Your privacy is important to us. This privacy statement covers the website located at www.UPTAKEstudy.org, operated by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (“IAVI”, “us” or “we”) on behalf of Universally accessible HIV Prevention Technologies for African girls and young women through Knowledge applied from behavioral Economics (“UPTAKE”), and provides information about the personal information that we collect, and the ways in which we may use that personal information. We may update or amend this Privacy Policy from time to time in the future. When revised, the new Privacy Policy will be posted on this website and the “Last Updated” date above will reflect the date of the most recent amendments. Therefore, we encourage you to periodically visit our Privacy Policy to review the most recent policy. By using our site, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy, as amended.

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Subject to the Terms of Use, IAVI provides the Website on behalf of UPTAKE indiscriminately to visitors worldwide for informational purposes.

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I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

 

Navigation Information and Cookies

 

We collect certain information automatically when visitors navigate the website www.UPTAKEstudy.org (“Visitors” and the “Website,” respectively).

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An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We collect your IP address when you browse the Website and use that information to help us administer the Website, track Visitor movement within the Website, and gather broad demographic information about aggregate use to enhance the UPTAKE Website.

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We also use cookies on our website to identify your browser, personalize content and identify which parts of the Website have been visited. A cookie is a small string of text that a website can send to your browser. Cookies help us understand which parts of UPTAKE's Website are the most popular, where our visitors are going and how long they spend there. In addition, we use cookies to study traffic patterns on our Website so we can improve the Website and your experience. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive, pass on computer viruses or capture your email address.

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You can set your browser to inform you if and when a website is trying to place a cookie. This gives you the opportunity to decide whether your browser will accept the cookie. You do not have to accept a cookie to browse the Website. However, if you consent to our use of cookies, we are able to personalize the content.

 

Contact Information

 

If you would like to contact UPTAKE, you can do so on this Website by providing us with certain “Personal Data” (information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context) such as your name and e-mail address, organization and country. This information allows us to manage and respond to inquiries and other contacts.

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II. INFORMATION THRID PARTIES COLLECT

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UPTAKE’s Website contains links to third-party websites. Our inclusion of a link is not intended to constitute an endorsement of or affiliation with the owner or sponsor of such websites. Neither IAVI nor UPTAKE is responsible for the contents of any linked website or any link contained in a linked website.

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It is possible that third parties will collect information about you, through Cookies or other technologies, when you browse content on their website or if you link to their websites through this Website. IAVI does not monitor or control the information collection or privacy practices of these or any third parties, and neither IAVI nor UPTAKE is responsible for the practices or the content of their websites. You may wish to review the privacy policies of such third parties to understand how they collect and use information prior to providing any personal information.

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III. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

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We do not knowingly contact or collect information from anyone under 13 years old. UPTAKE’s Website is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13.

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IV. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

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IAVI only uses Personal Data in furtherance of the charitable purpose of UPTAKE and in order to facilitate the functions set forth in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use found on UPTAKE’s website; including, without limitation, sending you information you have consented to receive; and for informational and educational purposes.

If you are in the European Union, we will only collect and/or process your Personal Data through our Website if we have at least one legal basis for doing so under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which legal bases include: you have given your consent for a specific purpose; it is necessary to perform a contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you; it is necessary for our legitimate interests and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests; it is necessary to protect someone’s vital interest; or if it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.

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We take every reasonable step to ensure that your Personal Data that we process:

• are accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date;

• any of your Personal Data that we Process that are inaccurate (having regard to the purposes for which they are Processed) are erased or rectified without delay. From time to time we may ask you to confirm the accuracy of your Personal Data;

• are limited to the Personal Data reasonably necessary in connection with the purposes set out in this Policy;

• are processed for the minimum period necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy.

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V. HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION?

 

Your Personal Data is secured and only accessible to IAVI’s authorized staff and agents. IAVI does not sell, trade, rent or share with third parties any Personal Data that you provide on or through the Website. In rare cases, IAVI may disclose Personal Data in connection with a lawful subpoena, court order, or other legal process (to comply with legal obligations).

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We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized access, and other unlawful or unauthorized forms of processing, in accordance with applicable law.

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Because the internet is an open system, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will implement all reasonable measures to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to us using the internet — any such transmission is at your own risk and you are responsible for ensuring that any Personal Data that you send to us are sent securely.

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VI. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

 

We will use reasonable efforts to securely process your Personal Data in accordance with applicable law. Under applicable law, you may have a number of rights, including: (i) the right not to provide your Personal Data to us; (ii) the right of access to your Personal Data; (iii) the right to request rectification of inaccuracies; (iv) the right to request the erasure, or restriction of processing, of your Personal Data; (v) the right to object to the processing of your Personal Data; (vi) the right to have your Personal Data transferred to another party; (vii) the right to withdraw consent; and (viii) the right to lodge complaints with data protection authorities.

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We may require proof of your identity before we can give effect to these rights. To exercise one or more of these rights, or to ask a question about these rights or any other provision of this Policy, or about our processing of your Personal Data, please use the contact details provided in Section VII below.

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VII. SCOPE

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Our Online Privacy policy applies only to information collected through our Website and not to information collected offline. 

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VIII.  QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS

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Online registrants receiving electronic and/or print communications may withdraw their consent to such communications by contacting us at info@UPTAKEstudy.org. 

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Your opinion is important to us. If you have any questions or concerns about any of the information in this policy or any other issues relating to the Processing of Personal Data carried out by us, or on our behalf, or the website, please feel free to contact us at info@UPTAKEstudy.org.