Privacy Policy Overview

Privacy Policy for Stichting Dutch Bamboo

Introduction

Stichting Dutch Bamboo ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in accordance with the Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG).

We cherish the relationships with all people with whom we work and strive to act accordingly.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.

• Donation Information: Payment details (only to the extent necessary to process the donation), donation amount, and date.

• Volunteer Information: Skills, interests, and availability.

• Website Usage Data: IP address, browser type, and pages visited.

  Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: We may ask for your explicit consent to process your data for certain purposes, such as sending you marketing communications.

• Contractual Necessity: We may process your data to fulfill our contractual obligations, such as processing your donations.

• Legitimate Interests: We may process your data for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, provided that these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

• Legal Obligation: We may process your data to comply with legal obligations.

  How We Use Your Information

We may use your information for the following purposes:

• To Process Donations: To accept and process your donations.

• To Communicate with You: To send you newsletters, updates, and information about our activities (only with your explicit consent).

• To Manage Volunteers: To coordinate volunteer activities and opportunities.

• To Improve Our Services: To analyze website usage and improve our services.

Sharing Your Information

Personal data will never be shared with or sold to third parties without explicit written consent.

We may share your information with:

• Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information if required by law or to protect our legal rights.

Your Rights

Under the AVG, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data.

• Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data.

• Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data (right to be forgotten), subject to certain exceptions.

• Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

• Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

• Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.

• Withdraw Consent: If we process your data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.

Data Breaches

In the event of a data breach, we will notify the relevant authorities and affected individuals without undue delay.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: brian {at} dutchbamboo.org

Effective Date: August 24th, 2024