Privacy Policy

Users/User, Authors are referred to in the present Privacy Policy (hereinafter “Policy”) by “You”.

POLICY CENTER FOR THE NEW SOUTH (The “Policy Center” or "We") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

The Policy Center is proud to welcome you to Policy Center PCNS Event mobile application (Hereinafter the "application"). The application's purpose is to provide information on the Policy Center and its activities.

This Policy (together with our Terms and Conditions of Use sets out the basis on which any personal data We collect from You, or that You provide to us, will be processed by us.

The Policy Center qualifies "Personal data" as any information disclosed by a User to the application, whatever the nature, such as names, e-mails and passwords, whether they are provided voluntarily or collected while browsing on the application.

Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how We will process it. We keep certain basic information when You visit our application and recognise the importance of keeping that information secure and letting You know what we will do with it.

The information collected and processed is kept for the necessary duration to achieve the purpose of the data collection and processing.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Law 09-08, the data controller is the Policy Center.

The collected and processed personal data was subject to an authorization/declaration from the National Comission for Data Protection (Commision Nationale de contrôle de la Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel).

This Policy only applies to our application and information that We collect or use on applications and websites owned or controlled by the Policy Center. If You leave our application via a link or otherwise, You will be subject to the policy of that application provider. We have no control over that policy or the terms of the application and You should check their policy before continuing to access the site. The Policy Center is not responsible for the privacy policies of these applications.


Information we may collect from you

We may collect and process the following data about You:

  1. Information that You provide by filling in forms on our application. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our application, subscribing to our service or requesting further services. We may also ask You for information when You report a problem with our application ;
  2. Information about You when You use the application. We collect information directly from You such as your contact information, profile information. We also collect information about You automatically such as how You use and interact on the application, information about your computer or mobile device;
  3. We may collect information about You from third parties (e.g. previous employers);
  4. If You contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence;
  5. We may also ask You to complete surveys that We use for research purposes, although You do not have to respond to them;
  6. Details of your visits to our application including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs, operating system, browser usage and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access;
  7. We may ask You to voluntarily complete confidential surveys. We do not ask You to provide us any personally identifiable data in association with these surveys although We do associate your responses with Personal Data. If You do not wish to participate in a survey, simply decline to participate when asked;
  8. We may create Anonymous Data records from Personal Data by excluding information (such as your name) that makes the data personally identifiable to You. We use this Anonymous Data to perform statistical analyses of users’ aggregate behavior so that We may enhance the content of our services and improve application navigation. The Policy Center reserves the right to use and disclose Anonymous Data to third parties at its discretion, in aggregate form;
  9. If You elect to receive communications from us we may periodically send You free newsletters and e-mails that directly promote the use of our sites, that send You the latest update and information about authors of articles, latest articles published and events that You may be interested in attending and may contain advertisements for third parties.


Where we store your personal data

The data that We collect from You are processed and stored by the Policy Center’s Communications Department.

By navigating on PCNS Event mobile application, You agree to this storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

All information You provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where We have given You (or where You have chosen) a password that enables You to access certain parts of our application, You are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask You not to share this password with anyone.

Transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although We will do our best to protect your personal data, We cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our application; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, We will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.

When You delete your personal information, We will retain logs and non-personal information about your activity on the application. We will also retain an archival copy of your information which is not accessible by You or third parties on the Internet. If your personal information was previously accessed by others using the application, We are unable to delete the information from their systems.
 

Right to update your password

To update your password simply follow the following steps:

  1. Open the menu in the app PCNS Event.
  2. Under the section Legal and Privacy Information.
  3. Select the privacy policy from the list.
  4. Click on the link : reset password
     

Right to erasure

To delete all of your data simply follow the following steps:

  1. Open the app PCNS Event.
  2. Tap the "Infos" at the bottom of the menu.
  3. Scroll at the bottom of the page
  4. Click on the "Delete my Account".

