Privacy Policy for ODM (Oromo Diaspora Media)

Who we are

ODM (Oromo Diaspora Media) operates the website https://oromodiasporamedia.org, a platform dedicated to providing media content for the global Oromo community. For privacy-related concerns, you can contact us at seenaa88g@gmail.com or 4000 28th Avenue South, 201, Minneapolis, MN 55406.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We collect various types of personal data for different purposes to provide and improve our services:

• Personal Data: Includes name, email address, and contact details, collected when users create accounts, subscribe to newsletters, or engage with our content.

• Transactional Data: Donation information is collected when visitors donate through our website using credit card, debit card, or PayPal.

• Technical Data: Includes cookies, IP addresses, and browser details collected for analytics and website functionality.

Comments

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

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.

Contact forms

If contact forms are used, we collect user submissions for customer service purposes, but do not use this information for marketing.

Cookies

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

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

We share data with third-party providers solely for the purpose of providing our services:

• Payment Processors: PayPal and credit card processing services. Their privacy policies can be found at:

  • PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full

How long we retain your data

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.

Transaction records are stored for ten years as required for financial and auditing purposes.

What rights you have over your data

If you have a transaction record, or 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 we send your data

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

Your contact information

For privacy-specific concerns, contact us at seenaa88g@gmail.com

Additional information

How we protect your data

We implement various security measures, including data encryption, two-factor authentication, and staff training, to safeguard user data.

What data breach procedures we have in place

In the event of a data breach, we have an internal reporting system and contact protocols to manage and mitigate any risks effectively.

What third parties we receive data from

We may receive user data from payment processors and other third-party services used on the site.

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

Our site does not engage in automated decision making or profiling of user data.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

As a media platform, we comply with GDPR, CCPA to protect user privacy.