Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Mahalla Network ("Mahalla," "we," "us") handles information in connection with this website. Mahalla Network is a professional organization based in New York, United States. You can contact us at hello@mahallanetwork.com. [To confirm: legal entity name and status]

Information you provide. This website does not contain sign-up, registration, or contact forms. If you choose to email us — for example by using an "Email Mahalla" button, which opens your own email application — we receive the information you include, such as your name, email address, and the contents of your message.

Information collected automatically. When you visit the website, our hosting provider and content-delivery infrastructure may automatically process technical information needed to deliver the site, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, requested pages, and the date and time of your visit, typically in server logs.

The website loads its typefaces from Google Fonts. When your browser requests these fonts, Google receives your IP address and basic browser information.

• To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you about Mahalla's programs, events, mentorship, volunteering, or partnerships.
• To operate, maintain, secure, and improve the website.
• To comply with applicable legal obligations.

We do not use analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies on this website, and our own code does not store information in your browser. Our hosting infrastructure may set strictly necessary technical cookies to deliver and protect the site. See our Cookie Policy for details.

The website is built and hosted using Lovable, with content delivered through Cloudflare's infrastructure. Fonts are provided by Google Fonts. These providers process technical information as needed to deliver their services, under their own privacy policies. [To confirm: final hosting arrangement after launch]

Mahalla may use Luma, a third-party event platform, for event registration. When you register for an event through Luma, you provide information directly to Luma, and Luma's terms and privacy policy apply. Mahalla may receive registration details from Luma to manage the event. At present, no Luma registration links are active on this website.

When you email us, your message is handled through our email provider. We use your message to respond and may keep the correspondence for organizational records. We will not add you to a mailing list without your request or consent. [To confirm: email provider and mailing-list practices]

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers who help us operate the website or our communications, when required by law, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of Mahalla, our community, or others. If your inquiry concerns a specific program or partnership, we may share relevant details with Mahalla team members or volunteers who need them to respond.

We take reasonable measures to protect information we receive, but no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We keep information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. [To confirm: retention practices]

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you, or to object to certain uses. To make a request, email hello@mahallanetwork.com. We will respond as required by applicable law.

This website is intended for a general audience of students and professionals and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us so we can delete it. [To confirm: approach for programs involving minors]

The website links to external sites such as LinkedIn and, in the future, Luma. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites; please review their policies.

We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date above shows when it was most recently revised.

Questions about this policy can be sent to hello@mahallanetwork.com.