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Welcome to the website of Skopje Pride – Skopje LGBT+ Pride Parade, organised by the National Network Against Homophobia and Transphobia (hereinafter: Skopje Pride). If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Skopje Pride’s relationship with you in relation to this website.

The term Skopje Pride or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website. The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

  • The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
  • Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  • Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
  • This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
  • All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website.
  • Unauthorized use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense.
  • From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

Privacy Policy

At Skopje Pride, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by Skopje Pride and how it is used.

LOG FILES

Like many other Web sites, Skopje Pride makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

COOKIES AND WEB BEACONS

Skopje Pride does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

THIRD PARTY COOKIES

We sometimes embed photos and video content from websites such as YouTube, Vimeo and Flickr. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from, for example, YouTube, Vimeo or Flickr, you may be presented with cookies from these websites. This website does not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.

SHARING TOOLS COOKIES

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that this website now carries embedded ‘share’ buttons to enable users of the site to easily share articles with their friends through a number of popular social networks. These sites may set a cookie when you are also logged in to their service. This website does not control the dissemination of these cookies and you should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.

STATISTICS COOKIES

This website uses Burst Statistics, a web analytics software by the Dutch company Burst Statistics BV. Burst Statistics sets a cookie in order to evaluate your use of this website and enable us to carry out actions including (but not limited to): 1) tracking the number of visitors to this website; 2) monitoring the number of users on the website at any given time; 3) analysing popular content on this website. The statistics are completely anonymous, stored exclusively on our website and only accessible to authorized Skopje Pride persons.

MAILING LIST

Subscribing to our mailing list

Like many organisations, we use a variety of third-party platforms to support our communications. On this website, you can subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates about our work. We use Mailchimp as a third party email platform to share insights.

When you subscribe to our mailing list, we ask you for your email address. Optionally, you can also enter your name and surname. Your data is held within these third party platforms. Mailchimp has its own security and privacy policy.

Mailchimp uses email tracking. Email tracking tells us when you opened an email and what links you clicked on. We use this information to improve our communications, and include general information such as open and click-through rates to inform communications planning and reporting.

How we protect your privacy

We are committed to respecting your privacy. Your data may be held within third-party platforms which we use, including Mailchimp. All of these platforms have published up to date privacy policies to comply with the GDPR.

Access to those platforms and your data is strictly limited to our communications team.

Opting out

If at any time you decide that you no longer wish to hear from us you can unsubscribe from our mailing list. At the bottom of our emails you will be given the option to unsubscribe. When you click on this option we will remove your name from our mailing list.

Contact form

On our website you are given the opportunity to contact us via a form where, in addition to your message to Skopje Pride, you enter the following information: your name and your email. We collect your name to know who is contacting us (you can also use an alias), while your email so that we can reply to your message. This data is used only for the specific purpose, processed in accordance with the Law on Personal Data Protection and is not shared with third parties. This data is stored and kept indefinitely.

Volunteer Application

When filling out the volunteer application on the Skopje Pride website, you voluntarily provide the following information: first and last name, city of residence, email and phone. All this data is consulted by us only for the specific purpose, processed in accordance with the Law on Personal Data Protection and is not shared with third parties. We need the above-mentioned data in order to establish contact and communication with you for the duration of your volunteer work at Skopje Pride, as well as to identify by the organizer of the volunteer work the possible need to provide transportation and accommodation during your stay in Skopje while performing the assigned work duties and tasks. This data is stored and kept at least one year after carrying out the annual Skopje Pride parade.

What rights you have over your data

You have the right to request from Skopje Pride access, correction or deletion of personal data or restriction of the processing of personal data relating to you, or the right to object to the processing, as well as the right to data portability. You also have the right to request withdrawal of the consent at any time.

If you believe that the way Skopje Pride processes your personal data violates the provisions of the Law on Personal Data Protection, please contact us to let us know or you can file a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Agency as a supervisory body.

ABOUT THIS COOKIE POLICY

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.

Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.

Your consent applies to the following domains: www.skopjepride.mk

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?

As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?

Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log-in to your account and add products to your basket, and checkout securely.

Statistics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. These data help us understand and analyze how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.

Marketing: Our website may display advertisements. These cookies are used to personalize the advertisements that we show to you so that they are meaningful to you. These cookies also help us keep track of the efficiency of these ad campaigns.

The information stored in these cookies may also be used by the third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites on the browser as well.

Functional: These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing content of the website on social media platforms.

Preferences: These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.

HOW CAN I CONTROL THE COOKIE PREFERENCES?

Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Cookie Settings” button on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, allaboutcookies.org, cookiedatabase.org.

Disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Skopje Pride and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Skopje Pride. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Skopje Pride takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

This website and its content is copyright of Skopje Pride. All rights reserved.

Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:

  • you may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only;
  • you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material.

You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

Any questions?

For any questions related to the use and privacy of the website, do not hesitate to contact our webmaster.

Newsletter

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Note: You will receive on your email a message from us with a link you need to click to complete the registration.

Volunteer Application

For starters, introduce yourself.
How can we contact you?
What are your skills and interests?