Privacy Policy

Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle ("VJN," "we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website, our donors, volunteers, job applicants, and everyone who interacts with our services. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, and how we use, store, and protect it.

1. Who We Are

Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Rubavu, Rwanda, working to empower young people through sport, education, peacebuilding, enterprise, and health. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

2. Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:

• Contact form: your name, email address, phone number, and the content of your message.
• Donations: donor name, email, phone number, amount, payment method (Mobile Money, PayPal, bank transfer), and transaction reference. Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle never stores your full payment credentials — these are handled by our payment providers.
• Volunteer and job applications: your name, contact details, interests, availability, résumé/CV, and cover letter where applicable.
• Browsing data: essential session cookies and display preferences stored locally in your browser (see Section 6).

3. How We Use Your Data

• To respond to your inquiries and messages;
• To process and confirm donations, and issue official receipts;
• To review volunteer and job applications;
• To keep you informed about our activities where you have consented to this;
• To keep our website and administration platform secure and functioning correctly.

We never sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

4. Sharing Your Data

We only share your data with: our payment service providers to process donations, our website hosting and technical infrastructure providers, and relevant authorities where required by Rwandan law.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected, or to meet our legal and accounting obligations (including donation records).

6. Cookies

Our website uses essential session cookies required for the site to function (authentication, security), along with preferences stored locally in your browser (for example, remembering how you last viewed certain pages). We do not use third-party advertising cookies.

7. Your Rights

Under Rwanda's law on the protection of personal data and privacy, you have the right to access your data, request correction, request deletion, or object to its processing. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.

8. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any significant changes will be posted on this page with a revised update date.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle: