Privacy policy

[TO BE CHECKED BY A LAWYER before publication: compliance with the DRC Digital Code and, where applicable, the GDPR]

Data controller

HUMANITARIAN CONSULTING IMPACT SARL (HC-IMPACT), [TO BE COMPLETED: address], Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Contact: [TO BE COMPLETED: dedicated email, e.g. data@domain].

Data collected and purposes

• Contact form: name, organisation, position, contact details and message, to respond to your request.
• Hub application: identity, contact details, age group, gender (optional) and project description, to review the application and organise support. Age group and gender are also used, anonymously and in aggregate, to monitor the diversity of the people supported.
• Network registration: identity, contact details, areas, languages, skills, tools and link to CV, to build our roster and offer assignments.

This processing is based on your consent, given by ticking the box in each form. You may withdraw it at any time.

Recipients and processor

The information is accessible only to the HC-IMPACT team members responsible for handling your request. Forms are routed through Formspree, a provider based in the United States, which temporarily stores messages on our behalf. No data is sold or passed on to third parties.

Retention periods

• Contact requests: up to one year after the last exchange.
• Hub applications: up to two years.
• Network registrations: up to three years, unless you ask us to delete them.

[TO BE CONFIRMED: retention periods]

Your rights

You may ask to access, correct or delete your information, or object to its use, by writing to the address above. We respond within one month.

Cookies and analytics

This website uses no advertising cookies, no analytics tool and no trackers. Fonts are hosted on our own server: your browsing is not shared with any third-party service.

Security

The website is served over an encrypted connection (HTTPS). Information received is stored in restricted-access spaces.

Data collected during our assignments

Data collected during our surveys and evaluations does not pass through this website. It is governed by protocols specific to each assignment: informed consent, anonymisation, secure storage and retention periods agreed with the client.

Legal framework

This processing complies with Ordinance-Law No. 23/010 of 13 March 2023 on the Digital Code of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, where applicable, with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.

Last updated: [TO BE COMPLETED: date]