Giving Europe (“we”, “us”) considers the protection and confidentiality of personal data of the utmost importance and is committed to processing personal information in accordance with applicable EU and UK data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This temporary Privacy Policy applies to the use of this website and related Giving Europe services and explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and how you can exercise your rights. A more detailed and final version will be published in due course.
The Philanthropy Europe Association (hereafter Philea), an international non-profit association with offices in Belgium at Rue Royale 94, 1000 Brussels, hosting the Giving Europe network and acts as the Data Controller responsible for the processing of personal data within the Giving Europe framework.
Personal data is any information that identifies you as an individual or relates to an identifiable person. Giving Europe only collects personal data that you voluntarily provide or that is shared with us by trusted partners in the context of a service you have requested.
We process personal data only when we have a lawful basis to do so, including:
your consent,
the performance of a contract or service requested by you,
compliance with legal obligations,
our legitimate interests, such as responding to enquiries or communicating in relation to a donation.
Depending on how you interact with Giving Europe, we may collect limited and relevant personal data, including:
Website use: technical information such as IP address, device type, and operating system, collected for security and system administration purposes.
Contact requests: your name, email address, and any information you choose to provide when contacting us.
Non-profit registration: personal and organisational data required to assess eligibility and conduct due diligence through national Giving Europe partners.
Donations: when making a donation and applying for tax benefits, personal data such as contact details, address, nationality, payment information, donation details, and any data required under national tax laws. Email addresses may be used to issue fiscal receipts and for related communication.
We only collect data that is strictly necessary for the requested service.
Personal data may be shared with trusted Giving Europe partner organisations and service providers only when necessary to deliver the requested service, comply with legal obligations, or manage donations within the network. All partners operate in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.
We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected and to meet legal requirements.
This website may use essential cookies to ensure proper functionality. Any use of non-essential cookies or analytics tools will be clearly communicated and subject to user consent where required.
In accordance with data protection laws, you have the right to access, correct, restrict, or request the deletion of your personal data, as well as the right to object to certain processing activities.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or about how your personal data is handled, you can contact Giving Europe using the contact details provided on this website.
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