Privacy Policy

Last updated: 07 June 2025

We respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, and handle your personal data when you visit our website.

Release N:OW is a joint initiative launched in 2025 by politzek.me, FreeBelarusPrisoners – Association of Relatives of Political Prisoners and Former Political Prisoners, and Taskforce Belarus e.V.

We unite to campaign for the release of all political prisoners in Belarus. Our mission, values, and demands are outlined in our Manifesto, which is open for endorsement by individuals and organizations worldwide.

Through the Contact Form of the Manifesto

When you submit the form, you provide:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your country or location
• Your organization (optional)
• IP address and browser information (automatically collected)
• Additionally, we store the time and IP address of your confirmation if you use forms that require email verification (double opt-in)

This data is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties.

We use your data for the following purposes:

• To record your support in the campaign or petition
• To contact you, if you give explicit permission
• To ensure the technical functionality of our website
• For forms with double opt-in, your data is only stored after you confirm your email via the link sent to you. This prevents misuse and ensures that the consent was given voluntarily.

We do not use your data for marketing or commercial purposes.

We process your data based on:

Consent – you voluntarily provide your information via the form

Legitimate interest – in operating and securing the functionality of the website

When you submit data via our website forms, the information is securely transmitted and stored in a private Google Sheets document. Access to this document is limited to authorized volunteers managing the campaign.

Google may process this information on its servers in compliance with European data protection standards, including the use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
You can read Google’s Privacy Policy here:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

Your data is kept only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined above or until the end of the campaign. You may request deletion of your data at any time. If you do not confirm your email in the double opt-in process, your data will be deleted automatically after a short period.

You have the right to:

• Request access to your data
• Correct or delete your data
• Withdraw consent
• File a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise these rights, contact us at: contact@taskforce-belarus.de

We use only essential cookies required for basic website operation, such as:

Saving your language preferences (via WPML)

Enabling secure form submissions

We do not use cookies for tracking, analytics, or advertising.
More details can be found in our Cookies Policy.

We may use external tools such as Google Sheets to store submitted data securely.

Additionally, when using forms with double opt-in, email delivery is handled by our web server or a trusted email delivery service.

Taskforce Belarus e. V.
c/o Leinweber
Rungestraße 25–27, Building 1
10179 Berlin, Germany

Represented by: Ina Rumiantseva

Email: contact@taskforce-belarus.de

We may update this policy periodically. The latest version is always available on this page.