Privacy Policy

Last Update: 13 September, 2020

Friends of Israel Story (“Israel Story” or “we“) respects the privacy of the Users of its Website and Services (“User” or “you“) and is committed to protect the personal information that its Users share with it.
We believe you have a right to know our practices regarding the information we may collect when you visit our website at the address [https://israelstory.org] (the “Website“) and/or use the services offered by Israel Story (if any) and any other features, content, software or applications offered from time to time by Israel Story on its Website or on websites that are not owned by Israel Story (“Third Party Sites“) (collectively, the “Services”). The guidelines contained herein apply to your visit or use of the Website and/or the Services, if applicable.

Please read carefully: by entering or using the website and/or viewing or using the services (if applicable), you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this privacy policy, including to the collection and processing of your personal information (as defined below). If you disagree to any term provided herein, you may not use the website or the services.

1. Collection of Information

We collect information through your use of the Services and while you are viewing or otherwise using the Website. Israel Story may collect both individually identifiable information (“Personal Information“) and non-identifiable statistical information (“Non-identifiable Information“).

The Non-identifiable Information may contain, among other things, the Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser language and keyboard language, surfing patterns and similar information. Such Non-identifiable Information is gathered and recorded while you are using the Website and/or the Services.

Personal Information may contain, among other things, your name, address (including email address) and other identifiable information you have provided Israel Story voluntarily during the use of certain Services (if applicable), which are located on Third Party Sites. We may also collect information from external services, such as social networks, according to the terms of use of such services. Each time we will ask you to provide us a certain Personal Information, we will ask for your consent to such collection of Personal Information. In addition, while using the website, we may be using third party software and/or services, in order to collect and/or process the information detailed herein. Such software includes, without limitation, Google Analytics, which privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en, by using certain of its features, including Remarketing. Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google which helps us analyze how our website is used, and whereby Google will utilize the data collected to track and examine the use of the Website to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Third party vendors, including Google, may use first-party cookies, and may show our ads on sites across the internet.

2. Usage of Information

The Non-identifiable Information we collect is used mainly to enhance the user experience on our Website, and in order to improve our Services and/or products. This helps us continue to build a better Website, products and Services for you. We may also use the above-described information to tailor our content to suit your needs and help our advertisers better understand our User’s demographics.

The Personal Information is used to personalize our Users’ experience, thus improving and enhancing such Users’ experience. For avoidance of doubt, any Non-identifiable Information connected or linked to any Personal Information shall be deemed Personal Information as long as such connection or linkage exists.

3. Sharing the Information with Third Parties

We may share any Non-identifiable Information we collect with our partners and advertisers for commercial purposes and in order to suggest to our Users products and services which may interest them.

We will not share Personal Information with any third party. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, we may disclose Personal Information in the following cases: (a) to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena, decision, or governmental request; (b) to enforce these Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use (http://israelstory.org/terms-of-use/), including investigation of potential violations of it; (c) to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; (d) to respond to user support requests, (e) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third-parties; (f) to respond to claims that contact information (e.g. phone number, street address) of a third-party has been posted or transmitted without their consent or as a form of harassment; (g) to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Israel Story, its Users or the general public; (h) when Israel Story is undergoing any change in control, including by means of merger, acquisition or purchase of all or substantially all of the assets of Israel Story; (i) pursuant to your explicit approval, in order to supply certain Services you have requested from Israel Story; or (j) pursuant to a cooperation with a Third Party Site (in this case we may share your Personal Information with that specific Third Party Site).

For instructions on how to request a change or a deletion of any Personal Information you have provided to Israel Story, please send an email to: contact@israelstory.org

4. Cookies & Local Storage

When you visit Israel Story’s Website or use the Services, Israel Story, may use industry-wide technologies such as “cookies”, Flash and/or Silverlight (there may be others), which stores certain information on your computer (“Local Storage“) and which will allow us to enable automatic sign-in to the Website and Services, convenient browsing and/or general use of the Services. It is easy to prohibit the Local Storage. Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. In order to erase or disable the Local Storage option in Flash or Silverlight you should use the settings option of Flash/Silverlight according to the specific instructions provided by the technology provider. However, if you block or erase cookies, or change the settings of Flash and/or Silverlight, your online experience may be limited.

We also use certain third-party cookies, which may be used to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your visits to the Website. These are different kinds of cookies, which are stored on your computer by a Third Party Site, rather than by Israel Story. This kind of cookie is updated each time you visit our Website or use our Services, and also when you visit other websites that use similar cookies. Third-party cookies only store Non-identifiable Information, such as the Web Pages you have visited, the duration of your browsing, etc.

5. Security 

Israel Story takes great care in maintaining the security of your information and in preventing unauthorized access to it through the use of appropriate technology and internal procedures. However, Israel Story does not guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur.

6. Third Party Sites

While using the Website and the Services, you may encounter links to Third Party Sites. You may also use the Services from within Third Party Sites. Please be advised that the Third Party Sites are independent sites, and Israel Story assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever for them with regard to privacy matters or any other legal matter. Israel Story encourages you to carefully read the privacy policies of such Third Party Sites. For example, we may use media broadcast promotion and advertising services on the Website provided by third party websites, the use of which is subject to such third parties’ privacy policy.

7. Choice/Opt-out 

Israel Story provides Users with the opportunity to opt-out of having their information used by Israel Story to send promotional communications. Users who no longer wish to receive Israel Story’s newsletter and promotional communications may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to “unsubscribe” in the subject line in the email or by emailing contact@israelstory.org.

8. Changes to Privacy Policy 

The terms of this Privacy Policy will govern the use of the Website and Services and any information collected therein. Israel Story reserves the right to change this policy at any time, at its sole discretion without notice, so please re-visit this page as often as you wish. In case of any material change, Israel Story will post a clear notice on its Website. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective as of the stated “Last Update” and your continued use of the Website and/or Services (if applicable) on or after the Last Update date will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.

9. Questions 

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to send us an email to or write to us at: contact@israelstory.org