Gadim Refugee Empowerment Center (GREC) is committed to protecting the privacy, dignity, and personal information of visitors, beneficiaries, volunteers, partners, donors, and other individuals who interact with our organization and website.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and manage information when you visit our website or communicate with us.
1. About Us
Gadim Refugee Empowerment Center (GREC) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization registered in Uganda. We work to empower refugees and vulnerable host communities through protection, education, legal assistance, health and psychosocial support, livelihoods, peacebuilding, social cohesion, and other humanitarian and development programs.
Official website: www.gadimrec.org
Email: info@gadimrec.org
Location: Kampala, Uganda
2. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect information such as:
• Name and contact information voluntarily provided through forms or correspondence.
• Email address and telephone number when you contact us.
• Information submitted when applying to volunteer, collaborate with us, participate in programs, or request support.
• Information associated with donations or expressions of interest in supporting our work.
• Technical information such as browser type, device information, IP address, pages visited and general website usage data.
We only seek to collect information that is reasonably necessary for our legitimate organizational and humanitarian purposes.
3. How We Use Information
Information collected through this website may be used to:
• Respond to enquiries and requests.
• Provide information about GREC programs and services.
• Process volunteer, partnership, programmer participation, or support requests.
• Improve our website, programs, communications, and services.
• Maintain appropriate organizational and administrative records.
• Protect the security and integrity of our website.
• Meet applicable legal, regulatory, accountability, safeguarding, and reporting requirements.
We do not sell personal information.
4. Refugee and Beneficiary Information
Because GREC works with refugees and other potentially vulnerable communities, we recognize that some information may be particularly sensitive.
Personal information relating to beneficiaries is handled with particular care and should only be collected, accessed, used, or shared when necessary for legitimate programmer, protection, safeguarding, legal, humanitarian, monitoring, or reporting purposes and subject to appropriate confidentiality safeguards.
We seek to avoid publishing personally identifiable information about vulnerable beneficiaries without an appropriate lawful basis, authorization, or informed consent.
5. Cookies and Website Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies that help the website function properly, improve user experience, maintain security, and understand how visitors interact with the website.
Visitors may control or delete cookies through their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functions.
6. Google Analytics and Website Measurement
GREC may use Google Analytics and related Google services to understand general website traffic and how visitors interact with our website.
These services may collect technical and usage information, such as pages visited, approximate geographic information, device or browser information, and interaction data.
We use this information to understand website performance, improve content, and make our online services more useful.
7. Third-Party Services and External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites or use services provided by third parties.
When you follow an external link, the privacy practices of the external organization or service provider may apply. GREC is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of independent third-party websites.
8. Donations
Where visitors choose to support GREC through available donation channels, information necessary to facilitate or GREC and/or the relevant bank, mobile money provider, payment provider, or financial institution may process document the transaction.
GREC does not intentionally publish donors' personal or financial information without authorization.
9. Data Sharing
GREC does not sell, rent, or trade personal information.
Information may be shared with authorized staff, service providers, programmer partners, competent authorities, or other appropriate entities where reasonably necessary for legitimate organizational purposes, programmer delivery, legal compliance, safeguarding, security, or protection, and where appropriate safeguards apply.
10. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no internet-based system can guarantee absolute security.
11. Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required for legitimate operational, accountability, safeguarding, contractual, financial, or legal purposes.
12. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law and relevant exemptions, individuals may contact GREC to:
• Ask what personal information we hold about them.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of information where appropriate.
• Raise concerns about how their personal information is being handled.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Requests will be considered in accordance with applicable legal and organizational requirements.
13. Children's Privacy and Safeguarding
GREC recognizes the importance of protecting children and young people.
Where our programs or website activities involve children, personal information should be handled in accordance with appropriate child-protection, safeguarding, consent, and confidentiality standards.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
GREC may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our programs, website services, technologies, organizational practices, or applicable requirements.
The most recent version will be published on this website.
15. Contact Us
For questions, concerns, or requests relating to privacy or personal information, please contact:
Gadim Refugee Empowerment Center (GREC)
Kampala, Uganda
Email: info@gadimrec.org
Website: www.gadimrec.org
Last updated: September 2026