Effective Date: January 20th, 2026, Monday.
Last Updated: January 20th, 2026, Monday.
The Papua New Guinea Resource Governance Coalition (PNGRGC) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our members, partners, and website visitors. As an organization dedicated to transparency and accountability in the extractive sector, we handle your information with the same principles of integrity that guide our mission.
We may collect and process the following types of information:
Voluntary Information: Name, email address, phone number, and organizational affiliation when you sign up for our newsletter, register for workshops, or contact us via our website forms.
Automated Information: Technical data such as your IP address, browser type, and usage patterns (pages visited, time spent) through cookies and analytics tools to improve our website’s performance.
Member Data: Information provided during the membership application process for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
PNGRGC uses your data for the following purposes:
Advocacy & Communication: To send updates on resource governance, EITI reports, and provincial awareness workshops.
Stakeholder Engagement: To facilitate dialogue between CSOs, government agencies, and the private sector.
Website Improvement: To analyze how our resources are accessed and ensure our digital platform meets the needs of the community.
Legal Compliance: To comply with any applicable laws in Papua New Guinea or requests from regulatory authorities.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share information only in these limited circumstances:
Strategic Partners: With entities like the PNGEITI Secretariat or the Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) when necessary for joint projects or official reporting.
Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who assist in website hosting or email distribution, provided they adhere to strict confidentiality agreements.
Legal Requirements: If required by law, such as under the Cybercrime Code Act 2016 or in response to a valid court order.
We implement commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
You have the right to:
Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Correction: Ask us to update or correct inaccurate information.
Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data from our records.
Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from our communications at any time using the “unsubscribe” link in our emails.
Our website may contain links to external sites (e.g., World Bank, PWYP, or Government portals). PNGRGC is not responsible for the privacy practices of these external websites.
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:
Papua New Guinea Resource Governance Coalition (PNGRGC)
Office: TIPNG Office, Lokua Avenue, Boroko, NCD, Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
Phone: +675 323 4917 | +675 323 7517
Email: info@pngrgc.org.pg
