Privacy Policy — Redemption Children’s Home
Last updated: May 2026
1. Introduction
Redemption Children’s Home is operated by Stichting Weeshuizen Afrika, registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) under number 63151421, with RSIN/fiscal number 855114174. We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR/AVG).
This privacy policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and what your rights are.
2. Contact Details
Stichting Weeshuizen Afrika Broederplein 41-43 3703 CD Zeist Netherlands Email: info@redemptionchildrenshome.nl Website: redemptionchildrenshome.nl
3. What Data We Collect
We collect personal data in the following situations:
Contact Form When you send us a message through our contact form, we collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your message subject
- Your message content
Volunteer Application Form When you apply to volunteer, we collect:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Country of residence
- Preferred start date and duration
- Previous volunteer experience
- Motivation
- Skills
Cookies Our website uses cookies. See section 7 for full details.
4. Why We Collect Your Data
We collect and process your personal data for the following purposes:
- To respond to your contact form messages
- To process and evaluate volunteer applications
- To communicate with you about your application or enquiry
- To improve our website and services
The legal basis for processing your data is:
- Legitimate interest — for responding to contact form enquiries
- Contract performance — for processing volunteer applications
- Consent — for non-essential cookies
5. How Long We Keep Your Data
- Contact form messages are kept for a maximum of 2 years
- Volunteer applications are kept for a maximum of 2 years
- After this period, your data is permanently deleted
6. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. Your data may be shared with:
- TransIP — our hosting provider, based in the Netherlands
- Google — for Google Fonts and Google Maps (see cookie section)
All third parties are bound by data processing agreements and GDPR compliance requirements.
7. Cookies
Our website uses the following types of cookies:
Functional cookies (always active) These cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly. They do not store any personally identifiable information.
Analytical cookies (with consent) We may use analytical cookies to understand how visitors use our website. These cookies collect anonymous data only.
Third-party cookies (with consent) Our website embeds content from YouTube (video section) and Google Maps (contact and Ghana pages). These services may place their own cookies. Please refer to Google’s privacy policy for more information.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings button at the bottom of the page.
8. Your Rights
Under GDPR/AVG you have the following rights:
- Right of access — you can request a copy of your personal data
- Right to rectification — you can ask us to correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure — you can ask us to delete your personal data
- Right to restriction — you can ask us to limit how we use your data
- Right to object — you can object to our processing of your data
- Right to data portability — you can request your data in a portable format
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: info@redemptionchildrenshome.nl
We will respond to your request within 30 days.
9. Complaints
If you have a complaint about how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority:
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens Website: autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl Phone: +31 (0)70 888 85 00
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. We recommend checking this page periodically.