{"id":3449,"date":"2025-04-29T16:47:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/?page_id=3449"},"modified":"2025-11-17T17:01:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:01:20","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/bel\/policy-on-anonymizing-personal-information\/","title":{"rendered":"","raw":""},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_ru_post_content":"Last updated: 01 September 2024\n\n<strong>Purpose<\/strong>\nThe purpose of this policy is to define when and how we anonymize personal information in our fact-checking and editorial materials to protect individuals' privacy, dignity, and safety.\n\n<strong>Scope<\/strong>\nThis policy applies to all employees, contractors, contributors, and partners involved in producing or publishing fact-checking content for FactCheck.LT.\n\n<strong>Principles<\/strong>\nWe are committed to transparency and accountability. However, there are specific circumstances where protecting the identity of individuals is essential. Our anonymization practices are based on the following principles:\n\nSafety First: We prioritize the physical safety and psychological well-being of individuals who could face harm, harassment, or persecution if identified.\n\nPrivacy Protection: We respect personal privacy, especially in sensitive cases involving minors, victims, vulnerable groups, or politically persecuted individuals.\n\nPublic Interest: We balance the public's right to know with the individual's right to safety and dignity.\n\nEditorial Independence: Decisions to anonymize are made solely by the editorial team, without influence from external parties.\n\n<strong>When We Anonymize Personal Information<\/strong>\nWe anonymize personal information in the following cases:\n\nMinors: Names, faces, and identifying details of individuals under 18 years old, unless explicit consent is obtained from a parent or guardian.\n\nVictims of Abuse or Crime: Victims' identities are protected to prevent further harm or trauma.\n\nPersecuted Individuals: People at risk due to political persecution, discrimination, or conflict.\n\nSensitive Private Information: Medical conditions, financial records, and other highly personal data, unless disclosure serves an overriding public interest.\n\nAnonymous Sources: Sources providing information under conditions of anonymity must have their identities protected unless they explicitly waive this protection. Their information must be corroborated by named sources or material evidence.\n\n<strong>How We Anonymize Personal Information<\/strong>\nWhen anonymizing, we may:\n\nRemove or obscure names, addresses, phone numbers, and other direct identifiers.\n\nBlur faces or sensitive parts of images and videos.\n\nUse general descriptors (e.g., \"a civil society activist,\" \"a 16-year-old student\") instead of names when possible.\n\nClearly indicate in the article that information has been anonymized for safety or privacy reasons.\n\n<strong>Transparency About Anonymization<\/strong>\nWhere practical, we explain to our readers that anonymization was used and why.\n\nWe ensure that anonymization does not mislead readers or distort the nature of the story.\n\n<strong>Responsibilities<\/strong>\nAll editorial staff must follow this policy when working on fact-checking materials.\n\nEditors must review anonymization decisions during the editorial review process.","_ru_post_name":"policy-on-anonymizing-personal-information","_ru_post_excerpt":"","_ru_post_title":"Policy on Anonymizing Personal Information","_eng_post_content":"Last updated: 01 September 2024\n\n<strong>Purpose<\/strong>\nThe purpose of this policy is to define when and how we anonymize personal information in our fact-checking and editorial materials to protect individuals' privacy, dignity, and safety.\n\n<strong>Scope<\/strong>\nThis policy applies to all employees, contractors, contributors, and partners involved in producing or publishing fact-checking content for Factcheck.by.\n\n<strong>Principles<\/strong>\nWe are committed to transparency and accountability. However, there are specific circumstances where protecting the identity of individuals is essential. Our anonymization practices are based on the following principles:\n\nSafety First: We prioritize the physical safety and psychological well-being of individuals who could face harm, harassment, or persecution if identified.\n\nPrivacy Protection: We respect personal privacy, especially in sensitive cases involving minors, victims, vulnerable groups, or politically persecuted individuals.\n\nPublic Interest: We balance the public's right to know with the individual's right to safety and dignity.\n\nEditorial Independence: Decisions to anonymize are made solely by the editorial team, without influence from external parties.\n\n<strong>When We Anonymize Personal Information<\/strong>\nWe anonymize personal information in the following cases:\n\nMinors: Names, faces, and identifying details of individuals under 18 years old, unless explicit consent is obtained from a parent or guardian.\n\nVictims of Abuse or Crime: Victims' identities are protected to prevent further harm or trauma.\n\nPersecuted Individuals: People at risk due to political persecution, discrimination, or conflict.\n\nSensitive Private Information: Medical conditions, financial records, and other highly personal data, unless disclosure serves an overriding public interest.\n\nAnonymous Sources: Sources providing information under conditions of anonymity must have their identities protected unless they explicitly waive this protection. Their information must be corroborated by named sources or material evidence.\n\n<strong>How We Anonymize Personal Information<\/strong>\nWhen anonymizing, we may:\n\nRemove or obscure names, addresses, phone numbers, and other direct identifiers.\n\nBlur faces or sensitive parts of images and videos.\n\nUse general descriptors (e.g., \"a civil society activist,\" \"a 16-year-old student\") instead of names when possible.\n\nClearly indicate in the article that information has been anonymized for safety or privacy reasons.\n\n<strong>Transparency About Anonymization<\/strong>\nWhere practical, we explain to our readers that anonymization was used and why.\n\nWe ensure that anonymization does not mislead readers or distort the nature of the story.\n\n<strong>Responsibilities<\/strong>\nAll editorial staff must follow this policy when working on fact-checking materials.\n\nEditors must review anonymization decisions during the editorial review process.","_eng_post_name":"policy_anonymizing_personal_information","_eng_post_excerpt":"","_eng_post_title":"Policy on Anonymizing Personal Information","_bel_post_content":"","_bel_post_name":"","_bel_post_excerpt":"","_bel_post_title":"","_lt_post_content":"","_lt_post_name":"","_lt_post_excerpt":"","_lt_post_title":"","edit_language":"bel","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/bel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/bel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/bel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/bel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/bel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3449"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/bel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4254,"href":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/bel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3449\/revisions\/4254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/bel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}