1. Introduction
The Hatred Monitoring Centre (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of individuals who interact with our platform. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, use our services, or engage with us in any other way. By accessing our services, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this policy.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of information:
• Personal Information: Includes name, email address, phone number, and other contact details provided voluntarily.
• Technical Information: Includes IP address, browser type, device information, and usage data collected through cookies and similar technologies.
• User-Submitted Content: Includes reports of hateful content, comments, and any other data voluntarily submitted.
• Communications Data: Includes correspondence between you and the Hatred Monitoring Centre.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for the following purposes:
• To analyze and monitor hate-related content.
• To provide and improve our services.
• To communicate with users regarding reports and inquiries.
• To comply with legal obligations.
• To prevent misuse of our services and enhance security.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell or rent personal data. However, we may share your information under the following circumstances:
• Legal Compliance: If required by law, regulation, or legal process.
• Service Providers: With third-party vendors who assist us in delivering our services, bound by confidentiality agreements.
• Public Interest: When necessary to protect individuals from harm or to address threats to public safety.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by applicable laws. Once data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
• The right to access, correct, or delete your personal information.
• The right to object to or restrict processing.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time.
• The right to file a complaint with a data protection authority.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
8. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage users to review their privacy policies before providing any personal data.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on our website, and we encourage users to review this policy periodically.
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://hmcentre.org.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Who we share your data with

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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
18. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:
[Insert Contact Information]
By using our services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
HMC Team