Privacy policy
Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 19.10.2024
The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website https://www.cic-wildlife.org.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following information about you:
- Personal Information: When you register for an event, newsletter, or become a member of the CIC, we may collect personal data such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and payment information.
- Technical Data: Information about your visits to the website, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, referral source, and pages accessed.
- Cookies: Our website uses cookies to enhance your user experience. Cookies are small files placed on your device that help us understand how visitors interact with our website. For more details, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
- To provide and personalise our services, such as processing your membership or event registration.
- To communicate with you via email newsletters, updates, and promotional materials (with your consent).
- To improve our website and monitor website traffic and usage patterns.
- To comply with legal obligations, such as keeping accurate records of financial transactions and complying with any legal requests.
3. How We Share Your Information
We will never sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information with trusted third parties under the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your data with service providers who assist us in operating our website, such as payment processors, email marketing platforms, or event management systems.
- Legal Obligations: If required by law, we may disclose your information to comply with legal proceedings or protect the rights, safety, or property of CIC, our users, or others.
4. Data Security
We take the security of your personal data seriously and have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. However, no internet-based service is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
5. Your Rights
Under the applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to legal and contractual obligations.
- Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the way we use your personal data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at office@cic-wildlife.org.
6. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external sites. CIC is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
7. Data Retention
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
8. International Data Transfers
As CIC operates internationally, your information may be transferred and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). We ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data when it is transferred internationally.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review it regularly.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC)
Email: office@cic-wildlife.org