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Privacy Policy

This privacy policy tells you how we use personal information collected at this site. Please read this privacy policy before using the site or submitting any personal information. By using the site, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy. These practices may be changed, but any changes will be posted and changes will only apply to activities and information on a going forward, not retroactive basis. You are encouraged to review the privacy policy whenever you visit the site to make sure that you understand how any personal information you provide will be used.

Note: the privacy practices set forth in this privacy policy are for fsiusa.com only. If you link to other web sites, please review the privacy policies posted at those sites.

We collect personally identifiable information, like names, postal addresses, email addresses, etc., when voluntarily submitted by our visitors. The information you provide is used to fulfill your specific request. This information is only used to fulfill your specific request.

The Site may use cookie and tracking technology depending on the features offered. Cookie and tracking technology are useful for gathering information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors to the Site, and understanding how visitors use the Site. Cookies can also help customize the Site for visitors. Personal information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technology, however, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information. Aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties. Your personally identifiable information is kept secure. Only authorized employees, agents and contractors (who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential) have access to this information. Any emails and newsletters from this site allow you to opt out of further mailings.

We may share information with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; or, (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or, (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place. The information is not provided to these companies for marketing purposes.

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our terms and conditions and/or privacy policy you may contact us during normal business hours.

We reserve the right to make changes to this policy. Any changes to this policy will be posted.

For European Union Visitors

This information is of a general nature only and is not intended to address the specific circumstances of any particular individual or entity not necessarily comprehensive, complete, accurate or up to date
sometimes linked to external sites over which the Commission services have no control and for which the Commission assumes no responsibility not professional or legal advice (if you need specific advice, you should always consult a suitably qualified professional).

Please note that it cannot be guaranteed that a document available online exactly reproduces an officially adopted text. Only the Official Journal of the European Union (the printed edition or, since 1 July 2013, the electronic edition on the EUR-Lex website) is authentic and produces legal effects.

It is our goal to minimise disruption caused by technical errors. However some data or information on our site may have been created or structured in files or formats that are not error-free, and we cannot guarantee that our service will not be interrupted or otherwise affected by such problems. The Commission accepts no responsibility with regard to such problems incurred as a result of using this site or any linked external sites.

This disclaimer is not intended to limit the liability of the Commission in contravention of any requirements laid down in applicable national law nor to exclude its liability for matters which may not be excluded under that law.

Reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The Commission’s reuse policy is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011 – reuse of Commission documents

The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore, users are advised to refer to the copyright notices on individual websites maintained under FSI and in individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Personal Data Protection

FSI is committed to user privacy.

The policy on “protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions” is based on Regulation 45/2001 on processing of personal data by the FSI institutions of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000.

This general policy covers FSI’s family of websites, within the .com domain. Although you can browse through most of these Web Sites without giving any information about yourself, in some cases, personal information is required in order to provide the e-services you request. Websites that require such information treat it according to the policy described in the Regulation above and provide information about the use of your data in their specific privacy policy statements.

In this respect for each specific e-service, a controller determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data and ensures conformity of the specific e-service with the privacy policy within each Institution, a Data Protection Officer ensures that the provisions of the Regulation are applied and advises controllers on fulfilling their obligations (see art. 24 of the Regulation) for all the Institutions, the European Data Protection Supervisor will act as an independent supervisory authority (see art. 41 to 45 of the Regulation)

FSI’s family of websites, within the .com domain, provides links to third-party sites. Since we do not control them, we encourage you to review their privacy policies.

What is an e-service?

An e-service on FSI is a service or resource made available on the Internet in order to improve the communication between citizens and businesses on the one hand and the FSI on the other hand.

3 types of e-services are or will be offered by FSI:

information services that provide citizens, media, business, administrations and other decision-makers with easy and effective access to information, thus increasing transparency and understanding of the policies and activities of FSI interactive communication services that allow better contacts with citizens, business, civil society and public actors, thus facilitating policy consultations, and feedback mechanisms, in order to contribute to the shaping of policies, the activities and the services of FSI transaction services that allow access to all basic forms of transactions with FSI, e.g. procurement, financial operations, recruitment, event enrollment, acquisition or purchase of documents, etc.

Information contained in a specific privacy statement
A specific privacy policy statement will contain the following information about the use of your data:

Any information you submit to our website via any form (Gravity Forms) will be collected and stored in the backend of the website and the database for our records, means of communication with you in the future, improvement business processes, and for internal audits of communication.The information will not be re-used for an incompatible purpose to whom your information is disclosed. FSI will only disclose information to third parties if that is necessary for the fulfillment of the purpose(s) identified above and to the mentioned (categories of) recipients.

FSI will not divulge your personal data for direct-marketing purposes, and you can access your information, verify its accuracy and, if necessary, correct it. As a data subject, you also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on legitimate compelling grounds, except when it is collected in order to comply with a legal obligation, or is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or is to be used for a purpose for which you have given your unambiguous consent how long your data is kept. FSI only keeps the data for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose of collection or further processing what security measures are taken to safeguard your information against possible misuse or unauthorized access whom to contact if you have queries or complaints

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How do we treat emails and form submissions you send us?
Many webpages on FSI have a contact button, which activates your email software and invites you to send your comments to a specific functional mailbox.

When you send such a message, your personal data is collected only to the extent necessary to reply. If the team responsible for the mailbox is unable to answer your question, it will forward your email to another service. You will be informed, via email, about which service your question has been forwarded to.

If you have any questions about the processing of your email and related personal data, do not hesitate to include them in your message.