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Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 3, 2026

Meeting Point Media Centre ("MPMC", "we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

  • Newsletter subscriptions: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and, optionally, your preferred language.
  • Comments: When you submit a comment on an article, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your comment. Comments are subject to moderation before publication.
  • Contact form: When you send us a message via the contact form, we collect your name, email address, subject, and message content.
  • Usage analytics: We collect anonymised page view data including page paths and approximate country of origin to understand how our content is used. No personally identifiable information is stored.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To deliver our newsletter to subscribers who have opted in.
  • To moderate and publish comments on our articles.
  • To respond to enquiries submitted through the contact form.
  • To analyse traffic patterns and improve our content and site performance.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Cookies

Our website uses minimal cookies. We use a cookie to remember your theme preference (light or dark mode) and your selected language. These cookies do not contain personally identifiable information.

Our self-hosted analytics (Umami) does not use cookies and does not track you across websites.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process data:

  • Vercel — our website hosting provider. See the Vercel Privacy Policy.
  • Supabase — our database provider. See the Supabase Privacy Policy.
  • Cloudinary — used to deliver images. Cloudinary processes image URLs but does not receive user data.
  • PayPal — for donation processing. PayPal's privacy practices are governed by the PayPal Privacy Policy.

5. Data Retention

Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Comment data and contact form submissions are retained for editorial and operational purposes. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Request deletion of your data.
  • Withdraw consent for email communications at any time by unsubscribing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the form on our Contact page.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be noted at the top of this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

8. Contact

If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please use the contact form on our website.