Data Privacy Policy

Published: 02-10-2024

Mu, the organization running the website www.map-union.org, is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This privacy policy explains how we use the information we collect about you.

1. Technical information we collect automatically

If you visit the Mu website, the following information is being collected and stored automatically (web server logs):

  • your IP address,
  • your browser identification,
  • the pages you visit on this site,
  • the timestamps of your visit.

This information is being stored to ensure a flawless function of the website. No other information is being stored. We may aggregate this information to create statistics for the purposes of monitoring website usage in order to help us develop the website and our service. These statistics will not include information that can be used to identify any individual.

Mu website does not use any external services. Technical information collected by Mu website will not be shared with third party vendors.

Session cookie:

An essential session cookie (name: mapunion-contact-40d1b2d) is set by the Mu website to be stored inside your browser to ensure that the contact form works correctly. The cookie is not required for viewing the website and you don't need to allow cookies in order to read any page on the Mu website. The cookie is not being used for any analytical or statistical purposes. It expires after 10 minutes.

2. Information you provide

If you decide to use the contact form to send Mu a message, you are required to provide:

  • a name,
  • an email address, and
  • a message.

If you wish to get a response from Mu, your email address needs to be valid. Otherwise it can be any random email address. Once you submit the form, the form data is being forwarded to the Mu admins as an email. Do not include identifying information in your submission unless you know what you're doing.

3. Data storage and deletion period

All technical information which has been collected following section 1 will be deleted after seven days. Statistical aggregated data which does not contain identifying information anymore can be kept for an unlimited period of time. Data won't be stored outside the server hosting the Mu website.

Contact form information as explained in section 2, in form of an email, can be stored on a mail server for an unlimited period of time. You can request the communication between you and Mu to be deleted.

4. Data security

We have implemented appropriate administrative, technical, and physical security procedures to help protect your personal information. Access to web server logs is restricted to the minimum number of persons to ensure a continuous function of the Mu website. We reserve the right to continuously improve our security measures in line with technological developments.