Privacy Policy

1. Our Data Minimization Stance

Internet for Rights ("we", "us", or "our") is established to defend digital freedoms and push back against exploitative data practices. We believe that privacy is a baseline human right, not a concession. We collect only the minimum amount of data strictly necessary to communicate with you and operate our public-interest initiatives.

We do not run commercial behavioral ads, we do not deploy third-party advertising tracking pixels, and we never sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third-party brokers.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website and advocacy tools, we may process:

• Newsletter Dispatches: When you subscribe to our briefings, we collect your name, email address, and country to send research updates, campaign alerts, and fellowship announcements.
• Direct Inquiries: When you message us regarding partnerships, media requests, or clinics, we retain your name, email address, and message contents solely to respond to your request.
• Aggregated Web Performance: We collect privacy-preserving, aggregated telemetry (such as page requests and device broad classifications) to ensure server stability without profiling individual visitors.

3. Frontline Reports & Whistleblowers

If you contact us with sensitive evidence regarding arbitrary internet shutdowns, warrantless device seizures, or platform abuses, we take explicit security measures. We do not store sensitive incident logs on unencrypted web databases and facilitate end-to-end encrypted correspondence via Signal or PGP upon request.

4. Service Providers

We only work with service providers who uphold rigorous security standards to host our web infrastructure and manage mailing distribution. These providers are legally bound to process your information strictly on our instructions and cannot use your data for their independent marketing purposes.

5. Your Rights & Data Control

Under applicable regional data protection frameworks (including the Nigeria Data Protection Act and international privacy principles), you hold full authority over your personal information:

• You can unsubscribe from dispatches at any time via the one-click link at the bottom of every email.
• You may request access to, correction of, or permanent deletion of any personal data you have provided to us.
• You have the right to lodge questions or concerns regarding our data handling practices directly with our team.