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value=\"Jersey\">Jersey<\/option><option  value=\"Jordan\">Jordan<\/option><option  value=\"Kazakhstan\">Kazakhstan<\/option><option  value=\"Kenya\">Kenya<\/option><option  value=\"Kiribati\">Kiribati<\/option><option  value=\"Kuwait\">Kuwait<\/option><option  value=\"Kyrgyzstan\">Kyrgyzstan<\/option><option  value=\"Lao People&#039;s Democratic Republic\">Lao People&#039;s Democratic Republic<\/option><option  value=\"Latvia\">Latvia<\/option><option  value=\"Lebanon\">Lebanon<\/option><option  value=\"Lesotho\">Lesotho<\/option><option  value=\"Liberia\">Liberia<\/option><option  value=\"Libya\">Libya<\/option><option  value=\"Liechtenstein\">Liechtenstein<\/option><option  value=\"Lithuania\">Lithuania<\/option><option  value=\"Luxembourg\">Luxembourg<\/option><option  value=\"Macao\">Macao<\/option><option  value=\"Madagascar\">Madagascar<\/option><option  value=\"Malawi\">Malawi<\/option><option  value=\"Malaysia\">Malaysia<\/option><option  value=\"Maldives\">Maldives<\/option><option  value=\"Mali\">Mali<\/option><option  value=\"Malta\">Malta<\/option><option  value=\"Marshall Islands\">Marshall Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Martinique\">Martinique<\/option><option  value=\"Mauritania\">Mauritania<\/option><option  value=\"Mauritius\">Mauritius<\/option><option  value=\"Mayotte\">Mayotte<\/option><option  value=\"Mexico\">Mexico<\/option><option  value=\"Micronesia (Federated States of)\">Micronesia (Federated States of)<\/option><option  value=\"Monaco\">Monaco<\/option><option  value=\"Mongolia\">Mongolia<\/option><option  value=\"Montenegro\">Montenegro<\/option><option  value=\"Montserrat\">Montserrat<\/option><option  value=\"Morocco\">Morocco<\/option><option  value=\"Mozambique\">Mozambique<\/option><option  value=\"Myanmar\">Myanmar<\/option><option  value=\"Namibia\">Namibia<\/option><option  value=\"Nauru\">Nauru<\/option><option  value=\"Nepal\">Nepal<\/option><option  value=\"Netherlands\">Netherlands<\/option><option  value=\"New Caledonia\">New Caledonia<\/option><option  value=\"New Zealand\">New Zealand<\/option><option  value=\"Nicaragua\">Nicaragua<\/option><option  value=\"Niger\">Niger<\/option><option  value=\"Nigeria\">Nigeria<\/option><option  value=\"Niue\">Niue<\/option><option  value=\"Norfolk Island\">Norfolk Island<\/option><option  value=\"North Macedonia\">North Macedonia<\/option><option  value=\"Northern Mariana Islands\">Northern Mariana Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Norway\">Norway<\/option><option  value=\"Oman\">Oman<\/option><option  value=\"Pakistan\">Pakistan<\/option><option  value=\"Palau\">Palau<\/option><option  value=\"Palestinian Territory, Occupied\">Palestinian Territory, Occupied<\/option><option  value=\"Panama\">Panama<\/option><option  value=\"Papua New Guinea\">Papua New Guinea<\/option><option  value=\"Paraguay\">Paraguay<\/option><option  value=\"Peru\">Peru<\/option><option  value=\"Philippines\">Philippines<\/option><option  value=\"Pitcairn Islands\">Pitcairn Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Poland\">Poland<\/option><option  value=\"Portugal\">Portugal<\/option><option  value=\"Puerto Rico\">Puerto Rico<\/option><option  value=\"Qatar\">Qatar<\/option><option  value=\"Republic of Korea\">Republic of Korea<\/option><option  value=\"Republic of Moldova\">Republic of Moldova<\/option><option  value=\"R\u00e9union\">R\u00e9union<\/option><option  value=\"Romania\">Romania<\/option><option  value=\"Russian Federation\">Russian Federation<\/option><option  value=\"Rwanda\">Rwanda<\/option><option  value=\"Saint Barth\u00e9lemy\">Saint Barth\u00e9lemy<\/option><option  value=\"Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha\">Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha<\/option><option  value=\"Saint Kitts and Nevis\">Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/option><option  value=\"Saint Lucia\">Saint Lucia<\/option><option  value=\"Saint Martin\">Saint Martin<\/option><option  value=\"Saint Pierre and Miquelon\">Saint Pierre and Miquelon<\/option><option  value=\"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines\">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/option><option  value=\"Samoa\">Samoa<\/option><option  value=\"San Marino\">San Marino<\/option><option  value=\"Sao Tome and Principe\">Sao Tome and Principe<\/option><option  value=\"Saudi Arabia\">Saudi Arabia<\/option><option  value=\"Senegal\">Senegal<\/option><option  value=\"Serbia\">Serbia<\/option><option  