Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 7/1/2025

At Taller de José, your privacy matters to us. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://tallerdejose.org. Taller de José is a nonprofit organization based in Chicago, IL, offering accompaniment services and support to individuals navigating social systems.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you’re using it. Their privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approval, your profile photo may appear publicly with your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, we recommend removing embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can potentially extract this information from your uploaded images.

Cookies

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
• Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie has no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• Logging in will create cookies to store login info and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days (or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”). Screen options cookies last a year.
• If you edit or publish a post, another cookie will be saved to indicate the post ID. This expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you’ve visited that site directly. These sites may collect your data, use cookies, or track your interaction with their content.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email. We do not share, sell, or rent your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely for moderation and continuity.
• For registered users (if applicable), we store any personal data provided in their user profile. Users can edit or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Site administrators can view and update this data as well.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:

• A file of the personal data we have about you.
• That we delete any personal data we hold, excluding data required for legal or administrative purposes.

To request data access or removal, please contact us at: [info@tallerdejose.org] (or use your main email).

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service such as Akismet or comparable tools.

Additional Notes

As a mission-driven nonprofit, we are committed to protecting your trust. We only collect the minimum personal data needed to provide our services and improve our website. We never use your data for commercial advertising or resell it to third parties.

If you have questions about this policy or how your information is used, please contact us at [info@tallerdejose.org] or by mail at:

Taller de José
2831 W. 24th Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60623