Privacy Policy

DemocracyNext Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

DemocracyNext is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information is collected when you visit www.demnext.org, how it is used, and your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who we are

DemocracyNext is a non-profit organisation registered in the European Union. As the operator of this website, we are the data controller for the purposes of the GDPR.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at the address provided at the bottom of this page.

2. What personal data we collect

We do not collect, store, or process any personal data about visitors to this website. We do not use contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, user accounts, or any mechanism that gathers personal information from you. The only data processing that occurs on this site relates to anonymous analytics, described below.

3. Analytics – Fathom Analytics

We use Fathom Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Fathom is a privacy-first analytics tool that is fully compliant with the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive (PECR), COPPA, and CCPA.

Key facts about how Fathom works:

  • No cookies are used or set on your device.
  • Your IP address is only briefly processed and is immediately pseudo-anonymised. It is never stored in an identifiable form.
  • Fathom's EU Isolation feature ensures that all data from EU visitors is processed exclusively on servers within the EU, and no personal data ever reaches infrastructure outside the EU.
  • Data is presented only in aggregate form — we cannot identify individual visitors.
  • No cross-site tracking, behavioural profiling, or advertising takes place.
  • No cookie consent banner is required because no personal data is collected in a way that would trigger consent requirements under the ePrivacy Directive.

The lawful basis for this minimal analytics processing is our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) in understanding general website usage to maintain and improve the site. Given the extreme data minimisation applied by Fathom, this processing poses no meaningful risk to your privacy.

You can read more about Fathom's privacy approach at usefathom.com/legal/compliance.

4. Cookies

This website does not use cookies. Fathom Analytics operates without placing any cookies on your device. You will not see a cookie consent banner on this site because none are needed.

5. Third-party services

Other than Fathom Analytics, we do not integrate any third-party services, social media trackers, advertising networks, or external scripts that would collect data about you.

6. Data retention

Because we do not collect personal data, there is no personal data for us to retain. Fathom retains only anonymised, aggregated analytics data on our behalf. For full details of Fathom's data retention practices, please see their Privacy Policy.

7. Your rights under the GDPR

As we do not collect or hold any personal data about you, most GDPR data-subject rights (such as access, rectification, erasure, portability, or objection) have no practical application in the context of this website.

If you believe we hold any data about you, or if you have a complaint about how we handle data, you are entitled to:

  • Contact us directly (see below) to make an enquiry or request.
  • Lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority in your EU member state.

8. Data transfers outside the EU

We do not transfer personal data outside the European Union. Fathom Analytics' EU Isolation feature ensures that EU visitor data remains within the EU at all times.

9. Children's privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect any data from children.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us on hello@demnext.org