Who we are
Welcome to MyJapaStory.com (the “Website”), an online community for Nigerians interested in traveling abroad. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect from you, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.
Our website address is: https://myjapastory.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Profile Data
When you register for the site, you may be asked to provide certain personal data for display on your profile. The “Name” field is required as well as public, and user profiles are visible to any site visitor. Other profile information may be required or optional, as configured by the site administrator.
User information provided during account registration can be modified or removed on the Profile > Edit panel. In most cases, users also have control over who is able to view a particular piece of profile content, limiting visibility on a field-by-field basis to friends, logged-in users, or administrators only. Site administrators can read and edit all profile data for all users.
Activity
This site records certain user actions, in the form of “activity” data. Activity includes updates and comments posted directly to activity streams, as well as descriptions of other actions performed while using the site, such as new friendships, newly joined groups, and profile updates.
The content of activity items obey the same privacy rules as the contexts in which the activity items are created. For example, activity updates created in a user’s profile is publicly visible, while activity items generated in a private group are visible only to members of that group. Site administrators can view all activity items, regardless of context.
Activity items may be deleted at any time by users who created them. Site administrators can edit all activity items.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Messages
The content of private messages is visible only to the sender and the recipients of the message. With the exception of site administrators, who can read all private messages, private message content is never visible to other users or site visitors. Site administrators may delete the content of any message.
Cookies
We use cookies to store information on your computer. These cookies are used for various purposes, such as remembering your login information, tracking website analytics, and displaying targeted ads.
- Optional Cookies: You can choose to save your name, email, and website address in cookies for your convenience when leaving comments. These cookies expire after one year.
- Essential Cookies: Some cookies are essential for the website to function properly. These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
- Login Cookies: If you have an account and log in, we use cookies to remember your login information and display preferences. Login cookies typically last for two days, and screen option cookies last for a year. Choosing “Remember Me” extends your login for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.
- Content Editing Cookies: When you edit or publish an article, a temporary cookie is stored to track which article you are editing. This cookie expires after one day.
- BuddyPress Cookies: We use a cookie to show success and failure messages to logged-in users, in response to certain actions, like joining a group. These cookies contain no personal data, and are deleted immediately after the next page load. We use cookies on group, member, and activity directories to keep track of a user’s browsing preferences. These preferences include the last-selected values of the sort and filter dropdowns, as well as pagination information. These cookies contain no personal data, and are deleted after 24 hours. When a logged-in user creates a new group, we use a number of cookies to keep track of the group creation process. These cookies contain no personal data, and are deleted either upon the successful creation of the group or after 24 hours.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use analytics tools to collect information about how you use the Website, such as the pages you visit and how long you stay on them. This information helps us improve the Website and user experience.
Who we share your data with
We may share your information with third-party service providers who help us operate the Website, such as analytics providers and advertising partners. However, we will only share your information with providers who have agreed to comply with strict data security standards.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for spam detection and to automatically approve follow-up comments.
- User Accounts: If you register for an account, we store the information you provide in your user profile. You can access, edit, or delete your personal information at any time. However, you cannot change your username. Website administrators can also access and edit your information for specific purposes.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Additional Information
- Data Protection: We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
- Data Breaches: In the event of a data breach, we will take steps to notify affected users and relevant authorities as required by law.
- Third-Party Data: We do not receive data from third parties.
- Automated Decision Making: We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.
Compliance
We comply with all applicable data privacy regulations, including the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR).
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Website.
We hope this Privacy Policy helps you understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. If you have any questions
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at team@myjapastory.com.