Effective date: October 6, 2026
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Blue Chip Future Fund - Verein zur Förderung der Aus- und Weiterbildung von Kindern und Jugendlichen
This Privacy Policy explains how Blue Chip Future Fund collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data in connection with its websites, online forms, programs, communications, and related services.
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Who We Are
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data covered by this Privacy Policy is Blue Chip Future Fund - Verein zur Förderung der Aus- und Weiterbildung von Kindern und Jugendlichen, Austria (“Blue Chip Future Fund”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).
1.
Who We Are
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data covered by this Privacy Policy is Blue Chip Future Fund - Verein zur Förderung der Aus- und Weiterbildung von Kindern und Jugendlichen, Austria (“Blue Chip Future Fund”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).
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Websites Covered
This Privacy Policy applies to the following Blue Chip Future Fund websites:
https://bluechip-futurefund.org/ (primary domain)
https://bc-ff.org/ (additional domain)
It applies to personal data collected through these websites and through online forms or services linked from them, to the extent that Blue Chip Future Fund determines the purposes of the processing.
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Websites Covered
This Privacy Policy applies to the following Blue Chip Future Fund websites:
https://bluechip-futurefund.org/ (primary domain)
https://bc-ff.org/ (additional domain)
It applies to personal data collected through these websites and through online forms or services linked from them, to the extent that Blue Chip Future Fund determines the purposes of the processing.
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Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:
First name
Last name
Email address
Information submitted through our mentor application
Information submitted through our mentee/scholar application
Information provided through our contact form
Information provided when subscribing to our newsletter
Information associated with donations
Information contained in communications you send to us
We only seek to collect information that is relevant to the relevant interaction or purpose.
3.
Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:
First name
Last name
Email address
Information submitted through our mentor application
Information submitted through our mentee/scholar application
Information provided through our contact form
Information provided when subscribing to our newsletter
Information associated with donations
Information contained in communications you send to us
We only seek to collect information that is relevant to the relevant interaction or purpose.
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How We Collect Personal Data
We collect personal data primarily when you voluntarily provide it to us, including through mentor and mentee/scholar applications, our contact form, newsletter signup, and donation-related interactions.
Our website may also receive limited technical information that is automatically generated when you visit the site, depending on the technical services and settings used on the website.
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How We Collect Personal Data
We collect personal data primarily when you voluntarily provide it to us, including through mentor and mentee/scholar applications, our contact form, newsletter signup, and donation-related interactions.
Our website may also receive limited technical information that is automatically generated when you visit the site, depending on the technical services and settings used on the website.
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How We Use Personal Data
We may use personal data to:
Process and administer mentor and mentee/scholar applications
Communicate with applicants, participants, donors, subscribers, and other people who contact us
Operate and administer our programs
Process donations and related administrative requirements
Send newsletters or other communications where you have requested or consented to receive them
Respond to inquiries
Operate, maintain, and secure our websites and online services
Comply with applicable legal and administrative obligations
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How We Use Personal Data
We may use personal data to:
Process and administer mentor and mentee/scholar applications
Communicate with applicants, participants, donors, subscribers, and other people who contact us
Operate and administer our programs
Process donations and related administrative requirements
Send newsletters or other communications where you have requested or consented to receive them
Respond to inquiries
Operate, maintain, and secure our websites and online services
Comply with applicable legal and administrative obligations
6.
Legal Bases for Processing
Where applicable, we process personal data on the basis of the legal grounds provided by applicable data protection law, including the performance of a contract or steps requested prior to entering into a contract, compliance with legal obligations, consent, and our legitimate interests, where permitted.
The applicable legal basis depends on the specific processing activity.
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Legal Bases for Processing
Where applicable, we process personal data on the basis of the legal grounds provided by applicable data protection law, including the performance of a contract or steps requested prior to entering into a contract, compliance with legal obligations, consent, and our legitimate interests, where permitted.
The applicable legal basis depends on the specific processing activity.
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Service Providers and Sharing of Personal Data
We may share personal data with service providers that support our website, forms, communications, donations, and other operations. These services currently include or may include Tally, PayPal, and our newsletter service.
