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Privacy Policy and Collection of Personal Data via Online Forms and Petitions
Privacy Policy and Collection of Personal Data via Online Forms and Petitions

When collecting personal data, organizations are legally required to provide a privacy policy to individuals whose data is collected.

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Written by Helen Sabatine
Updated over a week ago

🤔 What is a Privacy Policy?

A privacy policy outlines how an organization processes personal data. It should clearly explain:

  • Why personal data is collected and how it is used.

  • How data is processed and protected.

  • Users' privacy rights and how to exercise them.

A transparent privacy policy builds trust and assures users their data is secure.


📋 Who needs a Privacy Policy?

Any organization collecting personal data (via forms, petitions, surveys, etc.) must have a privacy policy in place.

☎️ What should a Privacy Policy include?

To comply with GDPR, your privacy policy must detail:

  1. Identity and Contact: Who is collecting the data.

  2. Purpose: Why the data is being collected and its justification.

  3. Legal Basis: GDPR’s 6 bases for data processing (e.g., consent, legal obligation).

  4. Data Nature: Indicate if providing data is optional or mandatory.

  5. Recipients: Who will access the data.

  6. Storage Duration: How long data is retained.

  7. User Rights: Access, correction, deletion, and data limitation rights.

  8. Contact Details: For privacy-related questions or complaints.

  9. Regulator Contact: Reminder of users' rights to lodge a complaint.

For indirect data collection, also include:

  • Categories of data collected.

  • Sources of the collected data.

💫 Adding a Privacy Policy to your Qomon space

  1. Add a link to your privacy policy in Space Settings > General > Privacy Policy.

  2. Use a URL to a webpage or online document.

GDPR Template

🚧 Already have a Privacy Policy?

If you already have a privacy policy, remember to include Qomon (Dolphins SAS) as a subcontractor for petitions, forms, and questionnaires.

😥 Need a Privacy Policy?

If you don’t have a privacy policy, you must create one to publish online forms. Options include:


🧩 Using Qomon’s Privacy Policy Template

Qomon offers a GDPR-compliant template to help you get started. Reminder: It is your responsibility to customize the template to meet your specific regulatory needs.

For further assistance, contact us at [email protected].

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