Privacy Policy

Here at HDI.org we take personal privacy very seriously. As a general rule HDI.org does not collect your personal information unless you chose to provide that information to us. When you choose to provide us with your personal information, you are giving HDI.org your permission to use that information for the stated purposes listed in this privacy policy. If you choose not to provide us with that information, it might limit the features and services that you can use on this website.

Generally, the information requested by HDI.org will be used to provide a website feature or service to you that you yourself have requested or initiated, such as commenting, supporting, or making a donation. A description of HDI.org’s intended use of that information, how that information is collected, security measures HDI.org takes to protect that information, and how to grant or revoke consent for collection and use of that information will be fully described on this page.

Email addresses and contact form

Some of the services on this website allow you to send us an email. We will use the information you provide, such as email address or phone number, only to respond to your inquiry. Keep in mind that email transmissions are not encrypted by default, so we suggest you do not send sensitive information such as credit card numbers or bank account information via such contact forms.

If such information is required, it will be via a web page that clearly states the page and its transmission of information is secure and encrypted. All electronic messages received from visitors are deleted when no longer needed.

Information for Tracking and Customization (Cookies)

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Your IP address is anonymized and will not be stored or sent to a third party.

On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

List of cookies in use at HDI.org

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Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Website Privacy Policy: Choice, Access, and Redress

You can do the following at any time by contacting us via info@hdi.no:

Ask for a list of personal information we have about you, if any.
Request a change, correction, or deletion of your personal information.
Request that we avoid collecting anything in the future (opt-out).

If you do not wish to have cookies stored on your machine, you have the option to turn cookies off in your browser. However, keep in mind that turning off cookies may impact how this website functions. Disabling browser cookies will also impact how other websites you visit store browser cookies as well.

Whenever we collect any sensitive information (such as credit card information), the information is encrypted and securely transmitted. You are able to confirm this by looking for the ‘lock’ icon in the browser address bar, and also confirm that the URL link starts with ‘https.’