AMAN Worldwide Privacy Statement
We at SCF are dedicated to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information.
We do not sell personal information, nor do we give personal information to other organizations for their own marketing initiatives.
This privacy statement explains our reasons for collecting and using your personal information, the situations in which we might share it with another company, and your specific rights about it.
We firmly believe that you should always know why we gather and utilize your personal information. In addition to being the proper thing to do, doing this will enable you to recognize and utilize your rights about your personal data.
For convenience, this privacy notice is divided into the following sections:
- Who we are
- Your rights over your personal data
- Privacy statement for our supporters
- Privacy statement for our employees
- Privacy statement for our beneficiaries
- Use of cookies
- How long we keep personal data
- Changes to the privacy statement
- How to make a complaint
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the information we may have about you, please contact our Data Protection Lead.
Telephone: +8801550698099
Email: info@aman.org.bd
Post: Mohammadpur, Mohammadpur Police Station & District: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Who we are
We are a humanitarian development organization striving to make the society a better and fairer place.
We are a registered organization at Department of Social Services the Social Welfare Ministry Satkhira, Bangladesh.
Our address:
Dhaka uddyan, Post Office: Townhall, Police Station: Mohammadpur, District: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Your rights over your personal data
Right of withdrawal: You always have the option to withdraw your consent at any moment if we ask for it in order to use your personal data. If you get any direct marketing materials from us, you may anticipate that they will provide simple information on how to withdraw your consent. We’ll provide an “unsubscribe” option at the bottom of any marketing emails we send you, for instance. Please get in touch with our supporter relations team if you wish to discontinue having your personal information processed for any marketing purposes (including postal mail).
The right of access, also known as subject access, grants you the following: You have the right to discover the personal information we hold about you and to obtain a copy of that information.
Right to object and/or restrict processing: You have the right to request that the collection and use of your personal data be restricted or discontinued, as well as the right to know why it is being done.
Right to data portability: You are entitled to ask that a copy of the personal information we have about you be sent straight to another company.
You have the right to request the deletion of any personal information we may have about you.
Right of rectification: You have the right to request an update or correction of any inaccurate personal information we may have about you.
Privacy statement
When do we collect your personal data?
When you make a donation to us.
When you sign up to a campaign with us.
When you register for, or attend one of our events, or enter one of our prize draws.
When you contact us by email, telephone, letter or through our website.
When you visit and use our website (See ‘Use of cookies’ section).
When you interact with us on our social media platforms.
Why do we collect and use your personal data?
To process your donations and gift aid declarations.
To provide you with updates on our endeavors and avenues for assistance. Please be aware that we will only send you marketing materials via phone, text message, or email with your permission. As mentioned in the section “Your rights over your personal data,” you are free to revoke your consent at any time.
If you have requested that we cease sending you marketing materials by mail, we shall comply (see the section on “Your rights over your personal data”).
To handle your questions, requests, and answers regarding our campaigns and projects.
To confirm receipt of your donation and registration for the event.
For example, to help us anticipate your interests and provide you with marketing materials we believe will be most interesting to you, we may utilize the personal information you have provided us and your interactions with our services to personalize our services.
For instance, if permitted, we might send you a survey to get your opinion on how we can enhance our services.
In what situations do we collect personal data from other sources data
When you agree to donate to us via a third-party website like Facebook Giving or Just Giving.
If we are permitted to send you marketing communications, we might verify the accuracy and timeliness of your contact information and marketing preferences by consulting publicly available sources. The fundraising preference system and royal mail databases are two examples of these sources. We may do a background check utilizing publicly available information as well as a third-party screening and due diligence service offered by Thomson Reuters when receiving sizeable donations or assistance.
To safeguard our philanthropic interests, we conduct background checks in compliance with our due diligence standards and procedures. In order to conduct research for high-value fundraising, we might use publically accessible sources including the local and national press, the Charity Commission, the Companies House, and social networking platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook. These sources will only be used in cases when the data has been voluntarily made public.
In what situations do we share personal data with other organizations
In order to obtain the tax rebate, we may be obligated to disclose your personal information to authority, if we receive gift aid from you. If we receive a legitimate legal instruction from law enforcement agencies.
If you register for one of our events or challenges, we may be obligated to disclose your personal information to the event organizers for the purpose of health and safety.
A payment processing partner may require the storage of some of your personal data outside Bangladesh, including in the United States, if you use a debit or credit card to make a donation or purchase.
