Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the website of the Charity Organization “RISE OF UKRAINE” Charity Fund. The website of the Charity Organization “RISE OF UKRAINE” Charity Fund is herein referred to as “Rise of Ukraine”, “Fund” or “we”.

This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you about the processing of personal data that takes place via the Rise of Ukraine website and/or online or during Fund’s events or activities. This Privacy Policy must be read in conjunction with the Cookie Policy.

We are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring transparency in how we process it. Please read our https://riseofukraine.com/ Website Privacy policy to find out how we collect and treat your personal data.

This Privacy Policy may be modified, for example, in connection with new features on the website or to comply with new legal, contractual or administrative obligations. We therefore recommend that you regularly consult this Privacy Policy. Important changes will be announced on our website. This version of the Privacy Policy was last modified on 26 of March, 2025.

1. Who is responsible for processing your personal data?

On behalf of Rise of Ukraine, the Controller for the processing of your personal data is the Charity Organization “RISE OF UKRAINE” Charity Fund.

The processing of your personal data can be done by either Rise of Ukraine as controller or by a trusted processor (e.g. third-party companies like IT services providers, hosting providers, etc. to which website of the Charity Organization “RISE OF UKRAINE” Charity Fund outsources some services involving processing operations in their quality of external data processors) engaged to that end.

2. Purposes, legal basis and retention of data processing

Purpose of processing and legitimate interests

• Enabling the use of the website and ensuring its proper functioning.
• Determining and pursuing or defending against claims.
• Acceptance and consideration of the request based on the GDPR.

Legal basis for processing

• The legitimate interest of the data controller (art. 6.1(f) of GDPR).
• Obligation under the GDPR to provide the data subject with information (art. 6.1(c) of GDPR).

Retention period

• Until the limitation period for claims expires, or effective objection is raised.
• 5 years from the date of completion of responding to the request.

3. What data do we process?

Website of the Charity Organization “RISE OF UKRAINE” Charity Fund is processing personal information submitted by you in the context of your use of the website application and/or attendance of one or more of the Rise of Ukraine events or activities, including alumni events or educational programs, and/or the preparation and performance of the contracts you have with the Rise of Ukraine and/or the projects of the Fund.

We may collect and use the following personal data about you:

• Your name and contact information, including email address and telephone number, job title and company/organisation details.
• Your responses to surveys and competitions.
• Any special requirements or points of interest you indicate during your registration to events.
• Website of the Charity Organization “RISE OF UKRAINE” Charity Fund is also processing certain non-directly identifying data when you visit our website, such as the type of browser you are using, the operating system you are using, your IP address, technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform; information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time); content you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors.

4. Who has access to your personal data?

Controller will transfer personal data only to trusted recipients such as marketing and event agencies, IT service providers, hosting providers, accountants, law firms, postal and courier companies (who process personal data on the controllers’ behalf).

Website of the Charity Organization “RISE OF UKRAINE” Charity Fund concludes a processing agreement with the parties that have access to personal data for the performance of their services.

5. External links

The Website may contain links to other websites. Such websites may operate independently of the Controller and may not supervise by the Controller in any way. These websites may have their own privacy policies and regulations, which we recommend that you read.

6. What rights do you have regarding the processing of your personal data?

Due to the fact that we process your personal data, you have the right to:

1. request access to your personal data,
2. demand the rectification of their personal data,
3. request to remove or limit the processing of your personal data,
4. request the portability of your personal data (i.e., to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller),
5. complain with the supervisory authority (https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en).

You also have a right to object to processing of your personal data for all purposes indicated above (according to the Article 21 of GDPR).

When the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you may revoke this at any time. Revocation of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on consent before withdrawal.

You can direct your request based on the above rights to info@riseofukraine.com. Please note that the applicable legislation may impose conditions on exercising the above rights.

7. Where does the Controller obtain data?

As a rule, the Controller obtains data directly from you. If we obtain data from another source, you will be informed separately and clearly.

8. How do we protect your personal data and how long do we keep your personal data?

Rise of Ukraine takes reasonable security measures to protect your personal data from destruction, loss, modification or any other unauthorized processing. The website of the Charity Organization “RISE OF UKRAINE” Charity Fund does not store your personal data for longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is stored.

9. Is providing data voluntary?

Providing data is generally voluntary. Whenever data is provided:

• voluntary, but necessary to achieve specific purposes (e.g. e-mail contact via an online form) or
• obligatory (e.g. it will result from legal provisions)

you will be informed about this separately and clearly (e.g. on the form through which personal data will be collected).

Data Privacy Statement for the use of Google Analytics

This website utilizes Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics makes use of what are known as “cookies”: text files that are saved on your computer and make it possible to analyze website usage statistics through your use. The information generated about your use of the website by the cookie is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. If IP anonymization is activated on this website and you are located within a member state of the European Union or another country that is a signatory to the agreement regarding the European Economic Area, however, your IP address will be abbreviated before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address first be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and then abbreviated. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate the use of the website, to generate reports regarding website activities, and to provide additional services associated with use of the website and the Internet to the website operator. The IP address that your browser transmits in the context of Google Analytics will not be amalgamated with other Google data.

You can prevent cookies from being saved on your computer by altering the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we must inform you that in this case, you will not be able to use the complete range of functions that this website offers. Moreover, you can prevent the data regarding your use of the website generated by the cookie – which includes your IP address – from being recorded or processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.