1. General Provisions
This Personal Data Processing Policy is drafted in accordance with the requirements of Federal Law No. 152-FZ "On Personal Data" dated July 27, 2006, and defines the procedure for processing personal data as well as measures to ensure their security by ______ (hereinafter referred to as the "Operator").
The Operator considers the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms in the processing of personal data to be a top priority, including the protection of the right to privacy, personal and family confidentiality.
This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy") applies to all information that the Operator may collect about visitors to the website.

2. Key Terms Used in the Policy

• Automated processing of personal data – processing of personal data using computing technology.
• Blocking of personal data – temporary cessation of personal data processing (except when processing is necessary to clarify personal data).
• Website – a collection of graphical and informational materials, as well as software and databases that provide their accessibility online at a specific web address.
• Personal data information system – a set of personal data contained in databases, along with technologies and technical means ensuring their processing.
• Anonymization of personal data – actions making it impossible to determine, without additional information, the ownership of personal data to a specific user.
• Processing of personal data – any action (operation) or set of actions performed with or without automation tools on personal data, including collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), extraction, usage, transfer (distribution, provision, access), anonymization, blocking, deletion, or destruction of personal data.
• Operator – a state authority, municipal authority, legal or physical entity that independently or jointly with others organizes and/or processes personal data, defining the purposes, content, and actions (operations) performed with personal data.
• Personal data – any information related directly or indirectly to an identified or identifiable user of the website https://africacentrum.org.
• User – any visitor to the website https://africacentrum.org.
• Provision of personal data – actions aimed at disclosing personal data to a specific person or group of persons.
• Distribution of personal data – any actions aimed at disclosing personal data to an indefinite group of persons (transfer of personal data) or at making personal data publicly available, including publishing in mass media, posting in information and telecommunication networks, or providing access to personal data in any other way.
• Cross-border transfer of personal data – transfer of personal data to the territory of a foreign country, to a foreign authority, foreign individual, or foreign legal entity.
• Destruction of personal data – any actions leading to the irreversible destruction of personal data without the possibility of further recovery in a personal data information system and/or resulting in the destruction of material carriers of personal data.

3. Types of Personal Data Processed by the Operator
The Operator may process the following personal data of the User:

• Last name, first name, patronymic;
• Email address;
• Phone numbers;
• Date, month, year, and place of birth.
• Additionally, anonymized data of website visitors (including cookies) are collected and processed using internet analytics services (Yandex.Metrica, Google Analytics, etc.).
• The above data are hereinafter collectively referred to as "Personal Data."

4. Purposes of Personal Data Processing
The purpose of processing the User's personal data is to inform the User via email, as well as to provide access to the website’s services, information, and/or materials.
The Operator also has the right to send the User notifications about new products and services, special offers, and various events. The User can always opt out of receiving informational messages by sending an email to info@africacentrum.org with the subject "Unsubscribe from notifications about new products, services, and special offers."
Anonymized User data collected via internet analytics services are used to gather information about User actions on the site to improve its quality and content.

5. Legal Basis for Personal Data Processing
The Operator processes the User’s personal data only if the User independently fills out and/or submits them through special forms on the website. By filling out these forms and/or submitting their personal data, the User consents to this Policy.
The Operator processes anonymized User data if it is allowed in the User’s browser settings (e.g., cookie storage and JavaScript technology enabled).

6. Collection, Storage, Transfer, and Other Types of Personal Data Processing
The security of personal data processed by the Operator is ensured through legal, organizational, and technical measures necessary for full compliance with applicable personal data protection laws.
The Operator ensures the confidentiality of personal data and takes all possible measures to prevent unauthorized access.
The User’s personal data will never, under any circumstances, be transferred to third parties, except in cases required by law.
If inaccuracies in personal data are detected, the User can update them independently by sending a notification to info@africacentrum.org with the subject "Update of personal data."
Personal data processing is carried out indefinitely. The User may revoke their consent at any time by sending a notification to the Operator’s email address with the subject "Revocation of consent for personal data processing."

7. Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data
Before carrying out the cross-border transfer of personal data, the Operator must ensure that the foreign country provides reliable protection of personal data subjects' rights.
Cross-border transfers of personal data to countries that do not meet these requirements can only be carried out with the User’s written consent and/or in cases provided by law.
This Policy is subject to updates and amendments. Users are encouraged to review it periodically to stay informed about how their data is protected.