Privacy
Privacy Policy
Last updated: [DATE]
Who we are
Rise & Lead Academy ("we", "us") offers an 18-month, part-time leadership programme for women, with classes in The Hague, the Netherlands. The Academy is run by Rise & Lead Women, which is the controller of your personal data. You can reach us about privacy at admissions@riseandleadwomen.com.
We respect your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why, how long we keep it, and the rights you have. It applies to our website riseandleadacademy.com, our application process, our events and our programme.
What we collect and why
| When | What we collect | Why we use it | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| You join our interest list or newsletter | Name, email address | To send you news about the Academy, info sessions and future intakes | Your consent |
| You register for an info session | Name, email address, and any questions you send us | To run the session and follow up with you about it | Taking steps at your request before a contract |
| You apply | Name, contact details, country, job title, organisation, years of experience, highest degree, LinkedIn profile, CV, your answer to our motivation question, how you plan to fund your place, how you heard about us | To assess your application, hold your admissions call and decide on your place | Taking steps at your request before a contract |
| You apply for a scholarship | The information above, plus anything you tell us about your circumstances | To decide on scholarship awards | Taking steps at your request before a contract |
| You enrol | The information above, plus billing details, attendance, assignments, assessments, feedback and coaching records | To deliver the programme, assess your work, issue your certificate and manage payments | Performing our contract with you; legal obligations for financial records |
| Your employer pays for your place | Your employer's contact and billing details, and the agreement between us | To invoice your employer and manage the agreement | Performing our contract with your employer; our legitimate interests |
| Your employer asks for a progress report | A short summary of your participation and progress | To report to the organisation funding your place | Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time |
| You work with us as an employer, partner or sponsor | Name, job title, organisation, contact details, our correspondence | To discuss and manage partnerships | Our legitimate interests in building business relationships |
| You visit our website | Device and browser data, pages viewed, and, if you accept, cookies for analytics and advertising | To keep the site secure and working, understand how it is used, and measure our advertising | Our legitimate interests for essential cookies; your consent for all others |
We do not ask for sensitive data such as health information. Please do not include it in your application or CV unless it is relevant and you choose to share it. If you do, we use it only to support you, for example to arrange accessibility needs.
We do not make decisions about you based solely on automated processing. Every application is reviewed by a person.
Our programme is for adults. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.
Who we share your data with
We never sell your personal data. We share it only when needed, with:
| Who | Why |
|---|---|
| Service providers who work for us | Website hosting and database (Lovable and Supabase), email delivery (Resend), newsletters ([EMAIL TOOL]), event registration (EventGlo), call booking ([BOOKING TOOL]) and payments ([PAYMENT PROVIDER]). They may use your data only on our instructions. |
| Faculty, coaches and our Academic Board | To teach, coach and assess you, and to review programme quality |
| Your employer | Only invoicing details if they pay for your place, and a progress report only if you agree |
| Advertising platforms (LinkedIn, Meta, Google) | Only if you accept advertising cookies, to measure our ads and show them to relevant people |
| Professional advisers and authorities | Our accountants, lawyers and auditors, or authorities when the law requires it |
Transfers outside the European Economic Area
Some of our service providers store or access data outside the European Economic Area, for example in the United Kingdom or the United States. When this happens, we make sure your data is protected by an adequacy decision (such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the decision for the UK) or by the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.
How long we keep your data
| Data | How long |
|---|---|
| Interest list and newsletter | Until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent |
| Info session registrations | 12 months after the session |
| Applications that do not lead to enrolment | 12 months after our decision, so we can contact you about a future intake; you can ask us to delete it sooner |
| Student records (attendance, assessments, certificate) | For the duration of the programme and [X] years after you complete it, so we can confirm your certificate |
| Financial records (invoices and payments) | 7 years, as required by Dutch tax law |
| Partner and sponsor correspondence | For the length of the relationship and 2 years after |
| Website analytics and advertising cookies | Up to 13 months |
When the period ends, we delete or anonymise your data.
Your rights
You have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you and receive a copy;
- correct data that is wrong or incomplete;
- delete your data, unless we must keep it by law;
- restrict how we use your data in certain cases;
- object to our use of your data based on legitimate interests, and to direct marketing at any time;
- take your data with you in a common digital format;
- withdraw your consent at any time, for example by clicking "unsubscribe" in any email. This does not affect what we did before you withdrew it.
To use any of these rights, email admissions@riseandleadwomen.com. We will reply within one month. We may ask you to confirm your identity first.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, please tell us so we can put it right. You also have the right to complain to a supervisory authority: in the Netherlands, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl); in the United Kingdom, the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).
Cookies
We use a small number of essential cookies to make our website work. With your permission, we also use:
- analytics cookies, to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it;
- advertising cookies and pixels from LinkedIn, Meta and Google, to measure our advertising and show relevant ads to people who visited our site.
When you first visit, we ask for your choice. Nothing beyond essential cookies is set until you accept. You can change your choice at any time through the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of every page.
How we protect your data
We use secure, encrypted connections, limit access to the people who need it, and choose service providers who meet strong security standards. If a data breach happens that puts you at risk, we will tell you and the authorities as the law requires.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the Academy grows. The date at the top shows when it last changed. If we make important changes, we will tell you by email or on our website.
Contact
Rise & Lead Women [ADDRESS]
Email: admissions@riseandleadwomen.com
Website: riseandleadacademy.com