Privacy Policy - Onur Altun

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://onuraltun.ch. We are a news agency dedicated to providing our audience with timely and relevant news, articles, and information.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When 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 with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.

News Submissions & Contact Forms

When you submit news tips, press releases, or use our contact forms, we collect your name, email address, and any additional information you provide. This information is used solely to respond to your submissions and inquiries.

Cookies

Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, lasting for one year.
Login Cookies: If you log in to the site, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. No personal data is stored in this cookie, and it is deleted when you close your browser.
Session Cookies: Upon logging in, cookies are set to save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends the login cookie for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.
Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is stored in your browser. It contains no personal data but simply the post ID of the article you just edited. This cookie expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you 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. This includes tracking your interaction if you are logged in to those websites.

Analytics

We use third-party analytics services to understand our website traffic and improve user experience. These services may collect data such as your IP address, browser type, and the pages you visit.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not share your personal data with third parties except for services that help operate the website, such as spam detection or analytics providers. Your data is not used for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
User Profiles: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for changing their username). Website administrators can also access and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request 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, excluding any data we are required to retain 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 any privacy-related concerns, please contact us at [Your Contact Information].

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration.

What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities as soon as possible.

What Third Parties We Receive Data From

We may receive data from third-party services, such as analytics providers or spam detection tools, to help maintain and improve the functionality of our website.