Within 2 hours you will receive an email confirming that your data was deleted.
 

Right to be informed

You can at any time review the privacy policy of the app and the workspace you are using.

To access those privacy policies:

  1. Open the menu in the app PCNS Event.
  2. Under the section Legal and Privacy Information.
  3. Select the privacy policy from the list.
     

Right to access and data portability

To view your stored personal information, you can request an export of your data. This export will contain your full profile from every workspace that contains your information, together with all of the content that you have generated, and can be imported into another service.

To request an export:

  1. Open the menu in the app PCNS Event.
  2. Under the section Legal and Privacy Information.
  3. Select the privacy policy from the list.
  4. Tap the Request download link.

Within 12 hours you will receive an email with the link to download your data.
 

Right to rectification

If you find that some of your personal information in the mobile app is not accurate, you can modify it at any time by contacting the owner of the app to modify it for you at the email contact@policycenter.ma. This will be most likely the person or organization that has invited you to download the mobile app.
 

Use of Chat API

We use an API Chat to provide a real-time messaging experience within our mobile application. This feature enables users to communicate interactively and in real-time. Please note the following points regarding the use of Gestream.io Chat:

  1. Data Collection: When using Chat, certain personal data may be collected, such as user identifiers, sent messages, and other information related to chat interactions.

  2. Purpose of Collection: Data collected via  Chat is used exclusively to facilitate communication among users within the application. This data will not be used for other purposes without the explicit consent of the user.

  3. Security: We take appropriate security measures to protect data collected via Chat and ensure the confidentiality of conversations. However, please note that the security of data transmissions over the Internet cannot be guaranteed 100%.

By using our mobile application and participating in discussions via Chat, you consent to the collection and use of your data in accordance with this policy. For more information on how we process personal data, please refer to our comprehensive privacy policy.
 

Uses made of the information

We use information held about You in the following ways:

  • To ensure that content from our application is presented in the most effective manner for You and for your computer;
  • To provide You with information or services that You request from us or which we feel may interest You, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes;
  • To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between You and us;
  • We may use the name that you provide for your Profile across all of the services we offer that require an account;
  • We use information collected from cookies and other technologies, to improve your user experience and the overall quality of our services.
  • To allow You to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
  • We use the information we collect about You to respond to you regarding any job offer,
  • We use your information to show You personalized content and advertising on the application
  • We will ask for your consent before using information for a purpose other than those set out in this Privacy Policy.

If You do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties for marketing purposes, please tick the relevant box situated on the form on which we collect your data. You may change your contact preferences by adjusting your notification settings.

Information You share in public areas of the application or make visible in the profile database may be accessed, used, and stored by others around the world. We strive to provide a safe environment by attempting to limit access to our database to legitimate users, but we cannot guarantee that unauthorized parties will not gain access. We also cannot control how authorized users store or transfer information You give to us, so you should not post sensitive information to the application.

Disclosure of your information

Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy where You give us your consent, we do not sell, trade, or rent the Personal Data collected from our services to third parties.

Regardless of any choices You make regarding your Personal Data, the Policy Center may disclose Personal Data if it believes in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on us; or (b) protect or defend the rights or property of the Policy Center or users of our services.

Your rights

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for promotional purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if We intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes.

In case you would like to review, correct, update, or delete your account from our database, we invite you to send an email to recrutement@policycenter.ma.
 

Contact information

You may contact us online to exercise your rights for questions, accessing, modifying, opposite, when justified, or if You have concerns about our privacy practices or program. You may also write to us at:

Rabat Campus of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Rocade Rabat Salé, 11103 Morocco.

or : 

For any additional information about the Policy Center and the application’s content, please contact us at: communication@policycenter.ma

Complexe Suncity, Immeuble C, Angle Bd Addolb and Rue Albortokal, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco

Changes to our privacy policy

This data protection policy may be updated without notice to you, so please check these regularly.