Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) shall govern the relationship between you as a visitor and user of the Website as defined below (“You”, “Your”) and Fondation Saradar (hereinafter referred to by “we”, “our”, “us”), including without limitation regarding the use, collection and processing of Personal Information("Personal Information") on the Website. We are committed to maintaining the best protection for Your Personal Information, when you visit, engage with our website, donate or contact us directly . We highly care about Your privacy and data protection and take Your data protection rights and our legal obligations seriously. This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures adopted by us on the collection, use and disclosure of the users information on www.fondationsaradar.org (the "Website"), as required by the applicable data protection laws and regulations including without limitation the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679 - “GDPR”) and the Lebanese laws including Law No. 81 dated 10/10/2018 governing electronic transactions and personal data (“Law 81/2018”) By using our Website, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect The information we gather enables us to personalize, improve and continue to operate. In connection with certain aspects of our website, we may request, collect and/or display some of Your Personal Information, when You fill out a contact form (‘Account’), when You make a donation or support one of our programs, and when You browse our website (via cookies or analytics tools) This information may include the Personal Information You provided, like your name, email address, phone number, address, Donation information, billing details, messages or inquiries submitted via the contact forms. And some automatically collected information, which technically needed for the proper functioning of the Website, to improve Your browsing experience: (1) Technical information such as IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time and date of access, (2) Personal data collected via media platforms and social networks (such as when You follow our pages on those social networks, Personal Information that You have designated as public and that can be publicly viewed on your social network profile).

2. Cookies and Website Analytics When consulting the Website and viewing our contents, information relating to the navigation of Your device (such as computer, tablet, smartphone) can be stored in files “cookies” installed on Your device, subject to the choices that You expressed regarding cookies and that You can modify at any time. You can configure Your browser so that cookies are stored on Your device or on the contrary, they are rejected, systematically or by the issuer. You can also configure Your browser so that the acceptance or rejection of cookies will be proposed from time to time, before a cookie is likely to be stored in Your device. It is important to note that if You refuse the storing of cookies in Your device, or if You remove those that are registered, You cannot benefit from a number of features that are necessary to the navigation in some areas of our Website. Our cookies do not, by themselves, contain Personal Information, and we do not combine the general information collected through cookies with other Personal Information to tell us who You are. As noted, however, we do use cookies to identify that Your web browser has accessed the Website. Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience and analyze site usage. These tools help us understand how visitors interact with our content. You can adjust Your cookie preferences at any time through Your browser settings.

3. Scope of this Privacy Policy Your Personal Information is processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner. It is further collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and will not be further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes We use the information we collect to: (1) respond to your inquiries and provide support; (2) manage donations and send donation receipts, registrations, and program applications; (3) to comply with legal obligations; and (4) to analyze how our website is used, so we can improve it. We do not rent or sell Your Personal Information. We do not share Your Personal Information with any third party except for purposes of complying with the applicable law, processing payments, protecting our rights, or otherwise as provided in this Privacy Policy.. The Personal Information we collect is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed. Your Personal Information is accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date by us in accordance with the terms herein. Subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy, Your Personal Information is processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage.

4. Information Disclosure: Your consent on the disclosure of Your Personal Information by us is not required in the following circumstances: - We may be required to disclose Personal Information and/or non-personally identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, subpoenas, warrants, court orders or legal process or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims. - It may be necessary to share Personal Information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities, including as permitted or required by laws or regulations. - We reserve the right to disclose Personal Information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that we deem, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to assist government enforcement agencies, or to protect the security or integrity of our Website, and to protect our rights, and property.

5. Information Sharing: We may contract with various third parties who help us provide and maintain the Website or the donations (our “Agents”). In this respect, we may need to share Personal Information with our Agents in order for us to provide services to You. Unless we inform You otherwise, our Agents do not have any right to use Personal Information or other information and we solely share with them what is necessary to assist us. Where such Agents are appointed, we shall bind them to contractual provisions providing data protection obligations identical to those contained herein including providing sufficient guarantees to implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures. You hereby consent to our sharing of Personal Information with our Agents for the above purposes. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent such third parties from disclosing Your Personal Information. You hereby consent to our sharing of Personal Information with our employees for the above purposes. In the event Your data is transmitted to any data processor acting on behalf of us in the management of the Website, we shall use only processors providing sufficient guarantees to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures in such a manner that processing will meet the requirements of the GDPR and ensure the protection of Your rights.

