Date: January 25, 2025
Introduction
Dar Al Najah Islamic Institute (“Organization,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website and use our services.
Information We Collect
(a) Personal Information: We may collect your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and payment information when you donate, sign up for newsletters, or contact us.
(b) Non-Personal Information: We may collect non-identifiable data such as browser type, IP address, and website usage statistics.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Process donations and acknowledge contributions.
- Provide updates on our programs, events, and initiatives.
- Improve our website and services.
- Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
(a) We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties
(b) We may share your information with service providers assisting in operations, such as payment processors and email distribution services, who are required to protect your data.(c) We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights and security.
Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no data transmission over the internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your Choices and Rights
(a) You may opt out of receiving emails by following the unsubscribe link in our emails.
(b) You may request access, updates, or deletion of your personal information by contacting us.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites and encourage you to review their policies.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have, please contact us to request its deletion.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page, and your continued use of our website constitutes acceptance of any modifications.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Dar Al Najah Islamic Institute
1700 Broadway Avenue North
Rochester MN, 55906
info@daniinstitute.org
(507) 206-4342
Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://daniinstitute.org.
Comments
Suggested text: 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
Suggested text: 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.
Cookies
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
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.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: 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.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
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.