Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 March 2026

Introduction

Welcome to the website of Stichting Advocates for the Future (“Advocates for the Future”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data. 

This Privacy policy explains how we handle personal information when you visit our website, use our services, or interact with us online. 

What personal data we collect

When you use our website, we may collect the following types of personal information:

Information you provide directly

Contact information: Name, email address, and any other details you provide when contacting us. 

Donation information: Name, email address, donation amount, and payment details when you make a donation via our website.

Periodic email updates preferences: Email address and communication preferences when you subscribe to our email updates.

Job application information: When you apply for a position at Advocates for the Future, we collect your CV and other information you provide.

Information collected automatically

We use Framer Analytics, a privacy-friendly analytics tool that does not track, collect, or store any data or information that identifies a person. It tracks metrics such as unique visitors, total pageviews, live-visitor counts (e.g., those active now), bounce rate, average session duration, traffic sources, UTM parameters, referring sites, top pages, countries, and device types.

The data that is collected is entirely anonymized and cannot be traced back to an individual. Framer Analytics does not rely on cookies and does not generate any persistent identifiers.

Information from third parties

We may receive information from third-party services we use, such as Donorbox (donation processing) and Laposta (periodic email updates distribution).

Legal basis for processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your personal data on the following legal bases: 

  • Consent: When you subscribe to our periodic email updates or provide consent for specific processing activities

  • Contractual necessity: When processing donations or fulfilling services you’ve requested

  • Legal obligation: When required by law, such as for tax reporting or financial record-keeping

  • Legitimate interests: For running our organisation, maintaining our website, improving our services, and advancing our mission

How we use your personal data

We use your personal data to: 

  • Process and acknowledge donations 

  • Send periodic email updates about our work (with your consent) 

  • Respond to your inquiries and requests 

  • Process job applications 

  • Improve our website and services 

  • Analyse website usage to understand how visitors interact with our content (anonymously) 

  • Comply with legal and financial obligations 

Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with the following trusted third parties who help us operate our website and services: 

  • Payment processors: To process donations securely 

  • Email service providers: Laposta for our periodic email updates

  • Donation platform: Donorbox for processing donations 

  • Analytics provider: Framer Analytics (privacy-friendly analytics) 

  • Hosting provider: Our website hosting service (EU-based) 

  • Legal and regulatory authorities: When required by law, such as tax authorities  

All third-party service providers are required to meet GDPR standards and protect your data. 

How we protect your data

We take data security seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including: 

  • Secure, encrypted systems for data storage and transmission 

  • Access controls limiting data access to authorised personnel only 

  • Regular security reviews and updates

How long we keep your data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected: 

  • Period email subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe 

  • Donation records: 7 years for financial and tax compliance purposes 

  • Contact inquiries: 3 years or until the matter is resolved 

  • Job applications: 1 year after the recruitment process concludes (unless you consent to longer retention for future opportunities) 

  • Website analytics: Anonymous analytics data is retained for 90 days

Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data: 

  • Right to access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you 

  • Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data 

  • Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal obligations) 

  • Right to restrict processing: Request limitation on how we use your data 

  • Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format 

  • Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing 

  • Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent 

  • Right to lodge a complaint: File a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) 

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@advocatesforthefuture.org. We will respond to your request within one month.

Cookies and similar technologies

Our website is hosted via Framer. Framer Analytics does not rely on cookies and does not generate any persistent identifiers.

Some of our pages display content from external providers, such as YouTube. To view this third-party content, you must first accept their specific terms and conditions. This includes their cookie policies, over which we have no control.

Our website may also contain links to third-party websites, such as LinkedIn and Instagram. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information. 

Changes to this privacy policy

We may update this Privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The “Last updated” date at the top of this notice indicates when it was last revised. We encourage you to review this notice periodically. 

Contact us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us: 

Email: hello@advocatesforthefuture.org

Address: Mauritskade 64, 1092 AD, Amsterdam

Supervisory Authority: Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens), www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl