Privacy Policy
Last updated: 26 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal data when you visit crowdfundingacademy.eu (the “Website”) or take part in our workshops, academies, conventions and other activities. We process personal data in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Croatian law.
1. Who we are (Data Controller)
The controller of your personal data is:
- Brodoto udruga, a non-profit association registered in the Republic of Croatia
- Address: Ulica Đure Basarička 11, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
- OIB: 26488705836
- Email: info@brodoto.com
- Phone: +385 98 139 2206
For any question about this policy or your data, contact us at the email above.
2. What data we collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:
- Contact and application data you provide through our forms (for example name, email, organisation, and details about your project or application).
- Communication data when you email us or message us on social media.
- Participation data when you take part in a workshop, academy or event (for example attendance, and photos or recordings where applicable).
- Technical and usage data collected automatically when you browse the Website, such as IP address, browser type, pages visited and similar information collected through cookies and analytics tools (see our Cookie Policy).
We do not intentionally collect special categories of data (such as health data) unless strictly necessary and with an appropriate legal basis.
3. How and why we use your data (purposes and legal bases)
| Purpose | Legal basis (GDPR Art. 6) |
|---|---|
| Responding to your enquiries and messages | Legitimate interest / taking steps at your request |
| Processing applications and running workshops, academies and events | Performance of a contract / taking steps at your request |
| Sending updates or newsletters (where you signed up) | Consent |
| Operating, securing and improving the Website and analytics | Legitimate interest and, for non-essential cookies, consent |
| Meeting legal, accounting and reporting obligations (including EU-funded project reporting) | Legal obligation / legitimate interest |
4. Cookies and analytics
The Website uses cookies and similar technologies, including analytics and embedded content (for example YouTube videos). Non-essential cookies are only set with your consent. For full details, see our Cookie Policy.
5. Who we share data with
We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with:
- Service providers who help us run the Website and our activities (for example hosting, email, form and analytics providers), acting as our processors.
- Partners and co-funders where a specific activity requires it (for example reporting for a co-funded programme), limited to what is necessary.
- Public authorities where we are legally required to do so.
Some providers may process data outside the EU/EEA. Where that happens, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
6. How long we keep your data
We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes above, or as required by law (for example accounting records). When data is no longer needed, we delete or anonymise it.
7. Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to: access your data; have it corrected or erased; restrict or object to processing; data portability; and withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior processing). To exercise any right, contact us at info@brodoto.com.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency (AZOP), azop.hr.
8. Children’s data
Some of our activities involve children and young people. Where we process a child’s personal data, we do so with the consent of a parent or guardian and in line with our Child Protection Policy. We keep such data to the minimum necessary.
9. Security
We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, but we work to protect your data at all times.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date above shows the latest version. Significant changes will be communicated on the Website where appropriate.