HerStory, Our Future (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is:
[email protected]

HerStory, Our Future is a European cooperation project focused on youth empowerment, gender equality, and digital storytelling.

For any privacy-related inquiries, you may contact us at:
[email protected]

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

• The data shown in the comments form
• The visitor’s IP address
• The browser user agent string

This information is collected to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible publicly in the context of your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS).

Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images published on the website.

4. Cookies

Comments Cookies

If you leave a comment, 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 leaving another comment.

These cookies will last for one year.

Login Cookies

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 deleted when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up cookies to save:

• Your login information
• Your screen display preferences

Login cookies last for two days. Screen options cookies last for one year.

If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, login cookies will be removed.

Editing Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only indicates the post ID of the article edited. It expires after one day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, social media content).

Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly.

These external websites may:

• Collect data about you
• Use cookies
• Embed third-party tracking
• Monitor your interaction with embedded content

This may include tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that external platform.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you interact with.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or trade your personal data.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in moderation.

For users who register on our website (if applicable):

• We store the personal information provided in their user profile.
• Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except the username).
• Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

8. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you have the right to:

• Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you
• Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you

This does not include data we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at:
[email protected]

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Depending on the hosting provider and third-party tools used, data may be processed outside your country of residence. In such cases, appropriate safeguards will be applied in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

10. Data Protection and Legal Basis (GDPR Notice)

As a European project, HerStory, Our Future complies with applicable data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We process personal data based on:

• Your consent (e.g., comments, cookies)
• Legitimate interest (e.g., website security, spam prevention)
• Legal obligations, where applicable

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.