Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to AGORA ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website agora.ooo and interact with our platform.

Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site.

Who We Are

AGORA is a platform dedicated to building collective power for animals by connecting advocates, organizations, and changemakers worldwide. Our website is located at agora.ooo.

For data protection purposes, AGORA is the data controller responsible for your personal data.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Personal identification information — name, email address, phone number, and similar contact details you provide when you reach out to us or sign up to our communications.
Professional information — your organization, role, and areas of work within the animal protection space, where you choose to share these with us.
Usage data — information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent, and links clicked, collected via cookies and analytics tools.
Communications — the content of messages you send to us via email or contact forms.
Technical data — your IP address, browser type, device information, and referring URLs.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Respond to your enquiries and communicate with you about your interest in AGORA.
Send you newsletters, updates, and information about AGORA's work, where you have opted in to receive these.
Improve and optimise our website and platform based on usage data.
Understand who our community is and how we can better serve advocates and organizations.
Comply with our legal obligations and protect our legal rights.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and similar laws, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

Consent — where you have given us clear consent to process your data for a specific purpose (e.g. subscribing to our newsletter).
Legitimate interests — where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided these are not overridden by your rights and interests.
Contract — where processing is necessary to fulfil a contractual obligation with you.
Legal obligation — where we are required to process data to comply with a legal requirement.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help us understand how visitors use our site and to improve your experience.

We use the following types of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies — required for the website to function properly.
Analytics cookies — used to collect aggregated, anonymised data about how visitors use our site (e.g. Google Analytics or equivalent).
Preference cookies — used to remember your settings and preferences.

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

Third-Party Services

We may use trusted third-party services to help us operate our website and communicate with you, including:

Analytics providers (e.g. Google Analytics) for website usage data.
Email service providers for sending newsletters and communications.
Hosting providers for our website infrastructure.

These third parties are only permitted to process your data in accordance with our instructions and applicable data protection laws. We ensure appropriate data processing agreements are in place.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. When your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymise it.

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we retain your contact information until you unsubscribe or request deletion. Enquiry records are typically retained for up to two years.

International Data Transfers

AGORA operates globally. Your data may be stored or processed in countries outside your own, including countries that may not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction. Where this occurs, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure — to request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
Right to restrict processing — to request that we limit how we use your data.
Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to object — to object to our processing of your data in certain circumstances, including for direct marketing.
Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at tim@agora.ooo. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete it.

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your data, please contact us:

Email: tim@agora.ooo
Website: agora.ooo