Privacy Policy for NGO Technology of Progress
This privacy policy describes how the NGO Technology of Progress (referred to as "the TOP NGO," "we," or "us") collects, uses, and discloses personal information in connection with our website and our activities. We have created this policy to better align with the best practices and recommendations from data protection regulatory of the European Union (EU) and data protection legislation of Ukraine.
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information from individuals who interact with us through our website or our activities. This may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide to us. We may also collect information about your preferences and interests. We may also automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, such as your IP address, browser type, and referring website. This information is collected using cookies and other tracking technologies.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the personal information we collect for a variety of purposes, including to:
Respond to your inquiries or requests
Provide you with information about our activities and services
Improve our website and activities
Comply with legal or regulatory requirements
We may also use the information we collect for other purposes with your consent.
How We Share Your Information
We may share your personal information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, and customer service. We require these service providers to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal information and prohibit them from using or disclosing personal information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements. We may also share your personal information with government agencies or regulators when required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety or the rights, property, or safety of others.
Your Choices
You may choose not to provide personal information to us. However, if you choose not to provide certain information, we may not be able to respond to your inquiries or provide you with certain services.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect certain information about your browsing behavior on our website. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
Website Analytics
We measure how our website is used with our own first-party analytics, stored on infrastructure we control. It does not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies, and we do not sell analytics data or share it with advertisers. We also use Vercel Web Analytics and Speed Insights, which collect aggregated, cookieless usage and performance statistics.
For each page view we record the page, the referring website, campaign tags in the link (UTM parameters), the approximate country and region, the device type, the operating system and the page language. Your IP address is not stored: together with your browser's user agent it is only used to compute an anonymous identifier that changes every day, so visits on different days cannot be linked through it.
To count how many visitors return, your browser keeps in its local storage (localStorage) only the date of your last visit to the website and to the customs dashboard (/customs). The date itself never leaves your device: we only receive whether your previous visit was on an earlier day and roughly how long ago (for example, "2–7 days"). No identifier is stored on your device, and a date older than 13 months is ignored. A random session identifier and the campaign tags of your entry link are kept in session storage (sessionStorage) and are deleted when you close the tab. You can remove this data at any time by clearing your browser's site data for uaprogress.tech.
Analytics data is used only to improve the website and to report aggregated usage statistics to our partners and donors.
Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. We regularly review and update our security measures to ensure they meet current industry standards.
Data Retention
We will retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Your Rights
You have certain rights with respect to your personal information under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right to access, rectify, or erase personal information, the right to object to processing, the right to restrict processing, and the right to data portability. You may exercise these rights by contacting us using the contact information provided below.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may modify or update this privacy policy from time to time. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy or our practices with respect to your personal information, or if you wish to exercise your rights with respect to your personal information, please contact us at Info.technology.progress@gmail.com
Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal information based on one or more of the following legal bases:
Consent: We may collect and use your personal information with your consent, which you may withdraw at any time.
Performance of a Contract: We may process personal information as necessary to perform our obligations under a contract with you.
Legitimate Interests: We may process personal information as necessary for our legitimate interests, such as to improve our website and activities, provided that such interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
Legal Obligations: We may process personal information as necessary to comply with legal obligations, such as to respond to government or regulatory requests.
Transfers of Personal Information
We may transfer your personal information to third parties located in countries outside Ukraine. When we transfer personal information to such third parties, we take appropriate measures to ensure the transfer is lawful and that personal information is adequately protected.
Children's Privacy
Our website and activities are not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
Complaints
If you believe that we have not complied with this privacy policy or applicable data protection laws, you may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority of Ukraine.
Conclusion
We take the privacy of your personal information very seriously and have implemented appropriate measures to protect it. We encourage you to read this privacy policy carefully and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.