Privacy Policy
The Expert Panel on Livestock Methane attaches great importance to respecting the right to privacy of the visitors of its website.
Your personal data are processed by the Expert Panel on Livestock Methane. If you have any queries about the process or how we handle your information, please email us at: [email protected]
Types of data collected
When you make use of our website, we use Google analytics to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way that does not identify anyone. Therefore no personal data is collected. We do not make, and do not allow Google analytics to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.
You can read more about how we use cookies in our Cookies Policies.
When you contact us, your personal data (name, email address) and your inquiry message will be processed by the Expert Panel on Livestock Methane in order to provide you with the requested support. This data processing is based on your consent (article 6.1.a of the GDPR). We do not retain those contact details for longer than necessary to answer your request.
We do have recourse to a service provider as mentioned above. This service provider otherwise referred to as data processor is a third party who provides elements of support to the Expert Panel on Livestock Methane. We do not transfer any of your personal data to this service provider or to any third party for commercial purposes.
Our site may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of those websites too. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Your personal data is handled in full confidentiality. We make all necessary effort to take technical and organisational measures that might be required so as to ensure security of your personal data.
The rights of users
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR), you have rights as an individual which you can exercise in relation to the information we hold about you:
- right to request access to your data and rectification of your personal data.
- right to request erasure of your data (right to be forgotten) in the cases described in article 17 of the GDPR;
- right to obtain from us restriction of processing where there is contestation about the data processing for a period enabling to solve the issue;
- right to data portability;
- where the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent means that we will not make use of your data any longer. However, use made of your data in the past remains valid.
Your right to object
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of your personal data which is based on our legitimate interests (Article 6(1), (f) of the GDPR). To exercise those rights, please send us an email to [email protected] together with a proof of your identity. Please note that you always have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority of the European country of your choice.
Cookie policy
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The tables below explain the cookies we use and why.
Essential cookies:
The essential cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and so cannot be disabled.
Non-Essential cookies:
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the list below.
| Cookie | Description | Retentionperiod | Sensitivity |
| viewed_cookie_policy | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. | 11 months | Necessary |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”. | 11 months | Necessary |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”. | 11 months | Necessary |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Performance”. | 11 months | Necessary |
| cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Analytics”. | 11 months | Necessary |
| cookielawinfo-checbox-others | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Other. | 11 months | Necessary |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the “Advertisement” category. | 1 year | Non-necessary |
| CONSENT | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. | 2 years | Non-necessary |
| _gat_UA-214134193-1 | A variation of the _gat cookie set by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to allow website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. The pattern element in the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. | 1 minute | Non-necessary |
| _gid | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day | Non-necessary |
| _ga | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | 2 years | Non-necessary |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. | Never | Non-necessary |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. | Never | Non-necessary |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | 5 months, 27 days | Non-necessary |
| YSC | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | Session | Non-necessary |
The rights of users
You have the right of access to your personal information and to ask for rectification, erasure or restriction of processing of your personal data.
You also have the right to object at any time to processing of your personal data provided to us in the framework of the use of cookies on the present site.
For more information on the use of those rights, please refer to the privacy policy.
Disclaimer
Legal notice
The Expert Panel on Livestock Methane makes its best efforts to keep the information on its website timely and accurate.
The Expert Panel on Livestock Methane also tries to minimise disruption caused by technical errors.
However, the Expert Panel on Livestock Methane does not give any warranty or other assurance as to the operation, quality or functionality of the site. Access to the site may be interrupted, restricted or delayed for any reason. To the full extent permissible by law, the Expert Panel on Livestock Methane disclaims all responsibility for any damages or losses arising from the use of, or inability to use, this site or any material appearing on it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this site or any such material.
Hypertext links from this website may lead to third party sites. The Expert Panel on Livestock Methane is not responsible for and has no control over the content of such sites. Information on the Expert Panel on Livestock Methane, or information available via hypertext link from the Expert Panel on Livestock Methane, is made available without responsibility on the part of the Expert Panel on Livestock Methane. The Expert Panel on Livestock Methane disclaims all responsibility and liability (including for negligence) in relation to information on or accessible from this site. The Expert Panel on Livestock Methane has no control over the information on these sites and therefore assumes no responsibility. You are encouraged to review their privacy policies.
Copyright policy
Unless otherwise stated, the copyright, database rights and similar rights in all material published on this site are owned by the Expert Panel on Livestock Methane. You are permitted to print or download extracts from this material for your personal use. This material is allowed to be used for public use, provided the source is acknowledged. None of this material may be used for any commercial use.