Privacy Policy for Changemakers Collective

At Changemakers Collective, your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website: https://changemakers-collective.com.

Who We Are

Our website is operated by Changemakers Collective. You can visit us at: https://changemakers-collective.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This helps us detect and prevent spam.

We may also generate an anonymized hash from your email address to check if you’re using the Gravatar service. Gravatar’s privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to our website, we recommend removing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location information from images displayed on the website.

Cookies

To enhance your experience, we use cookies in the following ways:

When you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These last for one year.
Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we use cookies to store your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last two days; display preferences last one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login remains for two weeks.
If you log out, login cookies are deleted.
Editing or publishing a post sets an additional cookie that stores the post ID. This cookie expires after one day and contains no personal data.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Some articles may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, or external articles). Embedded content behaves just like a visit to the external site. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interactions, especially if you’re logged in to their services.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and auto-approve follow-up comments.

For registered users, we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal data at any time, except for your username. Website administrators can also access and modify this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you can request:

A copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Deletion of your personal data, except where we are legally obligated to retain it for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make a request, please Contact Us.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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