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At www.humanitariandatasolutions.com, your privacy is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information received and processed by www.humanitariandatasolutions.com and how it is used.
Who is collecting the data?
Humanitarian Data Solutions Limited, a limited company registered in the UK under company number 11176163.
What data is being collected?
- We collect basic tracking data using Google Analytics and WordPress to see how many people visit our website each day. This data doesn’t include any personally identifiable information. It includes the type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, basic demographic information, and number of clicks. This is simply used to analyze trends, administer the site, and track user’s movement around the site.
- If someone signs up to our emailing list, we may collect first name, last name, email address, the country of work, role, organisation, or other personal information, which is entered by you, the user.
- If you give consent for cookies to be used during your visit, then we would also collect an identifier from your device.
- If you end up purchasing a service or product from Humanitarian Data Solutions Limited, then we may collect further personal data from you to prepare necessary agreements.
What is the legal basis for processing the data?
- If you give us consent to process your data for a specific purpose, for example, if you sign up to our email list, then we will email you as per your consent.
- If you purchase services from us, or if you purchase online products, then your personal data (e.g., name, email, address, etc) will be processed out of contractual necessity (e.g., a contract requires that both parties are known to one another by their personal information).
Will the data be shared with any third parties?
We will use various pieces of software to process your data. Where we use third-party data processors, we will select these companies thoughtfully and will maintain data protection agreements with them.
For transparency, this list includes the main apps and software used by Humanitarian Data Solutions, and which third parties may receive your data:
Google Analytics – if you give your consent, cookies may be used to identify you to Google
ActiveCampaign – we use ActiveCampaign as our email list management system. We store your personal information with ActiveCampaign. If you give your consent, cookies may be used to identify you to ActiveCampaign based on your interactions with our websites.
Facebook – if you give your consent, cookies may be used to identify you to Facebook
WordPress – this is the platform of our website.
MailMunch – we use MailMunch to run some web pages on our website, who may store your email address and name.
Paypal – if you decide to purchase products from our website, then Paypal is the online payment system we use.
Thinkific – we use Thinkific as our online course platform. Your personal information is stored on their platform if you sign up for a free or paid course.
Demio – if you attend a webinar, we use Demio to host our free webinars. If you sign up for a webinar, they will store your personal information.
Circle – we use Circle as our online community platform. Your personal information is stored on their platform if you sign up as part of the community.
Additional software
How will the information be used?
Your information will only be processed as per the consent you give, and with the expectation that you are a person who has an interest in our services and products.
We will use your name to be able to address emails to you by name.
We may use the country where you work to be able to provide you with country-relevant information.
We will use your email address to email you with helpful information about humanitarian data management.
If you consent to cookies, then we may use cookies to allow you to see our marketing materials online.
How long will the data be stored for?
If you signed up to receive email updates or take an online course from us, your email address will be stored until you unsubscribe from the emailing list or course.
Google Analytics data is set to expire after 26 months from when it is collected.
What rights do you have in relation to your data?
You have a right to:
- be informed
- have access to your data
- rectify incorrect data we have stored
- have your data erased
- restrict processing of your data
- port your data
- object to data processing
- not be subject to automated decision making and profiling
How can you raise a complaint?
Please visit this page to contact us if you need to raise a complaint.
Cookies and Web Beacons
.:: Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to www.humanitariandatasolutions.com, and other sites on the Internet.
.:: Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
If you give your consent, some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology with the advertisements and links that appear on www.humanitariandatasolutions.com that send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
www.humanitariandatasolutions.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.humanitariandatasolutions.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.