Aidsfonds (“we”) finds it very important to protect your personal data. We process your data with the greatest possible care and only in accordance with the privacy legislation. This privacy statement tells you how we process your personal data.
Personal data
The following personal data may be processed when you use our websites:
We may process the following personal data:
- Your e-mail address, but only if you have provided it yourself
- Your IP address
- Information about your device and browser (e.g. browser type, screen resolution, operating system)
- Cookie identifiers and tracking data (e.g. from Matomo or Vimeo, only with your consent)
- Your interaction with our website (e.g. visited pages, time spent, clicked elements)
Purposes
We will only use the above personal data – i.e. your e-mail address – to inform you about our work.
Legal basis
We only process your personal data if there is a legal basis for doing so. The relevant legal bases are:
- Your explicit consent;
- Processing is necessary in order to perform an agreement to which you are a party.
Withdrawing consent
You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the ‘Unsubscribe’ link in the email.
Recipients
We may share your personal data with the following parties:
- Internal: our employees, but only if they require the data in order to carry out their duties;
- Third parties: data processors, such as parties that host and support our websites and ensure that they function properly.
We do not pass on your personal data for commercial purposes and we do not transfer it to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Furthermore, we only transfer your personal data to a country outside the European Economic Area if that country guarantees an adequate level of protection. Third parties that process your personal data on our behalf always do so exclusively on our instructions. They are obliged to keep your personal data confidential and to delete it after use.
Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data. We conclude agreements with service providers that process personal data on our behalf in which we oblige them to also implement these measures.
Retention period
We do not retain your personal data any longer than necessary for the purpose of processing.
Right of access, correction, and objection
You can request access to your personal data at any time. You also have the right to have your data corrected or deleted if it is inaccurate, incomplete, or if you no longer wish for it to be processed. If you object to the processing of your personal data or no longer wish to receive information from Aidsfonds, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We will handle your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
If you are not satisfied with the way we process your personal data, you can submit a complaint to our complaints coordinator (see below) and/or to the Dutch Data Protection Authority [Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens].
Cookies
Our websites use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze traffic, and provide embedded content such as videos. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when you visit our website.
Upon your first visit, you are asked to provide consent for the use of non-essential cookies via our cookie banner, managed by Cookiebot. These include analytical cookies (e.g. Matomo) and marketing cookies (e.g. Vimeo embedded videos), which are only activated if you give explicit consent.
You can always change or withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your preferences in the cookie banner.
For more detailed information about the cookies we use, their purposes, providers, and how to manage or disable them, please refer to our cookie policy.
Newsletter
Professionals can sign up to our newsletters which include updates on our projects, interviews with key partners, developments related to HIV/AIDS and the global response and upcoming events. You can unsubscribe with each e-mail.
For sending our newsletters, Aidsfonds utilises a mailing system which generates reports on how these e-mails are opened. It is also possible to view which links are clicked. This way we can further optimize our information provision.
Amendments
We may amend this privacy policy and we recommend that you consult this page from time to time so as to stay aware of how we process your personal data. This privacy statement was last updated on 27 March 2025.
Questions, feedback, and complaints
We welcome any remarks or queries that you may have regarding this privacy statement. You can phone us at +31(0)20 626 2669 or e-mail us at contact@aidsfonds.nl.
We have a Data Protection Officer. Any questions or complaints regarding privacy should be submitted to: klacht@aidsfonds.nl
Aidsfonds is a trademark of Stichting Aidsfonds – Soa Aids Nederland. Our registered address is Condensatorweg 54, 1014 AX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We are registered with the Chamber of Commerce under number 41207989.