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Online Privacy Policy

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This privacy policy describes what information is made available to the UNESCO and third parties when you visit unesco.org or official UNESCO pages on other sites, and how the UNESCO uses and stores that information.

If you have questions about this policy or suggestions for its improvement, please let us know.  You can contact us at http://en.unesco.org/contact/privacy.

We will revise or update this policy if our practices change, or as we develop better ways to keep you informed about them. You should refer back to this page often for the latest information and the effective date of any changes. If we decide to change this policy, we will post a new policy on our site and change the date at the bottom. Changes to the policy shall not apply retroactively.

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Updates to this privacy policy

Updated: September 20, 2012

Terms of Use

Authorizing the use of the name, acronym and/or logo of UNESCO is the prerogative of the General Conference and the Executive Board. In specific cases as set out by the Directives, the governing bodies empower, by delegation, the Director-General and the National Commissions for UNESCO to authorize such use to other bodies. The power to authorize the use of the name, acronym, logo and/or Internet domain names of UNESCO may not be granted to other bodies.

Any decision authorizing the use of the name, acronym, logo and/or domain names of UNESCO shall be based on the following criteria:

  1. relevance of the proposed association to the Organization’s strategic objectives and programme;
  2. compliance with the values, principles and constitutional aims of UNESCO.

The use of the name, acronym, logo and/or domain name must be expressly authorized in advance and in writing, and must comply with the specified conditions and procedures, in particular with respect to its visual presentation, duration and scope.

Authorization for the use of the logo IYIL2019

United Nations Offices, Funds and Programmes and other subsidiary organs and organizations of the United Nations System may use the 2019 International Year logo without obtaining prior authorisation. However, they are asked to provide information to UNESCO after their activities for the purpose of reporting after the end of the International Year.

Entities outside the UN System, including governments, intergovernmental organizations, not-for-profit organisations, and other entities may also use the stand alone logo IYIL2019 on conditions as follows:

  • The logo is the property of the United Nations and UNESCO as the UN lead agency for the organization of the International Year, owns all rights thereto, including the right to giving or withdrawing permission in terms of its use.
  • The logo is only used to identity information material, events and activities that are directly related to the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages in 2019.
  • The logo is not used for self-promotion or for obtaining commercial or financial gains.
  • The logo is not used in a way that falsely suggests the endorsement by the United Nations or UNESCO of the activity or of the entity that organizes the activity.
  • The United Nations and UNESCO does not assume any responsibility or liability for the activity of the entity.
  • The logo or the emblem is used in its entirety and is not in any way altered.
  • Permission for the use of the international year logo does not extend to use of the United Nations logo or the logo of any of its agencies, including UNESCO.
  • The United Nations and UNESCO do not assume any responsibility or liability arising from the translation of the logo into languages beyond the six official UN languages.

Steps for applying for the logo IYIL2019

  • Register on the IYIL2019 website
  • Complete an application form
  • Once, authorization is granted by UNESCO to use logo, download of emblem.

Please consult IYIL2019 logo use guidelines.

Fraudulent behaviour and phishing

Some cases of individuals claiming to act on behalf of UNESCO have been reported to the Organization by means of “phishing” and/or fraudulent emails.

Please note that UNESCO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies claiming to be recruiting on behalf of UNESCO and requesting the payment of a fee, please contact: recrutweb@unesco.org

For complete, accurate and up-to-date information on UNESCO vacancies, please only use the following address: http://www.unesco.org/careers

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