Last updated: 12 May 2022

Innovation for Change – East Asia  (“We”) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy (together with our Terms and Conditions and any other documents referred to in it) sets out how the personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

If you have any questions about this policy, please email [email protected].

For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the data controller is the Innovation for Change Helper Hub. If you have any questions, contact [email protected].

1. Information we may collect from you

We may collect and process the following data about you:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our site https://eastasia.innovationforchange.net/ (“our site”). This includes information you provide when subscribing to our email services and newsletters, registering for an event, or requesting further services. The information you provide to us may include your name, organization name, location, and e-mail address.
  • We will also ask you for information when you report a problem with our site (https://eastasia.innovationforchange.net/contact-us/).
  • If you contact us, we will keep a record of that correspondence.

2. Cookies and IP addresses

We may collect information about your computer or device, including  your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns when using our site, and does not identify any individual.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file placed on your computer’s hard drive. It enables us to identify your computer as you view different pages on our website.

Cookies allow us to store your preferences to present content and functions that are specific to you. They also enable us to see information like how many people use the website and what pages they tend to visit. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalized service. They enable us:

  • To estimate the size of our audience and how they use our site.
  • To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customize our site according to your individual interests.
  • To speed up your searches.
  • To recognize you when you return to our site.
  • To enable features and functionality on our site.

Refusing cookies

You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse any cookies being stored on your device. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you access our site.

3. Your security and how we store your personal data

We will always hold your information securely. The data may be processed by staff or by one of our consultants. By submitting your personal data, you agree to their transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site – so any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we aim to use strict security procedures and security features to prevent unauthorized access to the best of our ability.

4. How we use your information

We use information held about you in the following ways:

  • To ensure that content from our site meets the needs of our readership, as far as is possible.
  • To provide you with information or services that you requested from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
  • To notify you about changes to our services.
  • To provide analytics about the reach and engagement of our content to donors. These analytics are anonymous.

5. Disclosure of your information

We may disclose your personal information to third parties solely if we are working with them to deliver a service you have requested, or in order to enforce or apply our terms and conditions and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Innovation for Change – East Asia or others.

6. Your right to refuse data collecting

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing and information-sharing purposes. We will always inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. It is your right to prevent us from contacting you by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data or by contacting us at [email protected].

7. Following links to and from our site

Our site may contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks and organizations. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

8. Access to your information

You have the right to access information held about you. You can request information we hold about you by contacting [email protected].

9. Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page.

10. Contact

Questions, comments, and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed, and should be addressed to [email protected].