OSI Privacy Policy

The Open Society Institute (OSI) is committed to safeguarding your privacy. All OSI-affiliated websites adhere to a rigid policy for ensuring the privacy of any personally identifiable information (name, mailing address, email address, occupation, etc.) that may be collected though our websites.

Collecting Information

OSI gathers email addresses from users who (1) contact OSI for general information purposes or (2) subscribe to our electronic mailing lists for newsletters and other publications. We may also collect other personal information, including mailing address and occupation, from users who choose to send such information by email.

The OSI website will only collect personally identifiable information from you if you voluntarily supply it. OSI is the sole owner of and the only organization that uses the information collected on this website. We do not sell, share, or rent information under any circumstances. OSI will not disclose personally identifiable information without first receiving your permission.

Tracking and Cookies

OSI collects non-personal information (IP addresses and login information, for example) from visitors to help us understand how our site is being used. Like most websites, the OSI site may place a "cookie," or small file, in the browser of a visitor's computer. This cookie will assign a user a unique number that allows OSI to save information so that the information does not need to be re-entered. At no time will this cookie reveal to others any information whatsoever.