Privacy policy

Effective Date: December 5th, 2023

This privacy policy aims to inform you about how we, the International Degrowth Network, collect, use, and protect your personal data through our website, degrowth. net and our forms.

At the IDN, we take the privacy and security of your personal data very seriously. We are grateful that you are entrusting us to handle it responsibly and securely in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679. If you ever have any doubts, please feel free to contact us at info[at]degrowth. net

1. Data Controller: The entity responsible for collecting and processing your personal data is the International Degrowth Network.

2. Purpose of Processing: The information collected through our forms and website will be used exclusively for processing membership requests and event registrations, improving our internal processes, and for important communications.

3. Legal Basis: The collection and processing of your data will be carried out based on your explicit consent.

4. User Rights: You have the right to access, rectify, limit, delete or object to the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to withdraw consent and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. To exercise these rights, please contact us at join[at]degrowth. net.

5. Data Retention: Your personal data will be kept for the time necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected unless there is a legal obligation to retain it for a longer period.

6. Data Security: We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures (to the best of our abilities, with few resources) to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. Your personally identifiable data gathered in our membership or event registration forms will never be shared publicly. None of your data will ever be sold, distributed, or leased to third parties.

7. International Transfers: We will not perform any cross-border data transfers with any of your data. In the event that your data needs to be transferred to a country outside the European Economic Area, we will implement appropriate measures to ensure the security of such a transfer.

8. Information we collect: We collect personal information provided by you when you fill out our membership form or register for IDN-organised events, which may include your name and email address. We do not collect personally identifiable data unless you voluntarily provide it.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Our website does not use cookies to enhance user experience. It is possible that third-party cookies (if any) are used on our website for embedded services.

10. Changes to This Policy: Any changes to our privacy policy will be updated on this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. 


Contact Information

For any questions or concerns about your privacy and our policy, please contact us at info[at]degrowth. net