Privacy Policy (Hijrah.org)

Hijrah.org (“we,” “our,” or “us”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what choices you have when you visit or interact with our website.

Who We Are

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

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

We may collect information in the following ways:

1) Data you provide to us

  • Comments you submit (and the details you enter in comment forms)

  • Account/profile information (if user registration is enabled)

  • Messages sent via contact forms or other submission forms (if enabled)

  • Newsletter/updates sign-ups (if enabled)

We use this information to operate the site, respond to requests, provide services, and manage user accounts and communications.

2) Data we collect automatically (usage & device data)

When you visit the site, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address (often stored in logs and security tools)

  • Browser and device information (user-agent)

  • Pages viewed, time spent, navigation patterns

  • Approximate location (derived from IP)

  • Referral source (e.g., ads, social, search, UTM parameters)

We use this information for analytics, performance, security, troubleshooting, and marketing measurement.

Analytics and Tracking (GA, GTM, Meta Pixel, and Similar Tools)

Hijrah.org uses analytics and marketing tools such as:

  • Google Analytics (GA)

  • Google Tag Manager (GTM)

  • Meta Pixel (Facebook/Instagram)
    …and potentially other similar tracking/advertising technologies.

These tools may use cookies, tags, pixels, and similar identifiers to:

  • Measure website traffic and user behavior

  • Understand which content is helpful

  • Track conversions (e.g., form submissions, registrations)

  • Improve marketing effectiveness and audience targeting

  • Run remarketing/retargeting campaigns

What this can mean for you

Depending on your browser settings and consent configuration, these tools may collect:

  • Pages you visit and actions you take on the website

  • Device/browser details

  • IP address (often processed to estimate location)

  • Campaign parameters (UTMs / ad click IDs such as gclid)

Your choices / opt-out options

You can limit or disable tracking by:

  • Adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies

  • Using browser privacy tools or extensions that limit trackers

  • Using Google’s opt-out tools (e.g., Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on)

  • Adjusting ad preferences in your Google and Meta account settings

(Exact availability depends on your device and region.)

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form. We also collect 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. Gravatar’s 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.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies for functionality, analytics, and marketing.

If you leave a comment

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page

We 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.

If you log in

When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and display preferences:

  • Login cookies last for two days

  • Screen options cookies last for one year

  • If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks

  • Logging out removes login cookies

If you edit or publish an article

An additional cookie may be saved in your browser indicating the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly.

These websites may:

  • Collect data about you

  • Use cookies

  • Embed third-party tracking

  • Monitor your interaction with embedded content (especially if you are logged in to that platform)

Who We Share Your Data With

We may share limited data with service providers who help us operate the website and services, such as:

  • Analytics and tag management providers (e.g., Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager)

  • Advertising/measurement platforms (e.g., Meta Pixel)

  • Spam detection services (for comments and/or forms)

  • Security, hosting, and performance providers (e.g., CDN, caching, monitoring)

  • Email/newsletter services (if enabled)

We do not sell your personal data.

Password resets

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely to help approve follow-up comments automatically.

  • Registered users (if any): We store the personal information provided in user profiles. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username). Administrators can also see and edit that information.

  • Analytics data: Retention periods depend on our analytics configuration and tools used.

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

  • That we erase your personal data we hold about you

This does not include data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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

Analytics and advertising data may be processed by third-party providers that may store/process data on servers in different countries, depending on provider infrastructure and your location.

Contact

If you have questions or requests related to this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the contact options available on our website: https://hijrah.org/.