Who controls the data?
The Center for Studies in the Interpretation of Islam is responsible for account data on this website.
Data, purpose and lawful basis
When you create an account, we store your username, email address, hashed password, saved items, account creation date and acknowledgement of this notice. We use these to provide the account and saved-list service, under performance of a contract, Article 6(1)(b) of the UK GDPR. We do not store a readable password.
Essential cookies support sign-in and protect forms against forged requests. Sign-in attempts and hashed network-address identifiers support abuse prevention under the legitimate interest in protecting this service, Article 6(1)(f). Local rate-limit counters expire within one hour. This site adds no site-wide analytics or advertising. YouTube video players load only when you press play; YouTube then receives connection information and applies its own privacy policy.
Retention and deletion
Your account data and saved list remain until you delete the account. In My account, choose Delete my account, enter your password and confirm. This removes the account, its profile data and saved list from the active database. Server hosting logs and backups are governed by the hosting provider’s retention policy, which must be specified before public launch.
Your rights
You may request access, correction, erasure, restriction, objection where applicable and portability. You may complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Use the published Contact page details for data enquiries.
Contact enquiries
When you send a message, we store your name, email, subject, message and consent date to respond to your enquiry with your consent. Only site administrators can access the inbox. You can withdraw consent and request deletion through the Contact page. Enquiries are removed from the active database during daily cleanup after 180 days. The site may send an administrative notification that a message has arrived, without including the message body. Sending an enquiry does not subscribe you to a mailing list.