Anthroposophy.Social
At Anthroposophy.Social, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website http://anthroposophysocial.org (the “Site”), which provides general information on the company, the related platform and our community partners. We do not collect comments or user-generated content on the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
Effective Date: Oct. 8, 2025
1. Information We Collect
We collect limited personal information from you only when necessary to provide our services. The types of information we may collect include:
Personal Information You Provide
Opt-in to Stay in Touch: If you choose to subscribe to “Stay Connected” to recieve communications or updates via the opt-in form, we collect your email address. This is voluntary and requires your explicit consent.
Contact Form Submissions: When you submit an inquiry through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any message or details you provide to respond to your request.
Information Collected Automatically
- Server Logs: We automatically collect non-personal information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This helps us improve the Site’s functionality and security.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use essential cookies to ensure the Site works properly (e.g., session management). We do not use cookies for tracking or advertising. You can manage cookies through your browser settings.
We do not collect sensitive personal information (e.g., health data, financial details) or information from children under 13.
2. How we Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries via the contact form.
- To send you newsletters or updates if you opt in (you can unsubscribe at any time).
- To analyze Site usage and improve content and user experience.
- To comply with legal obligations, prevent fraud, and protect our rights.
We process your information based on your consent (for opt-ins) or our legitimate interests (for Site functionality and security).
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share information only in these limited cases:
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, where your information would be transferred as a business asset.
With service providers who help us operate the Site (e.g., email service for newsletters, hosting providers), bound by strict confidentiality.
If required by law, such as in response to a subpoena or regulatory request.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
4. 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.
5. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no internet transmission or storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
5. Data Retention
We retain your information only as long as necessary:
- Contact form data: Until your inquiry is resolved, plus a reasonable period for record-keeping (up to 2 years).
- Newsletter subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
- Server logs: For up to 12 months for security and analytics.
After this period, we securely delete or anonymize the data.
6. Your Rights and Choices
Suggested text: 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
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.