Policy for visitors to this site
This policy covers the information we collect about you, our security agreement and your rights.
The University of Edinburgh (the “University”, “us” or “we”) is committed to preserving your privacy. Please read the following privacy policy to understand how we use and protect the information obtained from those visiting the PeaceRep website, peacerep.org.
Information we collect, how we use it, and with whom we share it:
IP addresses
We may collect information where available about your IP address, operating system and browser type. This is data about users’ browsing actions and patterns. It is used to inform improvements to the website, for system administration, and to report aggregate information to third parties.
Cookies
This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping baskets, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics.
The tool we use most consistently is Google Analytics. Anonymous data about your visit is collected and amalgamated with that of other visitors so we can better understand how people use our website.
You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing Google’s opt-out browser add-on.
Click here to read Google’s privacy policy.
We also use CrazyEgg to anonymously monitor website use so we can improve our service.
Cookies may also be collected by Third Party websites where we have embedded content from their website on our own.
As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. Most browsers provide for ways to control cookie behaviour such as the length of time they are stored – either through built-in functionality or by utilising third party plugins. If you disable cookies, please be aware that some of the features of our service may not function correctly.
To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org. We do not use advertising on this site.
Logged-in users
peacerep.org is powered by WordPress. If you have a WordPress account and access the site whilst you are logged in, you should consult the WordPress privacy and cookies policy to understand what data is collected and how it is used by WordPress. We do not accept and responsibility or liability for this policy.
Click here to view the WordPress Users Privacy Policy for more information.
Third party services
The website may contain links to and from the websites of third parties. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies.
Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these third party websites.
Electronic communications
The University of Edinburgh uses DotDigital as a secure email communication service. If you sign up to receive our newsletter via email, your details (email address and name) will be held by the PeaceRep team and the University of Edinburgh for the purpose of communicating with you. You can unsubscribe from this service at any time.
Read PeaceRep’s full mailing list privacy statement
Security:
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is never completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security data transmitted to our website. Any transmission is at your own risk.
Automated decision making:
We do not use profiling or automated decision-making processes. A human decision maker will always be involved before any decision is reached in relation to you.
Changes to our privacy policy:
We may amend this policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on the website.
Make an enquiry:
If you have any questions, please contact us at peacerep@ed.ac.uk
Further information:
Click here to view the full University of Edinburgh privacy notice.