Privacy policy
Last updated: February 18, 2025
Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Types of Personal Information Collected
We may collect the following types of personal information from you:Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Contact information, such as your name, email address, and phone number.
Demographic information, such as your age, gender, and location.
Technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, and operating system.
Usage information, such as the pages you visit on our website, the links you click, and the time you spend on each page.
How We Collect Personal Information
We may collect personal information from you in the following ways:
When you submit a form on our website, such as a contact form or newsletter subscription form.
When you use our website, such as through cookies and other tracking technologies.
When you communicate with us through email or other channels such as the Empatia helpline.
Purpose of Collecting Personal Information
We collect your personal information for the following purposes:
To provide you with our services.
To improve our website and tailor it to your preferences.
To communicate with you and respond to your inquiries.
For any other purposes such as data analysis, conducting internal audits, etc.
To comply with our legal obligations.
Legal Basis for Collecting Personal Information
We collect your personal information on the following legal bases:
Your consent, when we collect personal information for marketing purposes.
Our legitimate interests, when we collect personal information for the purposes of providing our products or services, improving our website, or communicating with you.
Compliance with our legal obligations.
Third-Party Access to Personal Information
We may share your personal information with the following third parties:
Service providers, such as hosting providers, who assist us in operating our website and providing our services.
Law enforcement agencies, regulators, and other government bodies, when required by law or to protect our legal rights.
With designated internal team members for complying with human resource obligations or for the purposes of research and analysis.
All such employees and consultants are bound by strict confidentiality obligations. International data transfers.
Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of the EU. We will ensure that any such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and take appropriate measures to protect your personal information.
Your Rights
You have the following rights with respect to your personal information:
The right to access your personal information and obtain a copy of it.
The right to have your personal information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to have your personal information deleted in certain circumstances unless there are lawful reasons for Empatia to retain it.
The right to object to the processing of your personal information on certain grounds such as unlawful processing of your personal information.
The right to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
The right to withdraw consent from the use and/or processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
The right to data portability, or the ability to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as well as to comply with our legal obligations.
Recurity Measures
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. These measures include but are not limited to access controls and regular security assessments.
Updates to Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or other reasons. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about our practices.
Contact
If you have any questions/complaints regarding the Privacy Policy or regarding Empatia’s treatment of your personal information, please feel free to contact us by email at: r.banerjee@oporafoundation.nl