Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 23, 2026

The Association of Thai Professionals in the European Region (ATPER) (“we”, “our”, “us”) operates this website to support our non-profit activities and services for members and interested parties. We are committed to protecting your privacy and processing your personal data transparently and securely.

1. What Personal Data We Collect and Why

1.1 Contact Forms & Email Inquiries

If you contact us via an online form or email, we collect your email address and any other details you provide.
Purpose: To respond to your inquiries and send updates regarding ATPER activities.
Opt-Out: You can opt out of these communications at any time by emailing us at contact@atper.eu.

1.2 Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download these images and potentially extract your location data.

1.3 Cookies
To enhance your browsing experience, we use cookies in the following ways:

Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These last for one year so you do not have to re-enter your details.
Login Session: If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Authentication & Display: When you log in, we set cookies to save your login info (lasts two days) and screen display choices (lasts one year). Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
Content Editing: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie indicating the post ID of the article is saved. It contains no personal data and expires after one day.

1.4 Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from third-party websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content—especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

2. Data Processing & Sharing

2.1 Lawful Basis for Processing
We collect and process personal data exclusively for ATPER-related matters and non-profit purposes, in alignment with our mission to support Thai professionals and students in Europe.

2.2 Data Sharing Policy
No Commercial Sale: We never sell your personal information to third parties.
Official Partners: We may share member information submitted via our contact or membership forms with our main sponsor, The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) of Thailand, strictly for official, ATPER-related reporting and administrative purposes.
Spam Protection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

3. Data Retention Periods

Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained for 5 years to help us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

User Profiles: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

4. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you have the right to request:

Access: An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): That we delete any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are legally obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@atper.eu.

5. Data Security & Breach Procedures

We employ dedicated data administrators to protect, secure, and monitor personal data. Access to data is restricted strictly to authorized administrators.

In the unlikely event of a personal data breach, our administrators will investigate, mitigate, and report the breach to the relevant authorities and affected individuals within 72 hours, in accordance with applicable GDPR regulations.

6. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: contact@atper.eu
Registered Address: 8 rue Greuze, 75116 Paris 16e, France