Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). This privacy statement describes UNICEF policy regarding the collection and sharing of visitor information through the UNICEF website. The policy applies to all “UNICEF sites”, that is, to all sites within the “unicef.org” domain. It should be noted that, through this website, you can access other UNICEF-related websites, such as https://smartcontractes.blogspot.com Or to the websites of our National Committees (various private charities located around the world whose work is to support UNICEF); These sites all have their own privacy statements that are similar to this statement, but they may differ slightly. By visiting the UNICEF website, you accept the practices described in this policy.
What information does UNICEF collect?
Normal website use
In general, you can browse the UNICEF website without telling us who you are or without revealing any personal information about yourself. The abundant information we collect during public browsing is through standard server logs. These records include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, information such as the website that referred you to us, the files you download, the pages you visit, and the dates / times of those visits.
Collecting easily identifiable information
If you register for a newsletter, enter specific UNICEF websites, request a book or other item, request information, provide comments, apply for a job, join a discussion group, or join a mailing list Electronic, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, mailing address, and e-mail address. This information is only collected with your knowledge and permission, and is kept in various UNICEF databases. If you are buying something on the web, you may be asked to provide your credit card details.
UNICEF websites with specific needs to collect personal information may publish a privacy policy limited to those sites. In these cases, site-specific policies will be complementary to this general UNICEF privacy policy, but will provide additional details for that particular use.
UNICEF websites use cookies to provide statistics that help give you the best experience browsing our sites. For more click here or you can opt out of receiving these files if you like. If you continue to use our sites without changing these settings, then you agree to our use of cookies.
Joining an electronic discussion group may mean that other discussion group participants (who include non-UNICEF staff) will have access to the personal information you volunteer provided. This information will be general for the purposes of open discussion groups.
A special note regarding information provided by children
Many UNICEF sites focus on children, including interactive sites such as group discussions. Some of these sites require that individual user information be submitted to UNICEF. We require a minimum amount of personal information in this case.
These parts of the UNICEF website are intended for children and authorized adults. Unauthorized adults may not participate in these parts of the UNICEF website. (Having user information helps us in this regard if needed).
Children should make sure that their parents, or the adults caring for them, know that they are participating in the UNICEF sites and provide this limited information on users.
What does UNICEF do with the information it collects?
Regular use of the web
The information gathered during general browsing of the “unicef.org” domain is used to analyze trends and usage of the UNICEF website and to improve the usefulness of the site. It is not linked to any personal information. However, if you register yourself with UNICEF in connection with any activity on the UNICEF website, the information we collect about your regular use of the web will make it easier for you to identify it.
Information that is easily identifiable
UNICEF may use the personal information you provide to:
Contacting you, either in response to an inquiry or suggestion, or in order to send you newsletters, documents, publications, etc. We may also provide information to the UNICEF National Committees so that they can contact you as well;
Manage and process your job application;
Confirm your purchases and registrations on the site;
Obtaining payments for purchases through the website (by credit card);
"Remember" your recorded data and preferences electronically;
Help you quickly find the right information for you based on your interests, and help us create content on the site that is most appropriate for you;
Perform a statistical analysis.
What happens if I do not want to provide personal information?
Providing personal information on the UNICEF website is optional. If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still browse and use the UNICEF website, but you will not be able to do certain actions such as buying things, registering for a newsletter, or applying for a job.
Cancel and change your information
You can at any time delete or amend your information by returning to the web page on which you originally provided the information and by contacting the contact for that page / the relevant department of UNICEF. If contact details are not available on the page, you can contact us for more information.
Security
We do not sell or exchange any personally identifiable information that you may volunteer to provide on the UNICEF website to any third party without the person’s prior consent. However, we do share some user information with our National Committees so that the entire UNICEF family can meet your needs. Any information provided to UNICEF by users of the UNICEF website is kept with the utmost care and security, and is not used in any way other than that specified in this Privacy Policy, or in any specific website-specific policies, or in any manner that you have expressly agreed to. UNICEF uses a variety of technologies and security measures to protect the information held in our system from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction.
However, UNICEF does not bear any responsibility for information security.
The UNICEF website contains links to external sites for the unicef.org domain. UNICEF is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these websites.
Notification of changes
Changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted here and made available on the UNICEF home page at https://www.unicef.org/.
Contact
For questions or inquiries regarding this privacy policy, please contact us by choosing the topic 'privacy'.
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