly
When you submit a line on our website, we collect:
- Your written line
- Your email address
- Your confirmation of contribution via PayPal
This information is required to include your sentence in the global Human Book and to contact you if needed.
2.2 Payment information
All payments are processed externally by PayPal.
We do not receive or store:
- Credit card information
- Bank account details
We only receive a confirmation from PayPal that a payment was completed.
2.3 Automatically collected data
When you browse our site, standard web analytics data may be collected, such as:
- IP address (anonymized if possible)
- Browser & device information
- Date and time of access
This is used only for security, performance, and basic analytics.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your data exclusively for:
- Including your submitted sentence in the Human Book
- Contacting you if needed regarding your submission
- Validating that a contribution was made
- Operating and improving the website
- Preventing misuse and ensuring security
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing.
4. Legal Basis (Switzerland)
Under Swiss data protection law, personal data may be processed when:
- You give consent (e.g., submitting a line)
- It is necessary for fulfilling a purpose you requested
- It is required for legitimate interests (security, website operation)
5. Data Storage
We store your line and email securely on our WordPress server.
Data is kept only as long as necessary for the Human Book project.
You may request deletion at any time.
6. Sharing of Data
We only share data with:
- PayPal, to process contributions
- Web hosting providers, necessary for operation and security
All partners operate under their own privacy regulations.
We do not share or publish your email address.
7. Your Rights (Switzerland)
You have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”)
- Withdraw your consent at any time
To request any of these:
8. Cookies
Our website may use cookies to:
- Load pages faster
- Ensure security
- Remember form preferences
You can disable cookies in your browser at any time.
9. External Services
PayPal
Used for payments.
Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
WordPress / Plugins
Our website runs on WordPress, which may use technical cookies or security tools.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data:
Renato Götschmann
Email: reno1781@gmail.com
Switzerland