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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18 Oct 2025

Overview

We respect your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your choices.

Data we collect

  • Contact details (name, email, phone) you provide.
  • Donation/payment information processed via trusted providers.
  • Technical data (IP, device, cookies) to secure and improve our services.
  • Vote/queue preferences stored locally in your browser.

How we use data

  • To provide services (donations, receipts, account access).
  • To ensure transparency and publish aggregated statistics.
  • To communicate important updates and respond to requests.
  • To prevent fraud, abuse and ensure security.

Legal bases

  • Consent (e.g., when you subscribe or submit a form).
  • Contract (e.g., processing a donation and providing receipts).
  • Legitimate interests (security, analytics, transparency).
  • Legal obligations (accounting and tax requirements).

Cookies & local storage

We use cookies and local storage (e.g., language, voting choice, role) to remember preferences and secure sessions.

Sharing

We do not sell personal data. We may share limited data with payment processors, hosting, and analytics providers to operate the service.

Data retention

We retain data only as long as necessary for the purposes described or as required by law.

Your rights

  • Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
  • Object to or restrict certain processing.
  • Data portability (receive a copy in a common format).
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

Contact

For privacy requests, contact us at: privacy@globalroof.org

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the new version here and update the date above.