Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how GEOGLOWS (“GEOGLOWS”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website, create an account, subscribe to updates, or otherwise interact with our services (collectively, the “Services”).

Collection of information

Information you provide to us. We collect information you provide directly, such as your name, organizational affiliation, and email address when you create an account, sign up for our newsletter, submit a contact form, or request support.

Information we collect automatically. When you use the Services we may automatically collect:

Device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, links clicked, and access times.
Information collected by cookies and similar technologies stored on your device to help operate, secure, and improve the Services. See our Cookie Policy for details.

Information from other sources. We may receive information from analytics providers and infrastructure services that support the Services.

Information we derive. We may draw inferences from the information above, such as an approximate location based on your IP address.

Use of information

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve the Services; to authenticate users and secure accounts; to respond to your requests and send you administrative or newsletter communications you have requested; to understand how the Services are used; to detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents; and to comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers who process it on our behalf, with research and partner organizations in aggregated or de-identified form, when required by law or to protect rights and safety, and in connection with any reorganization of the initiative. GEOGLOWS data products themselves are open and publicly available.

Links to other websites

The Services may link to third-party websites and applications, including partner tools and data services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties, and we encourage you to review their policies.

Analytics

We may use privacy-respecting analytics to understand aggregate usage of the Services. These tools may use cookies and similar technologies to measure traffic and improve content.

International visitors

GEOGLOWS is a global initiative and information may be processed and stored in countries other than your own, where data protection laws may differ. We take reasonable steps to protect your information wherever it is processed.

Your choices

Account information. You may update or request deletion of your account information by contacting us at secretariat@geoglows.org. We may retain certain information where required for legal or legitimate operational purposes.
Cookies. Most browsers let you remove or reject cookies through their settings. Some features of the Services may not function properly without them.
Communications. You may opt out of newsletter or promotional emails at any time using the unsubscribe link in those messages, or by contacting us.

Security and retention

We take reasonable measures to protect your information, but no system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. We retain information for as long as needed to provide the Services and to meet the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, provide additional notice.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your information, contact us at secretariat@geoglows.org.