By accessing or using any part of the Bay Area Action Archives, you (“User”) agree to these Terms. If you disagree, please do not use our content or services.
“Archive Materials” include:
Attribution must include at minimum:
Example:
In the language above, we highly encourage you to link back to the exact Artifact’s URL, and the BAA History Project’s main URL: https://BayAreaAction.org.
You may not:
We may update these Terms periodically. We’ll publish changes and notify users where practical. Continued use after updates constitutes acceptance.
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This policy applies to the Bay Area Action History Project (BAAHP), which documents and archives the history of the now-defunct nonprofit Bay Area Action (BAA).
This privacy policy covers BAAHP’s website, the BAA Archives, and associated digital platforms. If future publications (such as books or documentaries) are produced, this policy will serve as the foundation for how personal data is handled.
The BAA History Project adheres to the Core Values of Archivists and Code of Ethics for Archivists (revised August 2020) set forth by the Society of American Archivists.
The information presented in this website is assembled from various sources, including but not limited to:
Archival materials from the 1990s may include personal contact information (e.g. home phone numbers, addresses, or email addresses) originally published in newsletters, flyers, or emails.
Before uploading scanned documents, we redact or pixelate private contact information for all individuals — no request is necessary.
Business contact details, public-facing profiles, and information already available through public records or search engines are not subject to redaction.
Some images in our collection may reflect moments or behaviors that feel awkward or dated by today’s standards. We include them when they serve a clear historical or journalistic purpose, and we strive to provide context that helps explain the time, place, and social norms in which they were created — recognizing that perspectives change over time.
You may hate how your hair looks in that photo from the 1990s, but it’s part of history.
The BAA History Project’s goal is to compile, recount, and celebrate the efforts of the thousands of organizers, volunteers, members, and supporters who built Bay Area Action and helped shape the Bay Area’s environmental movement in the 1990s. We believe those actions are worth honoring and remembering.
That’s why we include the names of individuals involved — to recognize their contributions, ensure historical accuracy, and preserve the integrity of the public record. Just as journalism names those who take part in significant events, we do so to tell the full story of a grassroots movement that made lasting change.
Your name may appear in the Archives in a number of ways, such as:
Additionally, your name may also appear in modern contexts, such as:
In chronicling this history, the BAAHP strives to uphold journalistic ideals of transparency in reporting, which requires attribution, accountability, and source transparency.
However, we also recognize that certain actions of the past may be viewed in a somewhat different light in retrospect today, and some individuals may wish some or all of their involvement to remain obscured by the mists of time. We hope you’d be proud of that protest sign you held in 1996, but we also understand you might not want that to be the top image result when someone Googles your name.
There’s a growing movement to allow greater control over their digital footprints — including the ability to request the removal of outdated, irrelevant, or harmful personal information from public archives, search results, and online publications. This is sometimes known as the right to be forgotten.
The right to be forgotten is not absolute and may have exceptions depending on the context, such as when the information is necessary for journalistic purposes, public interest, or legal reasons. Removal must balance the public’s right to access with the individual’s personal rights to privacy, dignity, and historical redress.
The BAAHP has developed a policy for removing or redacting people and will endeavor to do so when requested.
There are several scenarios for your identity to be forgotten or obscured:
We are also open to other suggestions and will accommodate to the best of our ability. Make a request
The BAAHP does not control Google or other search engines. If prior internet bot crawling resulted in your name or photo showing up in unwanted Google search results, you have some options for removing your PII from Google.
We recognize that some individuals’ names have changed since the 1990s. Whether first name, last name, or both, we will make every reasonable effort to reflect your current identity while preserving the historical record.
If you have questions or would like to request a name update on your profile page, please contact us.
We treat removals or redactions as permanent. However, we may reach out every 5 to 10 years to ask whether you wish to restore your identity in the historical record — should your view of the past change.
What you’re not proud of today, you may fly as a flag of defiance and freedom a decade from now.
Personal data embedded in archival materials is retained as part of the permanent historical record.
Transactional or contact data (such as donations or correspondence) is kept only as long as necessary and is then deleted or anonymized.
We collect two types of data:
You may:
We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal data, acknowledging no method is fail‑safe.
We may update this policy periodically. Significant changes will be announced on our website and/or via email.
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We believe the judicious use of cutting-edge tools can be good, but human checks are necessary.
Articles and content on BayAreaAction.org is written by human beings, not machines. Short article summaries are sometimes written by an AI tool, summarizing the original content written by humans.
We often use generative AI tools to conduct research. We prefer Perplexity AI as it provides linked sources that we can double-check. We follow a rigorous fact-checking process for our content and always cite any external sources we use.
An AI tool is often used to transcribe our audio interviews and video content. The transcriptions are always manually checked and corrected by a human.
We do not put confidential member or end-user data into AI tools. See our Privacy Policy for more info.
We sometimes use AI imaging tools to do things such as: upscale small images, remove dust and scratches, and improve image fidelity.
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