Privacy Policy and Cookies
Effective Date: May 1, 2025
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Besëlidhja ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website www.beselidhja.info (the "Site"). We are committed to protecting your privacy.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following information:
- Personally Identifiable Information: When you voluntarily provide it through our contact forms (e.g., "Keep me informed", "Request a meeting"), we may collect your full name, email address, and any messages you send.
- Technical/Usage Information (Automatically): Like most websites, our servers may automatically log information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring pages, and dates/times of your visits. This data is typically used anonymously for statistical analysis.
- Cookies (from Third Parties): As explained below, we use embedded content (audio) from YouTube, which may place cookies on your device.
3. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used for the following purposes:
- To respond to your requests submitted through forms (e.g., keeping you informed, organizing meetings).
- To send emails about Besëlidhja activities and information (if you have requested to be kept informed).
- To improve the functionality and content of our Site (through anonymous usage analytics, if any).
- To enable the functionality of embedded YouTube videos/audios.
4. Cookies and Third-Party Technologies
What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, phone) when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences or collect information about usage.
YouTube Cookies: Our Site contains embedded videos/audio from YouTube (a Google service). When you access or interact with these videos/audio, YouTube/Google may place cookies on your device. These cookies may be used by Google to:
- Provide video functionality.
- Collect analytical data about views.
- Personalize your experience (e.g., by suggesting similar videos).
- Potentially for advertising purposes on Google platforms.
We do not have direct control over cookies placed by YouTube. Their use is governed by Google's privacy and cookie policies.
By using our Site and interacting with embedded videos, you accept the placement of these cookies by YouTube/Google, subject to the consent you have given through our cookie banner.
Managing Cookies: You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of our site (particularly videos).
5. Information Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties, except:
- As required by law or legal process.
- To protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of others.
Data collected by YouTube cookies is shared with Google according to their policies.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information that we hold. Please contact us at the address below to make a request.
8. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: