OUR PRIVACY POLICY / STOP WARS SAVE LIVES
A branch of the Olivier Farwell Foundation
Effective date: 01/01/2026
Last updated: 21/10/2026
1. INTRODUCTION
Our mission is to promote peace, protect human dignity, support humanitarian initiatives and contribute to efforts aimed at saving lives and alleviating the suffering caused by armed conflict, violence, displacement and humanitarian emergencies.
We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting the personal information entrusted to us by our website visitors, donors, supporters, volunteers, partners and other individuals who interact with our organisation.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose and protect personal information when you visit www.qtopwarssavelives.org, contact us, make a donation, participate in our activities or otherwise interact with us.
We process personal information in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to read this Privacy Policy. Where consent is legally required, we will request it separately.
2. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
The organisation responsible for the processing of personal information described in this Policy is:
Olivier Farwell Foundation
Programme: Stop Wars Save Lives
Website: https://www.olivierfarwellfoundation.org
Programme website: https://www.qtopwarssavelives.org
For questions concerning this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us through the contact facilities available on our websites or at the dedicated privacy contact address published by the Foundation.
Privacy contact email: [swsl@olivierfarwellfoundation.org]
For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, the Foundation will act as the data controller where it determines the purposes and means of processing personal information, unless another arrangement is applicable.
3. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of information:
A. Information you provide directly
- Name and surname.
- Email address, telephone number and postal address.
- Information submitted through contact forms, correspondence or enquiries.
- Information relating to donations, volunteering, partnerships or participation in our initiatives.
- Communications, feedback, complaints and requests you send to us.
- Information you voluntarily provide when registering for an event or expressing interest in our activities.
B. Donation and transaction information
When you make a donation, we may receive information necessary to administer and acknowledge your contribution, such as your name, contact details, donation amount, transaction reference and donation history.
Payments may be processed by independent third-party payment providers. We do not intend to collect or store full payment card numbers or security codes directly on our website. Such information should be handled by the relevant payment processor in accordance with its security and privacy practices.
C. Technical and website usage information
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, depending on our website configuration. This may include:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Browser type and device information.
- Operating system and language settings.
- Pages visited and approximate dates and times of access.
- Referring website addresses.
- Website performance, security and diagnostic information.
D. Information relating to humanitarian activities
Where necessary and appropriate, we may process information relating to requests for assistance, humanitarian projects, volunteering, field activities or communications concerning people affected by conflict.
We will seek to limit this information to what is necessary for the relevant purpose and take additional precautions where the information could expose individuals to discrimination, exploitation, retaliation or other harm.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information about yourself or another person unless it is necessary and you have an appropriate basis to provide it.
4. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use personal information for the following purposes:
- To respond to questions, requests and messages.
- To manage donations, issue acknowledgements and maintain appropriate financial records.
- To organise and administer humanitarian, peacebuilding and public awareness activities.
- To coordinate volunteers, supporters, institutional partners and service providers.
- To communicate information about our work, campaigns and initiatives where permitted by law.
- To administer events, registrations and participation in our activities.
- To operate, maintain, secure and improve our website.
- To prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorised access and other unlawful activities.
- To comply with applicable legal, accounting, reporting and regulatory obligations.
- To establish, exercise or defend legal claims where necessary.
We will not use personal information for purposes incompatible with the purposes described in this Policy without an appropriate legal basis.
5. LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING
Where applicable data protection law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, we will rely on one or more of the following:
- Consent: where you have freely agreed to a specific use of your information.
- Legitimate interests: where processing is necessary for legitimate organisational purposes and does not improperly override your rights and interests.
- Contract or pre-contractual steps: where processing is necessary to provide a service or fulfil an arrangement you have requested.
- Legal obligations: where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.
- Vital interests or other recognised legal grounds: where applicable law permits processing in circumstances involving the protection of life or other important interests.
The appropriate legal basis will depend on the specific circumstances and applicable law.
6. DONATIONS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Donations help support the humanitarian objectives and activities of QTOP Wars Save Lives and the Olivier Farwell Foundation.
When you make a donation through our website or a third-party platform, relevant information may be processed to:
- Complete and administer the donation.
- Confirm or acknowledge the contribution.
- Maintain financial and accounting records.
- Detect and prevent fraudulent transactions.
- Meet applicable legal and reporting obligations.
- Respond to questions about the transaction.
Third-party payment platforms may process your personal and financial information under their own privacy policies and terms.
We encourage donors to review the privacy information of the payment provider before submitting payment details.
We will not sell donors’ personal information. We will share it only where necessary for legitimate organisational purposes, as described in this Policy, or where authorised or required by law.
7. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS AND FUNDRAISING
If you contact us, we may respond to your enquiry using the contact details you provide.
We may also send updates about our activities, campaigns, fundraising efforts and humanitarian initiatives where permitted by applicable law.
Where consent is required, we will obtain it before sending promotional or fundraising communications.
You may unsubscribe from non-essential promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe facility provided in the message, where available, or by contacting us directly.
Unsubscribing from promotional communications will not prevent us from sending necessary administrative messages, such as donation confirmations or important notices relating to a service you have requested.
8. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential website functions, remember preferences, improve performance and, where enabled, understand website usage.
Cookies may include:
- Strictly necessary cookies: required for core website functionality and security.
- Preference cookies: used to remember certain settings.
- Analytics cookies: used to understand how visitors interact with the website.
- Marketing cookies: used for advertising or campaign measurement, where applicable.
