Who we are
Our website address is https://www.safe-mediation.com.
Confidentiality & Non-disclosure notice
All Safe Mediation contents, including but not limited to, emails, zoom meetings, proceedings, processes, documentation, and attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) for the purpose of mediation, and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure infinitely. All are to remain confidential and not to be shared with anyone else or passed on as your own work. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of any content verbally or written is strictly prohibited.
The information provided to Safe Mediation is protected by client privilege and therefore may not be subject to discovery (court or media). By agreeing with our services, you commit not to subpoena the mediators or any mediation documents in any lawsuit. Safe Mediation is not liable for any distress participation might create.
Media Contact. The parties participating in a mediation process shall not communicate with members of the media or otherwise make any public announcement regarding other people involved in the mediation process without their prior written consent. Any inquiries from the media shall be referred to the mediator.
Comments and Forms
When website visitors leave comments or fill up forms on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Use of AI Tools
At Safe Mediation, we strive to provide the highest level of service and support to our clients. As part of this commitment, we occasionally use AI tools to assist with generating ideas, drafting content, and refining communication.
Please note that any sensitive or personally identifiable information shared with Safe Mediation is handled in accordance with our strict privacy standards. We ensure that all data shared with AI tools is anonymized and securely processed. No personal information is used in a way that could compromise your confidentiality or privacy.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Analytics and Visitor Tracking
To improve user experience, we use Sidetracker.io, a cookieless analytics service. This allows us to analyze user interactions with the Service without cookies. For details on how Sidetracker.io respects user privacy, please refer to Sidetracker.io’s privacy policy.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
