Privacy Policy (Política de privacidad)

Last updated: 16 October 2025

1. Data Controller

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) and the Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 on Data Protection and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPDGDD), the Data Controller for personal data collected through this website is:

  • Controller: Chahrazed Anane (self-employed, autónoma)

  • Trading name: Humanitarian Career Consulting (HCC)

  • NIE: Y7401170Z

  • Registered address: Barcelona, Spain

  • Email: info@humanitariancareerconsulting.com

For the purposes of this document, “Website” refers to https://www.humanitariancareerconsulting.com.

2. Categories of Personal Data Collected

HCC may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

  • Identification data: name, surname, country, and preferred pronouns (if shared).

  • Contact details: email address, phone number, or LinkedIn profile (if provided).

  • Professional data: position, organization, years of experience, and sector information (if provided through forms).

  • Navigation data: cookies, IP address, and browser data (see Cookies Policy).

Personal data are collected through:

  • Contact forms on the Website.

  • Discovery session bookings via Calendly.

  • Direct messages or inquiries sent through WhatsApp.

  • Cookies or analytics tools (where consented).

3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

HCC processes personal data only for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes.

When you contact HCC through a form, email, or WhatsApp, your data are used exclusively to respond to your inquiry or to provide the information or service you have requested. The legal basis for this processing is your consent, given when you voluntarily submit your data.

If you book a discovery session or coaching appointment through Calendly, your data are processed for the purpose of managing your booking and maintaining professional communication. In this case, the legal basis is the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, as the data are necessary to schedule and deliver the service.

If you have previously worked with HCC, participated in a discovery session, or expressed interest in ongoing updates, your contact details may be used occasionally to share professional information or news related to humanitarian career development. This processing is based either on your explicit consent or on HCC’s legitimate interest in maintaining professional relationships. You may opt out at any time by sending an email to info@humanitariancareerconsulting.com.

Cookies and similar technologies are used to ensure the proper functioning of the website and, where you have given consent, to analyze browsing behavior and improve the user experience. The legal basis for this processing is your consent, which you may modify or withdraw at any time through the cookie settings.

Finally, HCC may process certain data to comply with legal obligations, such as accounting, invoicing, or tax reporting, when services have been contracted.

In all cases, HCC only collects and processes the personal data strictly necessary for the purposes described, in accordance with the principles of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, data minimization, and confidentiality.

4. Data Retention

Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which they were collected:

  • Contact inquiries: up to 12 months after the last interaction.

  • Client data: during the contractual relationship and up to 5 years thereafter for legal and tax purposes.

  • Cookies: according to their type and duration (see Cookies Policy).

5. Data Sharing and International Transfers

Data will not be sold or transferred to third parties, except where necessary to provide services or comply with legal obligations.
The following service providers may process data on behalf of HCC under contractual agreements (Data Processing Agreements – DPAs):

  • Google LLC (email, cloud storage, analytics) – based in the U.S., covered by the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

  • Calendly LLC (appointment scheduling) – based in the U.S., covered by the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

  • WhatsApp Ireland Ltd. (messaging).

  • Web hosting provider (Europe-based).

All third-party processors are selected for their compliance with GDPR standards.

6. User Rights

Users have the right to:

  • Access their personal data.

  • Request rectification of inaccurate data.

  • Request erasure when data are no longer necessary.

  • Request limitation or objection to processing.

  • Request data portability to another provider.

  • Withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing.

To exercise these rights, please send an email to info@humanitariancareerconsulting.com indicating “Data Protection Request” in the subject line and providing proof of identity.

Users also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) at www.aepd.es if they believe their rights have been violated.

7. Data Security

HCC implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, loss, or destruction of personal data.

8. Minors

This Website and its services are not directed to persons under the age of 14. Users under 14 should not provide personal data without parental or guardian consent.

9. Updates to This Policy

HCC reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy to reflect legal, technical, or service changes. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.