Stichting Nicomachos Climate Justice Fund (“we” or “us”) takes your privacy seriously and is committed to handling your personal data in a fair and secure manner. We believe it is important to inform you about which personal data we collect and how we will use your personal data.
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We are a non-profit organisation committed to making a fundamental contribution to achieving the standards of the Paris Agreement as quickly as possible by (co-)financing climate justice cases.
We may collect personal data you provide to us when you visit our website, sign up for our newsletter, submit content for our website, apply for a grant, apply for a job with us, become a member of our council of advisors, express interest in our meetings, or contact us via e-mail. These may include your name, your postal and e-mail address, your phone number, your date of birth, your sex, your bank details, your occupation, or a photo or biography of yourself. The foregoing list of data is non-exhaustive: we may also collect other personal data you provide us, either voluntarily or upon our request.
We collect and use your personal data based on one of the lawful bases set out in the GDPR (a legal obligation, a contract, a legitimate interest, or your consent) for the purposes described below.
We use your e-mail address if you sign up for our newsletter. We will not retain the e-mail with which you signed up for our newsletter longer than three years, unless requested by you. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
When you submit content for our website, we use your name, e-mail address, your photograph, and any other personal data contained in your submission to process and publish your content, to contact you about your submission if necessary, to manage the content on our platform and to promote the content on social media sites and other similar fora.
We use the information contained in your grant application and budget, such as your name and contact details, the names and contact details of key members of your team, the name of your organisation, the type of your activity in which you want support, and the estimated costs of the activity to know who is submitting an application, to assess your application for a grant, and to communicate with you. For our due diligence we may collect personal data contained in company excerpts, articles or annual accounts. We may also collect bank statements and other documentation demonstrating the financial status of the applicant. After awarding a grant, we may collect further information through reporting documents and evaluation forms.
If you apply for a job or internship with us, we process your name, contact details, CV, motivation letter, references, and any other personal data you voluntarily share with us during the recruitment process. This information is used to assess your application and contact you. Unsuccessful applications will be deleted no later than four weeks after the position is filled, unless you have given permission to retain your data for a longer period.
When you attend a meeting, event, or workshop organised by us, we may process your name, contact details, and any other relevant information necessary for organisational purposes.
If you become a member of our council of advisors, your personal data will be used to select the right expert for the right assignment and to contact you.
Your personal data will be used to maintain appropriate business records, to comply with lawful requests by public authorities and to comply with applicable laws and regulations. We do so on the basis of compliance with our obligations as a foundation and public benefit organisation (algemeen nut beogende instelling) under Dutch law to which we are subject.
We retain your personal data for as long as required to satisfy the purpose for which they were collected, unless a longer period is necessary to comply with our legal obligation or to defend a legal claim. Personal data relating to gifts and donations, for example, we retain for seven years.
We will share your personal data with third parties. We only do so where necessary.
In some cases, we have a legal obligation or are ordered by a court to share personal data with government agencies. We are careful in providing personal data and strive to provide only the personal data we are legally obliged to provide.
We may also share your personal data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our organisation and providing our services, such as IT support providers, financial administration services, and communication partners. These third parties are (contractually) bound to protect your personal data and to process it solely in accordance with our instructions and applicable data protection laws.
We will take steps in accordance with applicable legislation to keep your personal data accurate, complete and up-to-date. You are entitled to have any inadequate, incomplete or incorrect personal data corrected (that is: rectified). You also have the right to request access to your personal data and to obtain a copy of it as well as request additional information about the processing and to request us to erase the personal data we hold about you.
The following rights apply to European residents in addition to the above:
Right to restriction: you have the right to obtain a restriction of processing, for example in case we no longer need your personal data in view of the initial purposes, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Right to object: you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data which is based on our legitimate interests. We will no longer process your personal data upon your request, unless we have compelling legitimate grounds for the continuation of the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Right to withdraw consent: in cases where we rely on your consent for using your personal data, you can withdraw such consent at any time by sending an email to: info@nicomachos.org, or by using the unsubscribe button provided for in every newsletter we send.
Right to data portability: under circumstances, you have the right to have your personal data transmitted to another data controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
Right to lodge a complaint: in case you have a question or complaint about how we process your personal data, you can send an email to: info@nicomachos.org. Alternatively, you could consider to lodge a complaint with a supervisory data protection authority.
For further information regarding your rights, or to exercise any of your rights, please contact us through the details provided below.
We process and store your data within the European Economic Area. In some cases it might be necessary for us to transfer personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). In such case, we only transfer data to countries recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact us.
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data or this privacy notice, please email to info@nicomachos.org, or contact us via the below postal address:
Stichting Nicomachos Climate Justice Fund
Murdoch Mackenziestraat 20
1086 WH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
This privacy notice is dated November 2024.
We may change this privacy notice from time to time. If a fundamental change is involved that requires us to inform you about this, or if the change is in any other manner relevant to you, we will ensure that information is provided to you well in advance of the change actually taking effect.