Privacy statement

UNU-WIDER will not collect personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information. We only collect personal information from our online visitors on a voluntary basis and only when:

  1. contributing information for site registration and future updates;
  2. submitting feedback and comments;
  3. completing surveys;
  4. placing orders for materials.

Personal information collected may include your name, your organization, e-mail address, phone number, address, and specific information about how you found our site and how you might use our materials. We do not generally require this information to obtain access to any of our sites. In most cases, we will also ask if you would like to receive e-mails from us and give you the option of designating 'yes' or 'no'. UNU-WIDER may also collect demographic information during event registrations and job applications, such as age, gender, nationality or residency. This information is gathered to fulfil our reporting obligations to our donors. The data also helps us to improve our online offerings and allows us to tailor information to your preferences.

What data does UNU collect and how does UNU collect and use it?

UNU collects the following data from you when you visit and browse our Website through the use of server logs, cookies, and similar technologies:

  • Non-personally identifiable data – e.g. IP address, browser information, and the operating system you are using, as well as navigational information such as the files you download, the pages you visit, and the dates/times of those visits are collected.

UNU collects that data to:

  • Analyse trends, administer our Website, track user movements and gather aggregated broadly defined geographic information;
  • Email you with products and services you have signed up for or registered for, or to respond to your feedback or enquiry as necessary;
  • Improve website user experience;
  • Shape content to better meet the needs of website users; and
  • Detect, prevent and remediate technical issues

UNU also collects the following information from you when you voluntarily sign up to our newsletter, register for a UNU event, or submit feedback or enquiries on our Contact Us page:

  • Personally identifiable data – e.g. name, email address, organisation or affiliation (if provided), title/prefix (if provided).
    UNU may share aggregated contact, demographic and other data with institutes and programmes in the UNU system.

Subject to certain security measures under the UNU Policy on Personal Data Protection, UNU shares personally identifiable data with third-party service providers or processors to the extent necessary for the proper functioning and performance of our Website or to provide any applicable service.

How does UNU use cookies?

UNU uses first and third-party cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our Website, including to:

  • Understand how you use our Website;
  • Optimise user website journeys;
  • Improve website performance; and
  • Achieve high availability
What types of cookies does UNU use?

Our Website uses the following types of cookies:

  • Necessary cookies – to ensure all digital features and services of our Website work correctly. These cookies are required to ensure functionality, security, high availability and accessibility.
  • Functionality cookies – to recognise you on our Website and remember your previously selected preferences.
  • Performance cookies – to understand how you interact with our Website by tracking visits and traffic sources. These cookies assist us to improve accessibility and gather information in a way that does not directly identify you.
  • Advertising cookies – UNU uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our Website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device and your IP address. UNU sometimes shares limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our Website.
How to Manage Cookies

You are free to decline cookies if your browser permits, however, certain Website features may not function as a result.