Data protection notice

Purpose & Legal Basis: To manage volunteer applications, coordinate activities, and communicate with volunteers. The legal basis is your consent (which you may withdraw at any time) and our legitimate interest in organizing our events effectively.

Data that we collect includes:

• Work experience / current occupation
• First and last name, pronouns
• Contact information (email, phone number)
• Volunteer interests
• Motivation for volunteering

Purpose & Legal Basis: To register individuals and organizations for Alkmaar Pride events (e.g., Grachtenparade). The legal basis is contractual necessity (for participation agreements) and legitimate interest (to ensure safe and inclusive events).

Data that we collect includes:

• Contact details
• Name, organization name (if applicable)

Purpose & Legal Basis: To manage inquiries and sponsorship requests. Legal basis: legitimate interest in responding to inquiries and building partnerships.

Data that we collect includes:

• Pronouns
• Name and contact details
• Company name (if applicable)
• Sponsorship level or interest, partnership type (if applicable)
• Message content

Purpose & Legal Basis: To process donations and maintain donor records. Legal basis: contractual necessity and legal obligation.

Data that we collect includes:

• Donation amount, date, and time
• Name (if given)
• Payment information

Purpose & Legal Basis: To engage with the community and promote events. Legal basis: legitimate interest.

Data that we collect includes:

• Public profile info (username, profile picture, bio)
• User-generated content (comments, tags, messages)
• Engagement data (likes, follows, clicks)
• Direct messages (if contact info is shared voluntarily)

We operate official accounts on the following platforms:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alkmaarpride/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlkmaarPride/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alkmaar-pride/

Your interactions on social media (e.g., comments, likes, messages) are also processed by the respective social media platform provider according to their privacy policies.

We, in addition to the provider of the respective social media pages are jointly responsible as controllers for the processing of your personal data. The provider in this respect also determines the purposes and means of the data processing activities, which we can influence only to a limited extent. To the extent that we can exert influence over or set parameters regarding the processing of your data, we will, within our means, take actions to ensure that the platform provider processes your data in compliance with applicable data protection regulations. In many cases, however, we cannot influence the data processing by provider, and we also do not know exactly which data is being processed by the provider.

The data entered by you on our social media pages, such as comments, videos, pictures, likes, public messages, etc., are published by the social media page provider and are never used or processed by us for any other purpose. We merely reserve the right to delete content, if necessary. We may share your content on our website if it is a function of the social media page and communicate with you via the social media page.

We may use our social media pages for advertising purposes. In doing so, we may use demographic, interest-based, behavior-based, or location-based target group characteristics provided by the provider of the respective social media page. For more information about the processing of your data on the social media pages, please visit the data protection statements of the respective providers listed below. We can influence the data processing only to a limited extent and we cannot disable the statistics that the provider of the respective social media page makes available to us.

The provider of the social media page may use web-tracking methods. Web-tracking can be performed regardless of whether you are signed up for an account on the social media platform or not. As already explained, the web-tracking methods of the social media page are, for the most part, beyond our control. For example, we cannot disable these features.

Please be aware that the provider of the respective social media page may use your profile and behavioral data, in order to evaluate your habits, personal relationships, preferences. We have no influence over the processing of your data by the provider of the respective social media page.

Social Media Plug-ins
Our website may also include social media plug-ins or share buttons from platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), WhatsApp, and Facebook. These plug-ins allow you to interact with content directly from our website or share information with your network.
When you interact with a plug-in (for example, by clicking a “like,” “share,” or “message us” button), your browser may connect directly to the servers of the respective social media platform. This means that certain data, such as your IP address and the page you are visiting, may be transmitted to that platform—even if you do not have an account or are not currently logged in.

For requests regarding data processing that we control, please contact info@alkmaarpride.nl.
For concerns about how social media platforms process your data, please refer to their privacy policies:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/en/privacy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

Purpose & Legal Basis: To analyze website traffic, improve usability, enable essential site functions, and tailor content. The legal basis for processing is legitimate interest (for necessary and analytical cookies) and consent (for marketing and other non-essential cookies).

Data that we collect includes:

• IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, session duration
• Cookie preferences, functional and analytical usage data
• Authentication and tracking identifiers for embedded services (e.g., YouTube, Spotify, Microsoft Forms)
  We use cookies and similar technologies provided by third parties such as Google, Microsoft, Spotify, and YouTube. These cookies help us understand user behavior, deliver content, ensure proper site function, and in some cases, support advertising and campaign performance.
  You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking here to reopen the cookie banner.
  For a full overview of the cookies and trackers used on our website, including their purpose, category, and retention period, please see the table below:

Newsletter Subscription & Management
Purpose & Legal Basis: To provide updates, event news, and community information. Legal basis: consent.

Data that we collect includes:

• Name and email address
• We send news about events, community stories, sponsorship opportunities, and other updates related to Alkmaar Pride.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe button at the bottom of each email or contacting info@alkmaarpride.nl.