As the CORNET online services administration team, we consider the privacy of our visitors extremely important. This privacy policy document describes in detail the types of personal information collected and recorded by the CORNET online services and how we use it. If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email.
Collection and retention of your personal information
We collect information from you when you fill in the OIE CORNET Platform registration form and in the editing of your user profile. If you wish to take advantage of some personalized services we offer, you will need to provide us with certain information about yourself and/or organization. We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, in particular for the following reasons: internal record keeping, improvement of our services, periodical sending of emails with CORNET news, management of your contact request, etc. and of course to provide you with the ability to access the OIE CORNET Platform’s functionalities as a user.
All data collected by the CORNET OIE Platform will not be shared with any third party.
User data collected in this form shall be used for the purposes of internal communications and networking actions of the CORNET Project.
By registering to the OIE Platform the user agrees that their affiliation can be mentioned by the CORNET consortium/ European Commission representative in the project’s public documents.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Link to other websites
Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.
Log Files
Like many other Websites, http://www.cornet-project.eu and http://www.cornet-project.eu/oie/ make use of log files. These files merely log visitors to the site - usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the sites, track user's movement around the sites, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information is not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our online services in order to tailor it to user’s needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with better online services, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of our online services.
Children's Information
We believe it is important to provide added protection for children online. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to observe, participate in and/or monitor and guide their online activity. We do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that we have in our database personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16, please contact us immediately at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Controlling your personal information
You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email us.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
You also have the right to ask us to delete the personal information we hold for you.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This privacy policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for users of the CORNET online services regarding information shared and/or collected through them. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than CORNET online services.
Consent
By using the CORNET online services, you hereby consent to our privacy policy and agree to its terms. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us. By using the CORNET online services, you reserve the right to modify your personal information or cancel this agreement by a simple email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at any time.
Update
This Privacy Policy was last updated on: May 2021.
Should we update, amend or make any changes to our privacy policy, those changes will be posted here.