value=\"Seychelles\">Seychelles<\/option><option  value=\"Sierra Leone\">Sierra Leone<\/option><option  value=\"Singapore\">Singapore<\/option><option  value=\"Sint Maarten\">Sint Maarten<\/option><option  value=\"Slovakia\">Slovakia<\/option><option  value=\"Slovenia\">Slovenia<\/option><option  value=\"Solomon Islands\">Solomon Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Somalia\">Somalia<\/option><option  value=\"South Africa\">South Africa<\/option><option  value=\"South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands\">South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands<\/option><option  value=\"South Sudan\">South Sudan<\/option><option  value=\"Spain\">Spain<\/option><option  value=\"Sri Lanka\">Sri Lanka<\/option><option  value=\"Chinese Taipei\">Chinese Taipei<\/option><option  value=\"Sudan\">Sudan<\/option><option  value=\"Suriname\">Suriname<\/option><option  value=\"Svalbard and Jan Mayen\">Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/option><option  value=\"Sweden\">Sweden<\/option><option  value=\"Switzerland\">Switzerland<\/option><option  value=\"Syrian Arab Republic\">Syrian Arab Republic<\/option><option  value=\"Tajikistan\">Tajikistan<\/option><option  value=\"Thailand\">Thailand<\/option><option  value=\"Timor-Leste\">Timor-Leste<\/option><option  value=\"Togo\">Togo<\/option><option  value=\"Tokelau (Associate Member)\">Tokelau (Associate Member)<\/option><option  value=\"Tonga\">Tonga<\/option><option  value=\"Trinidad and Tobago\">Trinidad and Tobago<\/option><option  value=\"Tunisia\">Tunisia<\/option><option  value=\"T\u00fcrkiye\">T\u00fcrkiye<\/option><option  value=\"Turkmenistan\">Turkmenistan<\/option><option  value=\"Turks and Caicos Islands\">Turks and Caicos Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Tuvalu\">Tuvalu<\/option><option  value=\"Uganda\">Uganda<\/option><option  value=\"Ukraine\">Ukraine<\/option><option  value=\"United Arab Emirates\">United Arab Emirates<\/option><option  value=\"United Kingdom\">United Kingdom<\/option><option  value=\"United Republic of Tanzania\">United Republic of Tanzania<\/option><option  value=\"United States Minor Outlying Islands\">United States Minor Outlying Islands<\/option><option  value=\"United States of America\">United States of America<\/option><option  value=\"United States Virgin Islands\">United States Virgin Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Uruguay\">Uruguay<\/option><option  value=\"Uzbekistan\">Uzbekistan<\/option><option  value=\"Vanuatu\">Vanuatu<\/option><option  value=\"Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)\">Venezuela (Bolivarian 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id=\"frm_field_733_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_left_container\">\r\n\t<label for=\"field_zgwkz\" id=\"field_zgwkz_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Add a Co-Author\r\n\t\t<span class=\"frm_required\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/label>\r\n\t\n<div >\n    <label class=\"frm_switch_block\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"item_meta[733][]\" id=\"field_zgwkz\" value=\"Yes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-invmsg=\"Add a Co-Author is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \t\t\/>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"frm_switch\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"switch\" aria-labelledby=\"field_zgwkz_label\" aria-checked=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"frm_slider\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_734_container\" class=\"frm_form_field frm_section_heading form-field  frm12 frm_first\">\n<h3 class=\"frm_pos_top frm_section_spacing\">Co-Author<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"frm_field_722_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container custom-field-color1 frm12 frm_first\">\r\n\t<div  id=\"field_c4gcu_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Co-Author Name\r\n\t\t<span class=\"frm_required\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<fieldset aria-labelledby=\"field_c4gcu_label\">\n\t<legend class=\"frm_screen_reader frm_hidden\">\n\t\tCo-Author Name\t<\/legend>\n\n\t<div  class=\"frm_combo_inputs_container\" id=\"frm_combo_inputs_container_722\" data-name-layout=\"first_last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid=\"frm_field_722-first_container\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"frm_form_field form-field frm_form_subfield-first  