Privacy Policy

Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ) is committed to protecting your privacy. In this Privacy Policy we explain how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data. 

This Privacy Policy applies only to our own websites www.4genderjustice.org and www.thehagueprinciples.org. If you click on a link to another website, please read its privacy policy. 

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us: 

Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice 
Parkstraat 83 
2514 JG The Hague 
The Netherlands 
Email: info@4genderjustice.org 

1. Who is responsible for your data? 

Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ) is the data controller responsible for the processing of personal data described in this Privacy Policy. 

2. How do we collect your data? 

We collect and process personal data when you: 

  • make a donation; 
  • fill in a survey; 
  • contact us via a website form or email. 

3. What personal data do we collect? 

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect: 

  • Contact details, such as your name and email address; 
  • Communication content, such as information you provide in messages; 
  • Donation and payment-related data, such as donation amount, date, and transaction reference; 
  • Survey data, consisting of information you choose to provide; 
  • Website usage data, such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and interactions with our websites, typically collected via cookies and similar technologies. 

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data through our websites. Please do not submit sensitive personal data through website forms unless necessary. 

4. How are we using your data? 

We use your personal data to: 

  • process and administer donations; 
  • respond to inquiries and requests; 
  • send updates about our work (see “Marketing communications” below); 
  • improve our websites by analysing how visitors use them; 
  • ensure the security and proper functioning of our websites. 

5. What is our legal basis for processing your data? 

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we rely on one or more of the following legal bases, depending on the purpose: 

  • Consent, for example where required for certain cookies or communications; 
  • Contract, for example where processing is necessary to handle a donation; 
  • Legitimate interests, such as improving our websites, communicating about our work, and maintaining website security; 
  • Legal obligation, such as retaining financial records where required by law. 

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. 

6. Marketing communications 

We may contact you by email to share updates about our work, publications, events, campaigns, and ways to support WIGJ. 

Where required, we will only send such communications if you have given your consent. Where permitted by law, we may send limited updates based on our legitimate interests, unless you opt out. 

You can opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us at info@4genderjustice.org. 

7. How do we store your data? 

We store personal data securely in our internal systems and restrict access to staff members who need access for a specific purpose. 

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. 

8. How long do we keep your data? 

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to meet legal, accounting, audit, and reporting obligations. 

For example: 

  • Contact data is kept for as long as needed to respond and follow up; 
  • Donation records may be retained for financial administration, compliance, and reporting purposes; 
  • Email communications are retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, unless retention is required by law; 
  • Analytics data is retained in accordance with our analytics settings and provider retention periods. 

9. Do we share your data with third parties? 

We do not sell your personal data. 

We may share personal data with third parties only where necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. This may include: 

  • banks and payment service providers; 
  • website hosting, IT, and maintenance providers; 
  • email communication service providers; 
  • analytics providers, such as Google Analytics; 
  • professional advisors (such as legal or accounting advisors), where necessary. 

Where third parties process personal data on our behalf, we aim to ensure appropriate contractual and security safeguards are in place. 

10. International transfers 

Some service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). 

Where personal data is transferred internationally, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are applied in accordance with GDPR requirements. 

11. What are your data protection rights? 

You are entitled to the following rights: 

  • The right to access – request copies of your personal data; 
  • The right to rectification – request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data; 
  • The right to erasure – request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances; 
  • The right to restrict processing – request restriction of processing in certain circumstances; 
  • The right to object to processing – object to certain types of processing; 
  • The right to data portability – request transfer of your data to another organisation or to you. 

We will respond to requests within one month. 

To exercise your rights, contact us at info@4genderjustice.org or by mail at: 
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, Parkstraat 83, 2514 JG The Hague, The Netherlands. 

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority. In the Netherlands, this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens. 

12. How do we use cookies? 

We use cookies and similar technologies to support the functioning of our websites and to understand how visitors use our websites. 

Cookie banner and preferences 

When you visit our websites, you will see a cookie banner that informs you that cookies will be collected for the following purposes: 

Google Analytics 

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our websites. This may include pages visited, time spent on pages, how visitors arrive at the site, and technical information about devices and browsers. Google Analytics may also collect IP address information and set cookies in your browser. 

We use Google Analytics for internal purposes only, to analyse website performance and improve our content and user experience. We do not use this data to identify individual visitors. 

Embedded content from other websites 

Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website directly. 

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, particularly if you have an account and are logged in to that website. 

13. Children’s privacy 

Our websites are not intended for children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. 

14. Automated decision-making 

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on individuals. 

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy 

We keep this Privacy Policy under regular review and publish updates on this page. 

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 22 January 2026.