OSISA Privacy Policy

[based on the Privacy Policy of the Open Society Initiative (OSI), New York, available at http://www.soros.org/about_site/privacy ].

The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is committed to safeguarding your privacy. OSISA, like all OSI-affiliated Websites, adheres to a rigid policy for ensuring the privacy of any personally identifiable information (name, mailing address, email address, occupation, etc.) that may be collected though Websites.

Collecting Information

OSISA gathers email addresses from users who (1) contact OSISA for general information purposes or (2) subscribe to electronic mailing lists for newsletters and other publications. We may also collect other personal information, including mailing address and occupation, from users who choose to send such information by email.

The OSISA Website will only collect personally identifiable information from you if you voluntarily supply it. OSISA is the sole owner of and the only organisation that uses the information collected on this Website. We do not sell, share, or rent information under any circumstances.

Subject to the following sentences, OSISA will not disclose personally identifiable information without first receiving your permission. OSISA may disclose information about its users if required to do so by law or in its good-faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process. OSISA may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in its good-faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

• enforce our Terms and Condition;

• respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or

• protect the rights, property, or personal safety of, as appropriate, OSISA, its users, or the general public.

Tracking and Cookies

OSISA collects non-personal information (IP addresses and login information, for example) from visitors to help us understand how our site is being used. For security purposes, the website uses cookies for logged-in users only.