Privacy Notice

1. What is personal data

According to Article 4(1) GDPR, personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, a name, an email address, an IP address, or any other identifier that can be linked to an individual, directly or indirectly.

2. Personal data we process

CEE Perspective collects and processes limited personal data through its website, including:

• Contact details provided via contact forms or email correspondence
• Identification and technical data such as IP address, browser type, and device information
• Information voluntarily shared when subscribing to newsletters, registering for events, or requesting publications
• Limited data required for website security and spam prevention

CEE Perspective does not allow visitors to upload articles, images, or other content to the website.

3. Purposes of processing

Personal data are processed for the following purposes:

• Managing communications and responding to enquiries
• Registering participants for events, conferences, or initiatives
• Distributing publications, newsletters, or updates requested by users
• Improving website functionality and ensuring technical security
• Fulfilling legal, regulatory, or contractual obligations

Processing is limited to what is necessary for these purposes.

4. Lawful basis for processing

CEE Perspective processes personal data based on one or more of the lawful grounds set out in Article 6 GDPR, including:

• Consent, where you have explicitly agreed to the processing of your data
• Performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps requested by you
• Legitimate interests, such as ensuring website security, managing communications, or organising events, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights
• Compliance with legal or regulatory obligations

Where consent is the lawful basis, it may be withdrawn at any time.

5. Disclosure of personal data

CEE Perspective does not sell or trade personal data.

Personal data may be shared, where necessary, with:

• Employees and authorised collaborators bound by confidentiality obligations
• External service providers such as IT, website hosting, communication, or event management partners
• Public authorities or law enforcement bodies, where disclosure is required by law

All recipients process data only on documented instructions and under appropriate contractual safeguards.

6. International data transfers

Where personal data are transferred outside the European Economic Area, CEE Perspective ensures that at least one of the safeguards required under Chapter V GDPR applies, including:

• Transfers to countries recognised by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection
• Use of Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
• Transfers based on your explicit consent, where applicable

7. Data retention

Personal data are retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which they were collected, or as required by applicable law.

Data that are no longer needed and for which no legal basis for retention exists are securely deleted.

8. Data security

CEE Perspective implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access, in line with Article 32 GDPR.

These measures are reviewed and updated periodically.

9. Your rights

Under Articles 15–22 GDPR, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data
• Request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Request erasure of your data, where legally possible
• Restrict or object to the processing of your data
• Withdraw consent at any time, where consent is the legal basis
• Request data portability

Requests can be submitted using the contact details provided on the website.

CEE Perspective will respond within one month, unless an extension is justified under GDPR.

If you believe your data protection rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent Data Protection Authority in your country of residence.

10. Automated decision-making

CEE Perspective does not use automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR.

11. Updates to this notice

This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or organisational changes.

The latest version will always be available on the CEE Perspective website.

12. External links

The website may contain links to third-party websites. CEE Perspective is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external sites, which are governed by their own privacy notices.