Privacy Policy
Introduction
We at Humanity World International (hwi) respect your right to privacy. Our Privacy Policy is to outline how we deal with any personal data you provide to us while using this website.
1. Types of Information Collected
As part of our volunteer or internship placement process, we collect and retain the following information:
• "Personal Data"
This is the data that identifies you or can be used to identify or contact you and may include your first and last name, email address, country of residence, date of birth, gender etc. Such information is only collected from you if you voluntarily submit it to us during your application process or if you join in any of our projects.
• "Non-Personal Data"
Like most websites, we gather statistical and other analytical information collected on an aggregate basis of all visitors to our website. This Non-Personal Data comprises information that cannot be used to identify or contact you, such as demographic information regarding, for example, browser types and other anonymous statistical data involving the use of our website.
2. Purposes for which we hold your Information
• "Personal Data"
We will process any Personal Data you provide to us for the following purposes: (a) to respond to any queries you submit to us; (b) to provide you with information on services offered by us; and (c) to secure you a placement.
• Cookies
A cookie is a little piece of text stored by the browser on your computer, at the request of our server. Our cookie records no other information than that which is related to hwi. You are always free to decline cookies by setting your browser to indicate when a cookie is being sent. You can also delete cookie files from your computer at your discretion.
3. Disclosure of Information
All contact details collected about you are for internal use only (including the institution(s) that you will work with). We do not give out your e-mail, telephone, address or any contact detail of you to anyone without your consent except in exceptional cases as required by law.
4. Security
Your Personal Data is held on secure servers hosted by our internet service provider. We take all reasonable steps (including appropriate industry and technical protocols and standards) to protect your Personal Data.
5. Links
This website may contain links to other sites. Humanity World International is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such third party sites. This Website Privacy Policy only governs information collected on this website.
6. Changes to the Website Privacy Policy
Any changes to this Website Privacy Policy will be posted on this page so you are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it.
The hwi experience
"The month I spent in Ghana passed so quickly and yet when I remember what I saw, what I experienced and what I learned, I cannot believe I wasn’t there any longer. I think back often to my children in Adaklu-Wumenu and at New Nation School".- Erica Hemenway ('06)
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