{"id":3,"date":"2026-03-09T11:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalvoicessiaya.org\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T06:33:29","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/equalvoicessiaya.org\/sw\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sera ya Faragha"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3\" class=\"elementor elementor-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b41f437 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b41f437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f164275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f164275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-section-id=\"aw35s0\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"352\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"352\">Privacy Policy<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><h4 data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"373\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"373\">Who We Are<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><p data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"539\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Equal Voices Siaya is a community-based organization dedicated to empowering voices and promoting inclusivity.<br data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"487\">Our website address is: <a data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"539\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_new\" class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/equalvoicessiaya.org\">https:\/\/equalvoicessiaya.org<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ms-0.5 inline-block align-middle leading-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-rtl-flip=\"\" class=\"block h-[0.75em] w-[0.75em] stroke-current stroke-[0.75]\"><use href=\"\/cdn\/assets\/sprites-core-lbtco6v1.svg#304883\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p><hr data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2><h4 data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"577\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"577\">Information We Collect<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><p data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"622\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">We may collect personal information such as:<\/p><ul data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"790\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li data-section-id=\"at4a83\" data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"691\">Name and email address (e.g., through contact or newsletter forms)<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1g1jkuz\" data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"732\">Phone number (if provided voluntarily)<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1z0k57t\" data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"790\">Any information you submit through forms on our website<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"922\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">We also automatically collect certain technical data such as IP address and browser type to improve site performance and security.<\/p><hr data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"927\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2><h4 data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"965\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"965\">How We Use Your Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><p data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1002\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">We use the information collected to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1172\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li data-section-id=\"1mk0lfa\" data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1038\">Respond to inquiries and messages<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1vanor0\" data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1087\">Send newsletters or updates (if you subscribe)<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1q14ckl\" data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1129\">Improve our website and user experience<\/li><li data-section-id=\"2ojjjp\" data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1172\">Ensure website security and prevent spam<\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1177\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2><h4 data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1196\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1196\">Comments<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><p data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1369\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor\u2019s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.<\/p><hr data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1374\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2><h4 data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1390\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1390\">Media<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><p data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1525\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may extract this data.<\/p><hr data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1530\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2><h4 data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1548\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1548\">Cookies<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><p data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1567\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">We use cookies to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1661\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li data-section-id=\"tpmj8d\" data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1593\">Improve user experience<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1j7y52k\" data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1635\">Save your preferences for future visits<\/li><li data-section-id=\"k6iw7u\" data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1661\">Analyze website traffic<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1727\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings.<\/p><hr data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1732\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2><h4 data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1763\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1763\">Third-Party Services<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><p data-start=\"1764\" data-end=\"1812\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">We may use trusted third-party services such as:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1883\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li data-section-id=\"s5e4j\" data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1835\">Spam detection tools<\/li><li data-section-id=\"126nr0x\" data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1883\">Embedded content (e.g., videos, social media)<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"1963\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">These services may collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies.<\/p><hr data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"1968\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2><h4 data-start=\"1970\" data-end=\"2007\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2007\">How Long We Retain Your Data<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><ul data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2169\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li data-section-id=\"1ld5wxc\" data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2068\">Comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely<\/li><li data-section-id=\"f05svm\" data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2169\">User account information (if applicable) is stored until the user deletes it or requests removal<\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2174\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2><h4 data-start=\"2176\" data-end=\"2196\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2196\">Your Rights<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><p data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2219\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">You have the right to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2344\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li data-section-id=\"aspkdb\" data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2260\">Request access to your personal data<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1949lim\" data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2308\">Request correction or deletion of your data<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ydz5nu\" data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2344\">Withdraw consent for data usage<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2346\" data-end=\"2400\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">To make such requests, contact us through our website.<\/p><hr data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2405\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2><h4 data-start=\"2407\" data-end=\"2429\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"2412\" data-end=\"2429\">Data Security<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><p data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2543\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure.<\/p><hr data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2548\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2><h4 data-start=\"2550\" data-end=\"2581\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration-thickness: initial; 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