Privacy Policy

Why do we need a privacy Policy?

The protection of personal data is a top priority for us. Due to our duty of confidentiality as lawyers and professionals, we are obliged to maintain the utmost secrecy in every aspect of our work. The collection of personal data is done in accordance with the legal provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the current version of national laws.

Through this data protection declaration, you are being informed in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR about how we collect and process your personal data on our website (https://www.impactphilanthropy.eu/).

As a visitor to our website, you will find all the necessary information in this privacy policy about why, how, to what extent and for what purpose we collect personal data from you and use it. You will also find information on the rights to which you are entitled to, under the GDPR and on data security.

Who is responsible for processing your data?

Contact information of the person responsible

Name

Impact Philanthropy Advisors GmbH

Address

Austrasse 40, 9490 Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein

E-mail

info@impactphilanthropy.eu

Phone Number

+423 232 02 02

Contact information of the data protection officer

Name

Impact Philanthropy Advisors GmbH

(Anita Laternser)

Address

Austrasse 40, 9490 Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein

E-mail

info@impactphilanthropy.eu

Phone Number

+423 232 02 02

Privacy policy for website visitors

How do we collect, store, process and use your personal data?
What categories of personal data do we collect?
Are you a website visitor? Then we can collect the following data:
IP address;
Date and time of the enquiry;
Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT);
Content of the enquiry (e.g. contact form);
Access status/http status code;
Amount of data transferred during each visits;
Website from which the enquiry originally came;
Browser;
Operating system and its interface

And/or

Language and version of the browser software.
Would you like to contact us electronically? Then we can also collect the following data:
Name and contact information;
Private and/or business address;

And/or

E-mail address and telephone number.
How do we collect your personal data?

We collect personal data ourselves. Alternatively, it can be communicated to us by you through various channels. The basis for this is the information that:

You communicate to us by calling up and viewing our website;

And/or

You communicate to us electronically.
Why do we process your personal data and how do we use this data?

As a matter of principle, we only process the data that is required to provide a functional website and to provide information about our services.

We use your personal data:
To show you, our website;
To ensure the stability and security of our website;

And/or

To process your electronic enquiry.
We process your personal data if:
The processing is necessary for the fulfilment of our contract;
The processing is necessary for the fulfilment of our legal obligations;
The processing is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests, unless your legitimate interests outweigh ours, e.g. due to fundamental right;

And/or

You have given your express consent to the use of the data.
With whom can we share your personal data?

Your personal data may be shared with:

Third parties who provide us with technical support, e.g. our IT service provider;

And/or

Third party providers who help us improve our website to be more appealing and functional, e.g. social media platforms.
Do we transfer your personal data to third countries or to an international organisation?
When you visit our website or contact us via our website, your personal data may be transferred to recipients in a third country.
We only transfer your personal data to recipients in a third country or to and international organisation if the following guarantees are in place:
The third country offers an adequate level of protection, so- called adequacy decision of the European Commission;

And/or

The recipient has signed a contract with the Stand Contract Clauses (SCC) approved by the European Commission, which obliges it to protect your personal data.
In addition, your personal data may be transferred to Switzerland under certain circumstances. The European Commission has determined and adequate level of protection by means of an adequacy decision.
How long do we store your personal data?
We only store your personal data for as long as is necessary, to ensure the data security, stability and operational security of our IT systems.
Would you like to contact us electronically? In this case, our IT service provider will store your personal data.
Would you like to mandate us? Thank you for your trust. To fulfil our mandate, we store and process your personal data for the duration of the client relationship in accordance with this privacy policy.
Please note that an error message on the main page is stored by the hosting provider for a period of 7 days in “error logs” with the date, the IP address, the page and the type of error.
How do we use cookies and similar technologies?
What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your computer or mobile device using your browser when you visit our website. Cookies contain a unique identification number (ID) that enables us to distinguish individual visitors from one another. Cookies cannot execute programmes or transfer malware to your end device. The legal basis for the use of cookies is your consent, which can be revoked at any time, in accordance with Art. 6 para 1 lit. a GDPR and our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in making our website more user-friendly and effective.
Our website distinguishes:
Transient cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include session cookies, which store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. This allows your (mobile) device to be recognised when you return to the website.

And

Persistent cookies, which are automatically deleted after a specified period. For us, this period is 1 year. You can delete the cookies in your browser’s security settings at any time.
Our website uses:
Essential cookies, which are the basic building blocks of our website and enable you to use the website, e.g. by saving your details in a form.

And

Functional cookies that offer you additional functions and personalised content. These cookies store information such as language selection or show you personalised services or products.
Which third party technologies do we use?
We use for the design and hosting provider of our website:

AMEN

Company

Agence des Médias Numériques SASU, France

https://www.amen.fr/a-propos/information-legale/cookies/

We use cookies to analyse our website:

Google Analytics

Company

Google Ireland Ltd, Ireland

https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

For the contact form we use:

reCAPTCHA

Company

Google Ireland Ltd, Ireland

https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

We process the personal data transmitted via the contact form exclusively for processing the enquiry contained therein. This data is therefore used solely for the purpose stated in the contact form; it is neither analysed in any other way nor linked to other data.

