Last Updated: August 18, 2026

At What Is Halal, accessible at whatishalal.org, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information of our visitors.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, when it may be shared, and the choices and rights available to you when you use our website.

By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following types of information.

Information You Provide

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:

• leave a comment;
• contact us through a contact form or email;
• create an account, if account registration is available;
• subscribe to a newsletter or other communication, if offered; or
• otherwise communicate with us.

This information may include your name, email address, website address, message content, or other information you choose to provide.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, security tools, analytics services, or other technologies.

This information may include:

• IP address;
• browser type and version;
• device type;
• operating system;
• referring website;
• pages visited;
• date and time of visits;
• approximate geographic information derived from an IP address; and
• other technical or usage information.

We may use this information to operate, maintain, secure, understand, and improve our website.

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website, we may collect the information shown in the comment form as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent information.

This information may be used for comment moderation, website security, and spam detection.

If the Gravatar service is enabled, an anonymized value created from your email address may be provided to Gravatar to determine whether you use that service. If your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile image may be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Comments and associated metadata may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for moderation, security, record-keeping, and the continued operation of the comment system.

3. Media

If users are permitted to upload images to the website, uploaded files may contain embedded metadata, including location information such as EXIF GPS data.

You should remove sensitive metadata before uploading images if you do not want that information to be accessible to others.

Visitors may be able to download publicly available images and extract metadata contained in those files.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, improve functionality, maintain security, understand website usage, and, where applicable, support advertising.

Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may be given the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience so that you do not need to enter the same information again when submitting another comment.

Login Cookies

If user accounts or administrative login features are enabled, WordPress may use temporary and persistent cookies to determine whether your browser accepts cookies, maintain login sessions, remember display preferences, and support account functionality.

Essential Cookies

Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function properly and may be used for security, session management, preferences, or other essential features.

Analytics and Advertising Cookies

If we use analytics, advertising, or other third-party services, those providers may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about visits and interactions with the website.

Where required by applicable law, we may request your consent before using non-essential cookies.

You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.

5. Analytics

We may use website analytics tools to better understand how visitors use What Is Halal.

Analytics services may collect information such as pages visited, approximate location, device and browser information, traffic sources, and interactions with the website.

Where analytics services are enabled, the information collected is used to understand website performance, improve content, identify technical problems, and improve the visitor experience.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential analytics technologies will be used subject to appropriate consent requirements.

6. Advertising

What Is Halal may display advertising or use third-party advertising services.

If third-party advertising services such as Google advertising products are used, those providers may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, device identifiers, or similar technologies to deliver, measure, personalize, or limit advertisements.

Advertising providers may use information about visits to this website and other websites to provide advertisements that may be more relevant to a user’s interests, subject to applicable law and the user’s privacy choices.

Where required, visitors may be provided with options to manage or decline personalized advertising or other non-essential advertising technologies.

We will update this Privacy Policy as necessary to identify material advertising services used on the website.

7. Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles and pages on What Is Halal may contain embedded content, such as:

• YouTube videos;
• Social media posts;
• Images;
• Maps;
• Articles; or
• Other externally hosted content.

Embedded content from another website generally behaves as though you visited that third-party website directly.

Those third parties may collect information about you, use cookies or similar technologies, monitor your interaction with the embedded content, and associate that interaction with your account if you are logged in to their service.

Their collection and use of information is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

8. Contact Forms and Communications

If you contact us through a contact form or email, we may collect your name, email address, message, and any other information you provide.

We use this information to:

• respond to your inquiry;
• provide requested information;
• address technical or administrative issues;
• prevent abuse or spam; and
• maintain appropriate records of communications.

We do not sell information submitted through contact forms or private correspondence.

We retain communications only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which they were received, including administrative, security, dispute-resolution, or legal purposes.

9. How We Use Your Information

We may use information collected through the website to:

• operate and maintain What Is Halal;
• provide website features and content;
• respond to comments, questions, and requests;
• moderate comments and prevent spam;
• monitor website performance;
• understand how visitors use the website;
• improve our articles, services, and user experience;
• maintain website security;
• detect fraud, abuse, or malicious activity;
• comply with legal obligations; and
• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims where necessary.

Where applicable privacy laws require a legal basis for processing personal information, our basis may include your consent, our legitimate interests in operating and protecting the website, performance of a requested service, or compliance with a legal obligation.

10. How We Share Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share limited information with third parties when reasonably necessary to operate the website, including:

• website hosting providers;
• content delivery or security providers;
• spam-prevention services;
• analytics providers;
• email or communication providers;
• technical service providers;
• advertising providers, where advertising is enabled; and
• government authorities or other parties when disclosure is required by law.

These providers may process information only as permitted by their respective agreements, policies, and applicable law.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, property, or security of What Is Halal, our visitors, or others.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information.

For example:

• comments and related metadata may be retained while the comment remains published or as necessary for moderation;
• account information may be retained while an account remains active;
• communications may be retained as necessary to respond to inquiries or maintain appropriate records;
• security logs may be retained for a limited period for fraud prevention and website security; and
• information may be retained when necessary to meet legal, accounting, administrative, or dispute-resolution requirements.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete or anonymize it.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and the privacy laws that apply to you, you may have rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include the right to:

• request access to personal information we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate information;
• request deletion of certain personal information;
• request restriction of certain processing;
• object to certain uses of your information;
• request a portable copy of information you provided;
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
• lodge a complaint with an appropriate data protection authority.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to exceptions under applicable law.

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

13. International Data Transfers

Our website, hosting provider, plugins, analytics services, security services, or other service providers may process information in countries other than the country in which you live.

As a result, personal information may be transferred to jurisdictions with different data protection laws.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards will be used for international transfers of personal information.

14. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for taking appropriate precautions when transmitting information over the internet.

15. Children’s Privacy

What Is Halal is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed toward children under the age at which parental consent is required under applicable law.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children in violation of applicable privacy laws.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us. We will review the request and take appropriate action where required.

16. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of websites that we do not operate.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information to them.

17. Automated Spam and Security Checks

Visitor comments, form submissions, login attempts, and other website activity may be reviewed by automated spam-prevention or security services.

These services may process information such as IP addresses, browser information, message content, and other technical data for the purpose of identifying spam, abuse, malicious activity, or security threats.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, technologies, services, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

When we make changes, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this page.

We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your personal information, you can contact us through our website:

Website: whatishalal.org
Email: contact@whatishalal.org