Website Privacy Notice

UNESCO-TWAS is committed to protecting personal data in line with its Principles on Personal Data Protection and Privacy.

This Privacy Notice explains how UNESCO-TWAS uses the personal data we collect from you when you use twas.org.

Topics:

What data do we collect?
How do we collect your data?
How will we use your data?
How do we store your data?
What are cookies?
How do we use cookies?
What types of cookies do we use?
How to manage your cookies
Links to other websites
Changes to our Privacy Notice
How to contact us
TWAS Online Forms

What data do we collect?

UNESCO-TWAS collects the following data:

Personal identification data you directly provide: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, function/position, organization, country of residence and other relevant information depending on the context.
Personal identification data provided by TWAS Fellows and Young Affiliates only: Nationality, country of residence, address, gender, date of birth, place of birth, photo, photo credits, position, affiliation, phone, URL of personal website or social media handles, keywords, biodata, involvement with SDGs, CV and list of publications.
Data generated by your activity: Log information such as Internet protocol (IP) address, navigation behaviour through the website, device and software used, the time/date/duration of your visit, and other similar information and parameters related to your operating system and computer environment.

How do we collect your data?

We collect data and process data when you:

Register for events, subscribe to newsletters or make a donation.
Voluntarily complete a survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
Use or view our website via your browser's cookies.

How will we use your data?

UNESCO-TWAS collects your data for:

Providing the services or information you have requested, including processing the registration and managing the account of TWAS Members and Young Affiliates.
Email you with information on other events and services we think you might like.
Statistical purposes and website traffic analysis.
Being delivered more relevant ads and marketing on third party websites and applications

In some circumstances we make part of your data available outside UNESCO-TWAS, such as for:

Analytics: We use third-party services Google Analytics, USA
Email communications: We use third party services Sendinblue, France
Advertising and marketing: We use third party services Meta Platforms, USA
Payment processing: We use a third-party services PayPal, USA

When UNESCO-TWAS processes your donation, it may send your data to, and also use the resulting information from, credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.

UNESCO-TWAS securely stores your data at our data centers in Europe. Your data will not be published for general access, unless you are a TWAS Fellow, or a current or former TWAS Young Affiliate, nor disclosed or sold to third parties. UNESCO-TWAS, however, assumes no responsibility for the security of this information.

We keep personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this privacy notice, in accordance with our applicable records retention and disposition schedules.

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

UNESCO-TWAS uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

Keeping you signed in
Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

Functionality – UNESCO-TWAS uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
Advertising – The Meta Pixel is a piece of code that allows us to understand the actions that people take on our website. Tracked actions can be used to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and define custom audiences for ad targeting.

UNESCO-TWAS websites use the following cookies:

Cookie name	Cookie type	Purpose	Duration	Consequences of disabling
nl-popup	Technical cookie	To disable the TWAS Plus popup window after the first view.	2 months	TWAS Plus popup window will be displayed on every new page load.
SESSxxxx	Technical cookie	Session cookie for logged in users	23 days	Cannot log in.
Drupal.toolbar.collapsed	Technical cookie	To store user interface preferences when logged in.	100 years	Some interface preferences will not be available to logged in users.
ais	Technical cookie	To adapt the weigth of the website's images to your browser's resolution.	Session	Images will be unnecessarily heavy.
has_js	Technical cookie	To record whether your browser has JavaScript enabled.	Session	Many parts of the website will not be available.
displayCookieConsent	Technical cookie	Records acceptance of Cookie Policy	1 year	Cookie banner will be displayed on every new page load.
Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight	Technical cookie	Allows tables on website pages	1 year	Disabling will cause issues in the display of tables.
__utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmt, __utmz	Technical cookies	Google Analytics is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping the website manager to understand how users use the site and how he can improve their experience. These cookies may track things such as how long users spend on the site and the pages that they visit so that we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.	Persistent	TWAS will not be able to include your navigation data in web traffic statistics.
metrics_token	Social widget	Twitter cookies allow TWAS's Tweets to be displayed on the website.	Persistent	You will not be able to view TWAS's tweets embedded in twas.org.
APISID, GEUP, HSID, LOGIN_INFO, PREF, SAPISID, SID, SSID, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC	Technical cookies	YouTube cookies allow YouTube videos to be displayed on the website.	Persistent	You will not be able to view viideos from TWAS's YouTube channel embedded in twas.org.
_fbp, _fbc	Marketing cookie	Meta Pixel cookie that allows to show posts and ads that are more relevant to you	Persistent	You will be displayed generic content and ads instead of targeted ones.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Links to other websites

Our website contains links to other websites. Our Privacy Notice applies only to our website. For example, we link to our accounts on a number of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or content on third-party websites and encourage you to read the privacy notices of other websites you visit.

Changes to our Privacy Notice

We will revise or update this Notice if our practices change, or as we develop better ways to keep you informed about them. Please refer back to this page often for the latest information and the effective date of any changes. If we decide to change this Notice, we will post a new Notice on our website and change the date at the bottom. Changes to the Notice shall not apply retroactively.