frm6\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-sub-field-name=\"first\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"field_c4gcu_first\" class=\"frm_screen_reader frm_hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFirst\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t<input  type=\"text\" id=\"field_c4gcu_first\" value=\"\" name=\"item_meta[722][first]\" data-sectionid=\"734\"  data-invmsg=\"Co-Author Name is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/><div class=\"frm_description\" id=\"frm_field_722_first_desc\">First<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid=\"frm_field_722-last_container\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"frm_form_field form-field frm_form_subfield-last  frm6\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-sub-field-name=\"last\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"field_c4gcu_last\" class=\"frm_screen_reader frm_hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLast\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t<input  type=\"text\" id=\"field_c4gcu_last\" value=\"\" name=\"item_meta[722][last]\" data-sectionid=\"734\"  data-invmsg=\"Co-Author Name is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/><div class=\"frm_description\" id=\"frm_field_722_last_desc\">Last<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_727_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container frm6 frm_first\">\r\n    <label for=\"field_4xp4n\" id=\"field_4xp4n_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Email\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input type=\"email\" id=\"field_4xp4n\" name=\"item_meta[727]\" value=\"\"  data-sectionid=\"734\"  data-invmsg=\"Email is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\r\n    \r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_728_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container frm6\">\r\n    <label for=\"field_p36kc\" id=\"field_p36kc_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Phone\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input type=\"tel\" id=\"field_p36kc\" name=\"item_meta[728]\" value=\"\"  data-invmsg=\"Phone is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\" pattern=\"((\\+\\d{1,3}(-|.| )?\\(?\\d\\)?(-| |.)?\\d{1,5})|(\\(?\\d{2,6}\\)?))(-|.| )?(\\d{3,4})(-|.| )?(\\d{4})(( x| ext)\\d{1,5}){0,1}$\"   aria-describedby=\"frm_desc_field_p36kc\"\/>\r\n    <div class=\"frm_description\" id=\"frm_desc_field_p36kc\">Requires International phone format, ex: +33 6 XX XX XX XX<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_729_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container frm6 frm_first\">\r\n    <label for=\"field_menc8\" id=\"field_menc8_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Company or Organisation's Name\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input  type=\"text\" id=\"field_menc8\" name=\"item_meta[729]\" value=\"\"  data-sectionid=\"734\"  data-invmsg=\"Text is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/>\r\n    \r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_730_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container frm6\">\r\n    <label for=\"field_q9ifp\" id=\"field_q9ifp_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Position \/ Title\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input  type=\"text\" id=\"field_q9ifp\" name=\"item_meta[730]\" value=\"\"  data-invmsg=\"Text is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/>\r\n    \r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_731_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label for=\"field_1oj9p\" id=\"field_1oj9p_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Country \/ Area\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    \t\t<select name=\"item_meta[731]\" id=\"field_1oj9p\"  data-sectionid=\"734\"  data-placeholder=\"Select an option\"  data-invmsg=\"Country \/ Area is invalid\" class=\"frm_slimselect\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  >\n\t\t<option  value=\"\" selected='selected'> <\/option><option  value=\"Afghanistan\">Afghanistan<\/option><option  value=\"\u00c5land Islands\">\u00c5land Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Albania\">Albania<\/option><option  value=\"Algeria\">Algeria<\/option><option  value=\"American Samoa\">American Samoa<\/option><option  value=\"Andorra\">Andorra<\/option><option  value=\"Angola\">Angola<\/option><option  value=\"Anguilla\">Anguilla<\/option><option  value=\"Antigua and Barbuda\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/option><option  value=\"Argentina\">Argentina<\/option><option  