This is the Privacy Policy of the Behring Foundation (“Foundation”). It applies to interactions between users of the official website, partners, suppliers, beneficiaries of our social programs and other stakeholders, and the Foundation, through its official website. https://www.fundacaobehring.org ("Portal").
In this Policy, we explain how we handle the personal data (“Data”) that users of the Portal (“You”) provide to us. If, after reading, you have questions, complaints, wish to exercise your rights related to your personal data, or contact the Foundation regarding the information in this Policy, you can contact us by email. info@fundacaobehring.org.
1. When do we collect your data?
Data is collected when you voluntarily enter or submit it by filling out the necessary forms to contact us on our Portal, or directly by email.
Furthermore, whenever you access our website(s), make a request, complaint, send a message, or register for any of our services, we are able to collect information that can be used to identify your computer, your browser, or any mobile devices you use to browse the internet. This information is collected through the installation of small text files called "Cookies". Among other functions, when you visit our website(s) again, the previously stored Cookies allow us to recognize your browser.
2. What data can be collected?
The Foundation only receives and/or collects the following types of information related to you: (i) personal information to enable communication between you and the Foundation; and (ii) browsing data.
Personal information to facilitate communication between you and the Foundation: data provided by you when contacting the Foundation, via the website form or directly by email. The data collected, as a rule, is:
Full name
Email address
- Organization
Reason for contact
3. Your consent
We process your personal data based on your consent. Consent is the free, informed, and unequivocal expression by which you authorize the Foundation to process your data.
Therefore, in accordance with the General Data Protection Law, your data will only be collected, processed, and stored with your prior and express consent.
Your consent will be obtained specifically for each purpose described, demonstrating the Foundation's commitment to transparency and good faith towards its users/partners, in accordance with relevant legislative regulations.
You may revoke your consent at any time and at no cost. Regarding forwarded emails, we will always give you the option to unsubscribe from our email lists if you have chosen to participate.
It is important to note that revoking consent for data processing may prevent the proper functioning of some website features that depend on its operation. Such consequences will be communicated beforehand.
4. How do we use your data?
We may use your Data to fulfill, among other purposes, the following:
| Given | Purpose |
| Personal information that enables communication between you and the Foundation. | • To properly address your requests, questions, complaints, and any other demands submitted to the Foundation by you; • To properly identify you; • To send you messages with information about the Foundation that may be of interest to you; • To generate knowledge, innovate and/or develop new social programs; |
| Navigation Data | • To improve the use and experience of our services; • To carry out statistics, studies, research and surveys relevant to the activities and behavior in the use of the Services, performing such operations in an anonymized manner; • To protect our rights and obligations related to the use of the Services, including in judicial and administrative proceedings; • To cooperate with and/or comply with a court order or request from an administrative authority; • To redirect you, our visitor, to our profile on other websites. |
5. Where do we store the data?
Data may be stored on our own servers or those of third parties contracted for this purpose, whether located in Brazil or abroad, in accordance with applicable legislation. Data may also be stored using cloud computing technology and/or other technologies that may emerge in the future, always aiming to improve and enhance our services.
6. How long is your data stored?
The Foundation stores your Data for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as long as we are required to store it under applicable law.
The Data is stored in a secure and controlled environment for a minimum period of 6 (six) months, in accordance with the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet, taking into account the level of technology available.
7. Activity Log
We may record your activities on the Portal, creating, when possible and applicable, logs (records of activities performed on websites, applications, the Portal and services) that will contain: the IP address of the device used, access and actions performed by you on the Portal provided, date and time of each action performed and information about the device used, such as the operating system version, browser and geolocation.
We can use certain technologies to monitor activities performed on the Portal, such as:
Cookies. A cookie is a data file that can be placed on a device when it uses the Portal. Cookies can be used for various purposes, including remembering you and your preferences and tracking your visits and activities related to the Portal. The Portal may also use locally stored objects to provide certain content, such as on-demand video, video clips, or animation. Please note that if you attempt to disable or remove cookies, some parts of the Portal may cease to function, and your ability to limit cookies will be subject to the settings and limitations of your browser.
Analytics tools. These tools can collect information such as how you visit the Portal, including which pages and when you visit those pages, as well as other websites that were visited before, among other things.
The technologies we use will always comply with the terms of this Policy.
8. With whom do we share the data?
The database is our property and responsibility, and its use, access, and sharing, when necessary, will be carried out within the limits and purposes of our operations.
We may also provide your personal information to third parties to keep our systems secure or when necessary to protect your or our best interests.
Please be advised that some of the companies with whom we share your Data may be located outside of Brazil. If your Data is transferred to another country, the Foundation will take steps to ensure that your personal information remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy, subject to the applicable laws of the countries to which it has been sent.
We may also disclose your Data to law enforcement and government authorities or authorized third parties if and to the extent that we are required or permitted to do so by law or court order.
9. What are your rights regarding your data?
As established by the LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law), you have rights and guarantees regarding your data. The Foundation provides mechanisms, detailed below, to ensure you have clarity and transparency in exercising your rights. When necessary, contact our team with any questions or requests.
Your rights include:
(i) Confirmation of processing, access to your Data and withdrawal of consent: You may request details about the processing and/or a copy of your Data stored by the Foundation, as well as revoke the consent previously given for the processing of the data.
(ii) Modification or correction of incomplete, inaccurate or outdated Data: If you wish to modify your Data or if you have any reason to believe or suspect that any Data we hold about you is incomplete or incorrect, please contact us.
(iii) We store and make available to you your history of interactions with us: You may contact us, and the Foundation is authorized to contact you by email or telephone. The conversations are stored by the Foundation and we may make them available to you to use their content as evidence in court or in other cases provided for by law.
(iv) Data portability, anonymization and deletion: You may request that your data, provided it has not been permanently anonymized, be migrated to other social organizations. In addition to portability, data may be deleted provided we no longer have a legal basis to keep it in our files.
Contact us with any questions or requests regarding your rights.
How do we guarantee the security of your data?
We strive to protect the Data we hold in our records; however, we cannot guarantee complete security. Unauthorized access or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of the Data at any time.
We emphasize that data transmission over the internet is not completely secure due to various factors, including network and operational factors, and the Foundation cannot guarantee the complete security of transmitted data, although we do our best to protect your data. Any transmission is your sole responsibility, and by agreeing to this Policy, you expressly acknowledge and accept it.
Once the Portal receives Data, we are committed to ensuring that such Data will be secure. To prevent unauthorized access to or disclosure of your Data, we have implemented appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative procedures to secure and protect the Data we collect.
Our efforts are aimed at mitigating the risks of destruction, accidental or unlawful loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, or any other form of unlawful, unauthorized, or inappropriate processing.
11. Changes to the Privacy Policy
The Foundation may change the provisions of this Privacy Policy at any discretion and at any time. Whenever the Policy is materially changed, those changes will be valid, effective and binding after, alternatively: (i) being posted on the Portal; (ii) being sent to you by email; or (iii) being communicated to you in any other way.
Be sure to check the latest version available on the Site regularly.
12. How to contact us
Any questions or requests regarding the provisions of this notice should be sent by email to: info@fundacaobehring.org