Privacy Policy Statement
THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES SOLELY TO THE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
YOU PROVIDE WHILE VISITING THE EOLSS-ONLINE (e-BOOKS AND PRINT VOLUMES) WORLDWIDE WEB SITE. THE TERMS OF
THIS PRIVACY POLICY DO NOT GOVERN PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION FURNISHED
THROUGH ANY MEANS OTHER THAN THE EOLSS-ONLINE SITE.
UNESCO-Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) recognize the importance of protecting the information
it collects in the operation of EOLSS-Online and will take all reasonable steps
to maintain security, integrity and privacy of this information.
Storage of Information
UNESCO-Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) will ensure that any information it collects will be
adequate, relevant and not excessive for the purposes of operating EOLSS-Online e-Books and Print Volumes; it will be kept accurate and up-to-date based on information
provided and will be deleted when no longer needed. Except where necessary in
connection with services provided by appropriate intermediaries, who will be
required to comply with the confidentiality provisions of this policy,
UNESCO-Encyclopedia of Life
Support Systems (EOLSS) will not disclose any personal information identifying
Authorized Users or the licensee to any third party, unless required by law or
to enforce the Terms and Conditions. Certain personal information may be
collected when you contact us with questions or offer feedback on the EOLSS-Online site.
We may use "cookies" to identify you and your access on the EOLSS-Online Sites
as well as recording usage of the EOLSS-Online Sites. A cookie is a piece of
information that is sent to your Web browser from a Website and stored on your
computer's hard drive. Each time you return to the EOLSS-Online Site, we are
able to identify you as a previous or registered visitor. Cookies also enable
the traffic to the EOLSS-Online Site to be measured, including the number of
user revisits versus new visitors, the time users spend on the Site, and their
navigation behavior.
Links to Other Sites
EOLSS-Online Sites including (eBook and Print Volumes) may contain links to other Web sites that are not under our
control. Such other sites do not necessarily follow this Privacy Policy, and
may place their own cookies on your computer. We do not control cookies placed
on your computer by third parties.
Use of Information
Information that we collect may be used: to contact you if follow-up
communications are necessary, to notify you of services and offers, improve the
EOLSS-Online Site, for development of new products and services, for systems
administration and troubleshooting purposes.
Privacy Policy Inquiries
Inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy should be directed to EOLSS-Online at 
