Cookies Notice

The Global Alliance for the Future of Food (“Global Alliance”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is a network of philanthropic foundations working to transform global food systems. The Global Alliance respects confidentiality and the privacy of its online visitors. This Notice explains when and why we collect personal information from you (including when you use our website www.futureoffood.org and our other materials), and how we use and store it. 

If you have any questions regarding your personal information or its use, please contact the Global Alliance via e-mail at privacy@futureoffood.org.

How we use cookies

Cookies are small data files which are stored on your device and which record your visit to the website. They are either persistent, where they stay on your device after you leave the website, or session based, which means they are deleted after your visit. We use essential cookies to display your recently visited and saved articles and searches and to facilitate account logins.

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience while using the website. Cookies are pieces of information that some websites transfer to the computer or device that is browsing that website and are used for record-keeping purposes at many websites. 

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. Visit www.aboutcookies.org or use the guidance below:

  • Establish the type and version of the web browser you use to access the internet
  • For PCs: Click on ‘Help’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘About’ option.
  • For Macs: Click on the Apple menu and select the ‘About’ option.

How to manage cookies on popular browsers:

To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer’s website.

Non-essential cookies

For our website, we will give you the option to accept non-essential cookies or not when you first visit.

If you do not want to accept cookies on any website you visit, you should be able to change your settings to refuse third-party cookies.

For further information on how to do this in most common browsers, see https://gdpr.eu/cookies/.

Links to other websites

Our website contains links to other organizations’ information and websites. The Global Alliance is not responsible for the information or activities of other organizations, even if accessed via the Global Alliance website. It is recommended that you check the privacy policy or notice of websites you visit that are linked through the Global Alliance website.

Google Analytics

We use persistent analytical cookies from Google to track the number of unique visitors to the site and how users move around the pages.

These cookies also collect data on in which countries users are located and from what type of device they are accessing the website. Your IP address and which browser you use are transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the US for these purposes to ensure quality of service and generate usage statistics.

Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

For more information on how Google uses information from website using Google Analytics, see their privacy policy.

Changes to this Cookies Notice

We keep this Notice under regular review, and it may be periodically updated. 

Updates to this Notice will be posted on this page – please check back from time to time. If there are significant changes to this Notice, we will use reasonable efforts to contact you directly to inform you through the appropriate means. This Notice was last updated on 01 March 2023.

Contact us 

If you have further questions about this Notice or the way in which we handle your personal information, please view our Privacy & Data Security Notice or contact us at privacy@futureoffood.org.