Last update: 03-08-2026

Privacy Policy

The Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research Website

1. Introduction and Identity of the Data Controller

This Privacy Policy describes how the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research (Public Benefit Company), Company No. 510818776 (the “Institute,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, receives, stores, uses, processes, and transfers personal information in connection with the website at www.neaman.org.il, its Hebrew and English versions, and the forms and online services offered through it (collectively, the “Website”). The Institute is the data controller with respect to the personal information collected through the Website and the activities described in this Policy.

The Institute is a nonprofit research institute located at the Technion. It conducts national policy research, publishes research and professional content, organizes conferences and meetings, and makes knowledge accessible to the public. This Policy applies to Website visitors, subscribers to updates, persons who contact the Institute, and users of the Website’s online services.

Where a particular form, event registration, survey, or research study includes a specific privacy notice, that notice will apply to the relevant processing of personal information. In the event of a conflict, the specific notice will prevail with respect to that activity.

The term “personal information” means any data relating to an identified or identifiable individual, in accordance with the Israeli Protection of Privacy Law, 5741–1981, as amended from time to time.

2. Providing Information — Optional or Mandatory

As a general rule, you are not required to provide us with personal information, and doing so is voluntary and subject to your consent. However, certain fields may be marked as mandatory because, without them, we will be unable to complete the action you requested. For example, without an email address we cannot add you to the updates mailing list, and without contact details we cannot respond to your inquiry.

If you provide personal information about another person, you are responsible for ensuring that you are authorized to do so and that the person has received the required information about how their details will be used.

3. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the Website, we may collect the following types of information:

• Contact details and inquiries: first and last name, email address, telephone number, the content of your inquiry, and any other information you choose to provide through a form, by email, by telephone, or by other means.
• Subscription to updates: first name, last name, email address, mailing preferences if offered, and information about delivery of and interaction with our updates, such as opening messages and clicking links, where the system we use collects this information.
• Registration for events, conferences, or activities: contact details, organizational or professional affiliation, position, participation preferences, and other information requested in the relevant form. If an external registration platform is used, certain processing may also be carried out in accordance with that platform’s privacy policy.
• Surveys and research: information you choose to provide in a questionnaire or research study. When information is collected for research purposes, a specific notice will be provided, where required, regarding the purpose of collection, use of the information, retention, publication of results, and participants’ rights.
• Usage and technical data: IP address, device and browser type, operating system, online identifiers, language, referring page address, pages viewed, date, time, and duration of visits, actions performed on the Website, and error and security data.
• Information from other sources: information received from service providers acting on our behalf, activity partners, or public sources, where permitted by law and relevant to the purpose for which it is collected.

4. Purposes for Which We Use Information

We may use personal information for the following purposes:

• Operating, securing, maintaining, adapting, and improving the Website and the user experience.
• Responding to inquiries, providing requested information, and managing our relationship with the person making the inquiry.
• Managing registration for events, conferences, surveys, research studies, and professional activities.
• Sending newsletters and updates regarding research, publications, events, and professional content, subject to applicable law and user preferences.
• Measuring and analyzing use of the Website and mailings, producing aggregated statistical data, and improving content and services.
• Preventing fraud, spam, and misuse, and detecting and addressing malfunctions and information-security incidents.
• Complying with legal requirements and demands from competent authorities, managing disputes, and protecting the rights of the Institute, its employees, users, and the public.

We will not use personal information for a purpose that is incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected unless we have obtained appropriate consent or the use is permitted by law.

5. Mailings, Newsletters, and Updates

If you subscribe to receive updates, we will use your details to send you information about the Institute’s research, publications, conferences, events, and activities. To the extent that particular messages constitute advertising or direct mailing under applicable law, they will be sent in accordance with the law.

You may unsubscribe from the mailing list at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the message or by contacting info@neaman.org.il.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website uses or may use cookies, local storage, pixels, and similar technologies. Some are essential for operation, security, accessibility, and saving preferences; others may be used for measurement, analytics, service improvement, and displaying content embedded from external services.

The Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. The service may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about use of the Website, including IP address, device and browser information, pages viewed, visit times, and interactions with the Website. We use this information to produce statistical data, understand how the Website is used, and improve it. Google may process the information on servers outside Israel in accordance with its terms of service and privacy policy and subject to applicable law.

