Legal and Privacy Information
Effective Date: July 7, 2023
Welcome to the Researching Solutions to Violent Extremism (RESOLVE) Network (hereafter “RESOLVE”) website. RESOLVE is housed at the U.S. Institute of Peace, building upon the Institute’s decades-long legacy of deep engagement in conflict affected communities.
RESOLVE’s website provides users with access to a rich collection of resources, including various communications, publications and documents, and search services. We take the protection of personal information very seriously and are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy details what data we collect, how it is used, how it is not used, and your rights regarding its use.
Users of this website are not required to provide any personal information to access the resources housed publicly within it. Any personal information provided through this website is strictly voluntary and grants RESOLVE permission to use your information for the purpose you specified.
RESOLVE does not collect information for commercial marketing purposes.
Information collected and stored with consent
We use Google Analytics on our website to collect technical information to help us manage and improve our website experience, ensure security, and understand website statistics (webpage views). We do not use data provided by Google Analytics to track personally identifiable information nor do we collect any personally identifying information automatically. The IP address (a unique number for each computer connected to the Internet) from which you access our website is anonymized by Google Analytics. For more on Google Analytics, see: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The information we collect through Google Analytics about site use includes:
- The location from which users initiated their session (including country, state, and city).
- The type of browser (e.g., Chrome, Internet Explorer) used to access our site.
- The type of device type (mobile, desktop, tablet, model, etc.) used to access our site.
- The operating system (Windows, Unix) used to access our site.
- The date and time users access our site.
- The URLs of the pages users visit on our site.
- User retention statistics on our site (e.g., first time versus recurring users, user page views, session counts, session durations).
- The numbers of users active on our site at any given time.
- The language settings in browsers used to access our site.
- If you visited this site from another website or search engine, or social media platform, the URL of the forwarding site.
This information is only used to help us make our site more useful for you and to assess and compile reports on aggregate page visits on our website. With this data we learn about the number of visitors to different sections of our site, find out what information is the most viewed, the types of technology our visitors use, and to help us make our website and website-hosted materials more useful to visitors.
Personal information volunteered by visitors
If you choose to provide us with personal information by sending us an e-mail, or by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it through our website to register for an event, obtain a publication, or join a mailing list, we use that information only to fulfill your request or respond to your inquiry. By providing such information, you agree that you are of legal age to provide personal information and that such information does not violate any legal or statutory codes.
We do not collect personal information about our visitors unless you choose to provide this information.
Some of our pages may ask visitors who request specific information to fill out a registration form. Information collected through questionnaires, feedback forms, or other means enables us to determine visitors' interests, with the goal of providing better service to our visitors. If you complete an online survey, we collect and store responses anonymously, unless you choose to provide your name, email, or personal information voluntarily. You are not required to complete any survey to use any public facing feature of this website. Provision of personal information, including contact information, is completely voluntary.
Please keep in mind that email isn't necessarily secure. You should never send sensitive or personal information like account numbers or Social Security numbers in an email or through our website.
We use MailChimp to allow users to opt in or subscribe to our newsletter service. We do not use personal emails or information provided to us through our MailChimp sign up feature for anything other than fulfilling your request to receive RESOLVE Network newsletters. You have the right to unsubscribe or opt out of receiving RESOLVE Network communications, to include newsletters, at any time. For more on Mailchimp, see: https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/.
Personal Data Updates/Alteration/Removal Requests
Users of this website have the right to request an update to, the alteration of, and/or the deletion of personal information supplied to or collected by www.resolvenet.org. Requests for personal information updates, alterations, and/or deletions can be made by emailing webmaster@resolvenet.org .
Notification in Case of Data Breach
No internet site is completely secure. We care about the security of your personal information and data and strive to maintain it. In cases in which we identify or are notified by our service providers of a data breach, we will notify subscribers and/or persons whose data has been collected through this website via newsletter or email, where relevant, as feasible upon RESOLVE being made aware of a breach.
Information from children
Information and publications provided on this website focused on violent extremism and conflict may describe or depict violent and potentially disturbing content. In general, this website is not intended for use by persons under 13 years of age unless they have a parent or guardian’s permission. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from or about children, other than that detailed in the previous sections that is automatically collected on every visitor or unless you choose to provide information to us. We provide many on-line tools and services in support of our mission. A child under 13 years old may inadvertently provide personal information to one of these services. If this should happen, the information about the child will be deleted immediately upon discovery.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file that a website transfers to your computer to allow it to remember specific information about your session while you are connected. There are two types of cookies, session and persistent. Session cookies last only as long as your Web browser is open. Once you close your browser, the cookie disappears. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for longer periods of time.
