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Last updated: November 2020
This website (geneva-academy.ch) is provided by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian law and Human Rights (Geneva Academy) and hosted in Switzerland.
Protecting your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy sets out how users’ personal data and details are collected, used and stored when visiting this website, so that you can make an informed choice about using it.
This Privacy Policy is based on the Swiss Federal Law on Data Protection and guidance provided by the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.
This Privacy Policy is valid from the date at the top of the policy. The Geneva Academy reserves the right to modify it at any time. Please consult this page regularly.
This website uses cookies – small text files that are transferred either to your computer’s hard drive (‘long-term cookies’) or temporarily to your computer’s Random Access Memory (‘session cookies‘).
We use cookies for the following purposes: (1) to compile statistical data on the use of the website and its functioning, so that we can monitor and improve it; (2) to facilitate users’ ability to navigate through the website; (3) to allow us to share webpages via social media platforms.
You can choose to accept all cookies, deny all cookies or customize your preferences when accessing the website for the first time. You may also refuse cookies by adjusting the settings of your web browser; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to access the full functionality of this website. You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking on the ‘Cookies Setting’ link at the bottom of this website’s footer.
This website uses the following cookies:
| Cookie | Purpose / More information |
| Cookie Agreement (CookiesDirective) |
Created when the visitor customizes his/her cookies preferences. Hides cookies notice on future visits. |
| Google Analytics |
Collects standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form, including your IP address, the website you last visited, the browser you are using and the date and time. This information may be transmitted and stored by Google on servers outside Switzerland, including servers in the United States, and is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy. Google provides a browser plug-in which allows you to opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites. |
| YouTube | We sometimes embed videos from YouTube. YouTube's use of cookies is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy. |
| Start_an_application | This cookie allows applicants to our master’s programmes to retrieve all the information they have provided in the application form if they do not complete the form in one session. |
You can visit most pages of this website without stating who you are and without revealing any personal information.
Personal data are not collected, used or stored without the prior knowledge and consent of the user. Where personal data are collected (e.g. through web-based forms for online applications, contact forms, registration for events or subscribe to our newsletter), the user is informed as to what personal information is being collected, who will use it and for what purpose(s).
Any personal data that you give us will be treated with the utmost care and security. We have taken appropriate technical and organizational measures to prevent their loss or unlawful processing. For example, your personal data can only be viewed by staff authorized on the grounds of their professional role.
We will hold your personal data on our systems for as long as they are still used for the purpose stated when originally requested.
The Geneva Academy does not distribute, sell or rent personal data captured through the website to anyone. As a general rule, the Geneva Academy does not disclose any information identifying you personally, except with your permission or where required by Swiss law.
In order for you to apply to one of our master’s programmes, we require some personal data. We collect these through an online application form and other enrolment documents. The purposes for which we will use personal data are:
In order for you to apply to our training and short courses, we require some personal data. We collect these through an online application form and other enrolment documents. The purposes for which we will use these personal data are:
We sometimes require participants to register for our events. The purposes for which we will use personal data are:
In the case of registration for events organized with a partner, your personal data might be transmitted to partners for logistical purposes only (e.g. access to the partner’s premises).
We use the Zoom platform for webinars, events or courses with online participation. When you register for our online events and log in, Zoom may collect personal information from you. This information is also stored on our Zoom account and we delete it systematically once the event is over. You can consult Zoom privacy policy for more information about this third party data collection.
We record most of our public webinars and events. The recordings usually include names of the panelists. We upload recordings on our YouTube channel, Facebook page and on our website and share these recordings via our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. The recordings may also appear on third party websites. In addition, the link to the webinar recording may be sent to those who registered/attended.
If you have concerns about your name appearing on a public website or being shared with other participants, we suggest you use an alias when logging in.
Our bi-monthly newsletter provides updates regarding our events, research, master’s programmes and training courses.
In order for you to subscribe to our newsletter, we require some personal data (First Name, Last Name, Organization, Email).
We use MailChimp, a third-party service provider based in the United States (US) and provided by The Rocket Science Group, to manage recipients and send our bi-monthly newsletter. When you subscribe to our newsletter, your personal details (Name, Email, Job, Organization) will be sent to a server operated by The Rocket Science Group in the US and stored there in accordance with the Swiss-US Privacy Shield and the EU-US Privacy Shield. You can consult MailChimp Privacy Policy for more information.
We have disabled open tracking for our newsletter campaigns, so we do not track who opens our newsletter and who clicks on the links inside. We also do not enable any other tracking or analytics tracking on MailChimp and have excluded our data from MailChimp’s data science projects.
When you subscribe to our newsletter, you will receive a request for consent by email that will clearly indicate the purposes of processing your personal details, which you can accept or refuse selectively. You may cancel your newsletter subscription and revoke your consent to the storage of these details at any time by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of the newsletter. By doing so, you will receive an automatic confirmation of having unsubscribed and your personal details will be automatically deleted from the file.
In order for you to subscribe to the Geneva Academy Wednesday mailing list, we require some personal data. The purposes for which we will use personal details are:
We use MailChimp, a third-party service provider based in the United States (US) and provided by The Rocket Science Group, to manage recipients and send our bi-monthly newsletter. When you subscribe to our newsletter, your personal details (Name, Email, Job, Organization) will be sent to a server operated by The Rocket Science Group in the US and stored there in accordance with the Swiss-US Privacy Shield and the EU-US Privacy Shield. You can consult MailChimp Privacy Policy for more information.
We have disabled open tracking for the emails we send to subscribers of the Geneva Academy Wednesday mailing list, so we do not track who opens our emails. We also do not enable any other tracking or analytics tracking on MailChimp and have excluded our data from MailChimp’s data science projects.
When you subscribe to the Geneva Academy Wednesday mailing list, you will receive a request for consent by email that will clearly indicate the purposes of processing your personal details, which you can accept or refuse selectively. You may cancel your subscription and revoke your consent to the storage of these details at any time by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of the email. By doing so, you will receive an automatic confirmation of having unsubscribed and your personal details will be automatically deleted from the file.
This website contains hypertext links to other sites. The Geneva Academy is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external websites.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, require clarification or have any questions about the way in which we process your personal details, please email info[at]geneva-academy.ch