value=\"Armenia\">Armenia<\/option><option  value=\"Aruba\">Aruba<\/option><option  value=\"Australia\">Australia<\/option><option  value=\"Austria\">Austria<\/option><option  value=\"Azerbaijan\">Azerbaijan<\/option><option  value=\"Bahamas\">Bahamas<\/option><option  value=\"Bahrain\">Bahrain<\/option><option  value=\"Bangladesh\">Bangladesh<\/option><option  value=\"Barbados\">Barbados<\/option><option  value=\"Belarus\">Belarus<\/option><option  value=\"Belgium\">Belgium<\/option><option  value=\"Belize\">Belize<\/option><option  value=\"Benin\">Benin<\/option><option  value=\"Bermuda\">Bermuda<\/option><option  value=\"Bhutan\">Bhutan<\/option><option  value=\"Bolivia (Plurinational State of)\">Bolivia (Plurinational State of)<\/option><option  value=\"Bonaire, Saint Eustatius And Saba\">Bonaire, Saint Eustatius And Saba<\/option><option  value=\"Bosnia and Herzegovina\">Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/option><option  value=\"Botswana\">Botswana<\/option><option  value=\"Bouvet Island\">Bouvet Island<\/option><option  value=\"Brazil\">Brazil<\/option><option  value=\"British Indian Ocean Territory\">British Indian Ocean Territory<\/option><option  value=\"Brunei Darussalam\">Brunei Darussalam<\/option><option  value=\"Bulgaria\">Bulgaria<\/option><option  value=\"Burkina Faso\">Burkina Faso<\/option><option  value=\"Burundi\">Burundi<\/option><option  value=\"Cabo Verde\">Cabo Verde<\/option><option  value=\"Cambodia\">Cambodia<\/option><option  value=\"Cameroon\">Cameroon<\/option><option  value=\"Canada\">Canada<\/option><option  value=\"Cayman Islands\">Cayman Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Central African Republic\">Central African Republic<\/option><option  value=\"Chad\">Chad<\/option><option  value=\"Chile\">Chile<\/option><option  value=\"China\">China<\/option><option  value=\"Christmas Island\">Christmas Island<\/option><option  value=\"Cocos (Keeling) Islands\">Cocos (Keeling) Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Colombia\">Colombia<\/option><option  value=\"Comoros\">Comoros<\/option><option  value=\"Congo\">Congo<\/option><option  value=\"Cook Islands\">Cook Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Costa Rica\">Costa Rica<\/option><option  value=\"C\u00f4te d&#039;Ivoire\">C\u00f4te d&#039;Ivoire<\/option><option  value=\"Croatia\">Croatia<\/option><option  value=\"Cuba\">Cuba<\/option><option  value=\"Cura\u00e7ao\">Cura\u00e7ao<\/option><option  value=\"Cyprus\">Cyprus<\/option><option  value=\"Czechia\">Czechia<\/option><option  value=\"Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea\">Democratic People&#039;s Republic of Korea<\/option><option  value=\"Democratic Republic of the Congo\">Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/option><option  value=\"Denmark\">Denmark<\/option><option  value=\"Djibouti\">Djibouti<\/option><option  value=\"Dominica\">Dominica<\/option><option  value=\"Dominican Republic\">Dominican Republic<\/option><option  value=\"Ecuador\">Ecuador<\/option><option  value=\"Egypt\">Egypt<\/option><option  value=\"El Salvador\">El Salvador<\/option><option  value=\"Equatorial Guinea\">Equatorial Guinea<\/option><option  value=\"Eritrea\">Eritrea<\/option><option  value=\"Estonia\">Estonia<\/option><option  value=\"Eswatini\">Eswatini<\/option><option  value=\"Ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/option><option  value=\"Falkland Islands (Malvinas)\">Falkland Islands (Malvinas)<\/option><option  value=\"Faroe Islands (Associate Member)\">Faroe Islands (Associate Member)<\/option><option  value=\"Fiji\">Fiji<\/option><option  value=\"Finland\">Finland<\/option><option  value=\"France\">France<\/option><option  value=\"French Guiana\">French Guiana<\/option><option  value=\"French Polynesia\">French Polynesia<\/option><option  value=\"French Southern and Antarctic Lands\">French Southern and Antarctic Lands<\/option><option  value=\"Gabon\">Gabon<\/option><option  value=\"Gambia\">Gambia<\/option><option  value=\"Georgia\">Georgia<\/option><option  value=\"Germany\">Germany<\/option><option  value=\"Ghana\">Ghana<\/option><option  value=\"Gibraltar\">Gibraltar<\/option><option  value=\"Greece\">Greece<\/option><option  value=\"Greenland\">Greenland<\/option><option  value=\"Grenada\">Grenada<\/option><option  value=\"Guadeloupe\">Guadeloupe<\/option><option  value=\"Guam\">Guam<\/option><option  value=\"Guatemala\">Guatemala<\/option><option  value=\"Guernsey\">Guernsey<\/option><option  value=\"Guinea\">Guinea<\/option><option  value=\"Guinea-Bissau\">Guinea-Bissau<\/option><option  