UN websites are guided by a set of principles on personal data protection and privacy that were established by the Secretary‑General’s Bulletin enshrining the Data protection and privacy policy for the Secretariat of the United Nations (ST/SGB/2024/1).
In general, you can browse a UN website without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself.
Our systems automatically gather some anonymous information about visitors during general browsing. This includes technical network information such as the IP (Internet Protocol) address you appear to be connecting from, its domain name, the type of browser you are employing, the operating system, and other information such as the website from which you reached a UN website, the files you downloaded from UN websites, the pages you visited on UN websites, and the dates/times of those visits to UN websites.
UN websites may, from time to time, avail of web analytics services provided by third parties for the purposes of evaluating the use of UN websites, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and for intergovernmental organs requesting such statistical reports, as well as for other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The information collected by such third parties, including your IP address, may be stored on the servers of such third parties and be subject to their respective privacy policies as well as any laws and regulations applicable to them.
Adapted from: UN.ORG Data Protection and Privacy Notice
See also: Caution over scams implying association with the United Nations Environment Programme
