PRIVACY POLICY

The GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST believes strongly in protecting the integrity and privacy of personal information gathered from our members and visitors to our websites. Since the protection of your privacy is of great importance to us, we have created this privacy policy to communicate our practices regarding the collection and dissemination of personal information that can be linked to a specific individual, such as a name, address, phone number or e-mail address or any other information provided to us by our members and website visitors. These policies do not extend to external sites linked from our sites or other non- GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST website content. Please check with these companies and sites for their policies regarding data privacy, including the use of “cookies”.

Why does GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST ask for my information?

In order to participate in some activities, you might be asked to provide some personal information. This could be in connection with any one or a combination of the following:

• Making or renewing a donation online
• Sending personalised faxes or e-mail messages
• Participation in surveys, petitions and information requests
• Subscribing to our newsletter
• Leaving a comment on our blog posts

What information does the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST collect?

We do not collect personal information from our visitors other than what is supplied to us on a voluntary basis. We do not store credit card details or share your payment details with any third parties.

How does the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST use the information gathered from the above-mentioned sources?

We use your information to provide you with details about our campaigns, events, activities, local volunteer opportunities, alerts, and appeals.

The GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST also uses information gathered via our websites to improve our web-based campaigns. The GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST performs statistical analyses of aggregate user behaviour and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of various areas on our websites and to use such information to improve our websites’ abilities to serve you better.

How does the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST use materials I submit?

All photos, text and other content or information submitted by you to the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST shall become the property of the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST, and GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST shall have no obligation to preserve, return or otherwise make available to you or other people any photos or information so submitted.

You understand that because the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST becomes the owner of all photos, text and other content or information submitted by you, the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST and its officers, directors, employees, successors and assigns may use, reproduce, edit, display, transmit, modify, publish, prepare derivative works of and otherwise make use of the submitted photos, text and other content or information in any and all media – whether now known or hereinafter created – throughout the world and for any purpose, without compensation to you of any kind. By submitting any photo, text or other content or information to GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST, you hereby represent and warrant that the submitted photo, text or other content or information does not infringe on any copyright or trademark, any rights of privacy or publicity of any person or any other right of any third party. You hereby represent and warrant that you have the right to transfer the photo, text or other content or information to the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST free and clear of any claims or encumbrances.

You acknowledge and agree that GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST shall have no obligation to post, display or otherwise make publicly available any photo, text or content or other information submitted by you.

You further understand and intend that any photo, text and other content or information submitted by you to GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST may be available for viewing, rating, reviewing and commenting by the public. You understand that comments or ratings that you disagree with or are unhappy about may be published or otherwise become associated with any photo, text or other content or information that you submit to the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST. By submitting any photo, text or other content or information to the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST, you hereby waive any privacy expectations that you may have with respect to any such photo, text or other content or information submitted by you to the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST.

You hereby agree to hold GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST and its officers, directors, employees, successors and assignees harmless from and against – and hereby waive any right to pursue – any claims of any nature arising in connection with GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST’s use of the photos, text or other content or information submitted by you to the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST and used in any manner in the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST’s sole and absolute discretion.

Does the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST use cookies on its websites?

The GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST uses “cookies” on some web pages. A cookie is a small piece of data that is stored on a visitor’s hard drive but that does not itself contain any personal information. Cookies enhance a visitor’s experience by saving the visitor from having to log in or provide information each time he or she revisits an GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST web page and by customising content based on a visitor’s interests. Visitors can configure their browsers to be alerted when a site is attempting to send a cookie and refuse the cookie, although some GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST e-commerce pages will not function properly without accepting cookies.

The GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST also uses cookies to administer the website, track visitor movement and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. Click here to read our Cookie Policy.

How are your contact details used by the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST?

The information we gather from supporters or those that request information (including e-mail addresses) is not shared with other organisations or companies not affiliated with the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST. From time to time, we may send out e-mail messages that might include information about these like-minded organisations and companies, but we do not provide them with access to any personal information you have provided. In order to provide you with better and more relevant information, we compile details about e-mail response and website usage. This information helps us to better understand site usage patterns and what types of content and information may help improve your user experience on the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST’s website.

You may subscribe or unsubscribe to any e-news or e-mail communication from the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST at any time using the “unsubscribe” button at the bottom of our emails.

How does the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST protect your information?

The GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST is extremely protective of the information gathered through its website. Our website has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control. Our web server is located in a locked, secure environment.

When you contribute to the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST online, we use a secure server and encryption to protect your financial and other personal information during transmission.

Does the GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST rent, sell or trade my information?

The GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST occasionally makes the names and contact details of members who have consented to the sharing of this information available to reputable advocacy and non-profit organisations and commercial companies.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Do you have additional questions?

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this website, email us at communications@whitelions.org.

You can also contact us via post at:

GLOBAL WHITE LION PROTECTION TRUST

PO Box 858
Hoedspruit
1380
South Africa