Purpose of this privacy policy

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of the website www.earth-humanity.org of the personal data we will collect as well as the following information, if applicable:

• Personal data we will collect
• Use of collected data
• Who has access to the data collected
• The rights of site users
• The site’s cookie policy

This privacy policy operates alongside the site’s terms and conditions of use.

Applicable laws

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this privacy policy complies with the following regulations.

Personal data must be:

1. processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner with regard to the person concerned (lawfulness, loyalty, transparency);
2. collected for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes, and not subsequently processed in a manner incompatible with these purposes; further processing for archival purposes in the public interest, for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes is not considered, in accordance with Article 89(1), to be incompatible with the original purposes (limitation purposes);
3. adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed (data minimization);
4. accurate and, if necessary, kept up to date; all reasonable measures must be taken to ensure that personal data which are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay (accuracy);
5. kept in a form allowing the identification of the persons concerned for a period not exceeding that necessary for the purposes for which they are processed; personal data may be retained for longer periods to the extent that they will be processed exclusively for archival purposes in the public interest, for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89 , paragraph 1, provided that the appropriate technical and organizational measures required by the regulation are implemented in order to guarantee the rights and freedoms of the data subject (retention limitation);
6. processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of personal data, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organizational measures (integrity and confidentiality).

The processing is only lawful if, and to the extent that, at least one of the following conditions is met:

1. the data subject has consented to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes;
2. the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or for the execution of pre-contractual measures taken at the request of the data subject;
3. the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
4. the processing is necessary to safeguard the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person;
5. the processing is necessary for the performance of a mission of public interest or relating to the exercise of public authority vested in the controller;
6. processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, unless overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the person concerned is a child.

Consent

Users agree that by using our site they consent to:

1. under the conditions set out in this confidentiality policy;
2. the collection, use and retention of the data listed in this policy.

Personal data we collect
Data collected automatically

When you visit and use this site, we automatically collect and store the following information:

1. IP adress ;
2. place ;
3. hardware and software used;
4. content that the user consults on your site;

Data collected non-automatically

We do not collect additional data, except when an account is created for a user, at their request (email address).

Please note that we only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this privacy policy.

Data collected by forms

The data that you enter in the forms on this site will be kept for the entire duration of this site’s existence, for traceability purposes. They will only be used for the purposes for which they were provided: answers to questions, project proposals, entries in the events calendar. Only data specifically provided to create events in the general calendar of the International Year will be made public.

Data collected when you leave a comment

When you leave a comment on our site, the data entered in the comment form, as well as your IP address and the user agent of your browser are collected to help us detect unwanted comments.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The confidentiality provisions of the Gravatar service are available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After validation of your comment, your profile photo will be publicly visible next to your comment. 

How we use personal data

Personal data collected on our site will be used only for the purposes specified in this policy. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose.

The data that we collect automatically is used exclusively for statistical measurement of site traffic.

Who we share personal data with

We may disclose to any member of our organization such user data as they reasonably need to carry out the purposes set out in this policy.

We may share user data with subcontractors who will use it exclusively to achieve the purposes set out in this policy.

Third parties will not be able to access user data beyond what is reasonably necessary to achieve the given purpose.

We undertake not to sell or share your data with third parties, except in the following cases:

1. if required by law;
2. if it is required for any legal proceedings;
3. to prove or protect our legal rights.

If you follow hyperlinks from our site to another site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices. in particular the articles on this site may include embedded content (videos or sounds). Content embedded from other sites behaves the same as if the visitor went to that other site. These websites could collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, track your interactions with this embedded content if you have an account connected to their website.

How long we store personal data

We do not retain user data beyond what is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is collected.
How we protect your personal data

No personal data is collected. The data collected is only for statistical processing purposes. it is only accessible to Coopetic employees assigned to this project. They may be transmitted to subcontractors, in compliance with the general data protection regulations (GDPR).

While we take every reasonable precaution to ensure that our user data is secure and users are protected, there always remains a risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be, at times, insecure and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

Minors

The GDPR specifies that people under the age of 15 are considered minors for the purposes of data collection. Minors must have the consent of a legal representative for their data to be collected, processed and used.

Your rights as a user

Under the GDPR, users have the following rights as data subjects:

1. permission to access ;
2. right of rectification;
3. right to erasure;
4. right to restrict processing;
5. right to data portability;
6. right to object.

You will find further information on these rights in chapter 3 (art 12-23) of the GDPR.

How to modify, delete or contest the data collected

 

If you would like your information deleted or modified in any way, please contact our Privacy Office here: Contact@earth-humanity.org

Cookie Policy

 

A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by the website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits.

We use the following types of cookies on our site:

1. Functional cookies: we use them to remember all the selections you make on our site so that they are saved for your next visits;
2. Analytics cookies: This allows us to improve the design and functionality of our site by collecting data about the content you access using our site.

You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your Internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.

If you leave a comment on our site, you will be asked to save your name, email address and website in cookies. This is only for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in this information if you leave another comment later. These cookies expire after one year.

If you go to the login page, a temporary cookie will be created to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. It does not contain personal data and will be deleted automatically when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up a number of cookies to save your login information and screen preferences. The lifespan of a connection cookie is two days, that of a screen option cookie is one year. If you check “Remember me”, your login cookie will be kept for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookie will be deleted.

By editing or publishing a post, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not include any personal data. It simply shows the ID of the post you just edited. It expires after one day.

Changes

This privacy policy may be amended to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. We recommend that our users check our policy from time to time to ensure that they are informed of any updates.

Contact

If you have any questions for us, do not hesitate to contact us: info@earth-humanity.org

Effective date

August 1 , 2024