At The Women Journal (TWJ), we are committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of our users’ personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard the data collected through our website. By accessing and using TWJ, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.
Information We Collect:
- Personal Information: When you interact with TWJ, we may collect certain personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and contact details. This information is voluntarily provided by you when you register, subscribe to our newsletter, or engage in other activities on our website.
- Usage Information: We may collect non-personal information about your interactions with TWJ, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and website usage patterns. This information helps us improve our services and enhance user experience.
Use of Collected Information:
- Personal Information: We may use the personal information you provide to communicate with you, deliver requested services, send newsletters, and provide updates about TWJ and relevant content.
- Usage Information: Non-personal information is primarily used to analyze website usage, troubleshoot technical issues, and improve our website’s functionality and performance.
External Links:
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. Please note that we have no control over the privacy practices or content of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.
Third-Party Disclosure:
We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent. However, we may share non-personal information with trusted third parties for analytics, advertising, or other legitimate purposes.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Policy Updates:
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. It is your responsibility to review this policy periodically for any updates.