Privacy Policy
Introduction
This privacy policy explains how Investors in Community collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit and interact with this website.
Our website address is:
https://investorsincommunity.org
Who we are
Investors in Community operates this website to provide information about our work, our platform and opportunities to support community contribution.
Comments
If 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.
An anonymised string created from your email address (a hash) 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 to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images uploaded to the site.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to improve the user experience.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so you do not need to enter your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies are used to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen preference cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes the 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 ID of the article that was edited. It expires after one day.
Contact forms
If you submit an enquiry through the contact form on this website, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address and message content.
This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry and provide the information requested. We do not use this data for marketing unless you explicitly request further contact.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images or articles from other websites.
Embedded content behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking and monitor your interaction with their content.
Analytics
This website uses analytics tools to help us understand how visitors use the site and to improve the information we provide.
These tools may collect anonymised information such as pages visited, time spent on the website and general location data derived from IP addresses. This information does not personally identify individual users.
Use of the Investors in Community platform
Some services referenced on this website are delivered through the Investors in Community platform.
If you create an account or interact directly with the platform, your data will be processed according to the platform’s privacy policy.
You can view the platform privacy policy here:
https://app.investorsincommunity.org/general/privacy-policy
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This allows follow-up comments to be recognised and approved automatically instead of being held for moderation.
If users register on this website (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this website or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
Contact information
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, please contact us through the contact page on this website.