Privacy policy
I. Introduction
This privacy statement describes GFAR’s policy concerning the gathering and sharing of visitors’ information through the EGFAR Web site.
It applies to all pages within the www.egfar.org domain.
II. What Information Does EGFAR Collect?
Non personal information
In general, you can browse the EGFAR site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself.
The only information we gather during general browsing is from standard server logs. These include your IP (Internet Protocol)
address, domain name, browser type, operating system, and information such as the web site that referred you to us, the files
you download, the pages you visit, and the dates/times of those visits. These will not specifically identify you and will not be
associated to you in any way. The information will be used internally only for Web site traffic analysis.
Personal information
If you register for the newsletter, log on to the website under Forum or Newsroom, post comments or join an electronic mailing list,
you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, postal address and e-mail address. This information is
collected only with your knowledge and permission, and is kept in the GFAR databases and mailing lists related to the services
provided. Such information is needed because these services will allow you to contribute/send contents and when you do so you will be
personally responsible for the content you share with others through the EGFAR services.
For certain pages, registering or supplying personal information sets a cookie. By setting this cookie, EGFAR will remember
your details the next time you visit, so you don’t have to re-enter the information. This helps us to provide you with a better
service.
Sensitive information and your email will not made public to the Web site visitors. However, if you are participating in a discussion
forum, the other participants, when logged in, may be allowed to see your email address or to contact you through the website.
III. What If I Don't Want to Share My Information?
Registering on our site is optional. If you choose not to register or provide personal information, you can still use the
EGFAR Web site, but you will not be able to carry out certain actions such as register for a newsletter or participate in electronic
discussions. GFAR views the customer information that it collects as a trusted asset for which we take great care in not misusing.
IV. Security
If you register for a newsletter, forum, consultation, or conference GFAR will not share, sell, distribute or rent your
personal information to any other organization or entities.
Any information provided to GFAR by users of the EGFAR site is held with the utmost care and security, and will not be used in
ways other than as set forth in this Privacy policy.
All our employees who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the
\confidentiality of official business matters, including personal data.
The GFAR site contains links to sites not hosted by GFAR. GFAR is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of
such sites.
V. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this GFAR Privacy policy, please contact us at gfar-secretariat@fao.org
VI. Notification of Changes
GFAR reserves the right to amend the present policy at its own discretion. If there are any changes to this Privacy policy,
we will make them available as a link from the homepage www.egfar.org.
Glossary
Cookie: A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site's computers and stored on your computer's hard drive. Each web site can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Once the user has closed the browser the cookie will no longer be accessed during that session.
IP Address: When your web browser or email application requests a web page or email from another computer on the Internet, it automatically gives that computer the address where it should send the information. This is called your computer's "IP address." (IP stands for "Internet protocol.") For many users accessing the Internet from a dial-up Internet service provider (ISP), the IP address will be different every time you log on.
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