Nestlé Foundation – Privacy Notice
1. Our Privacy Notice and You
Privacy matters to us.
At the Nestlé Foundation, we value your Personal Data and are committed to protecting it. This short notice explains how we handle the Personal Data you share with us through our website, grant processes, partnerships, events, and other interactions.
2. Updates to this Privacy Notice
TAs our activities evolve, we may update this Notice. We encourage you to review it from time to time to stay informed about how we use your Personal Data.
3. Aged under 13?
If you’re under 13, please ask a parent or guardian to contact us on your behalf. We do not collect or use Personal Data from children without parental consent.
4. What data do we collect?
We collect Personal Data:
- Data you give us: When you submit a grant proposal, register for an event, email us, fill in a form, subscribe to updates, or otherwise communicate with us.
- Data we create: Information generated when we evaluate applications, manage grants, assess research progress, or respond to your inquiries.
- Data collected automatically: When you access our website - IP address, device information, browser type, how you interact with our pages, etc. (including cookies and analytics).
- Data from other legitimate sources: Institutions, references, publicly available academic or professional information, and external partners involved in evaluating or supporting projects.
5. Why do we process your Personal Data?
We process your Personal Data to:
- Manage grant applications and research funding
- Communicate with applicants, partners, and stakeholders
- Organize and manage events and meetings
- Maintain administrative, financial, and compliance processes
- Protect our legal rights, uphold security, and meet regulatory obligations
- Improve our website and processes through analytics
We may combine data from different sources to understand your interactions with us better.
6. Who can access your Personal Data and why?
We limit access to your Personal Data. We may share it with:
- Independent scientific reviewers helping us evaluate grant applications
- Service providers assisting with IT, hosting, auditing, communications, or event management
- Partner institutions when collaboration is required
- Regulatory or public authorities when required by law
We do not sell Personal Data to third parties.
7. Transfer of your Personal Data
We may store or process your data in Switzerland, the EU/EEA, or other countries where our service providers operate.
When data is transferred internationally, we apply appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
8. What are your rights?
You may:
- Request access to your Personal Data
- Request correction, deletion, or portability
- Object to or restrict its processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Manage cookies through your browser
If you unsubscribe from updates or newsletters, we will no longer send marketing communications - but we may still send essential administrative messages.
If you have concerns, you may also contact the relevant data protection authority.
9. Data security and retention
We protect your Personal Data using appropriate technical and organizational measures and restrict access on a needtoknow basis.
We retain Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described, and then securely delete or anonymize it.
10. Contact us
Nestlé Foundation
Avenue de Rosemont 5
1006 Lausanne, Switzerland