COOKIE POLICY

PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY POLICY

The processing of personal data resulting from the consultation, browsing, and use of the website https://wcph.org/ (hereinafter referred to as the Site) and the services it offers are governed by this privacy policy.

Nature of the Collection of Personal Data: Users may be required to provide WCPH, in its capacity as data controller, with personal information and data concerning them, such as their name, first name, telephone number, and email address. Some personal data are mandatory, others optional, to access or benefit from certain services present on the Site, such as contact forms. The mandatory or optional nature of the data is indicated during collection. In the absence of communication of mandatory personal data, WCPH will not be able to respond to the user's request.

Purpose of Processing: The collection, storage, and processing of this information and personal data are primarily intended to:

  • Manage and improve the relationships between WCPH and users.
  • Enable the operation of the site.
  • Allow WCPH to respond to users' requests.
  • Enable WCPH to prospect for its own use.

Recipient(s) of Personal Data: These data may be communicated and/or transmitted, for a fee or free of charge, to third parties linked to WCPH by contract for the execution of subcontracted tasks necessary for the management of the Site, for logistical purposes, without users having to give their authorization. In the event of a proven violation of legal or regulatory provisions, this information may be communicated upon the express and justified request of the judicial authorities.

Duration of Retention of Personal Data: Personal data and/or information will be retained only for the duration of the commercial relationship and for evidence and accounting obligations, for a period not exceeding the applicable legal prescription periods.

Exercise of Rights: In accordance with the regulations relating to the protection of personal data, any person has the right to access, rectify, delete, if necessary, limit, or port their data, as well as the right to object, if necessary on legitimate and compelling grounds, to the processing of their personal data, to be exercised at any time by mail at the following address: c/o Institute of Global Health - University of Geneva, Campus Biotech – G6 Chemin des Mines 9, 1202 Geneva - Switzerland

The user can also define directives regarding the fate of their personal data in the event of death. The user finally has the right to file a complaint with their national data protection authority.

Transfer of Data Outside the European Union: Some of our partners may be located outside the European Union, and the data thus collected may be transferred to non-EU countries, whose personal data protection legislation differs from that of the European Union, provided that, in the event that the recipient countries do not provide an equivalent level of data protection to that of the European Union, WCPH commits to taking all appropriate guarantees, either based on an adequacy decision or, in the absence of such a decision, on the basis of appropriate guarantees by communicating, upon request, a copy of the standard contractual clauses adopted.

COOKIE PRIVACY POLICY

WCPH considers it essential to inform you clearly and transparently about the use of cookies before your navigation on the site https://wcph.org/ (hereinafter the Site).

This privacy policy describes the information that WCPH may collect and how it will be used. WCPH will not provide information that allows you to be identified by name, directly or indirectly, unless you voluntarily provide it by responding to the appropriate forms.

1/ WHAT IS A COOKIE? A cookie is a small file that does not allow the user to be identified but records information related to the navigation of a terminal on a site. The data thus obtained will be stored on your terminal's hard drive (computer, tablet, mobile) through the browser software when consulting an online service. Cookies aim to facilitate subsequent navigation on the site and allow various audience measurements for the site owners.

Cookies cause no damage to the terminal but make it easier to find preferences, pre-fill certain fields, and adapt the content of services to your interests.

2/ HOW TO ACCEPT OR REFUSE THE USE OF COOKIES? For the management of cookies and your choices, the configuration of each browser is different. It is described in the help menu of your browser, which will allow you to know how to modify your preferences regarding cookies. Any settings you may undertake may modify your internet browsing and your conditions of access to certain services requiring the use of cookies.

You can configure your devices to accept all cookies, notify you when a cookie is issued, or never accept any cookies. The latter option may, however, result in certain personalized services not being provided, and you may not be able to fully benefit from all the features offered by the website.

If you do not wish to receive cookies generally or wish to refuse only certain cookies, you can modify your browser settings accordingly.

Instructions are provided for this purpose on the website of each browser:

For any other browser not mentioned above, do not hesitate to consult the cookie management aids available on the internet.

3/ HOW DO WE USE COOKIES? The information collected by cookies helps us analyze the use of the Site and allows us to offer you a better experience during your visit. Similarly, we use cookies to send messages tailored to your interests.

4/ COOKIES WE USE Functional cookies The functional cookies issued by the Site allow it to:

  • Adapt the presentation of our Site (language used, display resolution, operating system used, etc.), according to the materials and software for visualization or reading that your terminal contains. These cookies expire at the end of the session.
  • Facilitate searches by retaining those already carried out by the user. These cookies will be retained for 13 months.

Analytical cookies WCPH may use analytical cookies to improve the performance of the Site by collecting only connection data related to the date, time, Internet address, the protocol of the user's terminal, and the page consulted. WCPH does not transfer any of this data to third parties, does not reuse it for other purposes, and does not retain it for a period exceeding thirteen months. In any case, WCPH may use analytical tools from suppliers and the associated cookies.

Although WCPH has no control over these analytical tool providers who are responsible for their own processing, nor over the data they collect, including in the context of data transfer outside the European Union since some of them are located in the United States, WCPH deemed it essential to mention this so that you have clear and complete information that their use may, if necessary, require your consent.

To obtain additional information, and subject to the availability of this information in French, please refer to the following websites:

Google Analytics: click here to consult the Google Analytics privacy policy. However, you can oppose these various operations by configuring your browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, by following the instructions provided on the browser's website or, failing that, on the website of the National Commission for Computing and Liberties (CNIL). In case of exercising your right to object, WCPH confirms that no connection data will be transmitted to any audience analysis tool provider. You also have the right to access the data concerning you, which you can exercise by contacting the relevant provider, specifying the cookie identifier number assigned to you by them.