Privacy Notice

Visitors use the site to read news, access knowledge resources, browse programme pages, follow external official links, and interact with limited public features such as campaign signups or quizzes. The privacy notice should therefore explain the difference between passive browsing data, voluntary submissions, and content generated by administrators.

Because the platform serves a continental audience, the notice should be written clearly and updated regularly so users understand how their interactions are handled, what is stored, and when a request may be routed to another official domain or service.

This can include public-form submissions, analytics events, language preferences, device and browser data needed for security or service improvement, and operational logs used to protect the platform from abuse or service disruption.

The page should clarify that sensitive or special-category information is not requested through routine public engagement features unless a clearly identified official process states otherwise, and any such collection must be governed through explicit instructions and review.

Typical uses include publishing and improving public content, supporting moderated campaign or quiz participation, maintaining service integrity, measuring high-level usage patterns, and responding to enquiries routed through the site or associated public visibility workflows.

Administrators can also use this section to explain that public information may be retained for audit, review, or service continuity reasons where necessary, while still applying minimisation and security principles.

The site may rely on functional cookies for session or language continuity and may use analytics tooling to understand page usage, engagement trends, and abuse signals. The notice should explain that these tools support service quality, visibility planning, and platform security rather than intrusive personal profiling.

Where visitors are taken to a different official domain, those services may apply their own cookie and privacy practices. The platform therefore uses a redirect notice before certain off-domain links so visitors understand when they are leaving this environment.

This section can explain how visitors may request clarification about public-form submissions, ask for correction of information they voluntarily provided, or seek direction on where a rights-related request should be addressed within the responsible institutional structure.

Retention language should also explain that records are kept only as long as needed for public communication, audit, legal, administrative, or security purposes, after which they should be archived or removed in line with approved policy and operational needs.

Users should rely on the platform for official public information, avoid misuse of interactive features, and refrain from actions that would interfere with service integrity, access control, content accuracy, or other users’ safe access to the site.

Administrators may revise this section over time to reflect legal review, security practice, content governance, and official operational updates affecting acceptable use, external linking, and access to downloadable materials.