Privacy Policy

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you register on our website, we store the personal information you provide in your user profile and, where applicable, automatically register you on associated websites within our network.

  • This profile data is retained indefinitely so we can maintain your account, provide cross-site access, and preserve your contributions as part of the legacy-focused network.

  • All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except you cannot change your username).

  • Website administrators on our network can also see and edit that information.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can:

  • recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments;

  • keep conversation threads intact as part of the historical archive of the site.

We may also retain certain technical logs and security-related data as long as reasonably necessary for security, legal compliance, and service integrity.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site (or any associated sites in our network), or have left comments, you may request:

  • an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us;

  • that we erase any personal data we hold about you across our network of sites.

This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes, or data that forms part of essential historical records where removal would significantly affect the integrity of the archive (in such cases, we may pseudonymize or minimize rather than fully delete, where allowed by law).

To make a data request, please contact us at info@worldlegacy.net.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

  • the data shown in the comments form,

  • the visitor’s IP address, and

  • browser user agent string (to help with spam detection and security).

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if using Gravatar) may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website:

  • avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS).

  • visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images that contain it.

By uploading images, you confirm you have the right to share them, and you understand that your content may be publicly visible depending on the settings of the area where you post (e.g., public “My Journey” pages).

Cookies

We use cookies to make the site function correctly and to improve your experience.

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies typically last for one year.

  • When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

  • When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices:

    • login cookies usually last for two days;

    • screen options cookies usually last for one year;

    • if you select “Remember Me,” your login may persist for around two weeks;

    • if you log out, login cookies are removed.

  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser indicating the post ID of the article you just edited. It typically expires after one day.

You can control or delete cookies via your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the site.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles and pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, maps, social media posts).

Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly.
Those sites may:

  • collect data about you;

  • use cookies;

  • embed additional third-party tracking;

  • monitor your interaction with that embedded content (including tracking if you have an account and are logged in to that other website).

We do not control third-party sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices.

Who We Share Your Data With

We generally do not sell your personal data.

We may share your data with:

  • service providers that help us operate the website (e.g., hosting, security, analytics, email services), under appropriate data protection agreements;

  • spam detection and security services (for example, automated spam detection services that check comments);

  • authorities or legal advisers, if required by law, court order, or to protect our rights or the safety of users.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email as part of standard security measures.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments and certain form submissions may be checked through automated spam detection services, which may be hosted in other countries.

Because our sites and services are hosted on infrastructure that may be located in different regions, your data may be processed or stored outside of your country of residence. Where required by law, we take steps to protect data transferred across borders.

Use of Content and Anti-Scraping Reminder

Content you view on this site—including other users’ stories, images, and “My Journey” layouts—is provided for your personal viewing and participation within this network.

You may not:

  • systematically scrape or harvest content or personal data from the site;

  • reuse other people’s content outside the site without their permission;

  • use site content (including User Content) to build competing services, datasets, or AI models, as described in our Terms.

Please see our Terms and Conditions and Disclaimer and Copyright Issues for more details about acceptable use and intellectual property protection.