Privacy Policy
The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) is
committed to the privacy of individuals who visit and interact with
www.iopcfunds.org (the ‘Users’), and follows the privacy policy outlined
below. This privacy policy applies to all IOPC Fund sites - that is all
sites within the "iopcfunds.org" domain name (the “Site”).
Personally Identifiable Information
Visitors are not asked to provide any personally identifiable information
to access the Site. Users may be asked to share their email address to
subscribe to email alerts or newsletters. In this event, the IOPC Funds
will store this information securely and will not share, rent or sell it to
anyone outside of the IOPC Funds.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
By accessing the Site, certain information such as Internet Protocol (IP)
addresses, navigation through the Site, the browser used and the time spent,
along with other similar information, will be stored on our servers and on a
third party analytics software. This information is treated
confidentially.
The purpose of this data collection is to understand better the
preferences of the Site’s visitors and improve their experience on our
pages. This information is never connected with any personal information
that visitors supply to us if they register on our Site.
Use of cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing
information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any
personally identifiable information while on the Site.
By setting a cookie, the IOPC Funds will remember the User the next time
he/she visits the Site and therefore the IOPC Funds will not have to ask
questions that the User has already answered (like address information).
The User is always free to decline our cookies if his/her browser
permits, although in that case he/she may not be able to use certain
features on the site and may be required to re-enter information more
frequently to use certain services on the Site.
Notification of Changes
If the IOPC Funds decides to change its privacy policy, it will post
those changes to this page so Users are always aware of what information we
collect and how we use it.