Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 17, 2026
Who is responsible for your data
Meaning in Transition is run by its author, Viacheslav Khalanskyi. The project does not yet have a separate legal entity: it is at an early stage, and decisions about data processing are made by the program author personally. He is also the contact person for any questions about this policy.
You can write to skhalanskyy@gmail.com. We respond to requests about your data within 30 days.
What this site does not do
It’s easiest to start with what isn’t here. This is not a statement of intentions, but a description of how the site is built:
- No analytics. No Google Analytics or any other kind. We don’t know how many people visited the site or what they looked at.
- No cookies. The site doesn’t write anything to your browser or read anything from it. Learn more on our Cookie Policy page.
- No third-party scripts. No tracking pixels, social media widgets, support chats, or ad networks.
- No database. The site is static: a set of ready-made pages served by a content delivery network. It has nowhere to store data about visitors.
- No personal accounts or sign-ups. You don’t need to create anything to read the site.
Fonts are a special case that often gets overlooked. Onest and Manrope are built into the site at build time and served from our own domain. Your browser does not contact Google’s servers when it opens a page.
Registering for the program
The site has no form of its own. The button on the Join page opens the program author’s Google Form in a new tab, on Google’s domain. You can see this in the address bar, and all answers go directly to the author — this site does not receive, see, or store them.
| What data | Your email address (the form requires it) and whatever you provide in the form: your name or how you’d like to be addressed, age, gender (optional), where you currently live, whether this is related to forced displacement, what prompted you to join and what you expect from the program, your availability for seven sessions, your response regarding the research component, and whether you agree to receive emails about the project. |
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| Why | To form the group, contact you about participating (this is what the email address is for), and understand whether the program is a good fit for you. Other emails about the project are sent only if you agreed to receive them in the form. |
| Who receives it | The program author. Technically, the form runs on Google Forms, so answers are stored in the author’s Google account and processed by Google under Google’s Privacy Policy. |
| How long it is kept | The retention period is set by the program author. To find out what it is, or to have your answers deleted, write to the email address above. |
| Who it is shared with | We do not sell or publish this data. The research component is described below and is governed by a separate consent. |
Important. Answer the form in as much detail as you are comfortable with. If you are in an acute crisis, this program does not replace professional help — see theAbout the Program page for more.
Technical data on the hosting side
The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages (Cloudflare, Inc., USA). Like any hosting provider, Cloudflare sees technical request data: IP address, browser type, time of the request, and the page address. Without this data the site simply would not load, and the network could not protect itself from attacks.
We have not connected Cloudflare analytics to the site, and we do not use server logs to study visitor behavior. The hosting provider’s processing terms are described in Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy.
Pre- and post-program surveys
The program is connected to a research study: participants complete questionnaires before it begins and after it ends. This site is not involved in them.
The surveys are conducted by the research team on its own platform. We do not embed their forms in our pages, do not send any data there from our side, and do not add your identifier to the link. You go to a different domain and can see this in the address bar — your answers stay with the research team from start to finish.
The collection, storage, and use of those answers are governed by the research team’s policy, not by this page. As of the date of the last update, there are no such links on the site yet. When they appear, this page will name the responsible organization and link to its policy and to the text of the consent form you sign.
Links to other websites
The site contains links to external resources — including existencia.today and social media profiles. Once you follow a link, that site’s policy applies. We have no control over it.
Your rights
Regarding the data you submitted through the registration form, you have the right to:
- find out whether we hold your data and receive a copy of it;
- correct inaccurate data;
- have it deleted — the author will delete your answers on request;
- restrict or object to its processing;
- withdraw your consent at any time; this does not make any processing before the withdrawal unlawful;
- receive your data in a portable format;
- file a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise any of these rights, write to skhalanskyy@gmail.com. It’s free.
Where to file a complaint: in Ukraine, with the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights; if you are in the EU, with the data protection authority of your country.
Which law applies
Data is processed under the Law of Ukraine “On Personal Data Protection.” The program is open to Ukrainians living in various countries after displacement, including in the EU, so we also follow the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In practice, this means something simpler: we apply the stricter of the two standards and make no exceptions based on where you are visiting from.
The program is intended for adults. We deliberately do not collect data from anyone under 18.
Changes to this policy
If something appears on the site that changes the picture — analytics, a new form, links to surveys — we will describe it here first and only then turn it on. The date at the top of the page shows when the text was last reviewed.