Privacy Policy

Information you choose to provide

SAWEN may collect information that you submit through website forms, such as your name, email address, organization, country, message, and any other details requested by the form. Please do not send urgent or highly sensitive wildlife crime information through a general contact form. Use the national reporting guidance provided on this website.

Technical information

Our hosting and service providers may process technical information needed to deliver and protect the website. This can include an internet protocol address, browser and device information, requested pages, timestamps, and security or error logs.

How information is used

We use information to respond to enquiries, administer website services, maintain security, improve reliability, and meet applicable legal obligations. We do not sell personal information.

When information may be shared

Information may be shared with authorized SAWEN personnel and service providers that support the website under appropriate instructions. We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect people, wildlife, the website, or the rights of others.

Retention and security

We retain information only for as long as reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, operational requirements, and applicable legal obligations. We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards, but no internet service can guarantee absolute security.

Your choices

You may contact the SAWEN Secretariat to ask about access, correction, or deletion of personal information you submitted, subject to applicable law and legitimate recordkeeping needs.

External websites and updates

This website links to external organizations that maintain their own privacy practices. We may update this policy when website services or legal requirements change. The effective and review dates on this page identify the current version.