Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct

1. Variation/cancellation of the MOOC

The MOOC's authors reserve the right to make alterations to the materials without prior notice or to end access to the MOOC.

2. Eligibility

You must be aged 18 or over to undertake the MOOC.

3. Copyright

The copyright in all material provided in the MOOC shall (unless expressly stated or otherwise) remain with the authors and may not be reproduced without their specific written consent.

4. Content

The contents of the MOOC are believed to be correct and to reflect the current state of the knowledge.

5. Fair Use Policy

Being a part of a MOOC's learning community means behaving with honesty, respect and kindness to fellow learners and MOOC authors. As with other MOOCs, you agree that:

1. As the MOOC is written in English, you will communicate in English only, with all comments written in English.
2. You have registered for one account only and use an appropriate username.
3. You will not share your personal contact details on the MOOC or ask another learner for theirs.
4. You are respectful of others, and do not use words or share content that is offensive, illegal, or inflammatory.
5. If you disagree with someone's ideas you will discuss their ideas, rather than criticise or attack them personally.
6. You take part in quizzes honestly, and do not share answers with others.
7. You are law-abiding and do not participate in, condone or encourage unlawful or potentially harmful activity.
8. You are here to learn, not to advertise products or services, and you will not use the MOOC as a platform for campaigning.
9. You add to conversations and do not "spam" other learners by posting the same comment multiple times, or by posting comments that are unrelated to the course.
10. You will help the MOOC's administrators by reporting comments that you believe have broken this Code of Conduct.

Effective date: 1 March 2021

I have read the above information and have received answers to any questions I asked. By checking the box, I am agreeing to Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy provided herein.

Privacy Policy

Strength2Food as a provider of the "Sustainable food choices: Key lessons from Quality Schemes, Public Procurement and Short Supply Chains" course cares about the confidentiality and security of your information. This Privacy Policy applies to information that the Strength2Food team collects through this platform, when you interact with Strength2Food team representatives, with other users, and generally with the Strength2Food platform.

Your information is received and controlled by the Strength2Food team according to this Privacy Policy when you sign up for the course or otherwise use Strength2Food platform.

If you do not accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, then please do not access, browse, or register for this course. If you choose not to provide certain information required, you may not be able to establish a user account.

Information that we collect from you (including personal information)

The Strength2Food team directly collects information when you:

• sign up for this course and create your user profile;
• enrol and participate in this MOOC;
• send email messages to our team;
• participate in user surveys; and
• participate in public forums and other interactive experiences on the platform.

Personal information is information that specifically identifies you or that, when combined with other information, could be used to identify you.

The Strength2Food platform DOES NOT use Cookies or Tracking Technologies including web beacons, clear gifs, pixels, and similar technologies that are also unique identifiers used to track your online activity but are not stored on your device.

The Strength2Food team requires your personal information when you:

• sign up for the course and create your user account (name, surname, username, password, email address) or
• earn a Certificate of Completion (the certificate will have your name on it).

You may voluntarily choose to share additional personal information on the platform, for example when participating in a forum/discussion or other interactive experience on the platform. You should use discretion before voluntarily sharing additional personal information on the platform.

How your information is used

The Strength2Food team uses information to carry out the following purposes:

• Communicate with you - This includes answering your course-related and platform-related questions, notifying you of course-related matters that may be of interest to you, and issuing your Certificate of Completion.
• Scientific research, for example, relating to consumer behaviour and education; and analysis of the answers provided by users in the Feedback Form - This includes research within and related to the Strength2Food project, in accordance with its scopes and objectives. In case we make any sort of report public, we will not include any information that will make it possible to identify you personally, without your explicit consent.
• Track platform usage against goals and mission - This includes performing analytics to evaluate access to, and performance within, the course. Any report that may be produced will contain only aggregate usage information and not personal information.
• Exercise, enforce, and comply with legal rights and obligations - This includes responding to subpoenas, court orders, or other potential legal process; and investigating, preventing, or taking action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, security or technical issues, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Strength2Food team members, or others, and as otherwise required by applicable law.

Strength2Food team may also seek your consent for additional uses of information, including personal information, and will use it only for the purpose described to you. All use of personal information is subject to applicable law.

How your information is shared

The Strength2Food team will not share information, including personal information, with third parties, except potentially for the following purposes:

• With other learners in the course and with other visitors to the Strength2Food platform - This includes sharing comments or content that you submit to a portion of the Strength2Food platform designed for viewing by other, or potential, course participants.
• Please note that the Strength2Food MOOC contains links to websites published by third parties, including other content providers as well as service providers. These third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices, so you should pay attention anytime you are redirected to a third-party website and be sure to review its privacy policy.

How to manage your personal information

You can manage your personal information through your user profile and requests to the Strength2Food support team. The Strength2Food team will provide support to the extent required by applicable law (for example, learners in the European Union) and more broadly when possible, as a courtesy in our sole discretion. The Strength2Food team will notify you in the event that we are unable to meet a request that is not legally required.

Access and corrections to your personal information

Most of your personal information is available in your user profile and some of it is editable.

Exceptions:

• The email that you sign up with, cannot be changed. This is a system restriction because your user account is linked to the email you provide when signing up for the course.
• Username that you choose and sign up with cannot be changed. Because your username identifies you in the course and everywhere on the platform, the Strength2Food team encourages you to use discretion in choosing your username. If you want to protect your identity, do not use your real name or a name identifiable to you as your username.

Storage & security

The Strength2Food team stores information, including personal information, on the servers of its data processor organisation, European Food Information Council (EUFIC), located in Brussels, Belgium. All collected information is held in strict confidence, appropriately protected through a variety of privacy and security policies, processes, and procedures. Nonetheless, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure; and therefore, the Strength2Food team cannot guarantee its absolute security. While EUFIC works hard to ensure the integrity and security of its network and systems, we cannot guarantee that its security measures will prevent "hackers" or other unauthorized persons from illegally accessing or obtaining information.

Controller of the processing operation

The Controller determining the purposes and means of the processing of your personal data is the Strength2Food team.

Your rights as data subject

You have the right to access your personal data, which is the right to obtain confirmation about your data processed by Strength2Food and the right to ask for the correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data. You have also the right to object to the processing or request the removal of your personal data, which will be implemented within seven days of your specific request being deemed legitimate.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by writing to strength2foodproject@gmail.com, but that will not affect the lawfulness of the processing of your personal data prior to such withdrawal.

Contacts

All your requests concerning your data protection rights should be addressed to the Data Controller at: strength2foodproject@gmail.com.

Effective date: 1 March 2021

I have read the above information and have received answers to any questions I asked. By checking the box, I am agreeing to Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy provided herein.