We exclusively employ payment processing partners that have implemented suitable standards and safeguards. In the event that we are permitted to send you marketing materials, we may disclose your personal information to a marketing company (such as a mailing agency) to assist us in the preparation and distribution of marketing materials on our behalf.
We may conduct a background check using a third-party screening and due diligence service provided in the event that we receive a substantial donation or support. In order to safeguard our charitable interests, we conduct background checks in accordance with our due diligence policies and procedures. We engage a restricted number of third parties to store data on our behalf. This may encompass your personal information. Third-party providers that we employ consist of software providers, website hosting, and cloud storage. In order to guarantee that the information we maintain about you is accurate and current, we may disclose your personal information to data cleansing companies if mandated by law. We only disclose personal data to another organization when we have a legal justification for doing so.
In all of the aforementioned scenarios, we will guarantee that the organization has a written contract (or valid legal instruction) in place that includes data protection clauses to prevent the use of personal data for their own marketing purposes and has security requirements in place to protect your personal data.
What is our legal basis for collecting and using personal data?
In cases where you have granted your assent. For instance, we will only send you emails, make telephone calls, or send you SMS text messages with your permission. You have the right to revoke this consent at any time (refer to the “Your rights over your personal data” section).
When the processing is required to engage into or fulfill the terms and conditions of a contract. For instance, the processing of your donation to us.
In cases where the processing is legally mandated. For instance, we may disclose your personal information to a law enforcement agency in response to a valid legal directive.
In the event that the processing is in our legitimate interests. For instance, we will continue to send you marketing materials and communications via postal mail until you request that we cease. (Refer to the “Your rights over your personal data” section). We will only rely on this legal basis if your interests and fundamental rights do not outweigh ours.
Use of Cookies
We employ cookies, as is the case with the majority of websites. Cookies are small text files that are retained on your device when you visit specific websites. Cookies are typically accepted by default in internet applications.
In order to guarantee that you have a seamless and efficient experience while utilizing our services, we implement cookies. For instance, cookies are employed to facilitate the donation process, conduct statistical analyses of site utilization, and personalize the content, layout, and services of our website.
You are granting your consent to the use of cookies on our website. If you do not consent to our use of cookies, you may either reject cookies by setting your internet browser (which may affect the functionality of certain features on our website) or opt-out using the National Advertising Initiative.
There are numerous cookie categories that may be implemented on our website:
Session cookies: These cookies are employed to monitor the status of your online donations in the purchasing cart. We do not retain credit card information in the cookies we generate. To make a donation through our website, you must have cookies enabled.
Google Analytics: It is possible that we will employ this ubiquitous cookie to gather anonymous data regarding your website usage. This enables us to enhance your experience by, for instance, identifying and resolving errors and determining pertinent information to display during your browsing session.
YouTube: It is possible that we will employ this ubiquitous cookie to gather anonymous data regarding your website usage. This enables us to enhance your experience by, for instance, identifying and resolving errors and determining pertinent information to display during your browsing session.
Publicity: We occasionally advertise on third-party websites. Cookies are employed to facilitate the identification of advertisements that you interact with, which is beneficial to both us and our advertisers. Each advertiser will implement their own monitoring cookies.
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How long we keep personal data
We maintain personal data in accordance with our data retention policy. The duration of time we retain each category of personal data will be contingent upon the purpose for which it was collected, as well as our contractual and statutory obligations. For instance, we are obligated to maintain a record of donations that are subject to gift aid for a minimum of seven years in order to adhere to HMRC regulations.
Please reach out to the Data Protection Lead for additional details regarding our data retention policy, which includes the duration of time for which we retain your personal data.
Telephone: +8801550698093
Email: info@aman.org.bd
Post: Mohammadpur, AMAN, Mohammadpur Police Station & District: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Changes to our privacy statement
Our privacy statement is regularly reviewed and any updates will be posted on this website. We will publish a prominent notice on our website in the event that significant modifications are implemented.
The most recent update to this privacy statement was on September 25, 2024.
How to make a complaint
We are interested in hearing from you if you have a privacy concern or are dissatisfied with the way we have processed your personal data. Please reach out to our Data Protection Lead if you have a complaint or concern.
Telephone: +8801550698093
Email: info@aman.org.bd
Post: Mohammadpur, AMAN, Mohammadpur Police Station & District: Dhaka, Bangladesh
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