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Introduction of the Blog and WA group guidelines

  Welcome to the first TAU international Volunteers-managed blog! This blog has been created to give complementary information to the graduated students of TAU and to create a community where we can share thoughts and information. This blog is not affiliated to any of the TAU services or bureaucratic apparatus and it is meant to be an informal tool where people can be updated, alongside the Whatsapp group and the informal word-of-mouth. Each student or post-doc is more than welcome to approach and participate in the creation of this blog, acting as a volunteer (with a little basic commitment) but also as an user, where they can collect any sort of information. All of the content posted on this blog is under the responsibility of the person who wrote it and posted it. UPDATE 06.11.23  Guidelines for the WhatsApp group  1.Respect & Kindness: Treat all members with respect and kindness. Be mindful of your tone and language.  2. Stay On Topic: Keep discussions releva...

Privacy policy

 Privacy Policy  (Last updated: November 05, 2023)

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve our Service we are offering as body of representation of the International Students/Researchers. By using our Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the

[Free Privacy Policy Generator](https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/free-privacy-policy-generator/).

Interpretation and Definitions  

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Interpretation  

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The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions  

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For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

*  The Body (referred to as either "the Body", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS VOLUNTEERING AND SUPPORT GROUP.

* Country refers to: Israel

 * Affiliate means an entity that cooperates with the Body and can read the elaborated data in order to provide their service and supervision (i.e. TAU international office, SEGEL, etc.)

* Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

 * Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

 * Service refers to the Website.

 * Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Body. It refers to individuals employed by the Body to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Body, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Body in analyzing how the Service is used.

  * Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

  * Website refers to TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS VOLUNTEERING
    AND SUPPORT GROUP, accessible from <https://intcommunityvolunteerstau.blogspot.com/>

  * You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the Body, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data  
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Types of Data Collected  
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Anonymous Data
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We generally collect personal information in an anonymous format in order to have a broad picture of the status of the International community, to collect mass opinions, to allow everybody to express freely and easily. Whenever we need your personal data, we declare it clearly in the specific context.

Personal Data  
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While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  * Email address

  * First name and last name

  * Phone number

  * Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City

Usage Data  
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We are not directly collecting your usage data for our purposes; the usage data collection is conditional on the platform we are using to provide the services (namely Google). This means that by using a Google Form and a Google Blogger, we based our services on their policy.

Likewise, when We or You use the other platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, we based our services on their policy. We can access some of the Usage data provided by Meta company, according to their policy.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies  
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We are not using directly any Tracking Technology or Cookies, since this information is not pertinent to the service we provide.

Use of Your Personal Data  
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The Body may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

* To provide and maintain our Service , including to monitor the usage of our Service.

* To manage Your demands. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different
    functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.

* For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the services we provided and you needed.

* To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

* To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

* For other purposes : We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service and your experience.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

* With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.

* With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.    

* With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.

* With Your consent : We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data  
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The Body will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Transfer of Your Personal Data  
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Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Body's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country
or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Body will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Delete Your Personal Data  
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You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by contacting Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data  
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Law enforcement  
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Under certain circumstances, the Body may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements  
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The Body may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  * Comply with a legal obligation
  * Protect and defend the rights or property of the Body
  * Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  * Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
  * Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data  
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The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy  
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Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 18 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites  
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Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy  
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We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us  
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If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

  * By email: stud.supp.tau.int@gmail.com

  * By phone number: +972 058 7567366 (Valentina)



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