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September 2023</em></p> <h2>Definitions</h2> <table width="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="153"><strong>Non-Profit Organization (NPO)</strong></td> <td width="473">means Africa Check, a non-profit organization registered as a UK Community Interest Company and South African Non-Profit Trust.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="153"><strong>GDPR</strong></td> <td width="473">means the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="153"><strong>Responsible Person</strong></td> <td width="473">means the organization’s deputy director, presently Noko Makgato.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="153"><strong>Register of Systems</strong></td> <td width="473">means a register of all systems or contexts in which personal data is processed by the NPO.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>1. Data protection principles</h3> <p>The NPO is committed to processing data in accordance with its responsibilities under the EU’s GDPR and in line with this best practice for individuals outside the EU.</p> <p>Article 5 of the EU’s GDPR requires that personal data shall be:</p> <ul> <li>processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to individuals;</li> <li>collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes;</li> <li>adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;</li> <li>accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay;</li> <li>kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by the EU’s GDPR in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of individuals; and</li> <li>processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.</li> </ul> <h3>2. General provisions</h3> <ul> <li>This policy applies to all personal data processed by the NPO.</li> <li>The Responsible Person shall take responsibility for the NPO’s ongoing compliance with this policy.</li> <li>This policy shall be reviewed annually.</li> </ul> <h3>3. Lawful, fair and transparent processing</h3> <ul> <li>To ensure its processing of data is lawful, fair and transparent, the NPO shall maintain a Register of Systems.</li> <li>The Register of Systems shall be reviewed annually.</li> <li>Individuals have the right to access their personal data and any such requests made to the NPO shall be dealt with in a timely manner.</li> </ul> <h3>4. Lawful purposes</h3> <ul> <li>All data processed by the NPO must be done on one of the following lawful bases: consent, contract, legal obligation, vital interests, public task or legitimate interests (<a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/lawful-basis-for-processing/">see ICO guidance for more information</a>).</li> <li>The NPO shall note the appropriate lawful basis in the Register of Systems.</li> <li>Where consent is relied upon as a lawful basis for processing data, evidence of opt-in consent shall be kept with the personal data.</li> <li>Where communications are sent to individuals based on their consent, the option for the individual to revoke their consent should be clearly available and systems should be in place to ensure such revocation is reflected accurately in the NPO’s systems.</li> </ul> <h3>5. Data minimisation</h3> <ul> <li>The NPO shall ensure that personal data are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.</li> <li>The NPO will collect ‘online identifiers’ such as IP addresses via third party plugins but will not include your email address or any other personal information about you.</li> <li>The NPO, through third-party systems, will only collect and process personal data to the extent it is necessary for fulfilling these purposes and where it can rely on a legal ground for such processing as set out in the full <a href="https://africacheck.org/about-us/terms-and-conditions/">Terms and Conditions</a>. Data will be collected, with the user’s prior consent, for the following purposes but not limited to: <ul> <li>Newsletter subscriptions</li> <li>User input or feedback</li> <li>Registrations for workshops and awards</li> <li>Donations</li> <li>Donor & client reporting</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3>6. Accuracy</h3> <ul> <li>The NPO shall take reasonable steps to ensure personal data is accurate.</li> <li>Where necessary for the lawful basis on which data is processed, steps shall be put in place to ensure that personal data is kept up to date.</li> <li>If the user thinks the information held by the NPO is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, the NPO will take reasonable steps to correct that information upon request. Requests should emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7811161e1738191e0a111b191b101d1b1356170a1f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdd4d3dbd2fddcdbcfd4dedcded5d8ded693d2cfda">[email protected]</span></a>.</li> </ul> <h3>7. Archiving / removal</h3> <ul> <li>To ensure that personal data is kept for no longer than necessary, the NPO shall put in place an <a href="https://africacheck.org/retention-and-archiving-policy">archiving policy</a> for each area in which personal data is processed and review this process annually.</li> <li>The archiving policy shall consider what data should/must be retained, for how long, and why.</li> </ul> <h3>8. Security</h3> <ul> <li>The NPO shall ensure that personal data is stored securely using modern software that is kept-up-to-date.</li> <li>Access to personal data shall be limited to personnel who need access and appropriate security should be in place to avoid unauthorised sharing of information.</li> <li>When personal data is deleted this should be done safely such that the data is irrecoverable.</li> <li>Appropriate back-up and disaster recovery solutions shall be in place.</li> </ul> <h3>9. 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