Users/User, Job Seeker, 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 official website www.policycenter.ma (Hereinafter the "WebSite"). The WebSite's purpose is to provide information on the Policy Center and its activities.

This Policy (together with our Terms and Conditions of Use [Terms & Conditions]) 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 WebSite, whatever the nature, such as names, e-mails and passwords, whether they are provided voluntarily or collected while browsing on the WebSite.

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

Information we may collect from you

We may collect and process the following data about You:

  • Information that You provide by filling in forms on our WebSite. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our WebSite, subscribing to our service or requesting further services. We may also ask You for information when You report a problem with our WebSite ;
  • Information about You when You use the WebSite. We collect information directly from You such as your contact information, CV and profile information. We also collect information about You automatically such as how You use and interact on the WebSite, information about your computer or mobile device;
  • We may collect information about You from third parties (e.g. previous employers);
  • If You contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence;
  • We may also ask You to complete surveys that We use for research purposes, although You do not have to respond to them;
  • We may collect and store information (including personal information) locally on your device using mechanisms such as browser web storage (including HTML 5);
  • Details of your visits to our WebSite 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;
  • 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;
  • 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 WebSite navigation. The Policy Center reserves the right to use and disclose Anonymous Data to third parties at its discretion, in aggregate form;
  • 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 submitting your personal data, 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 which enables You to access certain parts of our WebSite, 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 WebSite; 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 WebSite. 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 WebSite, We are unable to delete the information from their systems.

Uses made of the information

We use information held about You in the following ways:

  • To ensure that content from our WebSite 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 WebSite
  • 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 WebSite or make visible in the CV and 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 WebSite.

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 CV 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:

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

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For any additional information about the Policy Center and the WebSite’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.