Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policies for AREDEC

AREDEC is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that works in Rwanda and East Africa to promote sustainable development, human rights, and peace. We are registered as a legal entity in Rwanda under the law no. 04/2012 of 17/02/2012 governing the organization and functioning of national non-governmental organizations.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you how we handle your personal data when you visit our website, donate to our cause, or interact with us in any other way.

What data do we collect?

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, such as:

- Identity Data: This includes your first name, last name, title, date of birth, gender, nationality, and identification documents (such as passport or ID card).
- Contact Data: This includes your email address, phone number, postal address, and social media handles.
- Financial Data: This includes your bank account details, credit/debit card details, PayPal account details, mobile money account details, and transaction history.
- Technical Data: This includes your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website.
- Usage Data: This includes information about how you use our website, such as the pages you view, the links you click, the time you spend on each page, and the actions you take on our website.
- Marketing and Communications Data: This includes your preferences in receiving marketing communications from us and our third-party partners, and your communication preferences.

How do we collect your data?

We use different methods to collect data from and about you, such as:

- Direct interactions: You may give us your Identity Data, Contact Data, Financial Data, and Marketing and Communications Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:

  - subscribe to our newsletter or other publications;
  - request information or materials from us;
  - make a donation to us;
  - participate in our events or campaigns;
  - apply for a job or volunteer opportunity with us;
  - give us feedback or contact us for any reason.

- Automated technologies or interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data and Usage Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies. Please see our cookie policy for more details.
- Third parties or publicly available sources: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources, such as:

  - Technical Data from analytics providers (such as Google), advertising networks (such as Facebook), and search information providers (such as Bing);
  - Contact Data and Financial Data from payment service providers (such as PayPal) or mobile money operators (such as MTN);
  - Identity Data and Contact Data from social media platforms (such as Twitter) or online petition platforms (such as Change.org);
  - Identity Data and Contact Data from publicly available sources (such as government registries or databases).

How do we use your data?

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

- To perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract. For example, if you apply for a job or volunteer opportunity with us, we will use your personal data to process your application and communicate with you.
- To comply with a legal or regulatory obligation. For example, if you make a donation to us, we will use your personal data to issue a receipt and comply with tax laws.
- To pursue our legitimate interests or those of a third party. For example,

Some possible continuations are:

- if you subscribe to our newsletter or other publications, we will use your personal data to send you relevant information and updates about our work and activities.
- if you visit our website or interact with us on social media platforms, we will use your personal data to analyze your preferences, behavior, and feedback to improve our website functionality and user experience.
- if you participate in our events or campaigns, we will use your personal data to register you for the event or campaign, provide you with the necessary information and materials, and monitor the impact of our work.