Who we are

Our website address is: https://voicesevents.org.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the VOICES website, please avoid including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images posted on the site.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience, so you do not need to re-enter your details for subsequent comments. These cookies will persist for one year.

When visiting our login page, we 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.

Upon logging in, we set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies persist for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will maintain your login for two weeks. Logging out of your account will remove these login cookies.

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

Embedded content from other websites

Content on the VOICES website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. This embedded content behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

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

How long we retain your data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to enable automatic recognition and approval of follow-up comments without moderation. For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You may also request the erasure of any personal data we hold about you, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

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