Non-essential cookies and similar technologies will be used only in accordance with applicable consent requirements.
You may be able to manage cookies through our website’s cookie settings and your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
The cookies actually used on our website will depend on the services and technologies installed. We will provide additional cookie information where required.
9. HOW WE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION
We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties.
We may share relevant information with the following categories of recipients when necessary and lawful:
A. The Olivier Farwell Foundation
As QTOP Wars Save Lives operates as a branch or programme of the Foundation, information may be shared internally for administration, programme coordination, donor management, safeguarding, financial reporting and other legitimate organisational purposes.
B. Service providers
We may engage service providers to support our operations, including website hosting, website maintenance, email communications, payment processing, data security, analytics and administrative services.
Such providers may access personal information only to the extent necessary for their assigned functions and subject to appropriate safeguards.
C. Humanitarian and institutional partners
Where necessary for a specific programme or activity, we may share limited information with relevant partners, provided that the sharing is lawful, appropriate and consistent with the purpose for which the information was collected.
We will take particular care when sharing information concerning people affected by conflict or other vulnerable circumstances.
D. Legal and regulatory authorities
We may disclose information when required by law, pursuant to a valid legal process, or where reasonably necessary to protect individuals, prevent fraud, address security threats or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
E. Organisational changes
If the Foundation undergoes a restructuring or other organisational change, personal information may be transferred where lawful and subject to appropriate privacy protections.
10. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Because our activities and service providers may operate in different countries, personal information may be transferred to or accessed from countries other than the country in which it was collected.
Where applicable law imposes restrictions on international transfers, we will implement the required safeguards. These may include approved contractual protections, adequacy decisions or other lawful transfer mechanisms.
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information receives an appropriate level of protection when transferred internationally.
11. PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION
We take reasonable technical, organisational and administrative measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
Depending on the nature of the information and the risks involved, these measures may include access controls, secure hosting, restricted permissions, appropriate staff guidance and security monitoring.
We recognise that humanitarian information can present particular risks to individuals affected by armed conflict, displacement or violence. We will seek to apply safeguards proportionate to those risks.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
If a personal data breach occurs, we will respond in accordance with applicable legal requirements, including notification to affected individuals or relevant authorities where required.
12. HOW LONG WE KEEP PERSONAL INFORMATION
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including the fulfilment of legal, accounting, financial, reporting and safeguarding obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the purpose of processing, applicable legal requirements and the need to establish or defend legal claims.
When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete it, anonymise it or securely dispose of it, as appropriate.
13. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Depending on your location and the applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances.
- Request restriction of certain processing activities.
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests or to certain direct marketing activities.
- Request a copy of certain information in a portable format.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.
- Request information about certain disclosures or international transfers, where applicable.
These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.
To exercise a right, please contact us using the contact details provided in this Policy. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
We will handle requests within the time limits required by applicable law.
14. CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Our humanitarian mission may involve activities that benefit children and young people. We recognise the importance of protecting their privacy, dignity, safety and best interests.
Our website is not intended to encourage children to submit personal information without appropriate safeguards.
Where we collect information directly from children, or information relating to children through humanitarian or charitable activities, we will do so only where lawful and appropriate safeguards are in place.
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, these safeguards may include parental or guardian authorisation, appropriate consent procedures, data minimisation and restrictions on access or disclosure.
We will not knowingly use children’s personal information for purposes incompatible with their protection and best interests.
15. INFORMATION ABOUT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY WAR OR CONFLICT
QTOP Wars Save Lives recognises that information concerning people affected by war, persecution, displacement, violence or humanitarian emergencies may create serious risks if misused or disclosed.
Where we process such information, we will seek to:
- Collect only information necessary for a legitimate humanitarian purpose.
- Restrict access to authorised persons who need the information.
- Avoid publishing identifying information without an appropriate legal basis and necessary safeguards.
- Assess the risks associated with sharing information with partners or other organisations.
- Apply additional protections to sensitive personal information where required.
- Respect the dignity, safety and rights of individuals and communities.
We will not knowingly disclose personal information in a manner that creates an unnecessary or disproportionate risk to an individual’s safety.
16. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES
Our website may contain links to the Olivier Farwell Foundation website, donation platforms, social media services, partner websites or other external resources.
These websites and services may have their own privacy policies and data handling practices.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites that we do not control. We encourage visitors to review the relevant privacy policies before providing personal information to those services.
17. DO NOT TRACK AND ONLINE ANALYTICS
Some browsers offer settings or signals intended to limit online tracking.
The way such signals are handled varies between browsers and online services. We will respond to applicable privacy signals where required by law and according to the technologies implemented on our website.
Where analytics tools are used, we will configure them in accordance with applicable privacy and cookie requirements.
18. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our activities, website functionality, service providers, legal obligations or privacy practices.
When changes are made, we will update the “Last updated” date shown at the beginning of this Policy.
Where required by applicable law, we will provide additional notice or seek renewed consent before implementing material changes.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
19. CONTACT US
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights or have concerns about how your personal information is handled, please contact:
Olivier Farwell Foundation
For the attention of: Stop Wars Save Lives — Privacy Enquiries
Website: https://www.stopwarssavelives.org
Foundation website: https://www.olivierfarwellfoundation.org
Address: 128 City Road, EC1V2NX, London, United Kingdom
Email: [swsl@olivierfarwellfoundation.org]
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy enquiries and address concerns in accordance with applicable law.