DATA PRIVACY
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SITE POLICY
By using this website, you hereby consent to our site policy.
Collection, use, disclosure and consent for personal information
Personal information may include your name, age, gender, phone number, country etc. and may be collected for any of these purposes:
- To verify identity
- To identify your preferences
- To ensure you receive a high standard of service
- To meet regulatory requirements
- Other legal reasons as apply to the goods and services requested
By visiting this website, you are giving your consent to collect, use or disclose such personal information. In some cases, we can do so without your consent.
You provide implied consent where our purpose for collecting using or disclosing your personal information would be considered obvious or reasonable in the circumstances. Consent may also be implied where you have notice and a reasonable opportunity to opt-out of having your personal information used for mail-outs, marketing or fundraising and you do not opt-out.
We may collect, use or disclose personal information without the consent:
- When permitted or required by law
- In an emergency that threatens an individual’s life, health, or personal security
- When the personal information is available from a public source
- When we require legal advice from a lawyer
- For the purposes of protection from fraud
- Other legally established reasons
Log data
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you avail of our services. This may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics. In addition, we may use third party services that collect, monitor and analyse this type of information in order to increase the website/app functionality. These third party service providers have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.
Cookies
UNIDO uses cookies to ensure the website’s services security.
UNIDO uses cookies to remember the preferences of the user when using the website so it is not necessary to enter them again. For example - after choosing a language in which the menus are displayed in the navigation of the platform, through cookies, this choice is saved.
UNIDO uses cookies for statistical and analytical purposes. They allow us to receive information for the way users use the platform. This information may include: most popular pages of the platform, page views, number of clicks, number of content sharing, number of page and content likes. UNIDO gathers information for the devices accessing the platform: type of device (e.g. – smartphone, tablet, desktop), operation system (e.g. - Android, iOS), internet browser, language preferences of the browser, etc.
UNIDO uses cookies in order to show and measure ads. Cookies could be also used to analyze the behaviour of users after an ad has been seen on the platform.
More on cookies including on what cookies are saved on any device and their management and/or deletion could be read on the following links: www.allaboutcookies.org, www.aboutcookies.org.
How a user can delete cookies?
Users can control saving cookies on their devices through configuring the settings of the internet browser not to save cookies on any device. Cookies could be deleted at any time. Using UNIDO in private mode also blocks the saving of cookies.
Service providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals from time to time in relation to the management, operation and maintenance of this website. These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf.
Communications
We may use your personal information to contact you directly through phone calls, SMSs, WhatsApp, or other such channels, with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us, but no method of transmission over the Internet, or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links to other sites
Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the policy of every site you visit. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Changes to this policy
We may update our policy from time to time. New policies will be posted on this page. Changes to this policy are effective when they are posted on this page. You are advised to review this policy periodically for any changes.
DISCLAIMER AND LIMIT OF LIABILITY
Access to the information, documents, products and services contained in this website is provided as a public service by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The information presented does not necessarily reflect the views of UNIDO or of the governments of UNIDO Member States and as such is not an official record.
All information available from this website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. UNIDO makes no warranties, either express or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the information. Neither does it warrant that use of the information is free of any claims of copyright infringement. Under no circumstances shall UNIDO be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered that is claimed to have resulted from the use of this website, including, without limitation, any fault, error, omission, computer virus, interruption or delay with respect thereto. The use of this website is at the user’s sole risk.
Extracts from UNIDO material contained in this website may be freely used elsewhere provided that acknowledgement of the source is made. If the material indicates that the information (including photos and graphics) is from a source or site external to UNIDO, permission for reuse must be sought from the originating organization.
UNIDO cannot and does not guarantee the authenticity of documents on the Internet. Links to non-UNIDO sites do not imply any official endorsement of or responsibility for the opinions, ideas, data, or products presented at these locations, or guarantee the validity of the information provided. Links to non-UNIDO websites are provided solely as a pointer to information on topics that may be useful to UNIDO staff, Member States and the public.
The use of particular designations of countries or territories does not imply any judgement by UNIDO as to the legal status of such countries or territories, of their authorities and institutions or of the delimitation of their boundaries.
The mention of names of specific companies or products (whether or not indicated as registered) does not imply any intention to infringe proprietary rights, nor should it be construed as an endorsement or recommendation on the part of UNIDO.
Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or a waiver of the privileges and immunities of UNIDO, which are specifically reserved.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
a) Any dispute with regard to these Terms and Conditions shall be amicably solved and the Parties will use their best efforts to settle promptly such dispute through direct negotiation.
b) If anyone brings a claim against UNIDO related to your actions, content or information on the SDG 9 Accelerator Platform, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all damages, losses, and expenses of any kind (including reasonable legal fees and costs) related to such claim.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us using the email provided on the site.