Effective Date: 14 September 2026
Last Updated: 14 September 2026

Privacy notice

This Privacy Notice explains how Why MY WHY processes personal data in connection with its website, events, communications and related activities. It is intended to provide clear information about what personal data we collect, why we use it, how we protect it and the rights available to you under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

1. Who We Are and Who Is Responsible for Your Data

Why MY WHY is a collaboration between four independent professionals and certified WHY Coaches based in different European countries.Brenda Cornelius
Email: [email protected]Lucy Cronly
Email: [email protected]Apostolos Zardalidis
Email: [email protected]Marco Zima Simonella
Email: [email protected]In connection with activities where we jointly determine the purposes and means of processing personal data, we may act as joint controllers under the GDPR.
If you have questions about this Privacy Notice or how your personal data is processed, you can contact us at the provided email addresses.

2. Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with Why MY WHY, we may collect only the personal data that is necessary for the relevant activity. This may include:
- Name and/or LinkedIn profile information
- Email address, where you provide it
- Information submitted through a contact or registration form
- Information you voluntarily include in questions, comments or messages
- Information relating to your participation in a Why MY WHY event
- Other information you voluntarily provide to usWe do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data unless you voluntarily provide it and there is a lawful basis for processing it.

3. How We Collect Personal Data

We may collect personal data when you:
- Use the Why MY WHY website
- Register for or participate in a Why MY WHY event
- Contact us directly
- Submit a question, comment or other information
- Interact with Why MY WHY through LinkedIn or other platformsWhere personal data is processed directly by a third-party platform, such as LinkedIn, that platform may process your data independently under its own privacy notice and terms.

4. Purposes of Processing

We use personal data only for purposes that are relevant to our activities, including:
- Organising and administering Why MY WHY events
- Communicating with event participants about an event they have registered for
- Responding to enquiries and requests
- Managing and operating the Why MY WHY website
- Responding to questions or comments
- Managing our relationship with people who voluntarily contact usWe will not use personal data for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data only where we have a lawful basis under Article 6 of the GDPR.
Depending on the activity, the relevant legal basis may include:
- Performance of a contract or taking steps at your request before entering into a contract, where applicable
- Legitimate interests, where appropriate and where those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms
- Consent, where consent is required or is the basis we choose to rely on
- Compliance with a legal obligation, where applicableWhere processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

6. Future Communications and Marketing

We may send information about future Why MY WHY events and activities where we have an appropriate legal basis to do so. Where consent is required, we will request it separately.
We will provide a straightforward way to stop receiving future communications.

7. LinkedIn and Other Third-Party Platforms

Why MY WHY uses LinkedIn to communicate with our audience and may use LinkedIn to promote, host or facilitate live events.
LinkedIn may independently collect and process personal data when you use its services. Such processing is governed by LinkedIn's own privacy notice, terms and policies. Why MY WHY does not control processing carried out independently by LinkedIn.
Where we use other third-party services like LinkedIn and Event Brite for registration, communications, website hosting, video meetings or other activities, those services may process personal data on our behalf or independently, depending on the service and the relevant arrangement.

8. Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent personal data.
Personal data may be accessible to:
- The Why MY WHY organisers, where necessary for the purposes described in this notice
- Service providers that support our website, event administration or communications
- Platforms such as LinkedIn and Event Brite, where you use their services
- Public authorities or other parties where disclosure is required by lawWe aim to ensure that third-party service providers processing personal data on our behalf provide appropriate safeguards and process data only for agreed purposes.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including administering events, responding to enquiries and meeting legal obligations.
When personal data is no longer required, we will delete it or otherwise securely dispose of it, unless we are legally required or otherwise permitted to retain it.

10. Your Rights Under the GDPR

Depending on the circumstances, you have rights under the GDPR including the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request erasure of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Request data portability where the right appliesYou also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority, in accordance with the GDPR.Requests regarding your personal data can be made using the provided email addresses.
We will respond to valid requests within the timeframe required by applicable data protection law.

11. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
These measures may include:
- Secure website connections
- Secure access to email and other systems
- Restricted administrative access
- Appropriate controls for third-party service providersHowever, no transmission or storage of information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Cookies and Website Technologies

The website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for its operation and, where applicable, for analytics or other purposes.
The final wording should reflect the actual cookies, analytics tools, embedded content and other technologies used on the Why MY WHY website.

13. Changes to This Privacy Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes to our activities, services, legal requirements or the way we process personal data.
The latest version will be published on the Why MY WHY website, together with the date on which it was last updated.

14. Contact Us

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