1. Introduction

The Unstraight Museum respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. With this privacy policy, we want to inform you how your personal data is processed in accordance with the EU’s data protection regulation (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR).

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Our privacy policy describes what information we collect and why, how we use your personal data and how you can contact us.

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2. Personal data controller

The Unstraight Museum, organisation number 802459-7737, is the personal data controller for the processing of your personal data in our services. For our membership management we use own service (the Personal Data Processor).

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3. When do we collect your personal data?

The Unstraight Museum collects your data when you:

• Become a member

• Register your email for our newsletter

• Make a donation through Swish or Paypal

• Work as a volunteer for The Unstraight Museum

• Submit a personal story to our archive

 

4. What information do we collect?​

The Unstraight Museum receives your personal data directly from you. Information we collect is, for example, name, contact details (email, telephone number), when you become a member or make a donation, we also process information about the transaction (amount, time, type of transaction).

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We save the data for as long as it is necessary to provide the service for which it was originally collected. For example:

Membership – when you cancel your membership, we will save the data for as long as it is necessary according to legal obligations for accounting.

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Newsletter – when you unsubscribe from our newsletter, we delete the personal data collected to subscribe to the newsletter.

 

Donations – we will save the data for as long as it is necessary according to legal obligations for accounting.

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Volunteer – when you no longer volunteer for the Unstraight museum we delete the personal data collected for volunteering.

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Submitting a story to our archive – as long as your story is part of the archive, we will save the personal data collected when you submitted the story, in accordance with the terms of submitting a story. If the Unstraight Museum removes or delete the submitted story, we will send a notification to the submitter, and we will delete the personal data collected when the story was submitted.

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5. What do we use the data for?

The Unstraight Museum uses your data for the purposes stated below. If any other purposes exist, they are stated at the time of collection.

 

Membership

• To be able to manage our membership list, membership fees etc

 

Donations

• To be able to receive and register donations

 

Marketing and information

• To be able to send newsletter to subscribers

• To be able to send information to members, volunteers

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Volunteer

• To be able to contact or stay in touch with volunteers

 

Submitting a story

• To be able to manage the personal stories submitted to our archive

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6. To whom do we disclose the data?

The Unstraight Museum will not sell, rent or lease the personal data collected. We may, however, provide your data to partners or companies that process data on our behalf, for example to email services for our newsletter management but The Unstraight Museum will not transfer the personal data collected to a third country.

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7. Links to external websites

The Unstraight Museum website may contain links to websites operated or owned by someone other than The Unstraight Museum. The Unstraight Museum is not responsible for the processing of your personal data that takes place on these websites.

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8. Cookies

Why We Use Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalized services. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our site. They help us understand how you interact with our content, remember your preferences, and improve your overall experience.

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Types of Cookies We Use:

• Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the basic functionalities of our website, such as navigation and access to secure areas.

• Performance Cookies: These collect anonymous data on how visitors use our site, allowing us to improve its functionality and content.

• Functional Cookies: These remember your preferences and choices to personalize your experience on our site.

• Targeting Cookies: These track your browsing habits to deliver targeted advertisements and content relevant to your interests.

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Managing Cookies:

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including blocking or deleting them. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality and features of our website.

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Your Consent:

By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. For more information on how we use cookies and how you can control them, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

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9. Legal basis

When you submit information to us, you give The Unstraight Museum permission for us to register and store your information and to process the specified personal data for specified purposes.

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For all processing, there must be a legal basis on which we rely:

• Fulfilment of agreements – for example what is required to become a member, to make a donation or to submit a story to the archive

• Legal obligation – what we are obliged to do for example regarding our accounting/bookkeeping.

• Legitimate interest – when we need to process personal data in order to carry out tasks related to our organisation or business for example to ensure our cybersecurity solutions.

• Consent – when you have agreed to us processing your data.

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10. Changes to the personal data policy
If this personal data policy is changed, The Unstraight Museum will publish the adjusted personal data policy on unstraight.org with information about when the changes come into effect. If The Unstraight Museum implements any significant changes to the personal data policy, The Unstraight Museum may also choose to inform you in another way, for example by e-mail or by publishing a notice on unstraight.org.

11. Right to request information and corrections
You have the right to request a register extract about which personal data The Unstraight Museum processes about you and for what purpose. You also have the right to have data corrected, de-identified or deleted.
Contact us at contact@unstraight.org if you want to know more about how The Unstraight Museum processes your personal data.

12. Security
The Unstraight Museum has taken the necessary security measures to protect your personal data against improper access, alteration and deletion.​