Privacy Notice

WMO, a specialized agency of the United Nations with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to its website at wmo.int (the “Website”).

This Privacy Notice describes how WMO handles personal data collected through the Website.

Personal data processed

When you access the Website, WMO may collect and process the following categories of data:

Technical data — Internet Protocol (IP) address, approximate geolocation derived from the IP address (typically at city level), browser type and version, operating system, device type, referring website, pages visited, and date and time of access.
Usage data — Information about how you interact with the Website, collected through cookies and similar technologies and through web analytics tools, for statistical and performance purposes.
Information you voluntarily provide — Any data you submit through forms, subscriptions, surveys, or other interactive features of the Website, such as your name, email address, organization, and the content of your message or request.

WMO does not seek to identify individual visitors through technical or usage data. Such data is processed in aggregate form for the purposes described in this notice.

Purposes of processing

WMO processes personal data collected through the Website for the following purposes:

To operate, maintain, and secure the Website and its underlying infrastructure.
To analyze Website traffic and usage patterns in order to improve content, navigation, and user experience.
To respond to requests, enquiries, or feedback submitted through the Website.
To manage subscriptions to newsletters, alerts, or other communications, where you have opted in.
To comply with WMO's internal policies and applicable obligations.

Legal basis for processing

The processing of personal data by WMO is necessary for the performance of its mandate and functions as a specialized agency of the United Nations, as set out in the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization and related instruments.

Cookies and web analytics

The Website uses cookies – small text files that let it recognize your device and remember preferences. They do not directly identify you.

WMO uses web analytics tools, including Google Analytics, to produce aggregated usage statistics. These tools do not receive directly identifying data such as your name. Your public IP address may be used to derive approximate geolocation, typically no more precise than your city or a nearby one.

You can block or delete cookies via your browser settings, though this may affect some website functionality.

Sharing and disclosure

WMO does not sell personal data and does not share it with third parties for commercial purposes. WMO may share personal data only in the following limited circumstances:

With service providers that process data on behalf of WMO under appropriate confidentiality and data protection arrangements.
Where disclosure is required to protect the safety, rights, or property of WMO, its personnel, or the public, in accordance with WMO's internal rules.

Data retention

WMO retains personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, to comply with its internal policies, or to meet operational and archival requirements.

Data security

WMO implements reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or destruction. These measures include access controls, secure infrastructure, and internal policies governing the handling of information.

Links to external websites

The Website may contain links to websites operated by third parties, including other United Nations entities, WMO Members, and external partners. WMO is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such external websites.

Your rights

Subject to WMO's privileges and immunities and and WMO's internal rules, you may exercise the following rights:

Right to be informed — to receive information about the personal data WMO processes about you.
Right of access — to request a copy of your personal data held by WMO.
Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right to deletion — to request deletion of your personal data where retention is no longer necessary.
Right to object — to object to processing of your personal data for specific purposes.

These rights may be limited where necessary to protect the rights and freedoms of others, or the proper functioning of WMO.
You can exercise these rights by configuring your browser or writing to dataprotection@wmo.int.

Privileges and immunities

Nothing contained in or relating to this Privacy Notice, or any action taken pursuant to it, shall be construed as a waiver, express or implied, of any of the privileges and immunities enjoyed by WMO under international or national law, or as submitting WMO to the jurisdiction of any national court. Any disclosure of personal data made in response to a request in accordance with this notice shall not constitute such a waiver.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

WMO may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in its practices, technologies, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons.

Contact

For questions, comments or requests regarding this Privacy Notice or the processing of your personal data by WMO, please contact the Data Protection and Privacy Officer via email at dataprotection@wmo.int