Last updated: 14 September 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information A Brown Girl #HerStory collects, why, and how it’s handled. This site is owned and operated by Shalini Maganathan. If you have questions about this policy, you can reach out through the Contact page.
Information Collected Through Comments
When you leave a comment on this site, WordPress collects your name, email address, and IP address, along with the content of your comment. Your name (and website, if you provide one) is shown publicly next to your comment. Your email address is never shown publicly and is only used to manage comments and, if you choose, to notify you of follow-up replies.
Information Collected Through the Contact Form
When you submit the contact form, the site collects your name, email address, and whatever you write in the message, along with your IP address. This information is stored so it can be reviewed and replied to. It’s not shared with anyone outside of what’s needed to respond to your message.
Cookies
This site uses cookies for basic functionality and for understanding how visitors use the site:
– If you leave a comment, WordPress may offer to remember your name, email, and website in a cookie so you don’t have to retype them next time.
– Logging into the site as an administrator sets standard WordPress login and session cookies.
– Google Analytics sets cookies to help understand site traffic (see the Analytics section below).
– If you subscribe to the newsletter, a cookie or similar technology may be used by the email service provider to confirm your subscription and track whether emails are opened, in line with their own privacy practices.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to understand how visitors use the site, such as which pages are viewed, how long visitors stay, and general location and device information. Google Analytics collects this information using cookies and similar technologies. This data is used in aggregate to improve the site and is not used to personally identify individual visitors. You can learn more about how Google collects and processes this data in Google’s Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy), and you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using tools like the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
How Long Information Is Kept
Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically, rather than being held in moderation. Contact form submissions are kept as long as needed to handle the inquiry, and may be deleted afterward at the site owner’s discretion.
Your Rights
If you’d like to know what personal information this site holds about you, or would like it corrected or deleted, you can request this through the Contact page. Reasonable requests will be honored, though some information (such as comments already relied on by others in a public discussion) may not always be fully removable.
Third-Party Links
This site may link to other websites, including social media pages and businesses featured in interviews or posts. This Privacy Policy only covers this site. Once you leave it, any information you provide is subject to that other site’s own privacy practices.
Children’s Privacy
This site is not directed at children under the age of 13, and it does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time as the site changes. The “Last updated” date at the top will reflect the most recent version.
Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Malaysia.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy, or requests about your personal information, can be sent through the Contact page.