We use social media plug-ins for, Instagram and LinkedIn. Social media plug-ins are small software components that establish a connection between your website visits and third-party providers. These plug-ins inform the third-party provider that you have visited our website and can transmit cookies that were previously placed in your browser. Details on the use of your personal data by these third-party providers can be found in their privacy policies.
How do we use external links?

Our website and this privacy policy contain links to other sites. We accept no liability for external links. Despite careful monitoring and control, we have no control over the content and operation of these linked websites.

What are your rights?

You can assert the following rights against us regarding your personal data:

Right of access;
Right to rectification or erasure;
Right to restriction of processing;
Right to object to the processing;

And

Right to data portability.

Would you like to revoke your consent to data processing? Then you can do so at any time. An informal revocation to Impact Philanthropy Advisors GmbH, Austrasse 40, 9490 Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein or by e-mail info@impactphilanthropy.eu is sufficient.

When processing your personal data, we always endeavour to take your interests into account. You therefore have the right to object to the processing. This is particularly the case if the processing is not necessary for the fulfilment of the contract with you. If you object to the processing, please inform us of the reason for your objection. We will examine your objection immediately and then terminate or adapt the data processing or inform you of the legitimate reasons based on the continuing of the data processing.

Do you believe that our data processing violates applicable data protection law or that your personal right to data protection has been violated in any way? In this case, you have the right to contact the competent authority. In Liechtenstein this is:

Name

Data Protection Authority Principality of Liechtenstein

Address

Städtle 38, 9490 Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein

How do we guarantee the security of your data?

We have taken technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unlawful or accidental reading, processing, use, falsification, loss or destruction.

Despite all our efforts, however, we cannot rule out the possibility that the information you send us electronically may be read or used by other persons. Please note that unencrypted e-mails are not sufficiently protected against unauthorised access by third parties. We therefore recommend that you send confidential information to us by post.

Always up to date – out of responsibility towards your data

This privacy policy is the currently valid version as of September 2024.

In the event of a change in the legal situation or a service, product or user service, we will amend the data protection declaration accordingly. If the change also affects the consent you have given us, changes will only be made with your prior consent.

Privacy policy for clients

How do we collect, store, process and use your personal data?
What categories of data do we collect?

Thank you for your interest in our services. We may collect the following personal data in order to provide you with the best possible service:

Name and contact details as well as private and/ or business address, e-mail address and telephone number;
Identity and biographical information including nationality, date of birth, tax declaration data, passport data and place of residence, current and former employment(s);
Information on the financial situation such as income, expenditure, assets and debts, information on the origin on the assets, the bank account and other information necessary for processing the payment and combating fraud;

And/or

To a limited extent, usage that we receive when you call up and access our newsletter and your marketing preferences.
How do we collect your personal data?
We collect personal data ourselves. Alternatively, they are communicated to us through various channels. The basis for this is the information that:
You communicate to us at a meeting;
You communicate to us through your organisation, your representative, your advisor, an intermediary or through custodian bank;
You communicate to us through your request by telephone, e-mail or each other form of electronic communication;
Are publicly accessible or are communicated to us by third parties, e.g. when we carry out a background our due diligence check;
We receive from you by calling up and viewing our website;

And/or

We take note of other ways when carrying out our advisory activities.
Why do we process your personal data and how do we use this data?
We use your personal data:
To provide you with and offer in connection with our advisory activities, including the performance of background checks;
To fulfil our advisory activities, including legal research and related consulting activities;
To manage the business or client relationship, including invoicing and asset management, and for documentation purposes;
For all other reasons for which you provide us with personal data;
For sending you, our newsletter;
For the exercise and defence of our legal rights;
To comply with legal and regulatory obligations such as due diligence obligations under the SPG or SPV and other laws to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, data protection laws, tax reporting obligations and/or to support investigations by the police and/or another competent authority where such and investigation is justified by relevant laws, as well as to comply with the court orders;
To ensure the security of our system and communication;

And/or

For general safety reasons and to ensure the safety of our employees and visitors;
We process your personal data if:
The processing is necessary for the fulfilment of our contract;
The processing is necessary for the fulfilment of our legal obligations;
The processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, including business development, e.g. four our newsletter, unless your legitimate interests outweigh ours e.g. due to a fundamental right;

And/or

You have given your express consent to the use of the data.
With whom can we share your personal data?

Your personal data may be shared with:

Your organisation;
Third parties who support us in our advisory activities, e.g. domestic and foreign lawyers and other consultants, translators and /or messengers;
Intermediaries that we introduce to you;
Third-party providers who maintain business relationships with us and services providers relating to anti-money laundering and background checks services who carry out data processing for us, banks and insurance companies, IT service providers;

And/or

The courts and other authorities ‘connection with the defence of legal rights and the provision of our advisory services.
Do we transfer your personal data to third countries or to an international organisation?
When entering a client relationship with us, your personal data may transferred to recipients in a third country.
We only transfer your personal data to recipients in a third country or to a international organisation if the following guarantees are in place:
The third country offers and adequate level of protection, so-called adequacy decision of the European Commission;

And/or

The recipient has signed a contract with the standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) approved by the European Commission, which obliges it to protect your personal data.
In addition, your personal data may be transferred to Switzerland under certain circumstances, The European Commission has determined an adequate level of protection by means of an adequacy decision.
How long do we store your personal data?
We only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose defined in this privacy policy.
In some cases, this means that we must store your personal data for the same period as your documents or a copy of your documents. Normally, this is a period of no more than 10 years from the end of the relevant matter or mandate for legal advice.
The storage of your data for longer than the above-mentioned period may be appropriate, e.g. for the exercise or defence of our legal rights. If there is no longer a legal reason for storage, we will delete or, in some cases, anonymise your personal data.
Do you receive our newsletter?

