Last updated: 12 October 2026
The Higher Education for Good Foundation (“HE4G”, “we”) respects your privacy. This policy explains which personal data we collect through www.higheredforgood.org, why, and what your rights are. It applies the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, for visitors in the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Data controller
Higher Education for Good Foundation, Route de Chêne 30, c/o Jean Blaise Eckert – Avocat, 1208 Genève, Switzerland – info@higheredforgood.org.
Data we collect and why
- Browsing data – When you visit the website, our host automatically records technical data (IP address, browser, pages visited, date and time) in server logs, to keep the website secure and running. These logs are kept for a maximum of 12 months.
- Audience measurement – With your consent, we use Google Analytics to measure how the website is used (pages viewed, approximate location, device). The data is collected by Google and kept for 14 months.
- Emails you send us – When you click “Join our community” or contact us, your email software sends us a message with the information you choose to share (for example your name, organisation and country). We use it to answer you and to keep you informed about the Foundation’s activities. We keep it as long as you are in touch with us, and for a maximum of 3 years after our last exchange.
We do not sell your data and we do not use it for advertising.
Cookies
When you first visit the website, a banner lets you accept or refuse non-essential cookies. You can change your choice at any time with the cookie settings button.
- Necessary cookies – remember your cookie choice and language (always active).
- Analytics cookies – Google Analytics (only with your consent).
- Embedded videos – videos on some pages are hosted by YouTube and Vimeo; these services may set cookies and collect data when you play a video, according to their own policies.
Service providers
We share data only with the providers needed to run the website:
- o2switch (France) – website hosting
- Google Ireland Ltd – audience measurement (Google Analytics)
- CookieYes Limited – cookie consent management
- Weglot SAS (France) – translation of the website into French and Spanish
- YouTube (Google) and Vimeo – video hosting
Some of these providers may process data outside Switzerland and the European Union, in particular in the United States. Such transfers are covered by appropriate safeguards (adequacy decisions, the Swiss-U.S. and EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses).
External links and social networks
The website contains links to LinkedIn and to the websites of our partners. When you follow these links, the privacy policy of the website you visit applies.
Your rights
You can ask to access, correct or delete your personal data, object to or restrict its processing, receive it in a portable format, and withdraw your consent at any time. To exercise your rights, write to info@higheredforgood.org. We will reply within 30 days.
If you believe your rights have not been respected, you can lodge a complaint with the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC, www.edoeb.admin.ch) or, if you live in the European Union, with your national data protection authority.
Security
The website is served over an encrypted connection (HTTPS), and access to its administration is restricted.
Changes
We may update this policy. The date of the latest version is shown at the top of this page.