Privacy policy

This policy explains what personal data Culture. Nation collects, why, and what your rights are. We collect as little as possible: you can read public issues without an account, and we do not use advertising, tracking or social media cookies.

Who is responsible

The editors of Culture. Nation. For any privacy question or request, write to kn@binim.org.

What we collect and why

• Language cookie (lang, one year) remembers the language you chose. It is needed for the site to work.
• Sign-in cookie (adm) is set only when a community member or editor signs in, and keeps you signed in. It is needed for the site to work.
• Light or dark theme is remembered in your own browser (local storage) and is never sent to us.
• Reading statistics. We count how many times each issue and article is opened and read, and for how long, as daily totals. These totals do not identify you. Your IP address is not stored.
• Sign-in with Google. If you sign in with Google, we receive your email address and name from Google to check whether you have access. Members’ email addresses are kept in the list of users while their access lasts.
• Access requests. If you ask for access, we keep the email address you enter until an editor answers the request.
• Notices to the editors. Sign-ins and access requests are reported to the editors in a private chat.
• Server logs. Like any web server, ours may briefly record technical data about requests (IP address, time, page) to keep the site running and secure.

We do not sell personal data or pass it to anyone else.

Legal basis

Statistics, security notices and server logs: our legitimate interest in running a safe, working site. Accounts and access requests: your request to use the members’ area. Cookies that are needed for the site to work do not require consent.

Your rights

You may ask to see the personal data we hold about you, to correct or delete it, to restrict or object to its use, and to receive it in a portable form. Write to kn@binim.org. You may also complain to your data protection authority.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be published on this page.