Source: https://www.donorplatform.org/privacy-policy.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 11:58:08+00:00

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This data protection declaration explains to you the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as ‘data’) within our online offer and the associated websites, functions and contents as well as external online presences, e.g. our social media profile (hereinafter jointly referred to as ‘online offer’). With regard to the terms used, such as ‘processing’ or ‘person responsible’, we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Visitors and users of the online offer (hereinafter referred to as ‘users’).
‘Personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as ‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by assignment to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or to one or more special features that express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
‘Processing’ means any operation or series of operations carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures in connection with personal data. The term goes a long way and covers practically every handling of data.
‘Pseudonymisation’ means the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
‘Profiling’ means any automated processing of personal data consisting in the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects relating to the work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or relocation of that natural person.
‘Responsible’ means the natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that alone or together with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
‘Processor’ means a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body processing personal data on behalf of the controller.
If we commission third parties with the processing of data on the basis of a so-called ‘order processing contract’, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.
If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs in the context of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transfer of data to third parties, this only takes place if it occurs for the fulfilment of our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we process or leave the data in a third country only if the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. Process GDPR. This means, for example, processing is carried out on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognised determination of a data protection level corresponding to the EU (e.g. for the USA by the ‘Privacy Shield’) or compliance with officially recognised special contractual obligations (so-called ‘standard contractual clauses’).
‘Cookies’ are small files that are stored on the user’s computer. Different data can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his or her visit to an online offer. Temporary cookies, or ‘session cookies’ or ‘transient cookies’, are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offer and closes his browser. In such a cookie, for example, the content of a shopping basket in an online shop or a login status can be stored. Cookies are referred to as ‘permanent’ or ‘persistent’ and remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved when users visit it after several days. Likewise, the interests of users used for range measurement or marketing purposes may be stored in such a cookie. ‘third-party cookies’ are cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for operating the online offer (otherwise, if they are only its cookies, they are referred to as ‘first-party cookies’).
We process the data of our contractual partners and interested parties as well as other clients, customers, clients, clients or contractual partners (uniformly referred to as ‘contractual partners’) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR to provide our contractual or pre-contractual services to them. The data processed here, the type, scope and purpose and the necessity of their processing, are determined by the underlying contractual relationship.
When using our online services, we may store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. This data is stored on the basis of our legitimate interests as well as the users' interests in the protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. As a matter of principle, this data will not be passed on to third parties, unless it is necessary to pursue our claims pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR is required or there is a legal obligation in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c. GDPR.
When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, e-mail, telephone or social media), the user's details are processed for processing the contact enquiry and its processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. User information can be stored in a customer relationship management system (‘CRM system’) or comparable request organization.
Content of the newsletter: We send newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications containing advertising information (hereinafter ‘newsletters’) only with the consent of the recipients or a legal permission. If the contents of a newsletter are specifically described within the scope of a registration, they are decisive for the consent of the users. In addition, our newsletters contain information about our services and us.
The newsletter is sent by the shipping service Newsletter2Go GmbH, Nürnberger Straße 8, 10787 Berlin, Germany. The data protection regulations of the shipping service provider can be viewed here: newsletter2go.com/data-protection. The dispatch service provider is used on the basis of our legitimate interests according to Art. 6 Para. 1 letter f DSGVO and an order processing contract according to Art. 28 Para. 3 S. 1 DSGVO.
The newsletters contain a so-called ‘web-beacon’, i.e. a pixel-sized file which is downloaded from our server when the newsletter is opened or, if we use a shipping service provider, from whose server. Within the scope of this retrieval, technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and time of retrieval are initially collected.
Within our online offer, we make no representations or warranties of any kind based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR) content or service offerings of third parties to incorporate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as ‘content’).
This always presupposes that the third party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, since without the IP address they could not send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required for the display of this content. We make every effort to use only those contents whose respective providers use the IP address only for the delivery of the contents. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as ‘web beacons’) for statistical or marketing purposes. ‘Pixel tags’ can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user’s device and may include technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting time and other information about the use of our online offer, as well as be linked to such information from other sources.
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (‘the Platform’) maintains this website as a courtesy to those who may choose to access the website (‘users’). The information presented herein is for informative purposes only. The Platform is pleased to allow users to visit the website and download and copy the information, documents and materials (collectively, ‘resources’) from the website for user’s personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell, redistribute or create derivative works therefrom, subject to the terms and conditions outlined below, and also subject to more specific restrictions that may apply to specific material within this website.
The Platform administers this website. The Platform is constituent of member, like the World Bank Group, which is comprised of IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development); IDA (International Development Association); IFC (International Finance Corporation); MIGA (Multilateral Guarantee Agency); and ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes). All resources on this website from the various members of the Platform appears on this website subject to these terms and conditions. In addition, the members of the Platform may have additional terms and conditions that govern the use of their material.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings interpretations and conclusions expressed in the resources on this website are those of the various authors of the work and are not necessarily those of the Platform Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent.
Materials provided on this site are provided ‘as is’ without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. The Platform specifically does not make any warranties or representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any such materials. The Platform periodically adds, changes, improves, or updates the resources on this website without notice. Under no circumstances shall the Platform be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered which is claimed to resulted from use of this website, including without limitation, any fault, error, omission, interruption or delay with respect thereto. Use of this website at a user’s sole risk. Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall the Platform or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, even if the Platform has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
The user specifically acknowledges and agrees that the Platform is not liable for any conduct of any user.
This site may contain advice, opinions, and statements of various information providers and content providers. The Platform does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information provided by any information provider or content provider, or any user of this site or other person or entity. Reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, or other information shall also be at your own risk. Neither the Platform nor its affiliates, nor any of their respective agents, employees, information providers or content providers shall be liable to any user or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error, omission, interruption, timeliness, completeness, deletion, defect, failure of performance, computer virus, communication line failure, alteration of, or use of any content herein, regardless of cause, for any damages resulting there from.
