Privacy Policy

Identity

Data Controllers

Refugee Legal Support
Registered charity (no 1191680) in England
61 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AN, United Kingdom

Refugee Legal Support Greece AMKE
14 Alexandras Avenue, 10682, Athens, Greece
AMKE Advisor-Administrator: Annette Elder
Tax Reg. Number: 996798784
D.O.Y.: D’ Athens
Tel: 2108838617

Website: refugeelegalsupport.com

Refugee Legal Support and Refugee Legal Support Greece AMKE are designated as Data Controllers of the personal data collected through this website, within the meaning of Art. 4 par. 7 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In cases where through this website you go to third party websites, we advise you to check the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use of the third party providers that will process your personal data separately as Data Controllers.

General

For Refugee Legal Support and Refugee Legal Support Greece AMKE, the protection of the personal data of those who use this website is of central importance. We have taken all necessary measures to ensure that your personal data is protected and in any case we process it to the extent necessary. This Privacy Policy and our overall operation is fully compliant with applicable national and European legislation and in particular with the European Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR, hereinafter “the Regulation”).

The Website Privacy Policy describes the method by which we collect and process the personal data absolutely necessary for your browsing and how we ensure a high level of protection for you. In the following lines you can find out all your rights regarding the collection and processing of your personal data and how you can exercise them.

The information and data that you voluntarily give us is used in order to enable you to communicate with us directly and effectively, to provide you with answers to questions you ask us about our activities and to enable you to support our work through donations.

Collection and purpose of processing your data

Our website is designed so that you can visit it without having to reveal your identity unless you wish to do so. We ask you to provide us with your personal data only if you wish to do so and where there is a specific purpose for processing.

The types of data we collect are the following and relate to the processing purposes also listed:

data (name, email) that you fill in the newsletter registration form in order to receive information material about the actions
data that you fill in in order to provide financial support through donations to our actions through the means offered on the website.
data that you send through your CV in order to work with us.

Your submission of your personal data means that you give your consent for this data to be used by us exclusively for the purposes mentioned above.

You may withdraw your consent at any time for the future, request the modification or complete deletion of the data you have provided by sending an email directly to privacy@refugeelegalsupport.org

In which cases we have a legitimate reason to process your personal data

Based on the requirements of the Regulation and national law, we are committed to process your personal data only where there is a corresponding legitimate ground, refraining from any further unnecessary or unlawful processing. In particular, we inform you that we process your personal data only in the following cases:

where you have given your explicit and specific consent for each individual processing purpose,
where we are required to process your personal data in the context of a specific contractual relationship,
where there is a corresponding legal obligation or reason of public interest,
where we have a legitimate interest, such as in cases of fraud prevention, ensuring the security of the network and information of the technology system we use, etc.

How long do we keep your data for?

The data you have provided through the website is retained by us until you withdraw your respective consent. Your personal data may be retained even after your consent has been withdrawn, if there is a corresponding obligation under an underlying contract, by law or due to an important legal interest.

Where we transfer your data?

Please be advised that as part of the full protection of your personal data we have ensured that those who work for our purposes, our website maintainers and technicians and other third parties, will provide you with the level of security referred to in this Policy.

Further, we transfer your personal data to third parties who are contracted to process personal data on our behalf. In this case, Refugee Legal Support and Refugee Legal Support Greece AMKE remain the Data Controllers of your personal data and determine the terms of data processing by the third parties on the basis of recorded instructions and an explicit confidentiality agreement to provide you and other data processors with the same level of protection as this Policy.

In addition to the above, we do not share your personal data with any further third party without your prior consent, unless required by law (such as in the case of a court order). In any case, you are able to exercise at any time the rights granted to you by law, which are described in detail below.

Minors

If you are under 18 years of age and wish to use the website by providing personal data, you must do so with your parents/guardians or have their consent.

Updates

Newsletter: by subscribing to our newsletter list, you agree to receive our newsletters according to the terms below:

Newsletter content: We send newsletters and other reminders containing information about our activities only after you have given your consent.

Registration procedure: Your subscription to the newsletter is made in a way that your consent can be proven. In particular, the time of entry and confirmation, as well as the IP address are stored. Changes to the data you have provided during your registration are also recorded in the same way.

Registration data: You need to enter your email address and your full name to subscribe to our newsletter.

Withdrawal of consent: You can unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time by withdrawing your consent. You will find the corresponding link at the end of each newsletter.

Personal Data Security

Refugee Legal Support and Refugee Legal Support Greece AMKE are committed to the security of data collected through the website. We have adopted procedures which safeguard the personal data you provide to us electronically or by any other means. These procedures protect your data from any disclosure, unlawful access, modification, or loss. They also help to identify you, and to ensure your safe use of the website and its features.

In any case, if, despite the high level of protection we provide, unauthorized persons gain access to your personal data by breaching the security measures we have taken, we will act immediately to remedy the breach and follow the procedure provided by the Regulation to inform the competent authorities and users.

Your rights regarding your personal data

We inform you that at any time you are given the opportunity to exercise one of the following rights provided for under the Regulation:

the right to access the information you have provided and obtain a copy of it in order to verify the lawfulness of the processing,
the right to amend/correct your personal data,
right delete your personal data or withdraw your consent, where this is not prohibited by a contrary legal obligation,
right to restrict processing,
right to object if you disagree with the purposes of processing,
the right to portability of your personal data and their transfer to other controllers, where technically feasible.

Please note that we must in any case ensure that you are in fact the data subject requesting the exercise of any of the above rights.

We also inform you that no automated decision making takes place through our website.

To exercise any of the above rights, you may contact us by email at privacy@refugeelegalsupport.org or by contacting us at (+30) 210 8838617, (+44) 7955423893.

At the same time, you reserve the right to report to the Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Personal Data Security

…………….. is committed to the security of data collected through its website. We have adopted procedures that safeguard the personal data you provide to us electronically or by any other means. These procedures protect your data from any disclosure, unlawful access, modification, or loss. They also help to identify you, and to ensure your safe use of the website and its features. In any case, if, despite the high level of protection we provide, unauthorized persons gain access to your personal data by breaching the security measures we have taken, we will act immediately to remedy the breach and follow the procedure provided by the Regulation to inform the competent authorities and users.

Acceptance of the Privacy Procedures

If you use this website, you accept and consent to this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with the above you should not continue with your browsing of our website.

Last revised 03/2023