Privacy policy
I. Introduction
Your privacy on the Internet is of utmost importance to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This privacy statement describes FAO’s policy concerning the gathering and sharing of visitors’ information through "The 1billionhungry project" Web site. It applies to all “FAO sites” – that is, all sites within the “fao.org” domain name and sites hosted by FAO.
II. What Information Does the FAO Collect?
Non personal information
In general, you can browse "The 1billionhungry project" Web 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. The information will be used internally only for Web site traffic analysis.
Personal information
If you register for a newsletter, log on to certain FAO sites, order a book, request information, provide feedback, apply for a job, join a discussion group 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 FAO databases and mailing lists related to the services provided.
FAO sites with specific requirements to collect personal information may publish a privacy policy specific for that site, complementary to this general FAO Privacy policy.
For certain FAO sites, registering or supplying personal information sets a cookie. By setting this cookie, FAO 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.
Joining electronic discussion groups may mean that other participants of the discussion group (including non-FAO employees) will see personal information that you have volunteered. For open discussion groups, this information will be public.
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 1billionhungry project" Web site, but you will not be able to carry out certain actions such as purchase publications or register for a newsletter. FAO 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 FAO will not share, sell, distribute or rent your personal information to any other organization or entities.
Any information provided to FAO by users of "The 1billionhungry project" Web 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, or in any site-specific policies, or in ways to which you have explicitly consented. FAO employs a range of technologies and security measures to protect the information maintained on our systems from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
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 1billionhungry project" Web site contains links to sites not hosted by FAO. FAO is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.