Defend Democracy

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Privacy notice

Who are we?

We are Defend Democracy, a nonpartisan nonprofit. We operate out of The Hague and Brussels.

What personal data do we collect and why?

That depends on who you are and our relationship with you. We’ve set out a few examples below:

    • If you sign up to our communications we will use your name, email address, role, and organisation to keep in touch with you about our work.
    • If you apply for a job we’ll use your CV (or resumé), contact information, interview content, and references to decide whether you’re a good fit for Defend Democracy.
    • If you are a stakeholder or expert in our sector, we will use your name, contact information, role, organisation and information about your areas of interest or expertise to inform our work.
    • If you are a vendor we will use the contact details of those at your organisation. And if you’re a freelancer working with us, then we will use your bank details to pay you.

    For all of the above, we will keep records of our interactions with you (for example, our email correspondence and notes of meetings).

    What about sensitive personal data?

    Some personal data are more sensitive than other data (for example, information about your health, your sexual orientation or sex life, your political affiliation, or your race and ethnicity). We try to minimize our collection of sensitive personal data, but sometimes it’s necessary (for example, if you’re a politician we will naturally keep a record of your political party). We will always make sure we collect and use such information lawfully.

    Do we keep your personal data secure?

    We try as hard as we can to keep your data safe. For example, we make sure that only people who need to can see your data, we encrypt data where we can, we have strict contracts with our vendors handling personal data, and we train our staff.

    Do we share your personal data?

    Yes. We share your personal data within Defend Democracy, and with contractors who provide services to us. We may share your personal data in other circumstances (for example, with funders or to comply with legal obligations on us).

    Do we transfer your personal data internationally?

    Yes. Defend Democracy works internationally and cross-country team shares systems. We also use vendors in different countries. We try as hard as we can to keep your personal data secure when shared internationally, including care vetting our vendors, entering into agreements guaranteeing the security of personal data and your rights, and – of course – only transferring personal data which is necessary.

    What are your rights?

    You have rights over your personal data and how we use it. If we’ve asked for your consent to use your personal data (for example, for our newsletter), you can withdraw your consent at any time. In certain circumstances, you can object to our use of your personal data or ask us to delete it, however we may not be able to fully do so.

    Who can I contact?

    If you have any questions, you can email our Data Protection Officer at mail@defenddemocracy.eu. If you feel like we haven’t addressed your concerns, you can always contact your data protection authority (for example, the AP in the Netherlands).

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