Water PPP Hub

Last Updated: 8 December 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how the Global Water PPP Hub ('we', 'us', 'our') collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website and services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

1. Data Controller

The Global Water PPP Hub is the data controller responsible for your personal information. For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at contact@waterppphub.org

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

When you create an account, we collect:

1. Your name
2. Your email address
3. Any other information you choose to provide

2.2 Information Automatically Collected

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website:

4. Usage data (pages visited, time spent, navigation patterns)
5. Device information (browser type, operating system, IP address)
6. Cookie data (see Section 5 for details)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

7. To create and manage your user account
8. To provide access to curated resources on water public-private partnerships
9. To send you notifications about new content and resources (with your consent)
10. To improve our website and services
11. To analyse usage patterns through Google Analytics
12. To comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

13. Contract: To provide you with account services you have requested
14. Legitimate interests: To improve our services and analyse website usage
15. Consent: For marketing communications and non-essential cookies
16. Legal obligation: To comply with applicable laws and regulations

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. We use Google Analytics to analyse how users interact with our website. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. For more information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy [link if separate policy exists].

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. We may share your data only in the following circumstances: (a) with service providers who assist us in operating our website (such as Google Analytics), who are bound by confidentiality obligations; (b) when required by law or to protect our rights; (c) in connection with a business transfer, merger, or acquisition.

7. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including through our use of Google Analytics. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions, to protect your data during such transfers.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Account information is retained whilst your account remains active. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymise your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes.

9. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject under GDPR, you have the following rights:

17. Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
18. Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
19. Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data
20. Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data
21. Right to data portability: You can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
22. Right to object: You can object to processing based on legitimate interests
23. Right to withdraw consent: Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [insert contact email]. We will respond to your request within one month.

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the 'Last Updated' date. Your continued use of the website after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority if you believe we have not complied with applicable data protection laws.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

The Global Water PPP Hub

Email:contact@waterppphub.org

Address: 19 avenue de Messine, 75008 Paris, France

All information on this website is copyrighted by AquaFed © - all rights reserved (2005-2026) except where indicated. Information can be shared on the condition that appropriate reference is given. AquaFed is a registered trademark name, filed since 2005 with the appropriate authorities.

This website is hosted in France and is operated in accordance with French and EU legislation (and in particular GDPR). In particular, the website complies with dispensations 6, 7 and 8 of the French Communication Act: French Law n° 2004-575 of June 21, 2004. The AquaFed website is a non-commercial website presenting the AquaFed, a "type 1901 Association". The AquaFed team takes compliance with French and European law seriously and will never transfer your data to third parties. You have a right to consult, edit and request deletion of your database entry if you signed up to our mailing list.

This website is maintained by the AquaFed team under supervision of its President.

• AquaFed was incorporated on March 3, 2005 as a non-for-profit non-governmental organization under the French Law governing "associations under the Law 1901". Profile is visible under the French official website: http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr. Our UN ECOSOC NGO database entry is accessible here.
• AquaFed SIRET number: 48464640100022
• AquaFed Intra-European VAT number is: FR 0748464601