Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 14, 2025
The Green Earth Action Foundation ("GEAF," "we," "us," "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information, in compliance with the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (FADP), and also provides transparency about our practices, especially in relation to data collected through sign-up forms for webinars, offline events, and other interactions through advertising platforms.
Information We Collect:
We collect various types of personal data, including your contact information such as your name, email address, and other details you provide. Additionally, we gather donation and payment details, which are processed securely through third-party payment gateways. To enhance our website and user experience, we also collect website usage data through cookies and similar technologies. This information includes details about your interactions with our website, such as the pages you visit, the time you spend on the site, and other usage patterns that help us improve functionality and performance. Furthermore, when you sign up for webinars or offline events, we collect personal data provided through the sign-up forms.
How We Use Your Information:
Your data is processed for specific purposes: to process and confirm your donations, to communicate with you about our activities, campaigns, and events, to analyze website usage and enhance user experience, and to meet legal obligations and regulatory requirements. The processing of personal data is based on your consent, our contractual obligations, or legal requirements, as applicable.
Information Sharing and Security:
We do not share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. However, we may share your data with trusted service providers who assist us in our operations, ensuring they comply with Swiss data protection standards. If data is transferred outside Switzerland, appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses or equivalent measures will be implemented to protect your information. We employ technical and organizational measures, including encryption, secure servers, and restricted access, to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
Donor Rights:
As a donor or user of our services, you have rights under Swiss data protection law. These include the right to access details of the personal data we hold about you, the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data, the right to request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer needed, the right to restrict how your data is used in certain circumstances, the right to object to certain uses of your data such as marketing communications, and the right to data portability to obtain a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used electronic format. To exercise your rights, contact us at geaf@greenearthactionfoundation.org. We aim to respond within 30 days.
Data Retention:
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law. For example, donation records are retained for legal and audit purposes for a minimum of ten (10) years, while website analytics data is retained for up to twenty-four (24) months. Data that is no longer required will be securely deleted or anonymized.
Automated Decision-Making
We do not engage in automated decision-making that has legal or similarly significant effects on you. You also have the right to be informed about how your data is used, to access financial information, to request confidentiality or anonymity, to opt-out of communications, and to request corrections or reviews of your information.
Your Rights:
You have the right to:
- Be informed about GEAF and how donations are used.
- Access financial information.
- Confidentiality.
- Opt-out of communications.
- Anonymity.
- Ask questions and receive truthful answers.
- You can opt-out of communications
- Request to review or correct your information.
Our primary legal framework for processing personal data is the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (FADP). However, if you are a user or donor located in a jurisdiction outside of Switzerland, for instance in the European Union (EU), California (USA), or any other country with data protection laws, we will comply with the applicable laws governing the processing of your personal data in that jurisdiction. This includes, but is not limited to, compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for individuals in the EU/EEA, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and others as legally appliable. We will ensure that your personal data is processed in a manner that respects your rights under the relevant data protection laws, including, where applicable, the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data. Additionally, we will uphold your right to data portability and the right to withdraw consent, where applicable. By providing your personal data, you acknowledge and consent to the processing of your data in accordance with the applicable data protection laws of your jurisdiction, alongside the Swiss data protection regulations.
Changes to This Policy:
This policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The latest version will always be available on our website. Please review this policy regularly.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy, please contact us by email at info@greenearthactionfoundation.org.
By agreeing to this policy, you acknowledge that you understand how your data will be used and the measures taken to protect it. This policy ensures that your personal information is handled in a compliant manner.