OWNER DATA CONTROLLER 

We, Observatorio de la diáspora venezolana operate https://odvdiaspora.org/
Contact email: info@odvdiaspora.org 

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This site collects some personal data from its users.
This privacy policy informs you of our views, practices, and policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data received from users of the Site.
By providing your personal data, you agree to its use as described below.

COLLECTION, PURPOSE, AND USE OF INFORMATION 

When using our Site, we may request that you provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This information may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, phone number, cookies, usage data, and password.
We may use your personal data to: – Send you our newsletters on occasion
– Manage contacts and send messages
– Ensure that our site’s content is presented as effectively as possible for you and your device
– Provide you with requested information, products, or services that may be of interest
– Fulfill the obligations arising from contracts entered into between you and us
– Interact with social networks and external platforms (e.g., social media widgets and share bars)
– Monitor the infrastructure
– Manage hosting and backend infrastructure
– Interact with live chat platforms
– Perform remarketing and behavioral targeting (including display ads)
– Display content from external platforms
– Conduct affiliate marketing (e.g., on-screen advertisements)
– Interact with support and feedback platforms
– Manage the user database

In addition, we may collect log data and use cookies.

LOG DATA 

Like many website operators, we collect information that your browser sends each time you visit our Site.
This log data may include details such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
Furthermore, we may use third-party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor, and analyze this data.

COOKIE POLICY 

Cookies are small text files that contain a small amount of data, potentially including an anonymous unique identifier.
Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer, tablet, or other device dedicated to cookies.
It is common practice to use cookies to improve your experience while using a website.
Like many sites, we use «cookies» to recognize, collect, and/or track information regarding your use of the Site.
These cookies are known as “first-party cookies.” We may also recognize, collect, and/or track information via cookies set by third parties. These are known as “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies are used for tasks related to advertising and analysis, as well as enabling interactive features such as sharing or commenting. Some third parties collect statistics in an anonymous and aggregated way, and may not require the user’s consent.
The information recognized, collected, and/or tracked by our first- or third-party cookies may include details about your devices, browsing actions, and patterns such as the type of computer you use, your internet service provider, browser type, location, IP address, date and time of your visit, pages visited, and traffic patterns on the Site.
On your first visit to the Site (and periodically thereafter), we will request your consent for the use of cookies, except those strictly necessary.

 

TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE 

We use the following categories of cookies on the Site:

Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential to allow you to navigate the Site and use its features. We use cookies to store your sessions, login data, and other information necessary for carrying out your requests, as well as for other strictly necessary activities for the functioning of this Site (e.g., traffic distribution). We use cookies to save browsing preferences and optimize your experience.

Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about your use of the Site, such as actions and browsing patterns, date and time of your visit, pages visited, and traffic patterns on the Site.
This information enables us to monitor and analyze the Site’s traffic. User behaviors may be recognized, collected, and/or tracked.
We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze the Site’s web traffic. Google uses the recognized, collected, and/or tracked data to prepare reports on traffic activities.
This integration with Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address.
Google may use the recognized, collected, and/or tracked information to tailor ads on its advertising network and may share the data with other services.

Security Cookies
These cookies are essential for our security functions. They allow us to detect malicious activities or actions that violate our terms of use.

Personalization Cookies
These cookies allow the Site to save information and details such as your username to optimize your experience on the Site and provide personalized features

Social Media Cookies and Pixels
These cookies allow you to share your activity on the Site on social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, or other external platforms directly from the Site.
Cookies may continue to be recognized, collected, and/or tracked on pages where buttons, widgets, or other applications are installed even when you are not actively using them.
Interaction and information recognized, collected, and/or tracked through the Site are always subject to the privacy settings for each corresponding social network or external platform.
It is recommended that you review the privacy policy of the respective social network or external platform and log out to ensure that the information collected on the Site is not tied to your profile.

Facebook «Like» Button and Facebook Social Widgets
The Facebook «Like» button and Facebook social widgets are applications that allow interaction with the Facebook social network.

Twitter Tweet Button and Twitter Social Widgets
The Twitter Tweet button and Twitter social widgets are applications that allow you to interact with the Twitter social network.

YouTube Video Widget
YouTube is a video-sharing website that allows this Site to embed video content on its pages and posts.

Vimeo Video Widget
Vimeo is a video-sharing website that allows this Site to embed video content on its pages and posts.

Live Chat Platform
This application allows you to interact with a third-party live chat platform directly from the Site, for example, to contact customer support.
This application may recognize, collect, and/or track browsing and usage information on the pages where it is installed, even if you are not actively using it. If used actively, your live chat conversation may be recorded.

