Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 21, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Finca Sagrada Association (“we,” “us,” or “our”), a bioregional initiative in Ecuador, collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information when you visit www.BioregionAltoCatamayo.org, subscribe to our email communications, contact us, or otherwise interact with the project.
1. Who we are
The organization responsible for your personal information is:
Name: Asociación Finca Sagrada
Address: Calle Bolivar 12-52 y Clodoveo Jaramillo, Vilcabamba 110119 Loja Ecuador
Country: Ecuador
Email: info@fincasagrada.org
Website: https://www.fincasagrada.org
For privacy questions or requests, contact us at info@fincasagrada.org
2. Personal information we collect
We may collect the following information:
Name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter, contact us, register for an activity, or request information.
Information contained in messages or correspondence you send to us.
Technical information about your visit, such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, and approximate location, where this is collected through cookies, analytics, security tools, or similar technologies.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through our ordinary newsletter subscription form. Please do not send sensitive information unless we specifically request it through an appropriate secure channel.
3. How we use your information
We may use your information to:
Send newsletters, project updates, invitations, and other communications you request.
Respond to questions, requests, and messages.
Manage subscriptions and maintain accurate communication records.
Understand engagement with our communications and improve our website, content, and activities.
Protect the website, email service, and our users from fraud, abuse, and security incidents.
Meet legal, regulatory, accounting, and administrative obligations.
Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims where necessary.
We will not use your email address for unrelated marketing purposes without an appropriate legal basis or your consent where consent is required.
4. Legal bases for processing
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, we process personal information on one or more of these bases:
Consent: You have agreed to receive email communications or to a specific use of your information.
Legitimate interests: Processing is reasonably necessary to operate, secure, improve, and communicate about our bioregional project, provided that your rights do not override those interests.
Contract or requested service: Processing is necessary to respond to a request or provide something you asked for.
Legal obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that took place before withdrawal.
5. Email communications
If you subscribe to our mailing list, we may use an email marketing service to send and manage communications. Our email messages may include unsubscribe links and technologies that help us determine whether a message was delivered or opened and whether links were clicked.
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in an email or contacting us at info@fincasagrada.org. Even after you unsubscribe from marketing communications, we may retain limited information needed to record your request and prevent future unwanted messages.
Our email marketing provider may process your name and email address on our behalf. The provider may process information in countries outside your country of residence. We require service providers to handle personal information only for authorized purposes and to apply appropriate security measures.
6. Cookies and analytics
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies for essential functionality, security, preferences, analytics, or communication performance.
Where required by applicable law, we will ask for consent before using non-essential cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where available, our cookie-consent controls. Disabling cookies may affect some website features.
7. When we share information
We may share personal information only when reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, including with:
Email marketing, website hosting, analytics, security, and technology providers that process information on our behalf.
Professional advisers, insurers, or service providers when necessary to operate our project.
Public authorities, courts, or law-enforcement bodies when required by law or necessary to protect rights and safety.
A successor organization in connection with a merger, reorganization, transfer, or other change involving our project, subject to applicable law.
We do not sell your name or email address.
8. International transfers
Some service providers may process personal information outside Ecuador and outside the country where you live, including in countries that may provide different levels of legal protection.
When required by applicable law, we will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers, such as contractual protections, adequacy decisions, or another legally recognized transfer mechanism.
9. How long we keep information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, including maintaining communication records, honoring unsubscribe requests, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and meeting legal obligations.
We may retain your email address on a suppression or do-not-contact list after you unsubscribe so that we do not accidentally send you future marketing communications.
10. How we protect information
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live and the law that applies, you may have the right to:
Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
Ask us to delete your information, subject to legal exceptions.
Ask us to restrict or object to certain processing.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Request a copy of information in a portable format where applicable.
Opt out of marketing communications at any time.
Lodge a complaint with the appropriate data-protection authority.
To make a request, email info@fincasagrada.org with the subject line “Privacy Request.” We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. We will respond within the period required by applicable law.
For residents of the European Union or United Kingdom, we will identify the applicable supervisory authority and any required representative or data-protection contact here if the relevant legal thresholds apply:
EU/UK representative or privacy contact: NONE
Supervisory authority information: NONE
12. Children’s privacy
Our website and communications are not directed to children under the age at which they can provide valid consent under applicable law. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through our ordinary newsletter form. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us at info@fincasagrada.org
13. External links
Our website or emails may contain links to websites, platforms, or services operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing information.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal obligations. We will publish the updated version on this page and change the “Last updated” date. If a change is material, we will provide additional notice where required by law.
15. Contact us
For questions, concerns, or privacy requests, contact: info@fincasagrada.org