GRASP apeAPP Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

We’ve tried to keep it as simple as possible. Your privacy matters to GRASP so please do take the time to get to know our practices – and if you have any questions email grasp@unep.org.

Information we collect

We collect information to provide better services to all of our users – from figuring out basic stuff like which language you speak, to more complex things like which phone you are using to access our app. We collect information in two ways:
  • Information we get from your use of our app.
    We may collect information about the services that you use and how you use them, like when you visit a website that uses our app . This information includes:
    • Device information
      We may collect device-specific information (such as your hardware model, operating system version
    • Location information
      When you use a location-enabled device, we may collect and process information about your actual location, like GPS signals sent by your phone. We may also use various technologies to determine location, such as sensor data from your device that may, for example, provide information on nearby Wi-Fi access points and cell towers.
    • Unique application numbers
      Certain services include a unique application number. This number and information about your installation (for example, the operating system type and application version number) may be sent to GRASP when you install or uninstall that service or when that service periodically contacts our servers, such as for automatic updates.

How we use information we collect

We use the information we collect from all of our services to provide, maintain, protect and improve them, to develop new ones, and to protect GRASP appAPP users. We also use this information to offer you tailored content. When you contact GRASP, we may keep a record of your communication to help solve any issues you might be facing. We may use your email address to inform you about our services, such as letting you know about upcoming changes or improvements. We will ask for your consent before using information for a purpose other than those that are set out in this Privacy Policy.

Transparency and choice

People have different privacy concerns. Our goal is to be clear about what information we collect, so that you can make meaningful choices about how it is used.

Information you share

Many of our services let you share information with others. Remember that when you share information publicly, it may be indexable by search engines.. Our services provide you with different options on sharing and removing your content.

Accessing and updating your personal information

Whenever you use our services, we aim to provide you with access to your personal information. If that information is wrong, we strive to give you ways to update it quickly or to delete it – unless we have to keep that information for legitimate business or legal purposes. When updating your personal information, we may ask you to verify your identity before we can act on your request. Where we can provide information access and correction, we will do so for free. We aim to maintain our services in a manner that protects information from accidental or malicious destruction. Because of this, after you delete information from our services, we may not immediately delete residual copies from our active servers and may not remove information from our backup systems.

Information we share

We do not share personal information with companies, organizations and individuals outside of the GRASP partnership.

Information security

We work hard to protect the apeAPP and our users from unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of information we hold. In particular:
  • We encrypt many of our services using SSL.
  • We review our information collection, storage and processing practices, including physical security measures, to guard against unauthorized access to systems.
  • We restrict access to personal information to GRASP employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to process it for us, and who are subject to strict contractual confidentiality obligations and may be disciplined or terminated if they fail to meet these obligations.

Application

Our Privacy Policy applies to all of the services offered by GRASP, but excludes services that have separate privacy policies that do not incorporate this Privacy Policy, like Paypal. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to services offered by other companies or individuals, including products or sites that may be displayed. Our Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of other companies and organizations

Enforcement

We regularly review our compliance Privacy Policy.When we receive formal written complaints, we will contact the person who made the complaint to follow up. We work with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that we cannot resolve with our users directly.

Changes

Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent. We will post any privacy policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of privacy policy changes). We will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review.