value=\"Guyana\">Guyana<\/option><option  value=\"Haiti\">Haiti<\/option><option  value=\"Heard Island And McDonald Islands\">Heard Island And McDonald Islands<\/option><option  value=\"Holy See\">Holy See<\/option><option  value=\"Honduras\">Honduras<\/option><option  value=\"Hong Kong\">Hong Kong<\/option><option  value=\"Hungary\">Hungary<\/option><option  value=\"Iceland\">Iceland<\/option><option  value=\"India\">India<\/option><option  value=\"Indonesia\">Indonesia<\/option><option  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the Railway Station Awards 2025. This data will be used by the SMGG organisers and UIC solely for activities related to the competition objectives, including evaluating applications, communicating with participants and organising the awards ceremony in Beijing, China.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-200 mt-1 -mb-0.5\" level=\"2\">Transfer of data outside the EU<\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The collected data will be transferred outside the European Union, particularly to China, as part of the organisation of the Railway Station Awards to be held in Beijing during the 12th UIC World Congress on High-Speed Rail (8-11 July 2025).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-200 mt-1 -mb-0.5\" level=\"2\">Liability<\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Participants in the Railway Station Awards 2025 consent to participate in this activity on a voluntary basis.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-200 mt-1 -mb-0.5\" level=\"2\">Data controller<\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The processing is carried out by the International Union of Railways (UIC) as the data controller.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-200 mt-1 -mb-0.5\" level=\"2\">Data retention period<\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Personal data will be kept for a maximum of one year after the event.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-200 mt-1 -mb-0.5\" level=\"2\">Data hosting<\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Data is hosted in Paris, France, under GDPR legislation.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-200 mt-1 -mb-0.5\" level=\"2\">Right of access, rectification, restriction, portability and deletion<\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;European General Data Protection Regulation&#8221; or GDPR), as well as French law no. 2018-493 of 20 June 2018 on the protection of personal data, users have the right of access, rectification, restriction, portability and deletion of their personal data. This can be achieved by sending an email to: <a class=\"underline\" href=\"mailto:dpo@uic.org\">dpo@uic.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-200 mt-1 -mb-0.5\" level=\"2\">IT security and organisational measures<\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The online application form is hosted on secure servers. Native encryption of passwords is performed by the application. Administrators do not have access to passwords. The software and physical infrastructure used to host our websites are designed to guarantee absolute data security (antivirus, switches, routers, servers and redundant firewalls). The application is backed up daily over 14 days, monthly over 12 months and annually over 5 years. It is therefore possible to request a restoration of file(s) under certain conditions. Web and IT teams are regularly made aware of and trained in the protection of personal data and cyber security.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-200 mt-1 -mb-0.5\" level=\"2\">Cookies<\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">When you consult this website, data on traffic and cookies files is stored on your computer to internally analyse visits to the website&#8217;s information pages so that we can improve content and compile statistics (pages visited, time visited, etc.). These data are anonymised according to French and European legislation. They are deleted one month after visit. You can manage the settings for storing cookies from your browser.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-200 mt-1 -mb-0.5\" level=\"2\">Data protection officer &#8211; CNIL<\/h2>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The International Union of Railways has appointed a Data Protection Officer. You may contact the DPO at the following address: <a class=\"underline\" href=\"mailto:dpo@uic.org\">dpo@uic.org<\/a>. 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