PRIVACY POLICY FOR VISITORS AND MEMBERS OF WWW.THE-CASE.EU
SUMMARY
CASE is a coalition of non-governmental organisations from across Europe united in recognition of the threat posed to public watchdogs by Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (“SLAPPs”). The participating organisations are Justice and Environment, NGO Shipbreaking Platform, Mighty Earth, ARTICLE19, European Federation of Journalists, Media Defence, PILnet, Whistleblowing International Network, A4ID, Blueprint for Free Speech, Umweltinstitut Munchen e.V., Civil Rights Defenders, ECPMF, OBC Transeuropa, Index on Censorship, FIDH, Reporters Without Borders, Civil Liberties Union for Europe, IMS, ECNL, EEB, Environmental Paper Network, International Press Institute, Committee to Protect Journalists, Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, PEN International, Sherpa, Transparency International EU, Greenpeace Nordic and Greenpeace EU.
CASE has created the website www.the-case.eu (the “Website”) for informative purposes only which aims to provide a single European platform for public watchdogs to seek legal support, access resources, learn about the impact of SLAPPs, and join campaign and advocacy efforts to tackle the problem.
Responsible for processing personal data and hosting the domain on the Website is Greenpeace Nordic (hereafter “GPN”). GPN believes we have a fundamental duty to keep your data secure. If you would like to get in touch with Greenpeace Nordic, you can do so via:
Njalsgade 21G, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
Phone: Tel: + 45 33 93 5344
Email: info.dk@greenpeace.org
GPN Data Protection Officer
John Dinamarca
Phone: +46 (0)72 537 1036
KEY TERMS
GDPR means the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679)
Personal data is information that can be used to identify or contact a specific individual, such as a name, address, telephone number, email address, etc., and also includes online identifiers and location data such as IP addresses and mobile device IDs.
Special category data means personal data revealing your racial or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious or philosophical beliefs; or trade union membership; genetic data; biometric data; data related to your health or data concerning your sex life or sexual orientation; and criminal convictions or involvement in criminal proceedings.
A Visitor is a user of the website who may interact with our pages and various services (for example by downloading resources) without providing any personal data. A Visitor can access various resources, information and stories for public watchdogs exposed to SLAPPs.
A Member is a user of the Website who provides personal details to be able to join email lists, submit a contact form, report SLAPPs, sign on to CASE campaigns, or join the CASE legal network – hereafter referred to as “services”.
FOR MEMBERS: HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND WHY?
Contact Details
INFORMATION: We will collect and store your contact details including your name, email address, phone number, address and the organisation you represent.
WHY WE COLLECT IT: CASE and GPN uses your information in a variety of ways which include the following:
- If you have requested to be part of a working group we will provide you with the opportunity to be involved.
- If you have reported a suspected SLAPP case we will use your contact details to engage in further discussion on this, which may involve sharing your contact details with another CASE member NGO from the list identified above.
- If you have signed on to a statement we will share your organisation’s name on the CASE website as having endorsed the statement in question.
- If you have submitted a request via the contact function on the website we will use your contact details to process and answer your request.
We will contact you through the channels you have provided to us. You can reach out to us via Njalsgade 21G, 2300 Copenhagen DENMARK or by calling us on + 45 33 93 5344 or by emailing us at info.dk@greenpeace.org to ask not to be contacted via any channel and /or to ask us to stop use of your name and your organisation’s name as an ally to CASE statements. Our emails always have an unsubscribe option at the bottom of the email.
THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING: We are processing your data for the purposes of our legitimate interests in operating the Website and answering your requests submitted via the website, organising and managing working groups, engaging in discussions about reported SLAPP cases and running our campaigns and otherwise in providing you the services as outlined on the Website.
SPECIAL DATA CATEGORY DEFINITIONS: We ask that you do not provide special category data on any from submitted on the Website, including via the Contact Us function. There are no special categories of personal data collected. There are no special categories of person data collected.
EFFECT OF NOT PROVIDING THE INFORMATION: The information requested on our forms on the Website are required to carry out our legitimate interests as outlined above and to process the requests you are making. If you do not provide this information we may not be able to carry out these tasks or process your request
Skill and Interest Information
INFORMATION: Depending on the services in question, we may collect and store details of members’ skills and interests.
