Effective Date: July 21, 2025
Last Updated: July 21, 2025
At HishamKhasawinah.com, your privacy is honored as part of a shared commitment to digital dignity and transparency. This policy outlines what data is collected, how it’s used, and how your rights are respected across borders and contexts.
🧠 Who We Are
Website address: https://hishamkhasawinah.com
Content and stewardship reflect the ethical mission led by Hisham Khasawinah.
🗂 Information We Collect
✍️ Comments
When visitors leave comments:
- We collect form data, your IP address, and browser user agent string for spam protection
- An anonymized email hash may be sent to Gravatar to check for your profile image
- After approval, your profile image may appear publicly with your comment
🖼 Media Uploads
- Uploaded images should not include location data (EXIF GPS)
- Visitors can download and extract metadata from publicly posted images
🍪 Cookies
- Comments: Optionally store your name, email, and website for convenience (1 year duration)
- Login:
- A temporary cookie tests browser compatibility
- Login cookies last 2 days; screen display preferences last 1 year
- “Remember Me” extends login for 2 weeks
- Post editing: A cookie stores article ID after publishing (expires after 1 day)
📊 Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand visitor behavior and site performance:
- Tracks pageviews, visit duration, device details, and general location
- Does not collect names, email addresses, or other personal identifiers unless voluntarily submitted
You can opt out using Google’s browser add-on.
📦 Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded items (e.g. videos, articles, images) from external websites:
- This content behaves as if you’ve visited the external site directly
- External platforms may track you, set cookies, and monitor engagement—especially if you’re logged in there
🔐 Data Use and Sharing
- Data is used to improve site quality, content resonance, and visitor experience
- We do not sell or share your data for advertising or profiling
- If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email
📆 Data Retention
- Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to support reply approval
- User accounts (if enabled):
- Users may view, edit, or delete their profile data at any time (except usernames)
- Site administrators may access and update account information
🧭 Respecting Your Rights
In accordance with GDPR and CCPA principles, visitors are welcome to reach out regarding data concerns or inquiries through the site’s contact page. Your digital dignity is a priority, and we honor reasonable requests transparently and respectfully.
🚦 Automated Spam Detection
Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service to maintain site integrity.
🛡 Security and Ethical Intent
We apply reasonable safeguards to protect data and uphold a respectful digital space. All analytics and infrastructure choices serve our mission of generational advocacy, symbolic clarity, and ethical innovation.