When entering a business or client relationship with us, we will use your contact details to send you our electronic newsletter and other service offers addressed to you by e-mail. However, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time without giving reasons by notifying us using the “Unsubscribe” button in the newsletter.

The legal basis for sending you our electronic newsletter and other emails is your consent, which can be revoked at any time, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit a GDPR and our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in informing you about changes to the law, current case law, practical cases, other companies and our range of services.

What are your rights?

You can assert the following rights against us regarding your personal data:

Right of access;
Right to rectification or erasure;
Right to restriction of processing
Right to object to the processing;

And

Right to data portability.

Name

Data Protection Authority Principality of Liechtenstein

Address

Städtle 38, 9490 Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein

How do we guarantee the security of your data?

We have taken the technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unlawful or accidental reading, processing, use, falsification, loss or destruction.

Despite all our efforts, however, we cannot rule out the possibility that the information you send us electronically may be read or used by other persons. Please note that unencrypted e-mails are not sufficiently protected against unauthorised access by third parties, we therefore recommend that you send confidential information to us by post.

Always up to date – out of responsibility towards your data

This privacy policy is the currently valid version as of September 2024.

In the event of a change in the legal situation or a service, product or user services, we will amend the data protection declaration accordingly. If the change also affects the consent you have given, changes will only be made with your prior consent.

Privacy policy for applicants

How do we collect, store, process and use your personal data?
What categories of personal data do we collect?

Thank you for your application. We greatly appreciate your interest in our company. In order to process your application, we may collect the following personal data:

Name, age, gender, nationality, date and place of birth, marital status, passport details, leisure activities, private and/or business address, e-mail address and telephone number, current and former job(s), functions, working hours, memberships and extra duty mandates;
Image data (applications photo);
Data in the cover letter;
Data in certificates, training certificates and employment references and confirmations;
Information from the job interview such as salary expectations, type of desired employment, starting date;
Information from correspondence during the application process;
Results from test procedures;
Data on references;

And/or

Further relevant information for checking or establishing and employment or service relationship.
How do we collect your personal data?
We collect personal data ourselves. Alternatively, they are communicated to us by you through various channels. The basis for this is the information that:
You communicate to us in your written and/or electronic application;
You communicate to us in the job interview;
You communicate to us through your enquiry by telephone, e-mail or each other form of electronic communication;
Are publicly accessible or are communicated to us by third parties;

And/or

We take note of in any other way when examining or establishing employment or service relationships with you.
If you view job vacancies via our website and apply via our e-mail address, we may also collect additional data. Further information on this can be found in our privacy policy for website visitors.
Why do we process your personal data and how do we use this data?
We use your personal data:
To contact you based on your application;

And/or

To examine and establish an employment or service relationship with you.
We process your personal data if:
The processing is necessary for the fulfilment of our contract;
The processing is necessary for the fulfilment of our legal obligations;
The processing is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests, unless your legitimate interests outweigh ours, e.g. due to a fundamental right;

And/or

You have given your express consent to the use of the data.
With whom can we share your personal data?

We do not share your personal data to anyone other than the internal departments responsible for the application process.

Do we transfer your personal data to third countries or to an international organisation?

We do not transfer your personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland or to international organisations.

How long do we store your personal data?

After completion of the application process, we will store your personal data for a further two months in order to be able to defend, substantiate or assert any legal claims. If you are hired, we will store and process your personal data for the duration of your employment relationship in accordance with this privacy policy.

What are your rights?

You can assert the following rights against us regarding your personal data:

Right of access;
Right to rectification or erasure;
Right to restriction of processing;
Right to object to the processing

And

Right to data portability.

When processing your personal data, we always endeavour to take your interests into account. You therefore have the right to object to the processing. This is particularly the case if the processing is not necessary for the fulfilment of the contract with you. If you object to the processing, we ask you to inform us of the reason for your objection. We will examine your objection immediately and then terminate or adapt the data processing or inform you of the legitimate reasons based on which we will continue the data processing.

Name

Data Protection Authority Principality of Liechtenstein

Address

Städtle 38, 9490 Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein

How do we guarantee the security of your data?

We have taken technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unlawful or accidental reading, processing, use, falsification, loss or destruction.

Always up to date – out of responsibility towards your data

This privacy policy is the current valid version as of September 2024.

In the event of a change in the legal situation or a service, product or user service, we will amend the data protection declaration accordingly. If the change also affects the consent you have given, changes will only be made with your prior consent.

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