As a condition of use of this website, a user agrees to indemnify the Platform and its affiliates from and against any and all actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out user’s use of this website, including without limitation any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach by user of these terms and conditions. If user is dissatisfied with any material on this website or with any of terms and conditions of use of this website, the user’s sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this website.
Nothing in this website or any resources shall be construed, implicitly or explicitly, as containing any investment recommendations.
This website contains links to third-party websites. The linked websites are not under the control of the Platform and the Platform is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The Platform provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked website by the Platform.
- Publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful material or information.
- Upload or attach files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
- Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services, or conduct or forward surveys, contests, or chain letters. Download any file posted by another user of a forum that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
User acknowledges that all forums or discussion groups are public and not private communications. Further, user acknowledges that chats, postings, conferences, emails and other communications by other users are not endorsed by the Donorplatform, and such communications shall not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by the Platform. The Platform reserves the right for any reason to remove without notice any contents of the forums received from users, including without limitation email and bulletin board postings.
This agreement will be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of Bonn, Germany. Any action to enforce this agreement shall be brought in the federal courts located in Bonn, Germany.
Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or a waiver of the privileges and immunities of the Platform, which are specifically reserved.
The Platform reserves its exclusive right in its sole discretion to alter, limit or discontinue the site or any resources in any respect. The Platform shall have no obligation to take the needs of any user into consideration in connection therewith.
The Platform reserves the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to this website or any portion thereof without notice.
No waiver by the Platform of any provision of this agreement shall be binding except as set forth in a writing signed by its duly authorised representative.
While we are committed to accessibility, we are aware, and regret, that our website does not comply with some WCAG/508 requirements, though it validates with HTML 5. The site is Contao-based, and as such, will be compliant when Contao meets requirements.
We are dedicated to complying with all current web standards (HTML, CSS, WCAG/508) and best practices. This will become possible as the Contao engine addresses known issues.
Existing content created before the implementation of Contao may not be properly marked up. Efforts may be made to revise and edit that content, depending on time constraints. New content will be properly marked up.
In some situations, Contao will require the use of 3rd party applications to assist with the functions of the website. Features such as a forum, or a calendar were not programmed by the Contao development team. While we will aim to improve accessibility to those parts of our website, compliance remains outside of our control.
If you have any questions concerning the usage or licensing of Platform copyrighted materials, for example, photographs, video footage, or other Platform materials, please submit your detailed request in writing. Please be sure to include any surrounding copy or text to the Platform material.
Marketing or advertising requests (which may include promotions/givewaways, sponsorship, product placement and partnership requests) may be emailed to us.
You may not sell, alter, modify, license, sublicense, copy, or use the materials in any way other than has been specifically authorised by the Platform Secretariat in the permissions and trademark guidelines described herein.
You acknowledge that the Platform Secretariat reserves the right to revoke the authorisation to view, download, and print the materials available on this site at any time, and for any reason; and such authorisation shall be deemed to be discontinued immediately upon the removal of these materials from the site.
You acknowledge that any rights granted to you constitute a license and not a transfer of title. You do not obtain any ownership right, title, or other interest in the Platform Secretariat copyrighted materials or trademarks by downloading, copying, or otherwise using these materials.
The Platform shall not be liable to you or any other party for any loss of revenue or profit or for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or other similar damages, whether based on tort (including, without limitation, negligence or strict liability), contract, or other legal or equitable grounds even if the Platform has been advised or had reason to know of the possibility of such damages.
Any materials are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. The Platform specifically disclaims all express, statutory, or implied waranties relatingto these materials, including but not limited to those concerning merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of any third-party rights regarding the materials.
Specifically, any contact details will be used to compile a participants list that will be used by: the Platform event organisers; third-party event organisers; venues and accommodation provider for the purpose of room bookings (if applicable); event materials designer; and parties associated with related events. If you are a speaker, your presentation documents may be loaded to the Platform website or provided to participants to view after the event.
Should you not wish for your details to be used for these purposes, please contact the Platform secretariat, secretariat@donorplatform.org at least two weeks prior to the event.
screen or place online (including on social media) the Recording.
By registering for the event, the participants release the Platform from any infringement or violation of personal and / or property rights of any sort whatsoever based upon the use of the Recording.
By registering for the event, the participants acknowledge that the Platform owns and shall own all rights, title, and interest (including copyright) in the Recording.
The Participants further acknowledge that the Platform is not obliged to use the Recording.
The participants warrant that they have full power to enter into this Release and that the terms of this Release do not in any way conflict with any existing commitment on their part.
The participants understand they will receive no monies for this Recording.
Should you not wish to grant the Platform these rights, please contact us at secretariat@donorplatform.org at least two weeks prior to the event.
At the time of registration, the Platform provided the most recent information available and the participant and/or speaker accept that the content and/or the delivery of the event can change beyond the control of the Platform. The Platform will not take any responsibility for any errors, omissions and changes to the program or content of the event. The Platform reserves the right to make changes as it deems necessary without penalty and in such situations no refunds, part refunds or alternative offers shall be made.
The Platform reserves the right to update the Disclaimer and Terms and Conditions without notice to you.
The Platform, its members, employees and affiliates shall not be liable for any losses , damages, liabilities, claims or expenses whatsoever arising out of or referable to the event.
If a person is registering on behalf of a participant/s it is the responsibility of that person to notify the delegate of the terms and conditions of registering, for which they will be agreeing to on the behalf of the delegate. Responsibility also includes providing full details of the delegate’s/s’ registration details as confirmed.

References: Art. 4
 Art. 28
 Art. 44
 Art. 6
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 Art. 28
 Art. 6