Privacy Policy
“Gohoud to support human rights defenders” is obligated to protect the privacy of all its users. This policy represents our obligation as an organization towards your right in privacy & clarifies how we use your information. This policy is related with (gohoud.org) website and/or any other affiliated websites.
Definitions
- The website: means the (gohoud.org) website, and/or any other affiliated websites.
- Users: the people who frequently use the website, and/or those who submitted personal information while using the website.
- Users’ data: all the data, automatically collected while the users browse the website, and/or requested while they use the website.
- Third parties: any governmental or non-governmental authority, foreign or domestic, which the information collected is shared with, whether known or anonymous.
Google Analytics services
The website uses Google Analytics to improve the UX (user experience), and evaluate the website outreach. This data is collected for statistical purposes, including: Web browser used, the OS used (operating system), the device used (computer, smartphone, tablets), language used, country, website browsing duration, old or new users, among other information.
The information that we get from Google Analytics is only used for statistical purposes. Hence, it’s only used to determine your acts using the website. This information doesn’t reveal a person’s identity and is not combined with any information from other sources for the same reason. Google Analytics service only determines your identity as a user or as a unique user through installing permanent “Cookie” on your browser. No one but Google can use these Cookies. Also, this information cannot be copied or used for other services or on other domains.
Some options in Google Analytics services that can violate the privacy of users has been disabled, namely:
1- Not to integrate CRM data with Google Analytics for any marketing and advertising relevant purposes.
2- Disabling data sharing settings collected by Google Analytics with other Google services, whether with Google products & services, Benchmarking, Technical support and/or Account specialists II.
3- Blocking the data processing amendment in Google Analytics.
4- Blocking the data collection for advertising in Google Analytics.
5- Enabling users to delete their data collected by (Google Analytics) through the use of a special (User Deletion API) provided by Google.
6- Relying on IP Anonymization (or IP masking) in collecting and analyzing data collected by (Google Analytics).
7- Ensuring that the geolocation information sent to Google Analytics is not GPS-specified or highly detailed.
8- Respect the Do Not Track feature in all services used to analyze and track usage patterns, especially in Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, and provide the opt-out feature for users.
Using “Cookies”
“Cookies” are information in text format that the website transfers to your computer’s hard drive, so that the website can remember your identity each time you visit it. Cookies usually contain the name of the Internet domain they came from, their “age” and value, and a unique number that is randomly assigned to them.
In all cases, the use of “cookies” can be restricted or blocked by adjusting the Internet browser settings on your device to do so. Click on the following link for more information:
Security
We take the necessary security measures to ensure that your data is kept safe. However, transmission of information over the Internet cannot be completely secure, so we will do our best to protect users’ data, but we cannot guarantee the complete security of information sent to our websites.
Data retention
We only keep your personal data on our systems for as long as it is necessary, and remove it from our systems if it is no longer needed.
Sharing data with third parties
None of the information and data collected by us will be sold, exchanged or given to any party for any reason.
Third parties’ websites
Sometimes, what is published on our website includes links to third party websites or applications. Therefore, this policy does not apply to pages or applications hosted or operated by other organizations. These other websites may have their own privacy policies, which apply to their sites.
Our newsletter
We use MailChimp to send you our newsletter, which includes our news, latest releases, and more. When you subscribe to our newsletters, we will use MailChimp to reach you, and we will not share your emails with any third party. You can also unsubscribe from our mailing lists at any time.
Policy modification/update announcement
The website is obligated to announce the modification and/or edit of the privacy policy to all users.
Complaints
If you would like to make a complaint about the way your personal data has been processed, please contact us here. We will try to respond to all complaints within 14 business days.