Privacy

DAR Talks collects as little personal data as possible, and only what you choose to give me. I do not sell your data, I do not run advertising trackers, and I do not use third-party analytics that profile you. This page explains what I collect, why, and the control you have over it.

Last updated: 17 July 2026.

Who I am

DAR Talks, run by Dar al-Salam Wadaah, is the data controller for the information described here. For any question about your data, or to exercise the rights below, write to contact@dar-talks.com.

What I collect, and why

If you subscribe to the Sunday Letter. I hold your email address and your chosen language, and use them only to send you DAR Talks updates. This is done with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time — every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can also email me. The mailing list is handled by Buttondown.

If you write to me through the contact form. I collect your name, email address, optional organisation, and your message, so that I can read and reply. Messages are delivered by Resend to my mailboxes and answered by a person. I keep them only as long as needed to handle your enquiry.

When you simply visit. This site is served by Cloudflare. I use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is privacy-first: it sets no cookies and does not fingerprint or track you across sites. Standard server logs may briefly record technical data (such as IP address) for security and reliability.

What I do not do

I do not sell or rent your data. I do not use advertising or social-media tracking pixels. I do not set non-essential cookies. I do not build profiles of visitors.

Where your data is processed

I rely on a small number of processors, each under their own privacy terms: Buttondown (newsletter), Resend (contact-form email delivery), Zoho Mail (my mailboxes), and Cloudflare (hosting, CDN, and cookieless analytics). Some of these operate outside your country, including in the United States.

How long we keep it

Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe. Contact messages are kept for as long as I need them to respond to and follow up on your enquiry, then deleted or archived.

Your rights

You can ask me to access, correct, or delete your personal data, to object to or restrict its use, or to withdraw consent. Email contact@dar-talks.com and I will respond. If you are in the EU/EEA, you also have the right to complain to your national data-protection authority.

Survivor testimony is different

If you are a survivor wishing to share testimony, do not use the forms on this website. Testimony intake is handled off-platform, in your own language, under separate and far stricter consent and security standards. See How I document.

Security

I serve the site over HTTPS, store credentials as encrypted secrets, and limit who can access submitted data.

Changes to this notice

If I change how I handle data, I will update this page and the date above.