I. Introduction
Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to EndingHunger.org. This privacy statement describes the campaign’s policy concerning the gathering and sharing of visitors’ information through the EndingHunger.org website and the associated 1billionhungry.org website.
II. What information does the campaign collect?
Non-personal information
In general, you can browse the two websites without telling us who you are or revealing any personal informationabout 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 website 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 website traffic analysis.
Personal information
If you sign the petition, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name and e-mail address. This information is collected only with your knowledge and permission, and is kept in the UN Food and Agriculture Organization databases and mailing lists related to the services provided.
The EndingHunger.org and 1billionhungry.org websites ask for your email address when you sign the petition to verify that you are authentic and to prevent you from signing more than once. We also want to keep you up to date as the movement grows.
For certain sites, registering or supplying personal information sets a cookie. By setting this cookie, we 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.
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 EndingHunger.org and 1billionhungry.org websites, but you will not be able to carry out certain actions, such as signing the petition and using our viral impact map.
We view the user information that in our database as a trusted asset which we take great care not to misuse.
IV. Security
If you choose to sign the petition to end hunger, we will not share, sell, distribute or rent your personal information to any other organization or entity.
Any information provided to the campaign by users of the EndingHunger.org or the 1billionhungry.org website 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. The campaign 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 Ending Hunger and the 1billionhungry project websites contain links to sites not hosted by FAO. FAO is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.
