Data Privacy Policy

UN-Habitat is committed to protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals, in particular the right to privacy and confirms that all personal data and information provided will be processed in accordance with the United Nations Principles on Personal Data Protection and Privacy. 

By accessing this site, certain information about the User, such as Internet protocol (IP) addresses, navigation through the site, the software used and the time spent, favoured articles, downloaded knowledge features from the website, along with other similar information will be stored on United Nations servers. Information collected will be used internally only for web site traffic analysis. 

If the User registers and provides unique identifying information, such as name, gender, organization, location, title/function and other information on forms stored on this website, such information will be used for statistical purposes. UN-Habitat may contact the User via email in the future to inform the user about new features, events, or activities. 

information that is available for general access within the User’s profile page, is managed by the User at his or her own discretion, and the User always has the right to edit the content on the page. 

If the User provides unique identifying information, such as name, address and other information on forms stored on this Site, such information will be used only for statistical purposes and will not be published for general access. 

Your personal data and information provided will be stored securely on UN-Habitat’s database and processed with due regard to confidentiality, and it will not be shared with any third party without the User’s consent. 

The use of this web site constitutes agreement with the following terms and conditions: 

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (hereinafter referred to as “UN-Habitat”) maintains and administers this web site (hereinafter referred to as “the Site”) as a courtesy to those who may choose to access the Site (hereinafter referred to as “Users”). The information presented herein is for informative purposes only. UN-Habitat grants permission to Users to visit the Site and to download and copy the information, documents and materials (collectively referred to as “Materials”) from the Site for the User’s personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell or redistribute them or to compile or create derivative works therefrom, subject to the terms and conditions outlined below, and also subject to more specific restrictions that may apply to specific Material within this Site. 

All Material on this Site from UN-Habitat shall be presented and administered in accordance with the present Terms and Conditions. 

Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the Materials on this Site are those of the various United Nations staff members, consultants and advisers to the United Nations Secretariat who prepared the work and do not necessarily represent the views of the United Nations or its Member States. 

Materials provided the Site are provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. UN-Habitat specifically does not make any warranties or representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any such Materials. UN-Habitat periodically adds, changes, improves or updates the Materials on this Site without notice. Under no circumstances shall UN-Habitat be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered that is claimed to have resulted from the use of this Site, including, without limitation, any fault, error, omission, interruption or delay with respect thereto. The use of this Site is at the User’s sole risk. Under no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, shall UN-Habitat or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, even if UN-Habitat has been advised of the possibility of such damages. 

The User specifically acknowledges and agrees that the United Nations is not liable for any conduct of any User. If the User joins the platform, the User is responsible for maintaining the security of their account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with it. Providing false contact information of any kind may result in the termination of the User’s account. The User must immediately notify UN-Habitat of any unauthorized uses of the account or any other breaches of security 

This site may contain advice, opinions and statements of various information providers. The United Nations does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information provided by any information provider, any User of this Site or any other person or entity. Reliance upon any such advice, opinion, statement, or other information shall also be at the User’s own risk. Neither the United Nations nor its affiliates, nor any of their respective agents, employees, information providers or content providers, shall be liable to any User or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, alteration of or use of any content herein, or for its timeliness or completeness, nor shall they be liable for any failure of performance, computer virus or communication line failure, regardless of cause, or for any damages resulting therefrom. 

As a condition of use of this Site, the User agrees to indemnify the United Nations and its affiliates from and against any and all actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of the User’s use of this Site, including, without limitation, any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach by the User of these Terms and Conditions. If the User is dissatisfied with any Material on this Site or with any of its Terms and Conditions of Use, the User’s sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site. 

This Site may contain links and references to third-party web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the United Nations, and the United Nations is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The United Nations provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply the endorsement of the linked site by the United Nations. 

If this Site contains bulletin boards, chat rooms, access to mailing lists or other message or communication facilities (collectively, “Forums”), the User agrees to use the Forums only to send and receive messages and materials that are proper and related to the particular Forum. By way of example and not as a limitation, the User agrees that when using a Forum, he or she shall not do any of the following: 

Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; 

Publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful material or information; 

Upload or attach files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy and publicity) unless the User owns or controls the rights thereto or has received all consents therefor as may be required by law; 

Upload or attach files that contain viruses, corrupted files or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer; 

Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded; 

Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded; 

Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services, or conduct or forward surveys, contests or chain letters, or download any file posted by another user of a Forum that the User knows, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner. 

The User acknowledges that all Forums and discussion groups are public and not private communications. Further, the User acknowledges that chats, postings, conferences, e-mails and other communications by other Users are not endorsed by the United Nations, and that such communications shall not be considered to have been reviewed, screened or approved by the United Nations. The United Nations reserves the right to remove, for any reason and without notice, any content of the Forums received from Users, including, without limitation, e-mail and bulletin board postings. 

The boundaries and names shown, and the designations used on the maps on this site do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. 

None of the materials provided on this web site may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, except as provided for in the Terms and Conditions of Use of United Nations Web Sites, without permission in writing from the publisher. 

News-related material can be used as long as the appropriate credit is given, and the United Nations is notified.