Effective Date: August 29, 2025
Last Updated: August 29, 2025
Kintsugify.org exists to help people transform life’s cracks into gold. That mission includes treating your privacy with the same care, respect, and transparency we bring to every piece of content we create.
🧠 Who We Are
Website address: https://kintsugify.org
Kintsugify.org is curated by Hisham Khasawinah and dedicated to frameworks of healing, growth, and continuity.
🗂 Information We Collect
✍️ Comments
- When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser details to help with spam detection.
- An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it (see the Gravatar Privacy Policy).
- After approval, your profile picture (if available) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
🖼 Media Uploads
- If you upload images, please avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS) — visitors could download and extract this information.
🍪 Cookies
- Comments: Your name, email, and website may be stored in cookies for up to 1 year so you don’t have to re‑enter details when posting again.
- Login cookies:
- A temporary cookie tests if your browser accepts cookies.
- Login credentials are stored for 2 days; display preferences for 1 year.
- Selecting “Remember Me” extends login for 2 weeks.
- Logging out removes login cookies.
- Post editing: Saves the article ID you last edited (expires in 1 day).
📊 Analytics
- We use Google Analytics to understand visitor engagement and site clarity.
- Data collected includes visit duration, general location, device type, and referral source.
- We do not collect personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it.
- You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking using this browser add‑on.
📦 Embedded Content
- Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites.
- Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the other site.
- These external sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content.
🔐 Data Use and Sharing
- We use the information we collect to maintain site functionality, improve clarity, and align with our mission.
- We do not sell or share your personal data for advertising or profiling purposes.
- Your IP address may be used if you request a password reset.
📆 Data Retention
- Comments and associated metadata are kept indefinitely to maintain moderation history.
- For registered users:
- You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except username changes).
- Site administrators can also view and edit this information.
🧭 Respecting Your Rights
- We respect privacy rights under GDPR and CCPA.
- You may contact us via our Contact Page for any data requests or questions.
- All reasonable requests are handled with transparency and care.
🚦 Spam Detection
- Comments may be screened through automated spam detection systems to protect site integrity.
🛡 Our Privacy Philosophy
At Kintsugify, we believe brokenness and beauty can coexist. That philosophy guides how we handle your data — with ethical stewardship, protecting your digital presence while fostering trust and shared resilience.