Introduction 

This privacy notice tells you what to expect when et-shalom.org (hereafter, ES) collects personal information. ES is committed to transparency around data collection, and you can download the full Policy below to see exactly how we handle the data we collect. 

This policy applies to information we collect about: 

• members of our community
• mentors who sign up to provide feedback and support

ES will never share your data with third parties for any purpose without your consent. ES is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our community, writers and mentors alike. 

How we use your personal data 

USAGE DATA 

We may process data about your use of our website and services (this is called “usage data”). The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. Your name is not attached to any of this data. To capture this usage data, we will use Google Analytics. This usage data may be processed for the purposes of analyzing the use of the website and services. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely, monitoring and improving our website and services. 

SERVICE DATA 

We may process personal data that you provide in the course of an inquiry about, application for, or use of, our services (“service data”). The service data may include your name and contact details, profile information, such as age, gender, ethnicity, city of residence, or details about the nature of your literary submissions (title of the submission, genre, length, etc.). The service data may be processed for the purposes of operating our website, providing our services, ensuring the security of our website and services, maintaining back-ups of our databases and communicating with you. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our legitimate interests, namely, the proper administration of our website OR to administer your account and to provide the services that you expect to receive from us. 

PUBLICATION DATA 

We may process information that you provide for publication on our website or through our services (“publication data”). The publication data may be processed for the purposes of enabling such publication and administering our website and services. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our legitimate interests, namely, the proper administration of our website and business OR to administer your account and to provide the services that you expect to receive from us. 

 

NOTIFICATION DATA 

We may process information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our notifications (“notification data”). For this purpose, we might use a well-known and trusted third-party supplier. The notification data may be processed for the purposes of sending you the relevant notifications. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR to administer your account and to provide the services that you expect to receive from us. Please do not supply any other person’s personal data to us, unless we prompt you to do so. 

Providing your personal data to others 

We do not share personal data with any third parties for marketing purposes or for any reasons beyond those reasonably necessary for us to operate the website and provide the necessary services. This data will always be anonymized unless consent has been expressly given by an adult to use your full name. 

Retaining and deleting personal data 

We will retain your personal data in order to administer your account and to provide the products and services you have requested from us. We will store your data in order to aid and facilitate provision of future services to you. 

Third party services 

We may use third-party services, such as WordPress, for collecting, storing and/or processing data. Third-party services have their own privacy statements which we encourage you to read. This privacy notice does not cover these services or links within this site to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. 

 

Your rights as set forth by Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority

You have rights as an individual which you may exercise in relation to the information we hold about you. ES aims to meet the highest standards when collecting and using personal information. We encourage writers and mentors in the ES community to alert us if they feel that our collection or use of information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate. We also welcome any suggestions for improving our procedures. 

This Privacy Notice prioritizes simplicity and clarity. It does not provide exhaustive detail of all aspects of the et-shalom.org site’s use of personal information. However, we are happy to provide any additional information or explanation needed. Any requests for this should be directed to the administrators via the Contact Us form on the website.

Access to personal information 

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information will require you to supply appropriate evidence of your identity.

If we do hold information about you we will: 

• furnish a description of the information 
• explain why we are holding it 
• specify to whom it could be disclosed, and 
• provide a copy of the information in an intelligible form

To make a request to et-shalom.org for any personal information we may hold, you must submit a request in writing and send it via email or the Contact Us form on the website. If we do hold information about you, you may ask us to correct any mistakes by, once again, contacting us in writing

Changes to this privacy notice 

We will subject our privacy notice to routine inspections and review. This privacy notice was last updated on November 7, 2024. 

 How to contact us

Should you wish to request additional information about our privacy policy or about your personal data, feel free to email us at info@et-shalom.com or by completing the Contact Us form on the et-shalom.org website.