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1. Application 

Your privacy on the Internet is of utmost importance to the ATACH. This privacy policy relates to: 

  • How the ATACH handles information received or collected about you as an individual through the Website, 

  • How the ATACH communicates with you as an individual, and 

  • Your rights as an individual in respect to such information and communications. 

 

2. Definitions 

In this privacy policy references to 

  • “we”, "us" or "our" are to Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH); 

  • “the Website” are to atachcommunity.com. 

 

3. Collection and use of your information 

a. Any information about you as an individual which we collect from the Website will be used in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable laws. 

b. We process your data based on legitimate interests of the ATACH, including: 

  • Your consent when you agree to our terms through using the Website and use our services. 

  • The necessity to deliver on the purpose, functions and activities of the ATACH, which are collectively established by the ATACH members and the broader climate and health global community. 

  • Our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Website, including optimally meeting user needs and enhancing user experience. 

3.1 Collection of personally identifiable information 

a. Personal details about you as an individual are collected when you fill out forms on the Website and exchange emails with us or any of our personnel. These details may include your name, institution/organization, email address, job title, country, etc. This information is collected only with your knowledge and permission. This information is stored in ATACH databases and mailing lists hosted on encrypted cloud storage platforms such as Sharepoint and Campaign Monitor following high security standards. You may view the security and privacy policies of these platforms here and here.   

b. Only with your consent, the information you provide to us can be used to send you emails, including answers to your queries, newsletters and updates from the ATACH.  When you opt-in to receive email updates from the ATACH, your preferences and use of email updates will be recorded and stored as part of your personal data as outlined above. 

You can request your information at any time by clicking the link in the newsletter confirmation email. The option to unsubscribe will be included in every newsletter you receive. You may also request to view and/or delete your information by writing to atach@who.int.   

3.2 Normal website usage 

a. In general, you can browse the Website without revealing any personal information about yourself. The only information gathered during general browsing is from standard server logs. The Website employs Google Analytics 4, which collects traffic data helping us discern usage patterns to enhance our website’s user experience. This version handles limited personal data, including device type, access dates and times, page titles, URLs visited, files downloaded, other websites which referred you to our website, as well as user country, region, and city. You may view how Google Analytics handles data and privacy here

You may opt out of this tracking at any time by activating the “Do Not Track” setting in your browser. 

3.3 Embedded content from other websites 

a. Website pages may include embedded content (e.g. videos, maps, charts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.  

b. Embedded websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. 

 

4. Sharing of your information 

The ATACH does not sell, share or otherwise disclose any users’ personal information or information about individual use of the website to third parties, except that:  

a. We may need to disclose such information to entities and individuals who ATACH employs or collaborates with to perform its functions. This may be for purposes such as website hosting, processing and sorting data, monitoring website usage and organizing activities of the ATACH (e.g. meetings and online discussions). These entities and individuals will have access to users’ personal information solely as necessary to perform ATACH functions and purposes they have been designated for. For these purposes, your details may be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and you consent to such transfer by using the Website.  

b. The ATACH may share some user information with select ATACH members and collaborators based on established data sharing agreements, to which users expressly consent when providing information included in these agreements. This includes the information provided in forms to access some resources on the ATACH resource repository. For the purpose of monitoring use and improving resources, user information is shared with organizations which published specific resources, namely: 

c. The ATACH may share users’ personal information with the WHO as part of its Secretariat function to the ATACH. 

d. The ATACH may share information when required or permitted to do so by law. 

 

5. Cookies 

a. We will not use your IP address to identify you and your personal information in any way. 

b. Cookies may be used by the Website to allow us to recognize you and your preferred settings e.g. to store your login ID and password for future sessions. This saves you from re-entering information on return visits to the Website. You have the option not to use this feature, in which event no cookies will be retained on your computer. 

c. Our Website has a secure log-in for registered users, and may use a temporary ’session cookie’ in order to perform the secure login. This cookie contains no personal information, just a long random number, and is deleted from your web browser when you exit the Website. 

d. Your browser may be capable of being programmed to reject cookies, or to warn you before downloading cookies, and information regarding this may be found in your browser’s ‘help’ facility. 

For an explanation of cookies see the All About Cookies website. 

If you have any questions regarding the use of cookies, please contact us

Below is a table of all cookies on this website – their name, type and purpose: 

Cookie Type  

Cookie Name  

Cookie Purpose  

Session & TYPO3 Content Management Cookie  

session & fe_typo_user  

 

We use session cookies to record an individual users preferences that the user has specified, so that each time the user returns their preferences remain. Commonly this would be language settings, shopping carts, anything where you have indicated a preference. Where forms are used on the site, we hold the information in a session cookie so that we can improve the user experience on the site. Should a user, for example, forget to fill in parts of a form when submitting a form, we can auto-fill the values for those fields that have been filled in, thereby reducing the amount of fields a user needs to amend. This information is stored only in your browser and is destroyed once your browser is closed.  

Google Analytics  

__utmz __utmc __utmb __utma  

These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site for you. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.  

YouTube 

yt-remote-device-id 

yt-remote-connected-devices 

YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. 

YouTube 

yt.innertube::requests 

yt.innertube::nextId 

YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. 

We use third party companies as suppliers for some of our functions. Their use of the data is controlled by our contract with them and they are only allowed to use the data strictly for the purpose we have stated e.g. the data is not used in connection with data from other companies and we are not tracking user behavior outside our own sites. 
 

 

6. Your rights pertaining to your data 

If you have provided some of your data through our Website or other communications with the ATACH, under GDPR, you have the right to: 

  • Access and obtain a copy of your data on request. 

  • Require us to change incorrect or incomplete data. 

  • Require us to delete or stop processing your data. 

  • Object to the processing of your data where we rely on our legitimate interests 

  • Be notified of any data breaches. 

  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. 

Please send any such requests to atach@who.int 

 

7. Other websites 

This privacy policy only covers the Website. Any other websites which may be linked to by the Website may be subject to their own privacy policy, which may differ from ours and we are not responsible for the content provided on any third party web sites. Third party providers or collaborators of the ATACH are responsible for the data held by or shared with them, and ATACH does not assume any responsibility for data privacy and management performed by third parties. 

 

8. Notification of changes 

Any changes to the privacy policy of the Website will be posted to this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it. 

 

Contact us 

If you have any questions or concerns about the Website Privacy Policy, please contact us

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