Data Protection

Privacy Policy

Last updated : 4 November 2026

Preamble

WE CAURI places the utmost importance on protecting the privacy and personal data of its beneficiaries, partners, donors, and visitors.

This policy describes the terms under which WE CAURI collects, processes, stores, and protects your personal data. It complies with:

  • the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, EU 2016/679),
  • Pursuant to Benin Law No. 2017-20 establishing the Digital Code of the Republic of Benin,
  • in accordance with the guidelines of Benin's Personal Data Protection Authority (APDP).

Data Controller

The data controller is:

Organization
WE CAURI
Email
contact@wecauri.org

Data We Collect

WE CAURI collects only the data strictly necessary for the purposes described below. You can browse the website without providing any personal data.

Contact Form

  • First and last name
  • Email Address
  • Phone number (optional)
  • Subject and content of the message

Sign up for the newsletter

  • Email Address

Applications for a job opening or program

  • Last name, first name
  • Email address and phone number
  • Resume, cover letter, and any supporting documents

Donations and Financial Support

For donations made through the FedaPay payment platform:

  • Donor's name
  • Email and phone
  • Transaction amount and status
  • Transaction ID (FedaPay reference)

Banking information (card number, PIN, mobile money) never passes through WE CAURI's servers. It is entered and processed exclusively by FedaPay, an authorized payment service provider.

Technical navigation data

  • IP address, browser type, and operating system
  • Pages viewed and duration of visit (for anonymous statistical purposes)
  • Language and Cookie Preferences

What is this data used for?

  • Responding to your messages and requests for information.
  • We'll send you the newsletter and our latest updates if you're subscribed.
  • Review and process your applications (programs, job openings).
  • Issue receipts and track the donations you make to us.
  • Improve the website's usability and performance (anonymized statistics).
  • Comply with our legal and accounting obligations.
Commitment

Your data is never sold, rented, or transferred for commercial purposes. It is used only for the purposes stated above.

Legal basis for processing

  • Consent: for the newsletter, non-essential cookies, and marketing communications.
  • Legitimate interest: for the contact form and to improve the website.
  • Executing a relationship: for processing applications and donations.
  • Legal requirement: for the accounting records of donations.

How long is your data retained?

Contact messages
Three years after the last exchange
Sign up for the newsletter
Until you unsubscribe
Applications
Two years after the conclusion of the process
Donation data
10 years (accounting requirements)
Cookies
13 months maximum
Technical logs
12 months

After these periods, the data is permanently deleted or anonymized.

Who has access to your data?

Your data is accessible only to:

  • To authorized members of the WE CAURI team, strictly within the scope of their duties.
  • To our technical subcontractors, who are bound by contractual confidentiality obligations:
FedaPay
Payment Processing (Donations) — fedapay.com
DeepL
Machine translation of content from French to English / Arabic — deepl.com
Google Forms
Application forms for certain programs (CAURI CONNECT, etc.)
hCaptcha
Spam protection for forms — hcaptcha.com

Transfers outside the European Union

Since WE CAURI is based in West Africa, the primary processing of your data takes place in Benin. Certain processors (DeepL, hCaptcha) may process your data in the European Union or the United States, in accordance with standard contractual clauses and equivalent protection mechanisms.

How do we protect your data?

  • Secure HTTPS/SSL connection throughout the site.
  • Passwords are stored as cryptographic hashes (never in plain text).
  • Hosting on a secure infrastructure, with regular backups.
  • Access to the data is restricted to authorized personnel only.
  • Spam and abuse protection via hCaptcha and rate limiting.

Cookies

This website uses a limited number of cookies, which are necessary for its operation and to enhance your browsing experience.

Strictly necessary cookies

  • Django session cookie (authentication, session cart).
  • CSRF protection cookie (form security).
  • Language preference cookie (FR / EN / AR).
  • Consent cookie (remembers whether you have chosen to accept cookies).

Local storage (localStorage)

We use your browser's localStorage to remember when you close pinned ads (ad modal) — so we don't keep showing them to you over and over again. This information is stored only on your device and is never sent to us.

Refusing or deleting cookies

You can block or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.). Blocking certain cookies may affect some of the website's features.

Your rights regarding your data

In accordance with the GDPR and Benin Law No. 2017-20, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access: to obtain a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure: Request the deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Right to object: to refuse certain types of processing (marketing, profiling).
  • Right to restriction: temporarily suspend the processing of your data.
  • Right to data portability: to receive your data in a readable and reusable format.
  • Withdrawal of consent: at any time, for the newsletter and marketing communications.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at , specifying your request. We will respond within one month at the latest.

Complaint to a supervisory authority

If, after contacting us, you believe that your rights have not been respected, you may file a complaint with:

  • from the APDP — Benin's Personal Data Protection Authority: apdp.bj
  • from your equivalent local authority (CNIL in France, ICO in the United Kingdom, etc.).

Changes to this policy

WE CAURI may need to modify this privacy policy to reflect legal, technical, or organizational changes. Any substantial changes will be posted on the website and, if applicable, you will be notified by email.

We encourage you to check this page regularly.