Privacy policy

PRIVACY POLICY FOR VÄRLDSNATURFONDEN WWF

Guidelines for handling personal integrity according to GDPR

General

Världsnaturfonden WWF “WWF Sweden”, safeguards your personal privacy and wants you as a supporter and stakeholder to always feel safe when submitting your personal information to WWF Sweden. We are open with what data we collect and why. This privacy policy explains how WWF Sweden collects and uses your personal information. It also describes your rights and how you can assert your rights. All processing of personal data within WWF Sweden takes place in accordance with applicable personal data legislation. Within the EU / EEA, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies from 25 May 2018.

Why are we collecting personal data?

WWF Sweden registers the personal data to be able to communicate with you in a smooth way through various channels and to be able to maintain a good and close relationship. WWF Sweden communicates with you through several different channels; websites, social media, newsletters, as well as through the third-party channel Google Analytics.

The personal data WWF Sweden collects

You can directly or indirectly give us information about yourself in a number of different ways, for example when you subscribe to a newsletter, visit our website or participate in our initiatives such as events.

Personal information we collect can be for example,

• Personal and contact information – name, email address and location information.

WWF Sweden registers personal data if you:

• Register as a recipient of our newsletter
• Register for events and initiatives organized by WWF Sweden
• Contact WWF Sweden via email, mail, our website or social media
• Contact us with specific requests that we note in the database or save in the email
• Visit our website including but not limited to traffic data, location data, web blogs and other communication data as well as, for example, the type of device, browser type and operating system used for the visit
• Have started a business relationship with WWF Sweden, such as that you have participated in a procurement
• Open an email from us or click on a link in an email from us, for example your IP address
• Have given your address to an external source that we have accessed.

How we use the information collected

WWF Sweden processes personal data mainly for the purposes set out below and for any additional purposes set out at the time of collection:

• To inform about our work via various channels such as email sending
• To meet legal requirements regarding storage of contracts
• For system administration and to be able to maintain good register maintenance
• To produce statistical data – this is done on an aggregate level without identifying individuals
• To deliver, develop and improve our communication and your user experience on platforms offered by us through analysis of your user behavior in our digital channels – for example website, newsletter, social media
• To send important information, such as changes in our terms and policies
• To note interest and commitment in our initiatives and networks and to convey information about the development of the initiative

Who can we share your information with?

We may share information with other companies that process data on behalf of WWF Sweden. This is so that we can perform our services, such as analysis, distribution or other services as maintainers and apply our terms of use and delivery terms. However, high security and confidentiality are always observed in all handling of personal data. Examples of external parties to whom we share information are printing companies and agencies. WWF Sweden undertakes to have valid data processing agreements with all suppliers who process personal data on behalf of WWF Sweden.
Personal information may also be disclosed if it is necessary to:

• comply with applicable law, ordinance, legal process or request from the executing authority.
• safeguard the legal interests of the WWF Sweden.
• detect and prevent fraud, security or technical issues.

What we will not do with your information

WWF Sweden will not sell, rent or lease the personal information collected.

About cookies

When you use our website, we store cookies on your computer. This stores information about your use of our website, which pages that are visited and whether you clicked on our website from another website. This is done to improve the user experience for you as a visitor, as well as to adapt targeted communication to you as a visitor to other websites. Information stored can be technical information about your device, browser version and IP address. Cookies do not contain information such as name, personal identification numbers or e-mail address.
If you do not want cookies to be stored in connection with your visit to our website, you can change it in the settings for your browser so that it does not allow cookies.

Links to other sites

WWF Sweden website may contain links to third party websites or to materials published by third parties. As WWF Sweden has no control over the content of these websites, we are not responsible for its content. WWF Sweden is also not liable for any damages or losses that may arise from the use of these links.

What legal grounds do we have?

By submitting personal information to WWF Sweden, the information about you is registered and stored and processed for specified purposes. As legal grounds for the processing of personal data, WWF Sweden will refer to the fulfillment of an agreement, a legitimate interest, a legal obligation or consent. In cases where WWF Sweden uses legitimate interest as a basis, it will only be done for the purposes set out in this policy. In cases where legitimate interest is the basis for WWF Sweden’s choice to save personal data, the conviction is that this is mostly in the interest of each individual user.

How long do we store your personal information?

Your personal information is stored as long as it is current or necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten “IMY”)

If you believe that your rights are not respected by us, you are always welcome to contact WWF Sweden. If you believe that we have not handled it in a correct manner and you have suffered damage due to a violation of your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, you can report this to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY), which is the supervisory authority in Sweden: https://www.imy.se/en/

Contact Us

You are always welcome to contact us at WWF Sweden:
E-mail: gdpr@wwf.se
Switchboard: +468-624 74 00 (Business days 8:30–16:30)
Postal address: Ulriksdals slott, 170 81 Solna

Världsnaturfonden WWF, organization number 802005–9823, is responsible for personal data in accordance with these conditions and is responsible for ensuring that processing takes place in accordance with current legislation (GDPR).

This text has been translated from its original language, i.e. Swedish. While every effort has been made to provide an accurate translation, no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, reliability, or correctness of the translation. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the translated version and the original document, the original language version shall prevail. The translator assumes no responsibility for any errors, omissions, or ambiguities in the translated text. Any person or entity that relies on the translated content does so at their own risk.