Last Modified: 22 July 2025

The Hinrich Foundation is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the personal data we collect during the course of our activities. 

This statement contains important information on how we use the personal data we have collected, and your rights and choices with respect to the data we collect, store and use. 

Users from whom we have collected personal information will receive notification when there are changes to our privacy policy. Your continued use of our websites and other services, including electronic newsletters, will mean you accept these changes. If you choose not to accept these amended terms and conditions, please do not use this website. 

By indicating you have read our privacy policy when you sign up to our newsletters and download our research and education offerings, you agree to our collection, storage, processing and use of your personal data outlined in this statement.  

We would only store and use personal data provided by you online or via telephone, email, in person or publicly-available sources. The types of personal data we would store and use include: 

• Photographs and video footage of you participating in or benefiting from our organized and sponsored activities. We may use or reproduce these in our documents (both internal and external), website and social media platforms.
• Your activities on our website and social media platforms
• Data required to process your interest or application relating to our research and education offerings.  

We would only store and use the data you provide for the following purposes: 

• To deliver research updates, program updates, news, and event invitations and reminders through HubSpot, a third-party service provider, where we also maintain our email distribution list. Read HubSpot privacy policy. 
• To respond to your queries and feedback
• To improve our activities and content through your feedback and preferences
• To monitor website traffic, site usage and social media performance for marketing statistics analysis
• To process your interest and applications relating to our research and education offerings.

On occasion, our content may contain links to other websites. We are not liable for any third-party websites or their policies. We advise you to read their policies before giving out any personal information. We will not sell or pass your personal data to any third parties without your permission. 

Your personal data will be kept securely in our computer systems after it has been received. All measures will be taken to ensure protection against any unauthorized access and usage of your personal data. We acknowledge that the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of the online transmission process, therefore all transmission is at your own risk. 

We take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal data is not stored longer than is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it is used or to be used. You have the right to review and amend the personal data given to us. Should you require changes to your personal data or the removal of it from our system, please contact us at inquiry@hinrichfoundation.com.