Who We Are
Our website address is: https://eritreancommunitycentre.org.
We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Data Controller
The Eritrean Community Centre is the data controller responsible for your personal data. This means we decide how and why your data is processed.
Contact details:
Please contact us via our website for any privacy-related queries.
What Personal Data We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
Lawful basis: Legitimate interests (to protect the website from spam and abuse).
An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service. You can view their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly.
Media
If you upload images, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may extract this data.
Lawful basis: Legitimate interests.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website.
- Comment cookies (optional, stored for one year)
- Login cookies (2 days, or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected)
- Screen preference cookies (1 year)
- Temporary cookies for login functionality
- Post-edit cookies (1 day)
Lawful basis:
- Necessary cookies: Legitimate interests
- Optional cookies: Consent
You can control cookies through your browser settings.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). These external sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction.
Lawful basis: Legitimate interests.
How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data to:
- Manage and display comments
- Maintain website security and prevent spam
- Provide user account functionality (if applicable)
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your data.
We may share your data with:
- Spam detection services
- Service providers necessary for website functionality
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
International Data Transfers
Some third-party services (e.g., Gravatar) may process your data outside the UK. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as adequacy regulations or standard contractual clauses.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and metadata: retained indefinitely
- Registered user data: retained until the account is deleted
This helps us manage follow-up comments and user accounts efficiently.
Your Rights Under UK GDPR
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
- Restrict processing of your data
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Request data portability
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our website.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK supervisory authority:
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – https://ico.org.uk
Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us through our website.
Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://eritreancommunitycentre.org.
Comments
Suggested text: 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
Suggested text: 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
Suggested text: 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
Suggested text: 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.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: 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
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also 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
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us through our website.