6. How We Protect Your Data Your Account information is password-protected and thus You need to prevent unauthorized access to Your Account and Personal Information by selecting and protecting Your password appropriately and limiting access to Your device and browser by signing off after You have finished accessing your Account. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures, including encryption, access controls and secure storage, to keep your personal information secure and protected and prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Once we receive your transmission of information, we make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by violation of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards for reasons outside of our control. When a Personal Information breach is likely to result in a high risk to Your rights and freedoms, we shall communicate to You the personal data breach without undue delay.

7. Modalities for the exercise of the Rights A right of access and information: You have the right to be informed in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form of the way in which Your Personal Information is processed including of the identity and the contact details of the data controller as applicable and, where applicable, of the controller’s representative; the contact details of the data protection officer, where applicable; the purposes of the processing for which Your personal data are intended as well as the legal basis for the processing; the recipients or categories of recipients of the Personal Information, if any; where applicable, the fact that we or the Data Controller as defined under the GDPR intends to transfer Personal Information to a third country; and the period for which the Personal Information will be stored, or if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period. You also have the right to obtain (i) confirmation as to whether or not Personal Information concerning You are being processed, and, where that is the case, the purposes of such processing, the object of the processing and its nature, the categories of Personal Information concerned, the categories of recipients of the data or of those who have access to the data, and the period for which the data is stored. and (ii) to access such Personal Information and obtain a copy thereof. A right to rectification: You have the right to obtain the rectification of Your Personal Information without undue delay and in all events in accordance with the timeframes as set by the applicable laws. You also have the right to have incomplete Personal Information completed. Accordingly, You agree that it is Your responsibility to notify us of this fact at the below indicated mailing or postal address and to supply us with the accurate or complete information to enable us to address Your concerns accordingly. A right to erasure: You shall have the right to obtain the erasure of Your Personal Information whereby the information becomes obsolete or is incompatible with the purposes of the processing or is prohibited to be processed, collected, used, stored or transferred based on the Law 81/2018. In Accordance with the GDPR, when applicable, You have the right to obtain the erasure of Your Personal Information including whereby, in accordance with the GDPR, the Personal Information are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed, You withdraw Your consent on which the processing is based and where there is no other legal ground for the processing; You object to the processing in accordance with the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing; Your Personal Information has been unlawfully processed; the Personal Information have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation. However, the right to erasure is not an absolute right and we may have legal or legitimate grounds for keeping such Personal Information in accordance with the GDPR and applicable Law 81/2018 as applicable. A right to object to processing: In accordance with the terms of the GDPR, You have the right to object to processing of Your Personal Information which is based on the legitimate interests pursued by us) or by a third party or which is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. We) may, however, invoke compelling legitimate grounds for continued processing. You also have the right to object at any time to the processing of Your Personal Information for marketing purposes. In accordance with Law 81/2018, the right to object is not absolute, and You may not exercise Your right to object whereby we are compelled by law to collect the Personal Information and whereby You have consented to the processing of Your Personal Information. A right to withdraw Your consent: In accordance with the GDPR, where applicable, You shall have the right to withdraw Your consent to processing at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on Your consent before its withdrawal. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. via the email provided below and communicate the following information: name, surname, e-mail or any other information necessary to confirm your identity in order for us to process the request

8. Data Retention We retain your information only as long as necessary; for the purpose it was collected, or to comply with legal and accounting requirements.. When no longer needed, your information is securely deleted or anonymized.

9. Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you may contact us at: [email protected]. We will make every effort to properly and without undue delay respond to Your inquires, requests and resolve Your concerns. We may ask You to provide additional information for identity verification purposes, or to verify that You are in possession of an applicable email account.

10. Modifications and updates to this Privacy Policy This Privacy Policy may be revised at any time, without notice, and such amendments shall be applicable as from the day they are published on the Website. Thus, we invite you to regularly consult the present page to stay aware of any such amendments. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement and consent to the so updated Privacy Policy. For revisions to this Privacy Policy that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of the Personal Information You have already provided to us, we will attempt to obtain Your consent before implementing such revisions with respect to such information. In any event our Privacy Policy will remain subject to the terms of the GDPR as applicable and to any other applicable data privacy laws.