🔐 Privacy Policy

Historiske områder i Istanbul

Last updated: April 2025

We value your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have when using this website.

📍 Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.historicareasofistanbul.com

💬 Comments

When you leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After approval, your profile picture may be visible next to your comment.

🖼️ Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract this data if it’s included.

🍪 Cookies

• If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
• If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie will check if your browser accepts cookies.
• When logged in, we set cookies to save login and display preferences.
• If you edit or publish a post, an additional cookie stores the post ID. It expires after one day.

🔗 Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. These behave exactly as if you visited the source site. These external sites may collect data, use cookies, and track interactions — especially if you are logged in to those sites.

🤝 Who We Share Data With

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

⏳ How Long We Keep Data

• Comments and metadata are stored indefinitely.
• If you register (if enabled), we store your profile data. You can view, edit, or delete it anytime (except username). Admins can also edit your information.

📦 Your Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request that we erase your personal data, excluding any data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

🚦 Where Your Data Goes

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

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
📧 [email protected]