Protecting Your Privacy and Securing Your Information is an Absolute Ethical Commitment,
Safeguarding the security and privacy of participants constitutes a fundamental pillar of the Syrian Hope Forum initiative. This policy outlines how data and information collected through the platform are handled, protected, and utilized to serve the initiative's goals without compromising any individual's safety.
Website Hosting and Web Analytics
- Website Hosting: The Syrian Hope Forum platform is hosted on Google Blogger. The website’s infrastructure is subject to the security and protection standards provided by Google.
- Traffic Analytics: The platform utilizes Google Analytics to evaluate visitor traffic and understand how users interact with platform pages (such as page view counts, browser types, and country of origin). This data is collected on an aggregated, non-personally identifiable basis solely to enhance website performance and optimize user experience, without linking it to visitors' personal identities.
Cookies
The platform relies on Google Blogger hosting and third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to improve browsing experiences and analyze web traffic. These external services may place cookies on your device in accordance with their respective privacy policies. You can manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings.
Data Collected and Collection Methods
The initiative relies on voluntary digital interactions provided by participants through secure forms embedded on the website:
- Case Proposals and Hearing Sessions (Mandate Stage): Clarifications and contributions regarding crises are collected from directly affected stakeholders via secure digital forms provided by global service providers, strictly for documenting cases and drafting session reports.
- Public Endorsement Data: Support and endorsement data (such as name, region, and endorsement of a specific demand) are collected to mobilize public advocacy and establish collective legitimacy for submitted cases.
Participant Anonymity and Complete Confidentiality
- Anonymization and Source Obfuscation: The initiative's management commits never to publish or share personally identifiable information (PII)—such as full names, contact details, or personal identity documents—in session reports or final reports without explicit, prior digital consent. Clarifications and contributions are processed to completely obfuscate source identities prior to archiving or publication.
- Transit and Storage Encryption (TLS/SSL): Digital forms and the website employ standard encryption protocols during data transit and storage, protecting data against interception across public networks.
- End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) for Elevated Protection: Full End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) is applied exclusively to direct communications conducted via the initiative's encrypted ProtonMail account ([email protected]) or through the Signal application.
How Data is Used and Employed
Collected data and information are used exclusively for civic engagement and advocacy purposes within the Forum:
- Converting individual clarifications and contributions into documented quantitative metrics and recommendations ("the diplomacy of numbers").
- Drafting session reports, public briefings, and official memorandums directed to relevant stakeholders and oversight bodies.
- Compiling evaluation reports (Final Outcome Reports / Non-Response Reports) shared with relevant stakeholders, including international organizations and media outlets, to advance submitted cases.
Data is never sold, leased, or shared with commercial or political entities under any circumstances.
Participant Rights and Data Archiving
- Data Modification and Mandate Withdrawal: Participants may request the modification or deletion of their personal data and mandates during active data collection phases (prior to the publication of the session report or final report for a given case).
- Archiving Published Outputs: Once documented session reports or final evaluation reports are approved and issued (which are always published following total identity anonymization), these documents become part of the Forum's permanent Civic Archive to safeguard documentation integrity and collective action. They cannot be altered or withdrawn except in cases of verified material errors.
Privacy Policy Updates
The initiative reserves the right to amend or update this Privacy Policy as necessary to ensure ongoing alignment with technical developments and applicable rights-based standards. Any amendments take effect immediately upon publication on this page, accompanied by an update to the "Last Updated" date below. We encourage periodic review of this page to stay informed of updates regarding data protection.
Last Updated:
October 2026