Privacy policy

Last updated: October, 2026

The Global Shapers Bangkok Hub (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you interact with our website and services in accordance with the Thailand Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).


1. Personal Data We Collect

We collect information that identifies or can be used to identify you as an individual. This includes:

  • Identity and Contact Data: Your name, email address, organizational affiliation, and any other specific information you voluntarily provide when filling out forms (such as volunteer, donor, partnership, or visitor inquiries) or corresponding with us.

  • Technical and Usage Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent on our site, and other device interaction logs.

  • Cookies and Tracking Data: Small files stored on your device that help us optimize website performance, analyze web traffic, and understand how you interact with our content.


2. Legal Bases and Purposes of Processing

Under the PDPA, we process your personal data under the following lawful bases:

  • Consent: To send you newsletters, event updates, or promotional materials when you explicitly opt-in.

  • Legitimate Interests: To respond to your direct inquiries, improve and optimize our website functionality, and manage our day-to-day operations as a local hub.

  • Legal Obligation: To comply with statutory or regulatory requirements under applicable laws.


3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may disclose your data only to:

  • Authorized Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who provide IT hosting, website management, form processing, or email delivery systems on our behalf.

  • Legal and Regulatory Authorities: When required by law, court order, or governmental demand to protect our legal rights, your safety, or the safety of others.


4. Data Retention Period

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, or as required by applicable laws and regulations. When your data is no longer required, we securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it.


5. International Data Transfers

Because we are part of the global community of the World Economic Forum, your personal data may occasionally be transferred to or stored on servers located outside of Thailand (e.g., global cloud storage services). We ensure that all cross-border data transfers are handled securely and satisfy PDPA standards for adequate data protection.


6. Your Legal Rights Under PDPA

As a data subject in Thailand, you possess the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

  • Right to Rectification: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Right to Erasure: Request the deletion or destruction of your personal data, subject to legal limits.

  • Right to Object/Restrict: Object to or limit the processing of your data under certain circumstances.

  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Revoke your consent at any time for processing activities that rely on your consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request through our official communication channel at globalshapersbangkok.org/contact-us.


7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical, organizational, and physical security measures to shield your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, please be aware that no online system or digital storage method is completely bulletproof, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.


8. Third-Party Websites

Our website features links to external sites or social media channels (e.g., Instagram, LinkedIn, LINE). We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those third-party platforms. We strongly encourage you to review their individual privacy policies.


9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect shifts in our local operational practices or changes in legal guidelines. Any updates will be posted transparently on this page with a revised "Effective Date" at the top.