Privacy Policy
World Ethnosport ("we", "our", "the Organization") is a UNESCO-accredited international non-governmental organization. We are committed to protecting the personal data of our partners, members, applicants, researchers, and website visitors in accordance with internationally recognized data-protection standards.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information you provide directly to us — including your name, organization, role, institutional email, telephone number, and the content of any inquiry — when you submit a partnership or membership form, contact our Secretariat, register for events, or correspond with us through official channels. We also collect limited technical information automatically when you visit our website, such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and referring URL.
2. How We Use Your Information
We process personal data to respond to formal inquiries, review membership applications, coordinate participation in the Ethnosport Award and Challenge programmes, communicate institutional updates, fulfil obligations under our UNESCO partnership framework, and improve the quality of our services. We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information.
3. Sharing and International Transfers
Personal data may be shared with our International Secretariat (Istanbul, Turkey), authorized regional councils, and — where strictly necessary — with UNESCO bodies or member federations as part of institutional review and programme coordination. We require all such recipients to maintain confidentiality and apply equivalent data-protection standards.
4. Retention
We retain personal data for as long as required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, comply with legal and institutional obligations, and maintain historical records of partnerships and programme participation.
5. Your Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, and you may object to or restrict certain processing activities. To exercise these rights, please contact the International Secretariat at info@worldethnosport.org.
6. Security
We apply appropriate organizational and technical measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. No transmission over the internet is fully secure, but we take all reasonable steps to safeguard your information.
7. Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated through our official channels and reflected on this page.
8. Contact
World Ethnosport — International Secretariat. Yamanevler Mah., Ahmet Tevfik İleri Cad., Onur Ofis Park A2 Blok No:10/A, Ümraniye, İstanbul, Turkey. Telephone: +90 216 422 78 78. Email: info@worldethnosport.org.