Privacy Policy

This website (ghrh.ch) is provided by the Geneva Human Rights Hub and hosted by OVH in France.

Protecting your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy sets out how users' personal data are collected, used and stored when visiting this website, so that you can make an informed choice about using it.

This Privacy Policy complies with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Revisions to this Policy

This Privacy Policy is valid from the date indicated at the top. The Geneva Human Rights Hub reserves the right to modify it at any time. Please consult this page regularly for updates.

Data Controller

The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:

Geneva Human Rights Hub 37-39 Rue de Vermont, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland info@ghrh.ch

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at info@ghrh.ch.

Use of Cookies

This website uses cookies — small text files that are stored on your device to help the website function properly and to improve your experience.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• To compile statistical data on the use of the website and its functioning, so that we can monitor and improve it
• To facilitate your ability to navigate through the website
• To remember your cookie preferences

Cookies used on this website

Managing your cookies

You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences when accessing the website for the first time. You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that rejecting certain cookies may limit some website functionality.

You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the website footer.

For Google Analytics, you can opt out of tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Collection, Use and Storage of Personal Data

You can visit most pages of this website without revealing any personal information.

Personal data are collected only with your knowledge and consent, through web-based forms for specific purposes described below. We collect only the data necessary for each stated purpose.

Any personal data you provide will be treated with the utmost care and security. We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to prevent loss, misuse, or unlawful processing of your data.

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which they were collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

The Geneva Human Rights Hub does not sell, rent, or distribute personal data to third parties for commercial purposes.

Contact Form

When you use our contact form, we collect:

• Full Name
• Email address
• Phone (optional)
• Organisation (optional)
• Message content

Purpose: To respond to your inquiry and maintain correspondence records.

Legal basis (GDPR): Legitimate interest in responding to inquiries.

Retention: Contact form data are retained for 2 years after the last communication, unless ongoing correspondence requires longer retention.

Registration for Events

When you register for our events, we collect:

• Full Name
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• Organisation (optional)
• Professional title (optional)
• Country (optional)

Purposes:

• To confirm your registration and provide event details
• To manage access to event premises
• To prepare appropriate accommodation for registered participants
• For events organised with partners, your data may be shared with co-organisers for logistical purposes only

Legal basis (GDPR): Performance of a contract (event registration).

Retention: Event registration data are retained for 2 years after the event.

Registration for Training Courses

When you apply for our training courses, we collect:

• Full Name and title
• Date of birth
• Nationality
• Email address and phone number
• Address
• Organisation
• Professional background
• Additional information as required by specific courses

Purposes:

• To process and evaluate your application
• To communicate with you regarding your application status
• To provide support with visa applications where applicable (in which case, relevant personal details may be transmitted to Swiss authorities via an invitation letter)

Legal basis (GDPR): Performance of a contract (course application) and, for visa support, your explicit consent.

Retention: Application data are retained for 3 years after the course ends.

Newsletter Subscription

Our newsletter provides updates regarding our events, research, and training courses.

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect:

• First name (optional)
• Last name
• Email address
• Organisation 
• Professional title

Purpose: To send you our newsletter and relevant updates.

Legal basis (GDPR): Your consent.

Third-party processor: We use Mailchimp, operated by The Rocket Science Group LLC (United States), to manage our mailing list and send newsletters. Your personal data will be transferred to Mailchimp servers in the United States. This transfer is governed by Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission. For more information, please consult the Mailchimp Privacy Policy.

We have disabled open tracking and click tracking for our newsletter campaigns. We do not monitor who opens our newsletters or clicks on links.

Unsubscribe: You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any newsletter. Your personal data will be automatically deleted from our mailing list.

Embedded Content

YouTube Videos

We embed videos from YouTube on some pages. When you view a page containing an embedded YouTube video, YouTube may collect data about your visit. This data collection is governed by Google's Privacy Policy.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on the website
• Browser type and device information
• Approximate geographic location (country/city level)
• Referral source

This information is collected anonymously and cannot be used to identify you personally. Your IP address is anonymized before being stored.

Data collected through Google Analytics may be processed on Google servers outside Switzerland and the European Union, including in the United States. Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

For more information, please consult Google's Privacy Policy.

Your Rights

Under the GDPR and Swiss data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention requirements.
• Right to restrict processing: You may request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability: You may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object: You may object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email].

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Switzerland, this is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC). In the European Union, you may contact the supervisory authority in your country of residence.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

• Encryption of data in transit (HTTPS)
• Access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel
• Regular security assessments

International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers (Mailchimp, Google) are based in the United States. When your data are transferred outside Switzerland or the European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or adequacy decisions.

External Websites

This website contains links to external websites. The Geneva Human Rights Hub is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

Geneva Human Rights Hub Email: info@ghrh.ch