Privacy Policy

This privacy statement describes MFG Inc.'s policy concerning the gathering and sharing of visitors’ information through the MFG Inc. website.  It applies to all “MFG Inc. sites” – that is, all sites within the “mfg4youth.com” domain name.  You should note that through this site you may reach or be directed to other sites that relate to MFG Inc., such as the sites of our national committees (the various private charities around the world whose job is to support MFG Inc.); all these sites have their own privacy statements which are similar to this one but may vary slightly.  By visiting the MFG Inc. website you are accepting the practices described in this policy.

What information does MFG Inc. collect

Normal website usage

In general, you can browse the MFG Inc. site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself.  The only information we gather during general browsing is from standard server logs.  These include your IP (Internet Protocol) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, and information such as the web site that referred you to us, the files you downloaded, the pages you visit, and the dates/times of those visits.

Collection of personally identifiable information

If you register for a newsletter, log on to certain MFG Inc. sites, order a book or other merchandise, request information, provide feedback, or join an electronic mailing list, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, postal address and e-mail address.  This information is collected only with your knowledge and permission, and is kept in various MFG Inc. databases.  If you are purchasing something on the web, you may be asked to provide your credit card details. 

MFG Inc. sites with specific requirements to collect personal information may publish a privacy policy specific for that site.  In these cases, the site-specific policies will be complementary to this general MFG Inc. privacy policy, but will give additional details for that particular use.

MFG Inc. websites use cookies to provide statistics that help us to give you the best experience of our sites. However, by continuing to use our sites without changing settings, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Joining electronic discussion groups may mean that other participants of the discussion group (including non-MFG Inc. employees) will see personal information that you have volunteered.  For open discussion groups, this information will be public.

Special note about information from children

Several sites in the MFG Inc. domain are focused on community service, including interactive sites such as group discussions.  Some of these require user-specific information to be provided to MFG Inc.  We ask for the minimum amount of personal information in this case. 

These parts of the MFG Inc. site are for families and authorized adults only and unauthorized adults are not to participate in these parts of the MFG Inc. site. (Obtaining user information helps us in that regard if needed.)

Families know they are participating in the MFG Inc. sites and are providing this limited user information.  

What does MFG Inc. do with the information it collects?

Normal web usage

The information gathered during general browsing of the “unicef.org” domain is used to analyze trends and usage of the MFG Inc. site and to improve the usefulness of the site.  It is not connected with any personal information. However, if you have registered with MFG Inc. in connection with any activity on the MFG Inc. site, the information we collect about your normal web usage will be identifiable to you.

Personally identifiable information

MFG Inc. may use the personal information you provide to:

• Contact you – either in response to a query or suggestion, or to mail newsletters, documents, publications, etc. to you, and we also may provide the information to the MFG Inc. national committees so they can contact you as well;

• “Remember” your online profile and preferences;

• Help you quickly find information that is relevant to you based on your interests, and help us create site contents most relevant to you;

• Undertake statistical analysis.

What if I don’t want to provide personal information?

Providing personal information on the MFG Inc. web site is optional.  If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still browse and use the MFG Inc. site.

Opting out and changing your information

At any time, you can cancel or modify your information by returning to the web page where you first provided the information and contacting the focal point for that page/relevant MFG Inc. admin department.  Where contact details are not provided on the page, you can contact us for further information.

Security

We do not sell or share any personally identifiable information volunteered on the MFG Inc. site to any third party without prior consent.  We do, however, share some user information with our national committees so that the whole MFG Inc. family can respond to your needs.  Any information provided to MFG Inc. by users of the MFG Inc. site is held with the utmost care and security, and will not be used in ways other than as set forth in this privacy policy, or in any site-specific policies, or in ways to which you have explicitly consented.  MFG Inc. employs a range of techniques and security measures to protect the information maintained on our system from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, MFG Inc. assumes no responsibility for the security of information.

The MFG Inc. site contains link to sites external to the unicef.org domain. MFG Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.

Notification of changes

Changes to this privacy policy will be posted here and will be available via the UNICEF home page at https://www.mfg4youth.com. 

Contact

For questions or queries regarding this privacy policy, please contact us.