Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Gaza Diary.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, and disclose information when you visit or interact with the Gaza Diary website at https://gazadiary.com/.

Gaza Diary is a literary and educational website connected with the book Gaza Diary by Shahab Khan. The Website also contains educational, historical, cultural, humanitarian, research, and reference material, as well as opportunities for visitors to communicate with the author or contribute messages and translations.

By using this Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with the Website.

This may include:

• Your name
• Email address
• Information you include in a message, letter, enquiry, or other communication
• Information you provide when expressing interest in contributing a translation
• Any other information you voluntarily submit through forms or communication channels on the Website

You are not required to provide personal information simply to browse most of the Website.

3. Letters and Messages to Mariam

Gaza Diary provides a feature through which visitors can write a letter or message to Mariam, the central character of the book.

If you submit a letter, message, reflection, question, or message of hope, the information you provide may be received by the Gaza Diary team.

Where the submission process asks for your permission to publish your contribution, we will only consider your submission for publication in accordance with the permission you provide.

If you do not want your message to be considered for publication, do not provide publication permission where such an option is presented.

Please do not include sensitive personal information, passwords, financial information, government identification numbers, or information about another person that you do not have permission to share.

4. How We Use Your Information

We may use information you provide to:

• Respond to your enquiries and messages
• Respond to communication regarding the book and the Website
• Process or respond to translation contribution enquiries
• Review letters and messages submitted through the Website
• Publish user-submitted contributions when appropriate permission has been provided
• Communicate with you regarding your submission
• Maintain, operate, secure, and improve the Website
• Prevent abuse, spam, fraud, or misuse of Website features
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not use information for purposes unrelated to the reason it was provided except where permitted or required by applicable law.

5. Publication of User Contributions

Some features of Gaza Diary allow visitors to voluntarily submit written contributions.

If you give permission for your contribution to be published, your submitted text may be selected for publication on the Website.

Before submitting a contribution, please consider that anything published on a publicly accessible website may potentially be viewed, copied, quoted, archived, or shared by other people.

You should therefore avoid including private or sensitive information that you do not want to become publicly accessible.

We reserve the right to edit, decline, remove, or moderate submitted material where appropriate.

6. Translation Contributions

Gaza Diary welcomes voluntary translation contributions intended to help make the story accessible to readers in additional languages.

If you contact us regarding translation work, we may use the information you provide to communicate with you about the proposed contribution.

Translation contributions are voluntary and unpaid. Contributing translators may receive appropriate credit.

7. Palestine Knowledge Quiz Data Collection

When you participate in our Palestine Knowledge Quiz, we may collect limited information related to your participation.

Quiz Data Storage and Analytics

Quiz-related data may be processed through Google Analytics for analytics and audience engagement purposes.

We do not share your quiz data with unrelated third parties. Google may process information in accordance with its own privacy practices and applicable terms.

Requesting Deletion of Quiz Data

If you would like to request deletion of quiz-related information associated with your submission, please contact us through our Contact Page.

8. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit a website, certain technical information may be automatically processed by the website, its hosting environment, or technical service providers.

Depending on the website configuration and services being used, this may include:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Operating system
• Referring website or page
• Pages visited
• Date and time of access
• Basic technical and security information

Such information may be used for website operation, security, troubleshooting, performance, and preventing abuse.

We do not intentionally request unnecessary personal information from visitors merely for browsing the Website.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Gaza Diary may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary for website functionality, security, preferences, or technical operation.

Third-party services used by the Website may also place cookies or similar technologies according to their own policies.

You can generally control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the Website.

10. Financial Information

Please do not share any financial or banking information with us through the Website, forms, messages, email, or any other communication channel.

11. Third-Party Websites and Services

Gaza Diary contains links to third-party websites and services, including websites relating to books, research, news organizations, humanitarian organizations, public institutions, and other resources.

When you leave Gaza Diary and visit a third-party website, that website’s own privacy policy and terms apply.

We do not control how third-party websites collect, use, store, or process information.

You should review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing them with personal information.

12. External Book and Resource Links

The Website may provide links to external platforms where visitors can purchase or access editions of Gaza Diary, as well as links to external sources used for research and reference.

Any information you provide directly to those external platforms is governed by their respective privacy policies and terms, not this Privacy Policy.

13. Data Sharing

We do not share your personal information or quiz data with any third party.

14. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to communications, maintaining records, fulfilling publication permissions, protecting the Website, and meeting legal obligations.

The length of time information is retained may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

Published contributions may remain publicly accessible even after the original submission has been made, particularly where they have been incorporated into Website content, unless removal is requested and can reasonably be accommodated.

15. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live and applicable privacy laws, you may have rights concerning your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• Ask what personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of personal information where legally applicable
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Object to certain uses of your information
• Request restriction of certain processing
• Request access to your submitted information
• Ask us to stop using a submitted contribution for future publication where reasonably possible

Some rights may be subject to legal limitations or exceptions.

16. Children’s Privacy

This Website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly request or collect personal information from children for the purpose of creating personal profiles or accounts.

We encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in supervising children’s online activities.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the Website, please contact us through our Contact Page so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

17. Security

We take reasonable measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no website, online service, or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You should therefore avoid submitting confidential or highly sensitive information through ordinary website forms.

18. Accuracy of Information

Gaza Diary contains literary, historical, humanitarian, educational, and research-related material.

Some information presented on the Website is based on external sources and may change over time. Where applicable, the Website identifies source organizations and source dates.

Information obtained from external sources should be understood according to the methodology, reporting date, and limitations of the relevant source.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, technology, legal requirements, or our practices.

When changes are made, the updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

20. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us through the Gaza Diary Contact Page.

21. Consent

By using the Gaza Diary Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

Where the Website asks for your specific consent to a particular use of your information, such as consideration of a submitted letter for publication, that consent will be requested separately where appropriate.