Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

1. Introduction

AiForHuman.org ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website or contact us.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:

Industry 4.0 for Human Empowerment Foundation
Bahnhofstrasse 8
30159 Hanover, Germany
Email: info@aiforhuman.org

The Foundation has its registered office in Spain (Spanish tax ID G-88194295, Register of Foundations no. 2168).

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Information You Provide

When you contact us or apply to join through our website forms, we may collect:

Name
Email address
Country of residence
Professional profile
Messages or comments you send us

3.2 Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit our website, we automatically collect first-party, pseudonymised usage data:

Browsing data: pages visited, time on page, scroll depth, clicks, video playback and form interaction
Technical data: device type, browser and version, operating system, language, screen size and referring page
Browser identifier: a pseudonymised identifier stored in your browser to distinguish visitors
IP address and approximate location: your IP address and, derived from it, an approximate geographic location (country, city and network operator). The IP address is personal data

Full detail of the storage used and how to reject the analytics is in our Cookie Policy.

3.3 Server Logs

Our hosting provider records standard server logs (IP address, user agent, requested URL, timestamp) for security and abuse prevention, retained for a limited period.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

To respond to your inquiries and messages
To process and evaluate applications to join the association
To provide information about our activities and initiatives
To measure and improve our website and services
To comply with legal obligations

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, we process your personal data based on:

Consent: when you voluntarily provide information through our forms (Art. 6(1)(a))
Legitimate Interest: to communicate with you about our activities, to analyse the use of our own website and to improve our services (Art. 6(1)(f))
Legal Obligation: to comply with applicable laws and regulations (Art. 6(1)(c))

6. Link Between Your Browsing and Your Contact Details

If you have given us your email address through a form on this site, we may link that address to the browsing activity described in section 3.2, in order to handle your enquiry with context and to tailor our response to what actually interests you. This linking takes place within the controller's relationship-management system, is not used for behavioural advertising and is not disclosed to third parties for commercial purposes.

You may object to this linking at any time by writing to info@aiforhuman.org, without this affecting how your enquiry is handled.

7. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties for commercial purposes. We share data only with providers acting as processors on our behalf, and otherwise only:

When required by law
To protect our rights and safety
With your explicit consent

The processors we use are:

Customer relationship management (CRM) platform — receives and manages the form submissions from this site
Hosting provider — provides the hosting service for the site
IP geolocation service — derives the approximate location from the IP address

The specific identity of each processor is recorded in the controller's record of processing activities and can be provided to you on request at info@aiforhuman.org.

8. International Transfers

Some of the processors listed above, such as the geolocation service, process data in the United States. Where data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, the appropriate safeguards under Chapter V GDPR apply, including standard contractual clauses where relevant (Art. 46 GDPR).

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes:

SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission
Secure storage of personal data
Limited access to personal data on a need-to-know basis

10. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law. Contact information is typically retained for up to 3 years after our last interaction. Browsing records are kept for a maximum of 30 days on this website's server and up to 12 months in the controller's centralised analytics system, as detailed in the Cookie Policy.

11. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of Access: Request information about your personal data
Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data
Right to Restriction: Limit processing of your data
Right to Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
Right to Withdraw Consent: At any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing

To exercise these rights, write to info@aiforhuman.org. You may also lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority — as the Foundation has its registered office in Spain, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) — or with your own national authority, which you can identify through the European Data Protection Board.

12. Cookies

For information about our use of cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

Industry 4.0 for Human Empowerment Foundation
Bahnhofstrasse 8
30159 Hanover, Germany
Email: info@aiforhuman.org

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We will notify you of significant changes via email or prominent notice on our website.