Privacy Policy - WTGW Vision

Introduction

Witnessing the Gaza War (WTGW) Vision (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit our website and use our services as an archive, online museum, and gallery documenting historical events.

Data We Collect

Information You Provide

Account information (name, email address, organization)
Communications you send to us
Research contributions and annotations
Feedback and survey responses

Information Collected Automatically

Device information (browser type, operating system)
Usage data (pages visited, time spent, interactions)
IP address and approximate location
Cookie and tracking technology data (subject to your consent)

How We Use Your Data

To provide and maintain our archive services
To authenticate and manage user accounts
To communicate with you about our services
To improve our website and user experience
To ensure security and prevent fraud
To comply with legal obligations
For academic research and historical documentation (anonymized where possible)

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

Consent: For cookies and marketing communications
Contract: To provide services you have requested
Legitimate Interest: For security, fraud prevention, and service improvement
Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws
Public Interest: For archival purposes in the public interest

Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of Access: Request a copy of your personal data
Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
Right to Restriction: Request limitation of data processing
Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time

Data Retention

We retain your personal data for the following periods:

Account data: Until account deletion or 3 years of inactivity
Activity logs: 2 years for security and audit purposes
Cookie consent records: 3 years as required by GDPR
Communications: 5 years for legal compliance

Archival content may be retained indefinitely for historical preservation purposes, in accordance with applicable archival regulations.

International Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including:

Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
Adequacy decisions for countries with equivalent data protection
Binding Corporate Rules where applicable

For privacy-related inquiries or to exercise your rights, contact our Data Protection Officer:

Email: privacy@wtgw.dev

Response time: Within 30 days of your request

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.