The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ("FAO") operates the ABC-Map website.
By using ABC-Map, you acknowledge and agree that these Terms and Conditions shall apply, including in connection with the processing of any personal or third-party data you may make available through ABC-Map.
The following definitions shall apply to these privacy policy:
Authorized vendor and/or subcontractor, a company, organization, institute or other legal entity which may supply goods, works or services to FAO in relation to any FAO Applications, and authorized by FAO to access and/or process data in accordance with these Terms of Conditions.
Contact Data, data other than contact, personal or registration data provided by you by using the ABC-Map. This includes data submitted by you using forms and/or by performing certain actions within ABC-Map. This data is public and could be made available to other users.
Personal Data means any information relating to a person who is or can be identified either from the data, or from the data in conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come into, the possession of FAO and/or its authorized vendors or subcontractors. Personal Data may include but is not limited to, an individual's (a) name and/or surname, (b) place/date of birth, (c) age, (d) gender, (e) nationality, (f) country, state, postcode, city or village of residence, (g) job title, (h) personal contacts (e.g. postal address, email address, telephone number, etc.).
Processing of Personal Data means any operation or set of operations which is performed on or using personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction
Registration Data means data provided by you when signing in for the first time in ABC-Map. The Registration Data comprise: (a) your name and/or surname, (b) your email address; (c) any other information that may be required by FAO for purposes of registration. Registration Data may include Personal Data.
Third Party(ies) means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or any other body other than the user, FAO and/or FAO's authorized vendors and subcontractors, who may access and process data from a FAO database
The use of ABC-Map may sometimes require the processing of Personal Data. Such Data may be stored in a remote server and/or device. Under such circumstances, FAO may have access to the information, including Personal Data, that you have provided. FAO shall not be responsible for any loss or damage arising from the use of ABC-Map or the processing of information, including Personal Data, included or generated therein.
Information provided when using ABC-Map may include Personal Data. This may include Usage Data, such as Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the time and date of access, the time spent on pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
You may wish to share information, including Personal Data, with FAO through ABC-Map. If you choose to do so, all such information, including Personal Data will be processed by FAO and its authorized vendors and/or subcontractors through a FAO Database. Information, other than Personal Data, provided when using a FAO Application and any information generated through it, will be processed by FAO and/or its authorized vendors or subcontractors, and may be made available to Third Parties exclusively in an aggregate and anonymized manner and for statistical and monitoring purposes only.
Cookies and similar tracking technologies may be used to track the activity on ABC-Map and to hold certain information. Users may refuse all cookies, however, may not be able to use functionalities.
Google Analytics is utilized to track and report on website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
ABC-Map uses Google Earth Engine. ABC-Map's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
All information, including Personal Data, shared with FAO, through ABC-Map, will be processed by FAO and/or its authorized vendors or subcontractors in accordance with FAO's rules, policies and practice, to the exclusion of any single national system of law.
Personal Data will be treated by FAO and its authorized vendors and/or subcontractors as confidential in accordance with FAO's rules, policies and practice, and will not be disclosed, sold, distributed or rented to Third Parties without prior authorization of the person to which such Data refer.
When downloading or using ABC-Map, you may wish to contact FAO.
In such cases, when you contact FAO by any means, including by sending an email or completing a form, you provide FAO with Contact Data.
You acknowledge and agree that by contacting FAO, you are consenting to FAO's processing of the Contact Data. Failure to provide some Contact Data may hinder FAO's ability to communicate with you and/or to fully or properly provide feedback to your communications to FAO.
When you contact FAO, you provide FAO with Contact Information.
The Contact Data will be processed by FAO and/or its authorized vendors or subcontractors for purposes of providing feedback to your communication and addressing any request contained therein. FAO and/or its authorized vendors or subcontractors may also use Contact Data for technical administration purposes, including to produce usage statistics and troubleshooting.
All information, including Contact Data, will be processed by FAO in accordance with FAO's rules, policies and practice, to the exclusion of any single national system of law.
