Privacy Policy for Center for Media Literacy
Welcome to the Center for Media Literacy, accessible via https://www.almaydan.net/. We place the highest priority on the privacy of our visitors and users of our educational resources, including the CML MediaLit Kit and our Empowerment through Education frameworks. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.
1. Log Files
Center for Media Literacy follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information to optimize our academic and research experience.
2. Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, Center for Media Literacy uses “cookies”. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information, making it easier to access our media literacy toolkits and critical thinking guides.
3. Third-Party Privacy Policies & Advertising
Third-party ad servers or ad networks (such as Google AdSense) or analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on our site, which are sent directly to users’ browser. Please note that Center for Media Literacy has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
4. Children’s Information (Crucial for Educational Platforms)
As part of our core mission regarding Empowerment through Education and fostering media literacy for future generations, adding protection for children while using the internet is highly important to us. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Center for Media Literacy does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
5. Data Protection Rights (GDPR / CCPA)
We want to ensure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
6. Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms and conditions.