Social Media Pixels
We reserve the right to use social media pixels. These pixels allow social media platforms, like Facebook, to track visitors from external websites in order to tailor their advertising activities to the users browsing through their social networks. For more information on these pixels, please consult the privacy policy of the corresponding social network.

Facebook Pixel
The Facebook Pixel connects activity carried out on the Site with Facebook’s advertising network, including Instagram ads and Audience.

Targeting or Advertising Cookies
These cookies record your actions and browsing patterns on the Site, such as pages you have visited and links you have clicked. The recognized, collected, and/or tracked information is used so that the content of the Site and the advertising displayed (through links or banners) are more relevant to your interests. This information may also be shared with third parties for the same purpose.

HOW TO CONTROL COOKIES 

In accordance with our Privacy Policy and this Cookie Policy, you have the right to accept or reject cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies cannot be rejected as they are essential for navigating and using the Site’s features.
If you reject cookies, you can still use the Site, though some features and functionalities may not be available to you and/or some areas might be restricted.
Additionally, you can manage cookie preferences directly from your browser settings and prevent third parties from installing cookies.
Using your browser preferences, it is also possible to delete previously installed cookies, including those that stored the initial consent for cookie installation on this Site.
Information on how to manage cookies in the most widely used browsers (e.g., Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Internet Explorer) can be found on the chosen browser’s website.
For third-party cookies, users may manage their preferences and withdraw consent by clicking on the corresponding opt-out link (if provided), using the methods set out in the third party’s privacy policy, or by contacting them directly.

DATA STORAGE

By submitting your personal data, you consent to its transfer, storage, or processing. We will take all reasonably necessary measures to ensure that your data is handled securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

LEGAL BASIS FOR PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING 

We may process users’ personal data if one of the following conditions applies: – Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes
– The provision of data is necessary for the performance of a contract with the user and/or for any pre-contractual obligations
– Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject
– Processing is related to a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority granted to us
– Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party.

DATA RETENTION

We process and store your personal data for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. Therefore: – Personal data collected for purposes related to a contract between us and the user will be retained until the contract is fully executed;
– Personal data collected for our legitimate interests will be retained as long as needed to fulfill those purposes;
– We may be authorized to retain personal data for a longer period when the user has given consent for such processing, until such consent is withdrawn;
– We may be required to retain personal data for a longer period when mandated by a legal obligation or by order of an authority.

Once the retention period expires, the personal data will be deleted and certain rights (i.e., the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification, and the right to data portability) will no longer be enforceable after the period has expired. You can find specific information about your rights in the corresponding section of this Privacy Policy or by contacting us at info@odvdiaspora.org 

DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties unless we notify users in advance. This does not include trusted partners who host the website or other parties who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, or serving our users, provided that those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also disclose information when appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our Site policies, or protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of others.
However, non-personal visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other purposes.

YOUR RIGHTS

Users have the right to: – Withdraw consent at any time. Users may withdraw their consent for the processing of their personal data that they have previously provided.
– Object to the processing of their data if it is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
– Access their data. Users have the right to know if their data is being processed by us, obtain information about certain aspects of the processing, and receive a copy of the data being processed.
– Verify and request rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their data and request its update or correction.
– Limit the processing of their data. In certain circumstances, users have the right to restrict the processing of their data. In such cases, we will not process your data for any purpose other than storing it.
– Request the deletion or erasure of their personal data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the deletion of their data from us.
– Receive their data and have it transferred to another data controller. Users have the right to receive their data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and, where technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without undue delay.
– File a complaint. Users have the right to file a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by contacting us at info@odvdiaspora.org 
These requests can be made free of charge and will be attended to as soon as possible and within 30 days.

SECURITY

The security of your personal information is important to us.
Our website is regularly scanned for security vulnerabilities and known threats to ensure your visit is as safe as possible.
We routinely perform malware scans.
Your personal data is kept behind secure networks and is accessible only by a limited number of persons with special access rights to those systems, and who are required to keep the information confidential.
We implement various security measures when a user places an order, logs in, submits, or accesses their information to ensure that your personal data remains secure.
Unfortunately, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY SUS DERECHOS

This privacy policy is effective as of 11/29/2021 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will take effect immediately after being posted on this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time, and you should review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of our Site after we post any modifications to this Privacy Policy on this page will signify your acknowledgment of the changes and your agreement to abide by and be bound by the updated Privacy Policy.
If we make any substantial changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by email at the address you provided or by prominently posting a notice on our website.

CONTACT US 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@odvdiaspora.org