This policy is now part of COL's Policy on Online Data Protection. As an inter-governmental organisation, COL is committed to the highest standards of privacy and protection of user information online. COL has not made use of any software on this website that is able collect personal information from users without their explicit knowledge, or share user data with other applications or entities.
Cookies refer to data that is stored on a user's computer or mobile device browser to help speed up the browsing experience. COL.org uses cookies for this purpose. No cookie information is collected or stored by COL that could be used to track users at any time. Users can adjust their cookie settings to their preference in their local computer or mobile device browser.
Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are referenced for the purpose of establishing the number of unique site visits to monitor site traffic and inform site analytics. No personal information is referenced or stored. Data used for website analytics purposes is in aggregate form only.
COL.org contains links to external sites, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, where users may have accounts. COL.org does not gather profile data from these or other external sites.