Last updated: 7 July 2026
Scope of this policy
This Privacy Policy explains how the Academy of Public Policy and Economics (“APPE”, “we”, “us” or “our”) handles personal information collected through this website, by email and through the website contact form.
This policy is intended for website visitors, correspondents and people who contact APPE. It does not replace any project-specific privacy notice that may be provided for a particular research project, event, collaboration or contractual arrangement.
Information we may collect
- Correspondence information: name, email address, organisation or affiliation, message content and any information you choose to include when contacting APPE.
- Technical information: server logs and basic technical information generated when the website is accessed, such as IP address, browser type, requested pages, date and time of access and security events.
- Administrative information: records needed to manage enquiries, research cooperation, media contact, recruitment or other institutional correspondence.
How we use information
APPE uses personal information to respond to enquiries, manage correspondence, consider research or institutional cooperation, protect the website, maintain records and comply with applicable legal or administrative requirements.
We do not sell personal information. We do not use website correspondence for behavioural advertising.
Legal basis and applicable law
Where data protection law requires a legal basis, APPE may rely on consent, legitimate interests, contractual necessity, compliance with legal obligations or another basis available under applicable law. The relevant basis depends on the nature of the communication or activity.
For website enquiries, APPE’s usual interest is to receive, review and respond to correspondence and to maintain an appropriate record of institutional communications.
Sharing and service providers
APPE may share information with service providers that support website hosting, email delivery, security, administration or professional advice. Such service providers should only process information for the relevant service purpose.
APPE may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, regulatory request or to protect the security and integrity of the website and institutional records.
International processing
Website infrastructure, email systems or service providers may operate in jurisdictions different from your own. Where required, APPE will take reasonable steps to handle personal information consistently with applicable data protection requirements.
Retention
APPE retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including correspondence handling, institutional record-keeping, legal or administrative requirements and website security.
Routine technical logs are normally retained only for website administration and security purposes, unless they need to be kept longer to investigate misuse, security incidents or legal matters.
Security
APPE uses reasonable administrative, technical and organisational measures to protect information handled through this website. No website, email system or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Please do not send confidential, sensitive or legally privileged material through the website form unless APPE has agreed in advance to receive it by an appropriate channel.
Your rights and choices
Depending on applicable law and your location, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, restriction of or objection to the processing of your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To make a privacy-related request, contact APPE through the general website enquiry channel listed on the Contact page. APPE may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.
Children
This website is not directed to children. APPE does not knowingly collect personal information from children through this website.
Changes to this policy
APPE may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated date above indicates the latest version published on this website.