We may also share or provide access to personal data within Blue Chip Future Fund where necessary to operate our programs and organization. Personal data may be accessed by members of our teams in Austria and South Africa.
We do not sell personal data.
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Service Providers and Sharing of Personal Data
We may share personal data with service providers that support our website, forms, communications, donations, and other operations. These services currently include or may include Tally, PayPal, and our newsletter service.
We may also share or provide access to personal data within Blue Chip Future Fund where necessary to operate our programs and organization. Personal data may be accessed by members of our teams in Austria and South Africa.
We do not sell personal data.
8.
International Access and Transfers
Because Blue Chip Future Fund operates across more than one country, personal data may be accessed by authorized team members in Austria and South Africa.
Where personal data is transferred to or accessed from a country outside the European Economic Area, we will take appropriate measures required by applicable data protection law.
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International Access and Transfers
Because Blue Chip Future Fund operates across more than one country, personal data may be accessed by authorized team members in Austria and South Africa.
Where personal data is transferred to or accessed from a country outside the European Economic Area, we will take appropriate measures required by applicable data protection law.
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Cookies and Analytics
We do not intentionally use non-essential advertising or tracking cookies.
Our website may use technically necessary technologies required for the website to function. We may also use limited website analytics, such as Framer Analytics, if enabled as part of our website setup. We do not intend to use analytics for extensive visitor tracking or behavioral profiling.
Where consent is legally required for a particular technology, we will obtain it as required.
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Cookies and Analytics
We do not intentionally use non-essential advertising or tracking cookies.
Our website may use technically necessary technologies required for the website to function. We may also use limited website analytics, such as Framer Analytics, if enabled as part of our website setup. We do not intend to use analytics for extensive visitor tracking or behavioral profiling.
Where consent is legally required for a particular technology, we will obtain it as required.
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Social Media and External Services
Our websites may contain links to our pages or profiles on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Substack, as well as links to external services such as Tally and PayPal.
When you follow an external link, you leave our website and the privacy practices of the relevant third party apply. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
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Social Media and External Services
Our websites may contain links to our pages or profiles on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Substack, as well as links to external services such as Tally and PayPal.
When you follow an external link, you leave our website and the privacy practices of the relevant third party apply. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
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Data Retention and Security
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or for as long as required to meet applicable legal, accounting, administrative, or other obligations.
We take reasonable measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. Access to personal data is limited to people and service providers who need it for legitimate organizational purposes.
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Data Retention and Security
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or for as long as required to meet applicable legal, accounting, administrative, or other obligations.
We take reasonable measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. Access to personal data is limited to people and service providers who need it for legitimate organizational purposes.
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Your Rights
Depending on the applicable law and circumstances, you may have rights in relation to your personal data, including rights to access, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, objection to processing, data portability, and withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise a privacy-related right or ask a question about how we process personal data, please contact us at team@bc-ff.org.
You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.
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Your Rights
Depending on the applicable law and circumstances, you may have rights in relation to your personal data, including rights to access, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, objection to processing, data portability, and withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise a privacy-related right or ask a question about how we process personal data, please contact us at team@bc-ff.org.
You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.
13.
Children and Young People
Blue Chip Future Fund works in the field of education and youth development. Where our programs involve children or young people, we take particular care with the collection, use, sharing, and protection of their personal data and process such information only for appropriate program, administrative, legal, or safeguarding purposes.
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Children and Young People
Blue Chip Future Fund works in the field of education and youth development. Where our programs involve children or young people, we take particular care with the collection, use, sharing, and protection of their personal data and process such information only for appropriate program, administrative, legal, or safeguarding purposes.
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Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, website, legal requirements, or data processing practices. The current version will be published on this website and will indicate its effective date.
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Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, website, legal requirements, or data processing practices. The current version will be published on this website and will indicate its effective date.
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Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our processing of personal data, please contact:
Blue Chip Future Fund
Email: team@bc-ff.org
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Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our processing of personal data, please contact:
Blue Chip Future Fund
Email: team@bc-ff.org
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