Effective Date: September 2024

Website: https://breakingbarriers4humanity.org/

Contact Information:
Melissa
Phone: +27 67 963 7981
Email: info@breakingbarriers4humanity.org

1. Introduction

Breaking Barriers for Humanity (“we,” “our,” “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information in accordance with South African laws, including the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applicable in the European Union.

2. Information We Collect

• Personal Information: We may collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, and any other details you provide when you interact with us, including through donations, newsletter sign-ups, or event registrations.
• Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our website, we may collect certain information automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, and browsing behavior through the use of cookies and similar technologies.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To Provide Services: We use your personal information to manage and provide services, process donations, and communicate with you.
• To Improve Our Services: We may use your information to analyze website usage, improve our services, and enhance user experience.
• Legal Obligations: We may process your personal data to comply with legal obligations, such as financial record-keeping or responding to legal requests.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

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

• Consent: When you provide consent for us to use your personal data for specific purposes, such as marketing communications.
• Contractual Necessity: To fulfill our contractual obligations, such as processing donations or providing services.
• Legal Obligations: To comply with legal requirements and obligations.
• Legitimate Interests: To pursue our legitimate interests, such as improving our services and ensuring the security of our website, provided these interests do not override your privacy rights.

5. Sharing Your Information

• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your personal information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, processing payments, and providing services. These providers are obligated to keep your information secure and only use it for the purposes specified by us.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required by law, regulation, or legal process, or if necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Breaking Barriers for Humanity, our users, or others.

6. International Data Transfers

As a South African-based organization, your personal information may be transferred to and stored in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). We ensure that any such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and that your information is protected by appropriate safeguards.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Once your information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You have the right to request corrections to your personal information if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing or other purposes based on legitimate interests.
• Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent to processing your personal information at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided above.

9. Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.

10. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the effective date. Your continued use of our website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact Melissa at +27 67 963 7981 or via email at info@breakingbarriers4humanity.org.