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Private Policy

 Welcome to the SHINE website. SHINE (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is deeply committed to protecting the personal data of our community members, donors, partners, and website visitors.

Given our work with women environmental and human-rights defenders, frontline communities, and grassroots movements, we take the security and ethical handling of your information very seriously. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or engage with our programmes.

1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information from you when you interact with our Site, such as when you make a donation, sign up for a newsletter, register for a convening, or participate in our advocacy campaigns.

  • Information You Provide Directly: This may include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and organisation affiliation. If you make a donation, your financial information is processed directly by our secure third-party payment processors; we do not store your full credit card details.
  • Programme and Research Data: In the context of our Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR), story harvesting, and community mapping, we only collect personal data and lived experiences with explicit, informed consent. We strive to anonymise this data where appropriate to protect the identities of individuals in sensitive mining and energy-transition landscapes.
  • Information Collected Automatically: When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect standard technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing behaviour on our Site, using cookies and similar technologies.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to advance our ecofeminist organising and justice approach, specifically to:

  • Process and acknowledge your charitable donations.
  • Send you updates, newsletters, policy briefs, and advocacy tools (you may opt out at any time).
  • Register you for community assemblies, regional ecofeminist convenings, and South–South solidarity dialogues.
  • Respond to your inquiries, requests, or questions.
  • Improve our website, ensuring our feminist knowledge and learning materials are accessible and user-friendly.
3. How We Share Your Information
We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We only share your data in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us with website hosting, email communications, data analytics, and payment processing. These providers are contractually obligated to keep your information secure and use it only for the purposes we specify.
  • Movement Partners: If you register for joint events or cross-border network building, we may share your contact details with partner organisations, but only with your explicit prior consent.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to comply with legal processes or protect the rights, property, or safety of SHINE, our staff, or the frontline defenders we work with.
4. Data Security and Protection of Defenders
We implement robust technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. We recognise that women environmental and land defenders often face significant risks. As such, we apply heightened security and confidentiality protocols to data related to frontline organising, advocacy, and community-led research.

5. Cross-Border Data Transfers
Because SHINE operates across Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, and the wider region—and engages in South–South solidarity globally—your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your country of residence. By using our Site, you consent to this transfer, provided we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data.

6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Request Deletion of your personal data (the “right to be forgotten”).
  • Opt-out of receiving marketing or advocacy emails by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails.
  • Withdraw Consent for the use of your data in our FPAR or storytelling programmes at any time.
7. Cookies
Our Site uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse site traffic. You can choose to accept or decline cookies through your browser settings. Declining cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of some website features.

8. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external sites (such as research partners, news outlets, or allied movements). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with any personal information.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, programmes, or legal obligations. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

10. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, our handling of sensitive research data, or your personal information, please contact us at:

Organisation Name: SHINE
Mailing Address: 1216 Broadway, FI 2, Rm 1005, New York, NY 10001, USA

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