Contact Data will be treated by FAO and its authorized vendors and/or subcontractors as confidential in accordance with FAO's rules, policies and practice, and will not be disclosed, sold, distributed or rented to Third Parties without prior authorization of the person to which the data refer.
When you use or access ABC-Map (paragraph 2.1 below), and when you contact FAO (paragraph 2.3 below), you may entrust FAO with your information, including your Registration Data, Personal Data and Contact Data.
You are not required to provide any information to FAO or to use ABC-Map. However, in some cases, failure to provide certain information may prevent you from using or accessing ABC-Map, and/or may affect the availability or correct functioning of a particular feature or service associated with a FAO Application.
Personal data will only be used for the purpose(s) specified in these Terms and Conditions. Should FAO use or process your Data for any other purposes, FAO will inform you and request your consent.
When you choose to provide FAO with your information, including Registration and Personal Data, the following conditions shall apply to its processing:
In order to access ABC-Map you are required to sign in.
The conditions described in this sub-section 2.1 apply to the provision and processing of data relating to the use or access of ABC-Map.
When signing in Registration Data we will be provided (by third party services) or requested.
Consent to FAO's processing of the Registration Data is necessary to use ABC-Map. You are not required to provide any information to FAO, including Registration Data, however, if you do not consent to the above, you will be unable to sign in and use ABC-Map.
Your Registration Data will be processed by FAO in accordance with FAO's rules, policies and practice, to the exclusion of any single national system of law. In addition, your Registration Data may be processed by FAO's authorized vendors or subcontractors, and therefore, subject to additional rules, policies and procedures, which they may have in place.
The Registration Data will be processed by FAO and/or its authorized vendors or subcontractors for purposes of enabling you to use and access ABC-Map and to manage your account. FAO and/or its authorized vendors or subcontractors may also use Registration Data, as well as authentication and tracking logs, for technical administration purposes, including to produce usage statistics and troubleshooting.
FAO will not share, sell, distribute or rent Registration Data to any Third Party without prior authorization of the person to which such Data refers.
As a user, you acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for ensuring the integrity and security of the information, that you provide when accessing or ABC-Map, including any Personal Data, irrespective of whether this Personal Data belongs to you or to a Third Party.
In the event that you are not the owner of the Personal Data you process using ABC-Map, you further acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for obtaining the prior informed consent of the owner of the Personal Data you collect as regards the use and processing of his/her Personal Data by FAO and/or its authorized vendors and subcontractors as described in these Terms and Conditions for the of Use of ABC-Map.
FAO shall process Registration Data, Personal Data, Contact Data and Database Data in accordance with its rules, policies and practice, to the exclusion of any single national system of law. FAO's authorized vendors and subcontractors may also treat such Data in accordance with any additional rules, policies and practice, which may apply to their operations.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, FAO has put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we process, consistent with the FAO's rules, policies and practice.
FAO shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from, or directly or indirectly connected to, the use or operation of any of its Applications or Databases, including, but not limited to, any liability arising from any intentional or negligent misuse, errors, disclosure, undue transfer, loss or destruction of data that may occur.
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions or in any document relating thereto, shall be construed as constituting a waiver of privileges or immunities of FAO, or as its acceptance of the jurisdiction of the courts of any country over disputes arising out of these Terms and Conditions.
Changes to these Terms and Conditions will be posted on this webpage. By continuing to use ABC-Map subsequent to FAO making available amendments to these Terms and Conditions, you acknowledge, agree and consent to such amendment(s).
Data processed under these Terms and Conditions may be kept by FAO and its authorized vendors and/or subcontractors for as long as is necessary for purposes of ensuring the proper use and functioning of ABC-Map and Database.
At any time, you can delete, review, correct or update your Contact, Registration and Personal Data by accessing your Personal Account or through third party identification services used to sign in. Residual data may remain within FAO Databases and other FAO records, which may or may not contain Personal Data you have provided.
For more information about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us