**Effective Date:** 30 September 2025
**Last Updated:** 30 September 2025
Welcome to **Safavi Philanthropic Initiative** ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly, in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the **EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)**.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your data when you visit our website: [https://safavi.org](https://safavi.org) (the “Website”).
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## 1. Who We Are
**Controller:**
Safavi Philanthropic Initiative LLC
390 Orchard Road, Palais Renaissance
Singapore 238871
📧 Email: [hello@safavi.org](mailto:hello@safavi.org)
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## 2. What Personal Data We Collect
### Data You Provide
When you use our contact form or email us directly, we collect:
- Full Name
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Organization Name
- Organization Website
- Message Content
This data is submitted through a form powered by **Framer**.
### Data We Collect Automatically
When you visit the Website, we automatically collect:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages viewed and time of visit
- Cookie preferences
This is collected via standard web server logs and **Google Analytics**, subject to your cookie consent preferences.
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## 3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing
We process your data for the following purposes:
| Purpose | Legal Basis |
|--------|-------------|
| Responding to inquiries and partnership requests | Legitimate Interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Operating and maintaining our website | Legitimate Interest |
| Setting non-essential cookies (e.g. analytics) | Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) |
> ❌ We do **not** collect donations or process payments. The Safavi Philanthropic Initiative **does not accept charitable contributions**.
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## 4. Cookies and Tracking
We use a cookie management tool that lets you accept or reject cookies when you first visit the site.
Cookies we may use:
- **Essential cookies**: Necessary for basic site functionality
- **Analytics cookies**: (Google Analytics) Only used if you consent
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by adjusting your browser settings or visiting the cookie banner again.
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## 5. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We only share your data with trusted service providers who help us operate the Website. These include:
- **Google Analytics** – to understand how users interact with our site
- **Framer (form handler)** – to receive and manage contact form submissions
- **Website hosting and CDN providers** – for secure and fast access to the site
All third-party providers are under contract to ensure compliance with GDPR standards and only process data as instructed.
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## 6. Data Transfers
Some data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), for example to the United States (e.g. Google, Framer). Where this occurs, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses to protect your data.
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## 7. How Long We Keep Your Data
- **Form submissions**: Stored indefinitely for recordkeeping and correspondence history
- **Web server logs**: Stored temporarily (duration may vary by hosting provider)
We may review this periodically and delete data no longer needed.
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## 8. How We Protect Your Data
We use a range of security measures to protect your personal data, including:
- HTTPS encryption (TLS)
- Access controls on backend systems
- Secure processing via our service providers
- Data minimization (we only collect what's necessary)
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## 9. Your Data Protection Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request erasure of your data
- Object to or restrict processing
- Withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the legal basis)
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
📧 To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: [hello@safavi.org](mailto:hello@safavi.org)
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## 10. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Changes will be posted on this page with a new “Last Updated” date. If changes are significant, we will notify users via a site banner or other appropriate means.
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## 11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, you can contact:
**Safavi Philanthropic Initiative LLC**
390 Orchard Road, Palais Renaissance
Singapore 238871
📧 [hello@safavi.org](mailto:hello@safavi.org)
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