Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://kalinaya.org.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

2.1 Personal Information

When you make a purchase, leave a comment, or subscribe to our newsletter, we collect data such as your name, email address, phone number, and billing/shipping address.

2.2 Payment Information

Payment details are securely processed by third-party providers (PayPal and [Your Payment Gateway Provider]) and are not stored on our servers.

2.3 Geolocation Data

We use MaxMind’s GeoLite2 and WP Statistics to determine your approximate location. This helps with order fulfillment, tax calculations, and understanding site traffic.

2.4 Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

2.5 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 location data from images on the website.

2.6 Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website.

• If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and last for one year.
• If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set 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 set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:
  • Login cookies last for two days.
  • Screen options cookies last for a year.
  • Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
• When editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser to indicate the post ID of the article. It expires after one day.

2.7 Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.).

Embedded content behaves as if you have visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you are logged into their website.

3. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used for the following purposes:

• To process and deliver your orders.
• To manage your account and send password reset emails.
• To send newsletters and promotional offers (with your consent).
• To personalize your shopping experience.
• To analyze website traffic and improve our services.
• To display personalized advertisements through services like Meta Pixel and TikTok Ads.
• To comply with legal and tax obligations.

4. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal information. However, we may share it with trusted third parties:

• Payment Processors: Data necessary to complete transactions with PayPal or other providers.
• Analytics Providers: Tools like WP Statistics and potentially Google Analytics to analyze site performance.
• Marketing Platforms: Tools like Meta Pixel, Kliken Ads, and TikTok Plugin for targeted advertising.
• Spam Detection Services: Comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

5. WP Statistics and Google Analytics

WP Statistics

We use WP Statistics to analyze website traffic. WP Statistics does not use cookies. Instead, we count unique visitors based on the data available in every HTTP request, such as the IP address and the User-Agent string.

To ensure compliance with data protection laws and protect visitor privacy:

• We do not use IP addresses or User-Agent strings in their raw form.
• A hashing mechanism with a daily rotating salt is applied to anonymize the data thoroughly, making it impossible to trace back to individual users.
• WP Statistics also uses geolocation data to provide aggregated insights about visitors’ locations.

Google Analytics

If enabled, we use Google Analytics to gather data about website usage, including pages visited, time spent on site, and the source of traffic. This data helps us improve user experience and optimize our site. Google Analytics may collect cookies and other data for analytics purposes.

Google Analytics retains data for a limited period, which is configurable in compliance with GDPR. For more details, see Google’s Privacy Policy.

6. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow for automated approval of follow-up comments.
• For registered users, personal data is stored in their profiles. Users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Administrators can also view and edit user data.
• Data collected for orders is retained as required by tax and accounting laws.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a user in the EU, you have the following rights:

• Access: Request access to your personal data.
• Correction: Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
• Portability: Request a copy of your personal data in a portable format.
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for processing your personal data.

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@kalinaya.org.

8. Where Your Data is Sent

• Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
• Subscription data is stored on servers hosted by Forpsi.com.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your data from unauthorized access or disclosure.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal compliance. Updates will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

11. Contact Us

If you have further questions, please contact us at:
Email: info@kalinaya.org