Privacy Policy

AWA is committed to protecting personal information and limits access to authorized personnel. Where applicable by law, individuals may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information, subject to security, legal, and documentation requirements. Only share information that you can safely disclose.

Accountability Watch Afghanistan collects only the information needed to document reported human rights violations, assess protection concerns, conduct responsible advocacy, respond to inquiries, and maintain secure correspondence.

Portal submissions may include identity and contact details, incident descriptions, locations, information about affected people and witnesses, and supporting evidence. People should submit only information they can safely disclose and should avoid unnecessary identifying details.

Submission records are stored in a restricted database. Supporting evidence is held in private storage and quarantined pending review. Access should be limited to authorized AWA personnel with a legitimate operational need.

If you subscribe to our email updates, we collect your email address and the date you confirmed your subscription. The list is managed by Brevo (Sendinblue SAS, France), which stores it in the European Union and sends our emails on our behalf. Brevo may record whether an email is opened and which links are clicked, so we can see what is useful. We use your address only to send AWA statements, reports and event announcements. Every email contains an unsubscribe link, and you can ask us to remove your address at any time by writing to info@awa-af.org. The sign-up form and the submission portal are protected by Cloudflare Turnstile, which checks that a person, not an automated program, is using them.

AWA does not sell personal information. Information should not be disclosed outside AWA except where necessary for the stated work, with appropriate consent and risk assessment, or where legally required.

AWA should retain sensitive information only for as long as needed for documentation, protection, accountability, and legal obligations. Requests to access, correct, or delete information will be assessed against safety, evidentiary, and legal requirements.

For privacy questions or requests, contact info@awa-af.org.