Firstly here's a short explanation as to why I had to add a privacy page

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the European Union (EU). The GDPR sets out the principles for data management and the rights of the individual, while also imposing fines that can be revenue-based. The General Data Protection Regulation covers all companies that deal with data of EU citizens, so it is a critical regulation for corporate compliance officers at banks, insurers, and other financial companies. GDPR came into effect across the EU on May 25, 2018. Read more: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr.asp

Because of this regulation I am forced to either ask any visitors from the European Union for their consent re. the setting of cookies or simply tell everyone who visits that there are cookies being used by this website. Things may have to be changed again in the future - depending on the law(s).

What are cookies anyway? Here's a great website that explains everything.

The future: Cookieless Tracking

In the future most websites will use cookieless tracking, which means there may not be a need to save cookies on your computer or mobile device very soon. This technology allows any device connected to the internet to be tracked without the use of cookies by assigning it a unique device fingerprint, using data about the device without any personally identifiable information. More info

My attitude towards the visitors of this website

I personally don't need your information. You don't even have to register in order to view this website. I only offer it because it's integrated in Joomla (the CMS I am using) and for giving you the chance to receive emails from me (which doesn't happen very often anyway). You can always opt out of receiving emails or delete your account fully. The main reason for registering is the possibility to post articles on tallwomen.org. As a matter of fact I would love it if more of you would publish your own stories and views.

Some general information

When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalised web experience.

Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.

Information storage and access

The storage of information, or access to information that is already stored, on your device such as advertising identifiers, device identifiers, cookies, and similar technologies.

This will include the following features:

• Combining data from offline sources that were initially collected in other contexts.
• Allow processing of a user's data to connect such user across multiple devices.
• Allow processing of a user's precise geographic location data in support of a purpose for which that certain third party has consent.

Personalisation

The collection and processing of information about your use of this service to subsequently personalise advertising and/or content for you in other contexts, such as on other websites or apps, over time. Typically, the content of the site or app is used to make inferences about your interests, which inform future selection of advertising and/or content.

This will include the following features:

• Combining data from offline sources that were initially collected in other contexts.
• Allow processing of a user's data to connect such user across multiple devices.
• Allow processing of a user's precise geographic location data in support of a purpose for which that certain third party has consent.

Ad selection, delivery, reporting

The collection of information, and combination with previously collected information, to select and deliver advertisements for you, and to measure the delivery and effectiveness of such advertisements. This includes using previously collected information about your interests to select ads, processing data about what advertisements were shown, how often they were shown, when and where they were shown, and whether you took any action related to the advertisement, including for example clicking an ad or making a purchase. This does not include personalisation, which is the collection and processing of information about your use of this service to subsequently personalise advertising and/or content for you in other contexts, such as websites or apps, over time.

This will include the following features:

• Combining data from offline sources that were initially collected in other contexts.
• Allow processing of a user's data to connect such user across multiple devices.
• Allow processing of a user's precise geographic location data in support of a purpose for which that certain third party has consent.

Content selection, delivery, reporting

The collection of information, and combination with previously collected information, to select and deliver content for you, and to measure the delivery and effectiveness of such content. This includes using previously collected information about your interests to select content, processing data about what content was shown, how often or how long it was shown, when and where it was shown, and whether the you took any action related to the content, including for example clicking on content. This does not include personalisation, which is the collection and processing of information about your use of this service to subsequently personalise content and/or advertising for you in other contexts, such as websites or apps, over time.

This will include the following features:

• Combining data from offline sources that were initially collected in other contexts.
• Allow processing of a user's data to connect such user across multiple devices.
• Allow processing of a user's precise geographic location data in support of a purpose for which that certain third party has consent.

Measurement

The collection of information about your use of the content, and combination with previously collected information, used to measure, understand, and report on your usage of the service. This does not include personalisation, the collection of information about your use of this service to subsequently personalise content and/or advertising for you in other contexts, i.e. on other service, such as websites or apps, over time.

This will include the following features:

• Combining data from offline sources that were initially collected in other contexts.
• Allow processing of a user's data to connect such user across multiple devices.
• Allow processing of a user's precise geographic location data in support of a purpose for which that certain third party has consent.