1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for this website is:
Organisation: Quick Impact Agency e.V.
Address: Vincent-van-Gogh-Straße 1, 13057 Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
Email: QIA admin team
Website: the official QIA website
2. What Data We Collect
We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it, for example when you contact us via a form, subscribe to our newsletter, or make a donation. This may include your name, email address, and any information you choose to share in your message.
We also collect anonymised technical data, such as browser type, pages visited, and time on site, via analytics tools to understand how the site is used and to improve it.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your data to:
- Respond to your enquiries
- Send newsletters or project updates with your explicit consent
- Process donations and issue receipts
- Review partner and volunteer applications
- Improve website performance and user experience
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data on the basis of:
- Your consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, for newsletter subscriptions and non-essential cookies
- Contractual necessity, where applicable, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, for processing donations or partnership enquiries
- Legitimate interests in operating a functional and secure website, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR
5. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above, or as required by applicable law. Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time and their data will be removed from our mailing list promptly.
6. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right to access the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to erasure, also known as the “right to be forgotten”
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at QIA admin team. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Berlin data protection authority, Berliner Beauftragter für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit.
7. Cookies
This website uses cookies, which are small text files stored on your device when you visit the Site. We use the following categories of cookies:
Essential Cookies: Required for the Site to function correctly, for example session management and security. These cannot be disabled without affecting site functionality.
Analytics Cookies: Used to collect anonymised data about how visitors use the Site, for example pages visited and time on site. These help us improve the Site. You may opt out at any time via the cookie settings banner.
We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies on this website.
You can manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Instructions for the most common browsers are available at www.allaboutcookies.org.
8. Third-Party Services
We may use third-party service providers to support the Site, including:
- Payment processors for donation handling
- Newsletter and email marketing platforms
- Form submission tools, such as Tally
- Analytics services
All third-party processors are bound by data processing agreements consistent with GDPR requirements. We only share the minimum personal data necessary for the service to function.
9. International Data Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where this occurs, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time. The current version will always be published on this page with the date of last revision. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.
11. Contact
Organisation: Quick Impact Agency e.V.
Address: Vincent-van-Gogh-Straße 1, 13057 Berlin, Germany
Email: QIA admin team