WHY WE COLLECT IT: CASE and GPN uses this information to:
- To ensure members are directed to the appropriate groups within CASE or accurately represented within the CASE legal network
- This information may be shared with specified members of the CASE coalition groups insofar as it is necessary to provide the services outlined on the Website to you.
You can reach out to us via Njalsgade 21G, 2300 Copenhagen or by calling us on + 45 33 93 5344 or by emailing us at info.dk@greenpeace.org to ask to change or remove skills and interested information.
THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING: We are processing your data for the purposes of our legitimate interests in operating the Website and answering your requests submitted via the website, organising and managing working groups, engaging in discussions about reported SLAPP cases and running our campaigns and otherwise in providing you the services as outlined on the Website.
SPECIAL DATA CATEGORY DEFINITIONS: We appreciate that you may provide information about your political opinions to us in the context of reporting a SLAPP and we ask that you limit this information to only that which you are comfortable sharing publicly and to the limited extent necessary for the purposes of making your report. Otherwise we ask that you do not provide special category data on any from submitted on the Website, including via the Contact Us function. Where we are processing information about your political opinions we do so on the basis that you have made this information manifestly public and it will not be treated with any particular confidentiality.
EFFECT OF NOT PROVIDING THE INFORMATION: The information requested on our forms on the Website are required to carry out our legitimate interests as outlined above and to process the requests you are making. If you do not provide this information we may not be able to carry out these tasks or process your requests in full.
Location Information
INFORMATION: Depending on the services in question, we may collect and store details of members’ location information.
WHY WE COLLECT IT: CASE and GPN uses this information to:
- To inform our understanding of where member groups are based and where they can contribute to the work of CASE.
- This information may be shared with specified members of the CASE coalition groups insofar as it is necessary for them to provide the services outlined on the Website.
You can reach out to us via Njalsgade 21G, 2300 Copenhagen or by calling us on + 45 33 93 5344 or by emailing us at info.dk@greenpeace.org to ask to change or remove location information.
THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING: We are processing your data for the purposes of our legitimate interests in operating the Website and answering your requests submitted via the website, organising and managing working groups, engaging in discussions about reported SLAPP cases and running our campaigns and otherwise in providing you the services as outlined on the Website.
SPECIAL DATA CATEGORY DEFINITIONS: There are no special categories of personal data collected.
EFFECT OF NOT PROVIDING THE INFORMATION: The information requested on our forms on the Website are required to carry out our legitimate interests as outlined above and to process the requests you are making. If you do not provide this information we may not be able to carry out these tasks or process your requests in full.
Information about individual SLAPPs
INFORMATION: In relation to the “report a SLAPP” facility we will collect information relating to members’ lawsuits.
WHY WE COLLECT IT: CASE and GPN uses this information to:
- Accurately represent details of the lawsuit on the CASE website which is available to the public and/or to identify how best the case can be supported and promoted.
- This information may be shared with specified members of the CASE coalition groups insofar as it is necessary to provide these services to you.
You can reach out to us via Njalsgade 21G, 2300 Copenhagen or by calling us on + 45 33 93 5344 or by emailing us at info.dk@greenpeace.org to ask to change or remove information about individual SLAPPs that you have provided.
THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING: We are processing your data for the purposes of our legitimate interests in operating the Website and answering your requests submitted via the website, organising and managing working groups, engaging in discussions about reported SLAPP cases and running our campaigns and otherwise in providing you the services as outlined on the Website. Where we plan to include details of your lawsuit on the Website and such information is not already publicly available, we will ask for your permission and will make such information publicly available on the Website only with your express consent. Please note this does not apply to details about lawsuits which are already publicly available.
SPECIAL DATA CATEGORY DEFINITIONS: We appreciate that you may provide information about your political opinions to us in the context of reporting a SLAPP and we ask that you limit this information to only that which you are comfortable sharing publicly and to the limited extent necessary for the purposes of making your report. Otherwise we ask that you do not provide special category data on any from submitted on the Website, including via the Contact Us function. Where we are processing information about your political opinions we do so on the basis that you have made this information manifestly public and it will not be treated with any particular confidentiality.
EFFECT OF NOT PROVIDING THE INFORMATION: The information requested on our forms on the Website are required to carry out our legitimate interests as outlined above and to process the requests you are making. If you do not provide this information we may not be able to carry out these tasks or process your requests in full.
