Privacy notice

Who we are

The Geneva Centre for Global Impact (GCGI), established by Ureka Education Group, is responsible for the personal information described in this notice. For any privacy question or request, email rand.a@ureka.co.uk.

What we collect

• Account details: your name, email address, country and password. Passwords are stored only in hashed form by our authentication provider.
• Profile information you choose to add: your role or study stage, education sector, background, interests and preferences.
• Membership information: programme and cohort details for alumni verification, institution or company affiliations and your role there, chapter interest, and the decisions and notes our team records when reviewing them.
• Messages you send to the team from your member account.
• Technical information: essential sign-in cookies, and standard security logs (such as IP address and browser type) kept by our hosting providers.

How we use it

• To create, secure and manage your account and membership.
• To verify alumni membership and institutional affiliations, and to follow up on chapter interest.
• To give you access to member and alumni resources.
• To respond to your messages.
• To send GCGI news and the Academic Leaders Brief, only if you opt in. You can opt out at any time from your profile.
• To keep records of staff decisions and contact exports, so that access to your information is accountable.

We rely on what is necessary to provide your membership, on your consent for newsletters, and on our legitimate interests in verifying members, keeping the service secure and maintaining accurate records.

Who can see it

Only authorised GCGI staff can see member records, and each staff role sees only what it needs. We do not sell your information or use it for advertising. There is no public member directory: your directory and contact-sharing preferences are recorded for the future, and nothing is shared with other members unless you choose it once those features open.

We use service providers to run the website: Supabase (database and accounts, with data stored in Switzerland), Vercel (website hosting) and Resend (email delivery). Some providers may process information outside Switzerland or the European Economic Area. Where they do, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.

Cookies

We use only essential cookies that keep you signed in. We do not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies.

How long we keep it

We keep your information while your account is active. If you ask us to delete your account, we delete your profile, affiliations, alumni requests and messages. We keep minimal records of past staff actions, which contain no profile content, for accountability. Newsletter consent lasts until you opt out.

Your rights

You can access and correct most of your information yourself from your profile. You can also ask us for a copy of your information, ask us to correct or delete it, object to or restrict how we use it, or withdraw your consent at any time. Email rand.a@ureka.co.uk and we will respond within one month. You may also complain to the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner or to the data protection authority where you live.

Changes

If we change this notice, we will update this page and the date above. Please also read our terms of use.