Privacy Policy

NAPI is the North Africa Policy Institute, an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organization registered in Italy, with a registered address at Via Gustavo Giovannoni, 92, Rome, Italy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information through the website and, where applicable, through third-party services or platforms linked to the website, in the following ways:

Contact form. When you use the Contact Us form on our website, we collect the information you provide, which may include your name, email address, the subject of your enquiry and the content of your message. This information is stored so that our team can receive, review and respond to your enquiry.

Providing information through the Contact Us form is voluntary; however, if you do not provide information necessary for us to respond, we may not be able to respond to your enquiry.

Newsletter signup. If you subscribe to our newsletter through the website, we collect your email address in order to send you NAPI's newsletter, publications, policy briefs, event announcements and other communications. Providing your email address for newsletter subscription is voluntary. If you do not provide it, you will not be able to subscribe to the NAPI newsletter.

Youth Voices submissions. Submitting writing through the "Submit Your Work" button takes you to an external Google Form. The information you provide is submitted through that external form and may be received and processed by NAPI for the purposes of administering the Youth Voices program and reviewing and, where applicable, publishing submissions. The collection and processing of information through the external form may also be subject to Google's applicable privacy practices.

Photographs, videos and other visual material. NAPI may take photographs and/or make video or audio recordings during its events, activities, training sessions, workshops and other activities for purposes such as documenting and communicating its work, including through its website and NAPI's official social media channels. Where individuals are identifiable, NAPI will provide appropriate information about the intended use of such material and, where required, seek the relevant consent or rely on another applicable lawful basis before publication.

Where photographs, videos or other visual material are submitted to NAPI by individuals or participants, NAPI may use them for the purposes for which they were submitted, subject to any applicable consent or other rights and permissions.

If you have a concern about the publication of a photograph, video or other visual material on the website that identifies you, you may contact NAPI at info@napipolicy.org.

Social media and third-party links. The website may contain links to NAPI's official pages on third-party social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Clicking on these links will take you to the relevant third-party platform. NAPI does not control the privacy practices or data-processing activities of these platforms, which are subject to their respective terms and privacy policies.

Automatically collected information. When you visit the website, certain technical information may be processed automatically by the website's hosting and technical infrastructure, such as your IP address, browser type, device type and pages viewed, for purposes including website security, technical administration and performance.

2. Cookies

The public site does not currently set any analytics, advertising, or marketing cookies. The only cookies in use are strictly necessary cookies associated with the technical operation of the website, including session cookies used for staff access to the content management system where applicable. These are not used to track ordinary visitors for advertising or marketing purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information described above to: receive and respond to inquiries submitted through the Contact Us form; send newsletter communications to subscribers who opted in; administer and consider Youth Voices submissions where information is provided through the external form linked from the website; document and communicate NAPI's activities through photographs, videos and other visual material where applicable; maintain the security and proper functioning of the website; and comply with our legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use personal information collected through the website for advertising.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

NAPI processes personal information collected through the website in accordance with applicable data-protection laws. The legal basis for processing depends on the nature and purpose of the processing.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

5. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share personal information collected through or in connection with the website with:

Service providers who help us operate the site, such as our hosting provider, database provider, and newsletter/email delivery provider and other technical service providers used to maintain, secure or operate the website.

Legal requirements, where disclosure is required or permitted under applicable law, regulation, or valid legal process.

6. Data Retention

NAPI retains personal information collected through the website only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, subject to applicable legal or administrative requirements.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the personal information processed through the website. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Rights

You have the right, in accordance with applicable law, to access personal information concerning you that is processed by NAPI, to request the correction, completion, updating or modification of such information where applicable, to withdraw your consent to processing where processing is based on consent, and to object to the processing of your personal information in accordance with applicable law. You may also have other rights provided by applicable law.

You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link provided in any newsletter email. To exercise your rights or raise a question concerning the processing of your personal information through the website, you may contact us at info@napipolicy.org.

9. Children's Privacy

Our general website is not directed at children and we do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through the public website. Some NAPI programs (such as the Youth Policy Lab and Youth Voices) are open to participants as young as 15. Where those programs involve the collection of personal information from young participants, the relevant application or participation process may be subject to additional privacy information and consent requirements.

10. International Data Transfers

Personal information collected through the website may be processed or stored in countries other than the country in which you are located, depending on the hosting, storage, newsletter and other third-party services used by NAPI. Where applicable, NAPI will take the measures required by the relevant data-protection laws governing such processing or transfers.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Effective date" at the top of this page will reflect the date of the latest revision. Where appropriate, material changes will be noted on this page.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise any of the rights available to you in relation to personal information processed through the website, contact us at info@napipolicy.org. Our registered address is Via Gustavo Giovannoni, 92, Rome, Italy.