The following information, details and rights pertaining to the GYA’s processing of your data apply to events such as the GYA Annual General Meeting and Conference, as well as other, GYA-organised events – online or in-person.
The data stored includes personal details such as name, email, institutional affiliation as well as travel preferences and other information about the individual. These are used for organisational processes before, during and after the event. The GYA needs to process this information to plan for accommodation, flights, specifics about participation (where applicable) as well as communication to our members and externals about the event itself. This includes for example the option to publish news releases on our website, social media channels or other outlets, provide information for other event participants, print information material, report to funders and sponsors and so forth. Please refer to our privacy policy for more information or contact us directly at .
By agreeing to these data processing regulations you provide permission for the Global Young Academy to process your data until you revoke the permission.
Duration of processing: The GYA will regularly process the collected data while a purpose to process this information applies.
Legal basis and legitimate interest: The processing is carried out on the basis of the legitimate interest of the Global Young Academy to organise the event before, during and after the event. Furthermore, the GYA is tasked with documenting the event and reporting positively about it to a larger public (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The Global Young Academy will store the data for archiving purposes. There is no definite timeframe for deletion. As an individual, however, you have the right to data deletion at any point (see below).
Your rights: You have the right to information, correction, deletion, restriction, objection and data portability. Your first point of contact to request any of these actions is the Global Young Academy at .
With regard to the processing of the recordings and a possible objection, please contact the following e-mail address directly:
Klaus Hoogestraat at
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority. State Representative for Data Protection Saxony-Anhalt Dr. Harald von Bose. Find the contact data supplied for you here in our Privacy Policy.
General data protection information: Further information on the use of your personal data can be found at the following link: https://globalyoungacademy.net/privacy-policy/