BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION PRIVACY & COOKIES NOTICE UPDATE HISTORY

Last updated January 2024

We provide this update history to help you understand what changes we have made to our notices. However, we do this to improve transparency only, and this update history should not be relied upon in any way. Instead, please read the full updated notices and let us know if you have any questions.

January 2024

  • Privacy & Cookies Notice:
    • Added our contact information in Kenya and the People’s Republic of China
    • Added a provision to address transfer of control over personal data
    • Clarified language throughout to make our notices easier to understand, including:
      • Payment processors
      • Interest-based advertising
      • Sensitive personal data
      • Legal bases under applicable law
      • Storage and transfers
      • How you can manage communications from us and exercise other rights you may have to your personal data

March 2023

  • Privacy & Cookies Notice: Added language in the “How you can access and control your data; your rights” section to provide clarity on when these rights apply.

August 2022

December 2021

July 2021

October 2020

  • Privacy & Cookies Notice:
    • Added a provision to notify site visitor that the foundation may link the information we collect automatically or information stored on any cookies with the information provided in other contexts on our site (newsletters, etc.) to personalize, connect and streamline the user’s experience when visiting our sites.
    • Incorporated the Supplemental Privacy Notice for Reports of Improper Conduct to describes how we collect, use, share, and retain additional personal data when submitting reports possible illegal, unethical, or improper conduct using EthicsPoint™.
  • Cookies & Similar Technologies: Added a provision to notify site visitor that the foundation may link the information provided by third party analytics services with information we collect, or the user provides in other contexts on our site (newsletters, etc.), to personalize, connect and streamline the user’s experience when visiting our sites.

July 2020

May 2018

  • Privacy & Cookies Notice: Updates and replaces the previously titled “Privacy Policy” (effective February 23, 2013). Goal is to improve transparency and address specific requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China. Specific updates include:
    • Extended the application of the notices to include mobile apps, online portals, electronic forms, surveys, and interactive exhibits
    • Added a provision addressing our collection and use of “special categories of data” under the GDPR
    • Clarifyed the purposes for which we use personal data and the legal bases on which we are relying under the GDPR
    • Added a description of when personal data may be shared and with whom
    • Added description of how we ensure that the legal rights and protections of individuals in the EU travels with any personal data transferred outside the EEA, Switzerland, or Canada
    • Added a description of how long we store personal data and how to contact us for more information Expanding our description of how individuals can access and control their personal data Adding a description of other rights individuals may have under applicable law
    • Updated our contact information
  • Supplemental Privacy Notice for Event Participants: New. Establishes new supplemental notice applicable to individuals who participate in our events. Goal is to improve transparency and address specific requirements of the GDPR and the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China.
  • Supplemental Privacy Notice for Job Applicants: Updates and replaces the previously titled “Supplemental Privacy Policy—Jobs” (effective February 23, 2013) applicable to individuals who participate in our job application process. Goal is to improve transparency and address specific requirements of the GDPR and the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China. Specific updates include:
    • Updated the examples of personal data, including sensitive personal data, requested from applicants
    • Added a description of personal data we may receive from other sources
    • Clarifyed the purposes for which we use personal data and the legal bases on which we are relying under the GDPR
    • Added a description of how we use sensitive personal data
  • Cookies & Similar Technologies: Provides more detail regarding use of cookies and similar technologies. Goal is to improve transparency and better address specific requirements of the GDPR and EU Privacy and Electronic Communications (e-Privacy) Directive.