FOR MEMBERS AND VISITORS: HOW DO WE USE YOUR ANONYMISED INFORMATION AND WHY?
Anonymised location information: for both members and visitors, most browsers provide GPN with anonymised location information through the use of the Google Analytics tool.
Use of the service: Each visit by a member or visitor to the Website is automatically logged by GPN’s web servers. These logs usually include the time of connection, IP address, web pages visited, features used, web browser, and other similar information. Please also see our section What are Cookies below.
HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA UP-TO-DATE?
We rely on you to provide new details to us if there are changes in any of your personal data. Please contact us by calling us on + 45 33 93 5344 or by emailing us at info.dk@greenpeace.org as soon as possible after there is any change to your personal details, including your contact details.
DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
In order to provide the services as outlined on the Website GPN will share your data with other selected organisations within the coalition as named in this Privacy Policy as the coalition. To ensure the protection of your data we have data sharing agreements in place with each of the organisations with whom this information is shared. These groups include:
- Currently GPN does not share your information with any other organisation.
We do not view the addition of groups within the coalition to this list as a material change to the Privacy Policy and therefore will not publish this change as per our Changes to the Privacy Policy section below. Please visit often to review any changes here.
Except as provided above, we will not share personal data with any other third parties without informing you beforehand, unless required by, or in connection with, law and / or regulatory requirements.
We will not sell, trade or lease your personal data to others.
RETENTION PERIODS
We will not hold your personal data for any longer than is necessary for the uses outlined above, unless we are required to keep your personal data longer to comply with the law and any regulatory requirements. We will retain Members information up to a period of 24-months from their final interaction with the Website.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding the Privacy Notice you can contact us at: in writing to Njalsgade 21G, 2300 Copenhagen DENMARK or by calling us on + 45 33 93 5344 or by emailing us at info.dk@greenpeace.org.
You can contact our Data Protection Officer at: john.dinamarca@greenpeace.org or by calling +46 (0)72 537 1036
If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data you can write to us using the contact details noted above; and / or notify:
Datatilsynet, Borgergade 28, 5 . sal, Carl Jacobsen Vej 35, 2500 Valby, via phone on 3319 3200 or by email on dt@datatilsynet.dk
Is users’ information transmitted to countries outside the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA)?
We do not intend to transfer users’ information to countries outside of the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA). f the situation arises that we have to transfer data outside the EEA we will ensure that the transfer is made to a country that is protected by a European Commission decision or otherwise made under conditions where we have appropriate on-site security to protect users’ information in accordance with the GDPR, such as entering into standard agreements approved by the EU.
Your rights under the GDPR
You have special rights under the GDPR which can be exercised by contacting us at: Njalsgade 21G, 2300 Copenhagen, or by calling us on +45 (0)33 93 5344 or by emailing us at info.dk@greenpeace.org, including:
- the right to access the personal data that has been collected about you by making a request for access in accordance with the GDPR;
- the right to have your personal data corrected if incorrect or incomplete;
- the right to have your personal data deleted under special circumstances in accordance with the GDPR;
- the right to request a restriction on the processing of your personal data in special circumstances in accordance with the GDPR;
- the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing or, in certain circumstances, other purposes that are of legitimate interest to us;
- the right to ask us not to make automated decision-making; and
- where you have given your consent, to request that you withdraw your consent at any time.
We will usually respond to a request from you to exercise your rights within one month of your request unless we require additional time in which to respond. We will not usually charge a fee for assisting you in exercising your rights unless we are entitled to do so under the GDPR in which case we may charge a reasonable sum.
We may ask you to verify your identity or provide us with additional information prior to assisting you in exercising your rights.
If you are dissatisfied with how we process your personal data, you can write to us using the contact details above, and/or notify: Datatilsynet, Carl Jacobsen Vej 35, 2500 Valby, by calling 3319 3200, or by emailing dt@datatilsynet.dk
Changes to the Privacy Policy
GPN may periodically amend this Privacy Policy and change or revoke access to the Website at any time, with or without any prior notice. However, if this Privacy Policy changes materially, in a disadvantageous manner, GPN will notify such change on the Website for 30 days. GPN recommends that you visit this Privacy Policy from time to time to notice any changes.
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This privacy policy was last updated on 15th April 2021.