Privacy Policy

We collect only the information necessary to operate this memorial archive and respond to inquiries. The types of information we may collect include:

Information You Provide Directly

• Contact form submissions: When you use our contact or testimony submission forms, you may provide your name, email address, and the content of your message.
• Testimony submissions: If you choose to submit a historical testimony, you may provide personal details, family history, photographs, or other archival materials.

Information Collected Automatically

• Analytics data: With your consent, we collect aggregated, anonymized pageview and visit data to understand which records are being read. This includes approximate location (country/region level), device type, and referral source. No personally identifiable information is collected.
• Security data: Our server logs and Cloudflare Turnstile may collect IP addresses, browser type, and timestamps solely for the purpose of detecting and preventing malicious traffic and spam.
• Cookie preference: We store your cookie consent choice locally in your browser to avoid repeated prompting.

• Direct interactions: Information you voluntarily submit through forms on the website.
• Automated technologies: First-party analytics scripts (activated only after consent) and essential security measures such as Cloudflare Turnstile.
• Local storage: Your cookie consent preference is stored in your browser's localStorage.

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Operating the archive: To maintain, secure, and improve the website and its historical content.
• Responding to inquiries: To reply to messages submitted through our contact form.
• Preserving testimonies: To review, verify, and potentially publish historical testimonies and accounts submitted by users, in accordance with our mission.
• Analytics and improvement: To understand how visitors use the archive so we can improve navigation, discoverability, and content presentation.
• Security: To detect and prevent unauthorized access, spam, abuse, or other harmful activity.
• Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or lawful requests.

We do not use your information for advertising, marketing, or profiling for commercial purposes.

We respect your privacy and do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may disclose information only in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers: We use Lovable for platform hosting and analytics, and Cloudflare for security and CDN services. These providers process data only on our behalf and under contractual obligations consistent with this policy.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
• Protection of rights: We may disclose information when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
• With your consent: We may share information when you have explicitly requested or authorized us to do so.

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction:

• All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted using HTTPS (TLS).
• Our contact and submission forms are protected by Cloudflare Turnstile to prevent automated abuse.
• Access to submitted information is limited to authorized administrators only.
• We do not store payment information — this site does not process financial transactions directly.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

EU / UK / EEA Residents (GDPR)

• Right to access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restrict processing: Request limitation on how we use your data.
• Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent for analytics at any time via the cookie policy page.

California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)

• Right to know: Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected.
• Right to delete: Request deletion of your personal information.
• Right to correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to opt out: We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If this changes, we will provide an opt-out mechanism.
• Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

Global Privacy Control (GPC)

If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we automatically honor it by rejecting analytics tracking. You can also manage your preferences at any time on our cookie policy page.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at christiansmassacres@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

Our website may contain links to external archives, academic institutions, human rights organizations, and other third-party sites. These links are provided for educational and research purposes.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of any third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

This website contains graphic historical photography and detailed accounts of violence. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you are under 16, please do not submit any personal information through our forms.

If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 16, we will take immediate steps to delete that information. Parents or guardians who believe their child has provided us with personal information may contact us to request its removal.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or the scope of our archive. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Email: christiansmassacres@gmail.com

We will make every effort to respond to your inquiry within 30 days. For complex requests or those requiring additional verification, we may need additional time and will notify you accordingly.