Privacy
Your information, kept simple.The short version: I only ask for what helps me organize good conversations. Your information is used for ELKARA and nothing else. It’s never sold, never shared for marketing, and never added to any other business’s list. You can unsubscribe or ask me to delete it anytime.
Who we are
ELKARA is a community project started by Yanny, for women building something of their own. It’s run independently and isn’t part of any other business. If you have any question about your information, write to [email protected].
What we collect
When you join the early list, we ask for:
- Required: your first name, your email address, your general region (for example, “US & Canada · Eastern”), and your agreement to receive ELKARA emails.
- Optional: how you’d like to meet (online, in person or both), the general area where you could meet in person, your city, the kind of work you do, where you are in your journey, topics you’d enjoy, times that usually work for you, whether you’d like to share your work in a Spotlight, your preferred language, and a sentence about what you’re building.
We also record which link brought you here (for example, a Threads post), the version of the consent wording you agreed to, and when you confirmed your email. We never ask for your street address, phone number, date of birth or payment details.
How we use it
- To send you a confirmation email and a welcome email.
- To invite you to online conversations and, if you’re interested, in-person gatherings near you.
- To plan groups, times, topics and languages that work for the people who signed up.
- To keep track, after gatherings, of who has attended, so everyone gets a seat.
We don’t send sales emails, and we don’t use your information for advertising.
Who helps us run it
A few trusted services handle the technical side, and only for this purpose:
- Brevo stores the early list and sends our emails.
- Cloudflare hosts this website, processes the sign-up form, and runs Turnstile, a check that keeps automated spam out of the form.
- Google Fonts provides the typefaces on this website.
- Gmail receives the replies you send to [email protected].
These services may process data in the United States, the European Union or other countries, under their own privacy and security commitments. We never sell your information or share it with anyone for their own marketing.
Cookies
This website doesn’t use advertising or tracking cookies. Cloudflare’s Turnstile spam check may use what it needs to tell people from bots. Our emails may record whether they were opened or a link was clicked, which helps us know if invitations are arriving.
How long we keep it
We keep your information while you’re on the early list. If you unsubscribe, we stop emailing you and keep only what’s needed to make sure you aren’t emailed again. If you ask us to delete your information, we delete it.
Your choices
- Unsubscribe anytime with the link at the bottom of every email.
- See, correct or delete your information: reply to any ELKARA email or write to [email protected]. We’ll reply as soon as we can.
- Update your answers by filling in the form again with the same email.
Age
ELKARA is for adults. Please don’t join if you’re under 18.
Keeping it safe
Your information is stored with our email service, not on this website. Access is limited to the people who run ELKARA, and we only share what’s needed in gatherings, like your first name.
Changes
If this policy changes in a meaningful way, we’ll update the date at the top and, for important changes, let you know by email.