PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: January 2025

1. INTRODUCTION

Decentralized Institutes of Health ("DIH", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website DIH.earth and use our services.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Answer the 1% Treaty question
  • Register for a dashboard account
  • Submit a contact form
  • Register your organization in our Divisions registry
  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Make a donation

This information may include: name, email address, organization name, social media handles, profile information, and any other information you choose to provide.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device. We also collect information about how you interact with our website.

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website and services
  • Track participation in the 1% Treaty movement
  • Process your referrals and track your impact
  • Send you updates about the movement and our progress
  • Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
  • Process donations and maintain donation records
  • Improve and optimize our website and services
  • Prevent fraud and enhance security
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • With your consent: When you opt to be displayed publicly as a "soldier in the war on disease"
  • Service providers: With third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf (email delivery, analytics, payment processing)
  • Legal requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights
  • Aggregated data: We may share anonymized, aggregated statistics about participation in the movement

5. COOKIES AND TRACKING

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

6. YOUR RIGHTS

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Access: Request access to your personal information
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
  • Opt-out: Opt out of marketing communications
  • Data portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format

To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@dih.earth

7. DATA SECURITY

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

9. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. By using our website, you consent to such transfers.

10. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Decentralized Institutes of Health

Email: hello@dih.earth

Website: DIH.earth