Privacy policy
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PRIVACY POLICY – SHARE IDEAS.ORG
INdT is committed to respecting your privacy and to complying with applicable data protection and privacy laws. You can visit www.ShareIdeas.org (the "Website") without disclosing any personally identifiable information about yourself, although please note that the INdT may use cookies and collect other non-personally identifiable information about your browsing activity - see below for more information.
The INdT has provided this Privacy Policy to help you understand how the INdT collect, use and protect your Personal Information when you visit the Website. The INdT wish to help you make informed decisions, so please take a few moments to read the sections below and learn how the INdT may use your Personal Information.
You should read this notice in conjunction with Share Ideas Terms and conditions which apply to this Website.
BY PROVIDING INFORMATION THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION (AS DEFINED BELOW) OF THE TYPE AND FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSES DESCRIBED ON THE WEBSITE AND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY PROVIDING DATA TO THE INdT, YOU CONSENT TO THE INdT PROCESSING AND SHARING IT WITH OTHER COMPANIES WITHIN INdT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
Information collected of visiting the Website
For the most part, you may visit the Website without having to tell the INdT who you are. Please note, however, that your web browser will generally provide the INdT with certain information, such as IP-addresses, languages, access times, details of the Website you linked from, information about the devices used in the communication (e.g. your mobile phone serial number and model, your telephone number and other similar information). Such information is used to keep track of the webpages you are visiting from, the links you use, the adbanners and other similar content you viewed along with other actions you may have taken on our Website. Please also see section “Cookies” below.
Information provided by you upon registering to the Website or otherwise in connection with the use of the Website
The use of certain parts of the Website requires registration. The type of personal information the INdT may collect could include: your name, email address, and username (“Personal Information”). Your name and email address will be used for verification and security purposes. Your username will enable you to use the Website. The INdT may ask you to confirm that you are over a certain age at various parts of the Website.
The INdT also collect data relating to your feedback and/or comments about the Website to make up your account history.
The use of your Personal Information
In addition to what has been described above, the INdT may use Your Personal Information in the following ways: to operate the Website, to make the Website easier to use, to carry out the transactions you have requested, and/or to develop and improve the Website. Furthermore the INdT may use your Personal Information to communicate with you and to personalise the Website according to your preferences and past use of the Website. The INdT may also create statistics based on your Personal Information.
The INdT may also use your Personal Information to verify your identity when required (you may lose your password or security information for example, and the INdT may then need to ask you for other 'identifiable' information to protect your data from unauthorised access).
Cookies
The INdT may use cookies and other interactive techniques such as web beacons to collect non-personal information about how you interact with the Website and web-related products and services. This will enable the INdT to understand what you like and do not like on the Website, what you use and do not use on the Website, and enable the INdT to provide a more enjoyable, customised service and experience. This in turn will enable the INdT to develop and deliver better products and services tailored to customers’ interests and needs.
The INdT may also use a more persistent cookie to record details such as a user identity and general registration details on your PC. This helps the INdT recognizes you on subsequent visits so that you don't have to re-enter your registration details each time you visit the Website and allows the INdT to carry out those activities mentioned in the above paragraph in relation to non-personally identifying information.
Depending upon the type of browser you are using, you may be able to configure your browser so that: (i) you are prompted to accept or reject cookies on an individual basis; or (ii) you may be able to prevent your browser from accepting any cookies at all. You should refer to the supplier or manufacturer of your web browser for specific details about cookie security.
Please understand that if cookies are turned off, you may not be able to view certain parts of the Website that may enhance your visit, nor will you be able to download certain content and/or engage in certain transactions on the Website.
Information Security
Please be aware that communications over the Internet, such as emails/webmails, are not secure unless they have been encrypted. Your communications may route through a number of countries before being delivered - this is the nature of the World Wide Web/Internet. The INdT cannot accept responsibility for any unauthorised access or loss of Personal Information that is beyond Our control. You acknowledge that any public chat, discussion group or bulletin board services and similar services that may be offered by the INdT on the Website or via the Services are public communications and your communications may be available to others. Consequently you should be cautious when disclosing personal or sensitive information or any information which may identify you in these public areas. Monitoring or recording of your communications with the INdT may take place in accordance with the law, and in particular for the INdT’ business purposes, such as for quality control and training and to prevent unauthorised use of the INdT’ systems. Please see Share Ideas Terms and conditions which apply to this Website.
Regular disclosures of your information and transferring your information outside of the European Economic Area**
INdT is an organization with affiliates, business processes, management structures, and technical systems that cross borders. This being the case, the INdT’ products and/or services may be provided by using resources located in various countries around the world. Accordingly, your personal data may be transferred outside the country where you use the service or otherwise provide the INdT with your personal data. This includes countries that do not have laws that provide specific protection for personal data where you may have fewer legal rights.
Insofar as you are located within the European Economic Area (“EEA”), your personal data may be transferred outside the EEA. In such cases the INdT use a variety of means to provide an “adequate” level of data protection to your personal data, including, for example, the use of the EU-US Safe Harbour certification for certain US-based companies and the use of the European Commission’s various sets of Model Clauses.
The INdT may make use of third parties to process personal data on the INdT’ behalf in connection with the Website. Where this is the case, the third party is granted access to such personal data as is necessary for it to provide services to the INdT and is bound by contractual agreement to process your personal data consistently with this Privacy Policy and to use appropriate security measures to protect the confidentiality and integrity of your personal data.
Furthermore your Personal Information may be disclosed as is required by mandatory legislation. Such disclosures may include your Personal Information to e.g. law enforcement agencies in the countries the INdT operates as well as in the countries through which your Personal Information has been transferred as part of your use of the Website.
- The European Economic Area (EEA) currently comprises the Member states of the European Union plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
Right to prohibit direct marketing and termination of Membership
The INdT shall not use your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes but may contact you regarding the Website, use of the Website, this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions via your contact information provided by you when registering as a Member.
In case you wish to remove your Personal Information, please access your own user page. However, insofar as you have provided the INdT with content published on the Website, the INdT may retain both the published content and any information identifying you as the author of the content published on the Website for the duration of the Website.
Access to and changing your information
If you would like to change or obtain details of the information submitted by you on this Website or if you have any enquiry about the INdT’ data protection and privacy policy or practices, please email the INdT at: info@ShareIdeas.org
Revisions to this Policy
The INdT reserve the right to amend or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and in response to changes in applicable data protection and privacy legislation. Your use of this Website constitutes your acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy, as revised by the INdT from time to time. You should therefore review this page regularly to ensure that you are aware of any changes to its terms.
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