If you wish to delete these cookies, you may opt out of cookies through the pop-up provided on the website or by following directions specific to your browser and device.
Session cookies are used by resolvenet.org only for individuals with log-in credentials on this website. These cookies are administered by www.resolvenet.org and provide continuous login for user’s who maintain accounts on our website. RESOLVE reserves the right to delete or remove user log in credentials and accounts on this website for any reason and at any time.
At this time, resolvenet.org does not use session cookies on public-facing materials on this website. At the time of this update, resolvenet.org uses the following cookies for the purposes listed below:
- For website functionality (necessary): We use the following two (2) cookies to allow users the opportunity to accept or opt out of cookies through our cookie consent pop-up. These cookies store no personally identifiable information.
- For website analytics: This website uses three (3) cookies through Google Analytics. These cookies store no personally identifiable information. More information on the information collected by these cookies for the purposes of this website is detailed above. Our Google Analytics is set to retain user and event data as specified above for 26 months. If you wish to delete these cookies, you may opt out of cookies through the pop-up provided on our website or by following directions specific to your browser and device. Google also offers a Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for interested parties.
- For our social media feed: The embedded Twitter feed on this website. Twitter uses cookies via embedded Twitter feeds on websites. These cookies are only enabled when a website user “accepts” cookies on our website and when a user clicks on our embedded Twitter feed. Users may review Twitter’s privacy and cookie policies here for additional information.
- Sharing website content: This website uses one (1) cookie through AddToAny to enable users to share information and materials on this website through social media platforms and communications services through dedicated share buttons on housed on this website. This cookie is only activated when a website user “accepts” cookies on our website and when a user clicks on an icon provided on our website to share RESOLVE website materials via social media or other means. Users may review AddToAny’s privacy and cookie policies here for additional information.
At no time is your private information, whether stored in cookies or elsewhere, shared with third parties who have no right to that information, with the exception of information that may be shared via third party cookies as noted above. If you do not wish to have session or persistent cookies stored on your machine, you may opt out through the pop-up form on our website or you can turn them off in your browser. However, this may affect the functioning of some sections of our site.
Links to other websites
RESOLVE links to many websites created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations or individuals, including links on social media websites and an embedded Twitter feed from our Twitter account (@resolvenet). We provide links to these sites as a service to our users. The presence of a link is not an endorsement of the site or its contents by RESOLVE. These links are provided purely for reference purposes.
When users follow a link to an outside website, they are leaving resolvenet.org and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website(s). RESOLVE is not responsible for the information collection practices of non-USIP sites.
Intellectual property/copyright statement
RESOLVE regularly publishes and produces an array of comprehensive analysis and policy recommendations on issues related to international conflict, terrorism, and violent extremism in the form of research reports, blogs, research briefs, policy notes, compendiums, other materials for printing on physical material as well as audio and video recordings and as files for electronic distribution. The views expressed in them are those of the editors, speakers and authors alone and do not necessarily reflect views of the RESOLVE Network, the U.S. Institute of Peace, any of our affiliates (including RESOLVE Network members), or any of our funding partners.
All reports, briefs, policy notes, compendiums, and other materials for printing on physical material and as files for electronic distribution are copywritten. To request permission to use RESOLVE/USIP-owned materials, please visit USIP’s permission instructions page or contact us at webmaster@resolvenet.org. For other materials, please contact its source for full copyright information.
Any material that is not copywritten is subject to Attribution 2.0 Generic. As such, you are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Image copyright statement
Images credited to their various sources retain the copyright of their owner. Please contact the source of the image for full copyright information.
Images credited to Unsplash: Images appearing on this website credited to Unsplash are used under Unsplash’s License and terms and conditions. For further information on these images and restrictions related to them can be found at https://unsplash.com/license.
Website technology accessibility statement
We continually strive to ensure the pages on this website are accessible to individuals using assistive technologies. If you have any difficulty viewing any page with assistive technology, please contact the webmaster for this site.
Documents on resolvenet.org are presented in many formats. These formats are generally accessible to users using screen reading software. Some files on this website may be posted as Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Adobe provides their Acrobat Reader software as a free download.
Legal and privacy policy alterations
We reserve the right to make alterations to our legal and privacy policy at any time. Visitors and users of this website are encouraged to regularly review this Legal and Privacy Information page regularly in case of update.
Website contact
If you need assistance with this privacy policy, statement, or website, please contact the webmaster for this site via e-mail or by writing:
RESOLVE Network Webmaster
United States Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
If you need information about permission to republish, please reach out to RESOLVE at webmaster@resolvenet.org. You may also follow these directions provided by the U.S. Institute of Peace.