Additional external services, such as video or audio players, maps, mailing services, and social networks, may place cookies or collect information in accordance with their own policies. The Website’s cookie-management interface should specify the tools that are actually active, their purposes, and their duration of operation.

You may manage or delete cookies through the Website’s cookie interface, where available, and through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect the availability or proper functioning of certain Website features.

7. Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

We do not sell personal information. We may disclose or permit access to personal information only to the extent necessary and for the purposes described in this Policy, including to the following parties:

• Website maintenance, information security, backup, technical support, accessibility, mailing, event-registration and analytics service providers, including Google in connection with Google Analytics, and any other provider that supplies services to the Institute.
• Partners in a conference, event, research study, or project, where sharing is necessary to conduct the activity and appropriate notice has been provided, or after consent has been obtained where required.
• Professional advisers, auditors, attorneys, and accountants, subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations.
• A competent authority, court, or other party where disclosure is required or permitted by law, for legal proceedings, to prevent harm, or to protect rights.

Service providers acting on our behalf may process the information only to provide their services and in accordance with our agreements with them, our instructions, and applicable law, as relevant.

8. Transfers of Information Outside Israel

Some service providers or servers we use may be located outside Israel. In such cases, personal information may be transferred to countries whose level of privacy protection differs from that in Israel. Such transfers will be carried out in accordance with applicable law, including the Privacy Protection Regulations governing transfers of information outside Israel, and through appropriate arrangements with the recipients, where required.

9. Information Security

The Institute uses accepted organizational and technological measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, loss, or destruction, taking into account the nature of the information and the risks involved in processing it. However, no system is completely secure, and we therefore cannot guarantee complete protection against these risks.

If you believe that information provided to us has been unlawfully exposed, please contact us using the details provided at the end of this Policy.

10. Information Retention

No single retention period has been established for all types of information. We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, to manage our operations, comply with legal obligations, protect rights, handle complaints and disputes, and maintain information security. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the purpose of use, and legal requirements.

At the end of the applicable retention period, the information will be deleted or anonymized unless there is a lawful justification for continued retention. Aggregated statistical information that does not permit identification may be retained indefinitely.

11. Rights Regarding Personal Information

Subject to the Protection of Privacy Law and any applicable law, an individual is entitled to inspect, either personally or through an authorized representative, personal information about them that is held in a database. If the information is found to be inaccurate, incomplete, unclear, or outdated, the individual may request its correction or deletion. Where information is used for direct mailing, the data subject may have additional rights, including the right to request deletion from a database used for direct mailing.

Requests to exercise rights may be sent to info@neaman.org.il. To protect your privacy, we may request information reasonably necessary to verify your identity and authority. We will review the request and respond in accordance with applicable law. Certain information may continue to be retained where its retention is required or permitted by law, but it will no longer be used for purposes that must be discontinued.

12. Links, Embedded Content, and Social Networks

The Website contains links to third-party websites and services, including social networks and video and audio platforms. Content from these services may be embedded in the Website. Clicking a link or activating embedded content may enable the third party to collect information, including through cookies. This Policy does not apply to information processed independently by third parties, and we recommend reviewing their privacy policies.

13. Children’s Privacy

The Website is intended for the general public and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from minors without the consents required by law. A minor who wishes to provide personal information, particularly in order to participate in a survey or research study, should do so with the consent of a parent or guardian where such consent is required. If a parent or guardian believes that a minor has unlawfully provided us with information, they may contact us, and we will investigate and take appropriate action.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time, including as a result of changes in law, technology, services, or the manner in which information is processed. The updated version will be published on the Website and will state the date of the latest update. If a material change is made, we will take reasonable steps to bring it to users’ attention, as appropriate in the circumstances and as required by law.

15. Governing Law

This Policy and use of the Website are governed by the laws of the State of Israel. Nothing in this Policy derogates from any right granted to an individual by law.

16. Contact Us

For questions, requests, or inquiries concerning privacy and personal information, please contact us:

Contact Details The Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research (Public Benefit Company), Company No. 510818776 | Technion City, Haifa, Israel | Email: info@neaman.org.il | Telephone: +972-4-8292329