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NSIGNIS Foundation (UIC 208573776) (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and disclose your personal information in compliance with the Privacy Act and relevant data protection standards. By providing us with your personal information, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

We are a registered charity dedicated to supporting civil, educational, medical, and safety causes across communities in Bulgaria. Our activities include:

• Promoting our causes through media campaigns and events.
• Funding and providing direct support for healthcare and education.
• Matching individuals in need with appropriate solutions and support.
• Managing fundraising events and recruiting volunteers/employees.
• Conducting research and providing recommendations for supportive involvement.

What is “Personal Information”?

"Personal information" refers to any information or opinion that identifies you or could reasonably lead to your identification. This applies whether the information is recorded in a material form or not, and regardless of its accuracy. If information is truly anonymous and cannot be linked back to you, it is generally not considered personal information.

Data and Information We Collect

The type of information we collect depends on your interaction with us. It may include:

• Identity & Contact: Name, email, physical address, telephone number, date of birth, and gender.
• Financials:Credit card or payment details (processed securely via third-party providers).
• Professional: Work history, photographs, and summaries of experience for those applying as employees or volunteers.
• Activity: Donation history, survey responses, and participation in events.
• Technical Data: IP address, location data, and cookies gathered via our website.
• Multimedia: Images or audio-visual recordings taken during our managed events.

How We Collect Information

We collect information directly from you when you:

• Make a donation or subscribe to our newsletter.
• Apply for a position (employee, contractor, or volunteer).
• Communicate with us via email, phone, or social media.
• Attend a fundraising event.
• We may also receive information from third-party donor recruitment services. We take reasonable steps to ensure these third parties comply with privacy laws.

Use of Your Information

We use your information to fulfill our charitable mission and administrative duties, specifically to:

• Match individuals experiencing difficulties (such as health crises) with appropriate aid.
• Process donations and issue tax receipts.
• Communicate updates, marketing materials, and information about our programs (you may opt-out at any time).
• Improve our website and services through data analytics and market research.
• Publicly acknowledge donors (unless you request to remain anonymous).
• Comply with legal obligations and resolve disputes.

3rd Party & Disclosure to 3rd Parties

We may share your information with:

• Personnel: Our employees, contractors, and volunteers.
• Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our legal rights.
• Publicity: If you are involved in our services, your information may be shared as part of our mission communication (with your consent).

Where data is shared with overseas recipients (e.g., via global cloud storage), we take reasonable steps to ensure they adhere to privacy standards consistent with our own.

Sensitive Information

"Sensitive information" includes data regarding racial or ethnic origin, health, or biometric data. We only collect this when:

• It is necessary to provide specific services (e.g., medical support).
• You voluntarily provide it for "personal stories" or marketing initiatives.
• We have obtained your explicit consent.

Your Rights & Control

You may refuse to provide information, though this may limit your ability to use our services.

You may interact with us anonymously or via a pseudonym where lawful and practical (e.g., general inquiries).

You have the right to request access to the information we hold about you or ask for corrections. Please contact us via our website to make a request.

If you believe we have breached your privacy, please contact us with full details. We aim to respond to and resolve complaints within 30 days.

Storage and Data Security

We take reasonable physical and electronic steps to protect your data from loss, unauthorized access, or misuse. Once your information is no longer required for its original purpose or legal compliance, we destroy or de-identify it.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Our website uses cookies and web beacons to track user behavior and store preferences. This helps us with retargeting (showing relevant ads on social media) and improving site performance. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some site features may stop functioning.

External Links

Our website may link to third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those external sites and encourage you to read their individual policies.

Updates & Changes

We reserve the right to change and modify the Privacy Policy of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice.

Governing Law

These Privacy Policy are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bulgaria and the EU applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within Bulgaria, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any legal action of whatever nature brought by either you or us shall be commenced or prosecuted in Bulgaria, and the Parties hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non convenience.

Associates

We employ other companies and people to perform tasks on our behalf and may need to share your information with them to provide products or services to you; Unless indicated differently, our agents do not have any right to use the Personal Information we share with them beyond what is necessary to assist us.

We may share your personal information with companies who partner with us, including when we co-host an event or webinar with another company.

International Data Transfer

For the performance of a contract or implementation of pre-contractual relations, with safeguards that ensure the protection of your personal data, we may transfer your personal data to countries outside of the European Economic Area, which do not provide the same level of data protection as the country in which you reside and are not recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection.

When visiting our website, we may place cookies onto your device, or read cookies already on your device, subject to your consent where required by applicable law. We take steps to ensure that personal data we collect is limited to what is reasonably needed for/and the purposes set in this privacy policy. We apply security measures to prevent personal data from accidental or unlawful loss, use, alteration or disclosure.

We enforce a limit access to personal data to employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a need to know. We require them to only process personal data nased on our instructions and as allowed by applicable law.

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This version was last updated on February, 2026.