Last Revised: April 10, 2025
A. Privacy Policy:
1. Who is the Data Controller?
The Data Initiative website (datainitiative.net) is owned and operated by Badol Data Initiative.
Data Initiative is responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing your personal data. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the Data Initiative website.
2. What Personal Data is Collected?
Based on your statement, the personal data we collect is limited to:
Device Information (Automatically Collected): When you visit the Data Initiative website, our Google Analytics cookies automatically collect certain information about your device, including your web browser type and version, IP address, time zone setting, and information about the cookies stored on your device. As you navigate the website, Google Analytics also collects information about the individual web pages you view, the websites or search terms that referred you to our website, and how you interact with our website. This information is generally aggregated and anonymized.
Contact Form Data (Voluntarily Provided): If you choose to use our contact form, we will collect the personal data you provide, which may include your name, surname, email address, and any other information you choose to include in your message. This data is collected to respond to your inquiries.
We do not collect other types of personal data such as location data or require registration to access the website's core content.
3. Why is the Data Being Collected?
We process your data for the following specific purposes:
Website Analytics (Google Analytics Cookies): The automatically collected Device Information through Google Analytics cookies is used to analyze website traffic, understand user behavior on our website, track the effectiveness of our website, and improve its functionality and user experience. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in optimizing our website.
Responding to Inquiries (Contact Form Data): The personal data you provide through the contact form is used solely to respond to your specific questions, requests, or feedback. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in communicating with our users and fulfilling their requests, and potentially on the necessity of fulfilling a (pre-)contractual measure at your request.
Security and Abuse Prevention: Your IP address, collected by Google Analytics, may also be used to identify potential cases of abuse or security threats and to maintain the security of our website. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring the security and integrity of our website.
We do not process personal data for newsletter subscriptions or other features mentioned in the original text unless those features and their associated data collection are explicitly implemented on the website.
4. What is the Legal Basis for Processing?
The legal bases for processing your personal data are:
Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR): For the processing of Device Information through Google Analytics for website analytics and security purposes, our legitimate interest lies in understanding and improving our website and ensuring its security.
Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) / (Pre-)Contractual Necessity (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR): For processing data submitted through the contact form, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiries and potentially the necessity of taking steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR): For the placement of non-essential cookies (like Google Analytics cookies), we rely on your consent, which you can manage through our cookie banner/settings.
5. Is Data Transferred Outside the EEA? What Safeguards are in Place?
Yes, data collected by Google Analytics may be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to Google's servers in the United States or other countries. Google has implemented safeguards to ensure an adequate level of data protection, such as:
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs): We rely on Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, which provide contractual guarantees for the transfer of personal data to countries without an adequacy decision.
Data submitted through the contact form is generally not transferred outside the EEA unless the nature of your inquiry requires it (e.g., involving an entity outside the EEA), in which case we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
6. How Long Will the Data Be Stored?
Google Analytics Data: The retention period for data collected by Google Analytics cookies is determined by Google's policies and your settings within Google Analytics. We typically use standard retention settings, but you can refer to Google's Privacy Policy for more information.
Contact Form Data: Personal data submitted through the contact form will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose of your inquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter for record-keeping purposes, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
7. What are the Data Subject's Rights?
If you are a European resident, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right of Access: You have the right to obtain confirmation from us as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed, and, where that is the case, to access the personal data and certain related information.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
Right to Erasure ('Right to be Forgotten'): You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data without undue delay where certain grounds apply, such as the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed, or the data has been unlawfully processed.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to obtain from us restriction of processing where certain conditions are met, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority in the country of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable data protection laws.
The Right to Data Portability is generally not applicable in this context as the primary data collected (website analytics) is not directly provided by you in a portable format. If you submit data through the contact form, this right might be applicable to that specific data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
8. Information about Cookies
Our website uses only cookies for Google Analytics and to facilitate the functioning of the contact form (if necessary for technical reasons, though usually contact forms don't strictly require cookies). Please refer to our Cookie Policy (Section B below) for detailed information about the types of cookies used, their purpose, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
9. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other websites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each website that may collect personal information.
10. Information Security
We have implemented reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the personal data we process against unauthorized access, use, modification, and disclosure. However, please remember that no method of data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
11. Legal Disclosure
We may disclose your personal data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
12. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, or if you wish to exercise your data subject rights, please contact us at address below or via our information page.
contact@datainitiative.net
B. Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies on the Data Initiative website.
1.What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
2.What Types of Cookies are Used?
Based on your statement, we use the following types of cookies:
Performance/Analytics Cookies (Third-Party): These are cookies placed by Google Analytics. They collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit most often and if they get error messages from web pages. This information is used to improve how our website works. The information collected by these cookies is generally aggregated and anonymous.
Potentially Strictly Necessary Cookies: Our contact form might use a session cookie to ensure its proper functionality during your interaction with the form. These cookies are typically temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
3.What are the Purposes of These Cookies?
Google Analytics Cookies: To analyze website traffic, track user engagement, understand how users navigate our website, and improve our website's performance and content.
Contact Form Cookies (if applicable): To ensure the proper submission and processing of your contact form inquiries.
4.How Long Do the Cookies Last?
Google Analytics Cookies: The specific expiry dates of Google Analytics cookies vary. You can find more information about Google Analytics cookie retention policies on Google's website.
Session Cookies (Contact Form): These cookies typically last only for the duration of your browsing session and are deleted when you close your browser.
5.How Can Users Manage Their Cookie Preferences?
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner where you can provide or withdraw your consent to the use of non-essential cookies (like Google Analytics cookies). You can also manage your cookie preferences through your web browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, including deleting cookies and preventing new cookies from being set. Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your experience on our website.
Browser Controls: You can usually find cookie settings in the "Options," "Preferences," or "Settings" menu of your browser. Refer to your browser's help documentation for specific instructions.
Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can also opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: [Insert Link to Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on if you provide it].
6.Information about Third-Party Cookies
As stated, we use Google Analytics, which is a third-party service that sets cookies on our website. These cookies are subject to Google's Privacy Policy. We do not have direct control over these cookies.