Balkan International Academy Foundation

Privacy and transparency

This policy explains what personal information the Balkan International Academy Foundation collects through this website and how it is used.

1. Controller

The controller of personal data is the Balkan International Academy Foundation, EIK 177241869, ul. Tsar Samuil 123, fl. 4, 1202 Sofia, Bulgaria. Contact: info@balkanacademyfoundation.org.

2. Information we collect

We collect the personal information you provide voluntarily: when you write to us, and when you send an application through the form on the Collaborate page (name, email, institution, role, research area, proposal and, if you add it, a link to your CV or ORCID). Our web server records technical data (IP address, date and time, page requested) in its logs for security purposes.

3. How we use it

We use your information to answer your enquiries and to evaluate and manage applications to collaborate with the institute. The legal bases are your request and our legitimate interest in organising research collaboration.

4. Sharing

We share information only with your consent, to comply with the law, or with the technical providers that host this website and our email. We do not sell personal data. This website is hosted by HostGator in the United States. Our email is managed through Google (Gmail), so messages and applications may be transferred outside the European Union; such transfers rely on the standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

5. Retention

Applications to collaborate are kept for 24 months from receipt and then deleted. Other personal information is kept only for as long as necessary for the purposes above, unless a longer period is required by law.

6. Your rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you have the right to access your data, to have it corrected or erased, to restrict or object to its processing, and to data portability. You can also lodge a complaint with the Bulgarian Commission for Personal Data Protection.

7. Donations

Donations are processed by PayPal, which acts as an independent controller under its own privacy policy.

8. Transparency

The Balkan International Academy Foundation is a non-profit foundation registered in the public benefit. EIK 177241869; Sofia City Court, case No. 499/2017.

Last updated: 26 October 2026.