1.1 Keshet NGO – Community | Culture | Environment Ltd. (“the Association”) respects your privacy. When you use our services, you trust us with your information. We understand that this is a great responsibility and invest significant efforts to protect your information.
1.2 The purpose of this policy is to explain to you transparently the basis for processing any personal information collected from you through your browsing on the website at www.keshet.org.il (the “Website”), how the information will be used, how the information you provide will be disclosed to third parties, and the use of “cookies” or files or tags on the Website.
1.3 The Association is committed to protecting your personal information (as defined below) in a manner consistent with applicable data protection laws. We ask that you carefully read this policy and understand the Association’s positions and practices regarding your personal information and how the Association will handle it.
1.4 The terms of the privacy policy written in the masculine form are for convenience only and are intended for both genders equally.
2.1 Your use of the website, whether by browsing or by registering or logging into the website, constitutes your acknowledgment that you are aware of, or have been given the opportunity to read, the Privacy Policy and the Association’s procedures outlined therein, including the processing (including collection, use, disclosure, retention, or transfer) of information in accordance with the terms of this policy. The information held by the Association about you may be stored and processed using computer files and/or in written documents.
2.1 If you provide the Association with any information about another person, you must bring this Privacy Policy to their attention as outlined.
2.3 If you do not agree to the terms below, please do not use the website.
3.1 Definitions
Personal Information – Information provided by you voluntarily to the Association, which can be used to communicate with you or identify you, including, for example: full name, email address, phone number.
Anonymous Information – This is information that does not allow the Association to contact you or identify you, and is not related to information that can be used for such purposes. This information includes data collected passively about your activity on the website, such as usage data, to the extent that such data is not linked to your personal information.
For details regarding the types of information collected, see sections 3.3 and 3.4 below.
3.2 Please note that you can choose not to provide certain information to the Association (for example, by changing your cookie settings, see section 3.4.2). The decision to provide any information to the Association is up to you; however, if you do not do so, certain features of the website you can use may be limited.
3.3 Voluntary Information – Information provided to the Association at your initiative during your use of the website, collected by us.
Here are examples:
3.4 Information Collected Through Technology
3.4.1 Log Files – For routine maintenance, traffic data analysis, and website provision and improvement, we use log files that collect information such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser information, cookies, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), referral/exit pages, platform types, date/time stamps, and click numbers and locations on pages. We use this information to analyze trends, manage the website, track aggregate user traffic, diagnose server issues, and collect demographic data for aggregate use. This information is not linked to additional information that could reasonably identify an individual. We also use service tools to track user movements with log files and retain IP addresses for aggregate statistical purposes.
3.4.2 Use of Cookies
The Association’s website uses internet analytics systems for monitoring, marketing, advertising, and other purposes (such as Google Analytics). These systems are exposed only to anonymous information and not to personal information (as defined in section 3.1 above).
5.1 The Association will use your personal information solely for the purpose for which you provided the information voluntarily (e.g., your request to join the mailing list, your request to find a volunteer position, etc.).
5.2 Transfer of Information to Third Parties – Although we make efforts to protect your privacy, we may be required by law to disclose information you provided when using the website. Additionally, we may also disclose information about individuals who threaten and/or may harm us and our services (such as fraud by users, sending threats, spreading spam, etc.).
5.3 Additionally, we may store information in cloud services whose servers are located outside of Israel. These companies are not authorized to share or use the personal identification information we provide, except on our behalf or for the purpose of operating the website.
6.1 The Association takes reasonable steps, as is customary in the industry, to assist in protecting the security of your personal data. The Association will act in accordance with applicable law in the event of any security, confidentiality, or integrity breach of your personal information, and if deemed appropriate or required by law, we will notify you via email, text message, or by prominently posting on the website as soon as possible and without unreasonable delay, to the extent that this is consistent with (1) legitimate law enforcement needs or (2) any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and to restore the integrity of the information system.
6.2 Although it is not possible to guarantee the security of information on the internet or elsewhere, we make reasonable commercial efforts to collect and secure the information in accordance with the privacy policy and all applicable laws and regulations.
6.3 The Association restricts access to your personal information to individuals who need access in order to process it on its behalf or to perform specific tasks. However, it should be noted that no means and/or service is completely secure, especially when the activity is online.
6.4 If you have any questions regarding the security of your information, you are welcome to send a message to the email address office@keshet.org.il.
Please note that our website may contain links to other websites. These websites may collect personal identification information from you. This privacy policy does not include the data collection practices or policies of such websites and/or any third parties, and any use you make of these links and/or services is at your own risk.
Subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information, either all or some of them:
8.1 Access to Your Personal Information: You have the right to obtain information and request access to the personal data we process about you.
8.2 Right to Correction – The right to request the Association to correct or update your personal data when it is inaccurate or incomplete.
8.3 Right to Erasure – The right to request that we delete your personal data.
8.4 Right to Restriction – The right to request the Association to temporarily or permanently stop processing all or some of your personal data.
8.5 Right to Object or Withdraw Consent – The right to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons related to your particular situation or to object to the processing of data for marketing purposes.
8.6 Any other right provided by the Protection of Privacy Law in Isreal, 1981, and the regulations enacted under it.
8.7 If you wish to exercise your rights as outlined above, we ask that you send an email to the following email address: office@keshet.org.il, with details that will allow us to verify your identity.
The Association does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from minors under the age of 18. Users under the age of 18 must obtain parental or guardian consent to view the website. If we become aware that a minor under the age of 18 has provided personally identifiable information on the site, we will make reasonable efforts to remove this information from the website’s records. The Association does not wish to receive personal information from minors. If you believe that the Association has been provided with information about a minor child, please contact us at office@keshet.org.il.
We may change the privacy policy at any time. In the event of a change to our privacy practices, we will update this document so that you can know what information we collect, how we may use it, and to whom we may disclose it. We will notify you of any material changes to this privacy policy by posting a prominent notice on our website, and if we wish to apply this change to information you have already provided, we will also send you a notice requesting your consent. It is recommended to review this statement from time to time to stay informed about how we protect your information.
Thank you for reading our privacy policy. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact the office of Keshet – Community | Culture | Environment at office@keshet.org.il.
Last updated on January 22, 2025
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