HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE Privacy Policy

Introduction

HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE respects your privacy concerns. This notice applies to the personal data we collect and process to manage information related to HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE, which we share with visitors to this site. For the purposes of this notice, “personal data” refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.

Information We Collect and What You Provide

Voluntary Information: Any information you voluntarily provide, such as your name and email address, will only be used for the purpose it was given. Additionally, information exchanges on this site are public communications. Therefore, any message you post on this site will be considered public and shared as such.

Information Collected Automatically

Cookies and Beacons: Like many websites, this site uses “cookies” and “beacons”. Cookies optimize functionality and provide you with the best possible experience. We collect certain information automatically when you visit this site, such as the IP address of the device you use to connect to the internet and the pages viewed. This information helps us better tailor the site to its users. We gather this information through various means, including cookies and beacons.

Information We Share

Except as noted in this notice, we do not sell or disclose your personal data collected through the means mentioned above. Some information may be shared with third parties that provide services to HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE. These service providers are not permitted by HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE to use or disclose your personal data except as necessary to provide certain services to HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE. HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE requires its partners and service providers to appropriately safeguard the confidentiality and security of personal data they process on behalf of HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE.

Specific Purpose of Processing

The data collected on this site is intended to disseminate information that helps HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE in its mission to combat poverty and disseminate research data.

Types of Processing

All personal data collected on this site is subject to manual or automated processing. Data collected on this site is also subject to automated processing solely to improve site functionality and user experience. Manual processing may be applied in case of site issues.

How We Protect Information

HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE implements organizational protection measures using appropriate techniques against unauthorized processing of personal data and any accidental loss, destruction, or damage of such data.

Data Retention Period

Your personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes stated in this notice and in accordance with HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE’s applicable records retention and disposal schedules.

Maps and Images

The images featured on the HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE website are for reference only. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and any other information displayed on these maps do not imply any judgment on the legal status of any territory by the HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE Group, nor do they signify endorsement or acceptance of these boundaries by the institution.

Rights and Permissions

We strongly encourage you to use the information and data provided by HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE, adhering to the usage conditions applicable to each type of resource:

  • Site Usage Conditions
  • Data Sets Usage Conditions
  • Open Knowledge Archives Usage Conditions

If the type of resource you are interested in is not covered by the above conditions, please send a request specifying your intended use to:

Email: administration@hfm.bi

Data Access

HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE strives to improve access to and usability of the data it collects and publishes. This includes data series administered by HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE and offered in various formats for processing. Access to the Data Sets is free but subject to specific usage conditions. For more information on the use of HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE’s Data Catalogue, please email: administration@hfm.bi

Website Usage Conditions

HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE and its officers, agents, employees, and content providers (collectively referred to as “HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) manage this website and/or any related site (including related mobile applications) that refer to these Terms of Use (the “Site”) to ensure broad public access to information. We encourage you to use the information and data from HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE contained within (the “Content”), as well as the communication tools intended to facilitate this use. Your access to and use of the Site, Content, said communication tools, and any new tool we provide that modifies or enhances your use of the Site or Content is governed by these Terms of Use and any other document expressly incorporated herein by reference (collectively, these “Terms of Use”).

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using the Site for the first time. By using the Site, you agree to and accept these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not accept these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Site.

Open Knowledge Archives Usage Conditions

Regarding other Content elements, you may use these elements for non-commercial purposes, but you may not use them to produce derivative works or for commercial purposes, including but not limited to reselling, providing access to, or redistributing for a fee, or making derivative works originating from these elements available for a fee without prior written permission from the relevant institution or member institutions. The limited license rights granted above are provided on the condition that you appropriately mention HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE, including the relevant institution or member institutions, the author(s) of the works, if applicable, and any third-party content provider in the following format: “HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE allows use of this content under the terms and conditions stated on its website www.hfm.bi.”

The Site is managed by HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE (“Administrator”) on behalf of HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE.

All Content elements on this Site presented by the various member institutions of HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE, as well as other content providers, are subject to these Terms of Use on this Site.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings, interpretations, and conclusions presented in the Content of this Site are those of the various authors of the Content and do not necessarily reflect the views of HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE, its member institutions, their respective Administrators, or their member states.

Data Sets Usage Conditions

Licenses: We encourage you to use the Data Sets creatively for yourself and others. You can extract, download, and make copies of the data contained in the Data Sets, and share this data with third parties under these Terms of Use.

Unless otherwise specified, these Data Sets are provided to you under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, with the additional provisions below. By downloading or using the Data Sets, you agree to the terms of a CC BY 4.0 license and the following mandatory condition:

Any dispute arising from this license that cannot be resolved amicably will be settled according to the following procedure:

Upon notice of mediation provided reasonably by You or the Licensor to the other party, the dispute will be submitted to non-binding mediation, conducted according to the rules specified by the Licensor in the copyright notice published with the Work, or in the absence of such notice, according to those specified in the mediation notice. The language of the mediation process is English, unless otherwise agreed.

If the dispute is not resolved within 45 days of the mediation notice, You or the Licensor may, upon notice of arbitration provided reasonably to the other party, decide to submit the dispute to arbitration for resolution. The arbitration tribunal will consist of a single arbitrator, and the language of the arbitration process is English, unless otherwise agreed. The place of arbitration is the Licensor’s seat. The arbitration process will be conducted remotely (e.g., via teleconference or in writing), to the extent possible.

You agree to cite HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE and its data providers in the following format: HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE: Title of the Data Set: Data Source (if known). When sharing or facilitating access to the Data Sets, you agree to comply with the same attribution requirement in all sublicenses you grant and require sublicensees to do the same. You can meet this requirement by providing the URL to these Terms of Use.

You may use our Application Programming Interfaces (“APIs”) to facilitate access to the Data Sets, whether through a separate website or another type of software application.

Exceptions for Third-Party Data: Some data sets and indicators are provided by third parties and may not be redistributed or reused without the original data provider’s permission or may be subject to different conditions than those described above. Where applicable, these conditions are included in the metadata of the relevant data set or indicator.

Comments: We invite you to share your suggestions and ideas with HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE for using or facilitating access to the Data Sets. If you have questions, comments, or wish to use the Data Sets under different conditions than those described above, please contact us at (+257) 22 28 02 02 or email administration@hfm.bi.

No Endorsement: You may not publicly state or imply that HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE participated, sponsored, approved, or endorsed the manner in which you used or reproduced the Data Sets or the purpose for which you used or reproduced them. HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE reserves the right to pursue legal action to the fullest extent permitted by law for any use of the Data Sets that falsifies, misrepresents, disparages, or fraudulently uses the Data Sets.

No Association: You may not use the name, trademarks, official marks, emblems, or official logos of HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE, or any means of promotion or advertising, without HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE’s written permission, to signify or imply an affiliation or association with HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE.

Other Provisions: Please review the HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE Terms of Use before using the Data Sets. These provisions include the HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE Site Terms of Use by reference. Using the Data Sets or any data presentation derived from them, or using our APIs in connection with the Data Sets, implies user acceptance of the HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE Site Terms of Use, including these provisions.

These Terms of Use may be modified from time to time by HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE at its sole discretion. Please periodically review the latest version. By continuing to use the Site after HAUGE FAMILY MICROFINANCE posts a modified version of these Terms of Use, you acknowledge, accept, and consent to the modification