Effective June 2025
This privacy policy describes how The Dawn Project collects and processes personal information about you through “www.dawnproject.com”, through our interactions with you at events, and through any other means by which we may receive your personal information (collectively, the “Services”), how we use and protect this information, and your rights in relation to this information.
This privacy policy applies to all personal information we collect or process about you. Personal information is information, or a combination of pieces of information, that could reasonably allow you to be identified.
The Dawn Project Petition and Newsletter
By signing The Dawn Project’s petition or signing up to The Dawn Project’s newsletter you agree to receive The Dawn Project’s monthly email newsletter, which provides updates on our campaign and other topical information. You can unsubscribe at any time by emailing info@dawnproject.com or by clicking the unsubscribe button located at the bottom of the email newsletter.
Personal information we collect
We collect personal information about you from a variety of sources, including from you directly (e.g. when you contact us, sign our petition, or otherwise provide us with your information),
Information we generate about you in the course of our relationship with you and information we collect about you from other sources, including commercially available sources, such as public databases (where permitted by law).
Information we collect directly from you
The categories of information that we may collect directly from you include the following:
Personal details (e.g. name, job title, company);
Contact details (e.g. phone number, email address, fax number, postal address, mobile number);
Account details (e.g. username, password);
Transaction details (e.g. when you make purchases or respond to offers);
Product or service details (e.g. information about products or services you have purchased from us and how you use them and/or expressed an interest in by downloading datasheets or visiting our web pages)
Communications (e.g. when you participate in message boards or forums, participate in polls or surveys, write a review or contact us with a question, comment or request); and licensing details (e.g. name, address and email address of named licensed users of our products).
Information we collect about your use of the Services
The following are examples of the other categories of information which we may use about you:
Technical information collected from your computer or mobile device (e.g. your IP address, browser type, operating system);
Information about your usage of our Websites (e.g. your login history, the pages you visit when using the Services, the files you download, the search terms you enter on the Services, how often you use the Services, and the pages you access before and after accessing the Services);
Information which we generate as a result of your use of the Services (e.g. our understanding of your interests as a result of your use of the Services and whether you are a regular or occasional user of the Services)
Information we collect from other sources.
We may also collect information about you from third-parties (e.g. publicly available websites or databases). The following are examples of the categories of information we may collect from other sources.
Personal details (e.g. name, job title, company);
Contact details (e.g. phone number, email address, fax number, postal address, mobile number);
Details about advertising preferences (e.g. products purchased, interaction with advertisements online).
How we use your personal information and the basis on which we use it
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
Identification and authentication: We use your identification information to verify your identity when you access and use our Services and to ensure the security of your personal information.
Communicating with you: We may use your personal information when we communicate with you, for example if we are providing information about our campaign. It is in our legitimate interests that we are able to provide you with appropriate responses and provide you with notices about our Services.
How and when we share your personal information
Service providers and business partners: we may share your personal information with our service providers and business partners that perform marketing services and other business operations for us.
Where required by law: we may share your personal information with law enforcement agencies, courts, other government authorities or other third parties where we believe necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, or otherwise to protect our rights or the rights of any third party.
Your rights over your personal information
You have certain rights regarding the personal information we hold about you, subject to local law. These may include the rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to our use of, or receive a portable copy in a usable electronic format of your personal information. You also may have a right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection or privacy regulator.
We encourage you to contact us at the contact information set forth below to update or correct your information if it changes or if the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate. Where you have provided your consent to any use of your personal information, you can withdraw this consent at any time.
Please note that we may require additional information from you in order to honor your requests.
Information security and storage
We implement security measures designed to safeguard the personal information we process through the Services. These measures are aimed at providing on-going integrity and confidentiality for your personal information. We evaluate and update these measures on a regular basis.
We retain your personal information for as long as we have a relationship with you. When deciding how long to keep your personal information after our relationship with you has ended, we take into account our legal obligations. We may also retain records to investigate or defend against potential legal claims
Contact us
If you have questions or concerns regarding the way in which your personal information has been used or If you would like to discuss or exercise any rights you may have under law, please contact us at info@dawnproject.com