Privacy & Data Protection Notice

Chua Global Impact Lab is an initiative of the Daniel & Joy Foundation. The Foundation is committed to handling personal data and submitted materials with care, respect, and responsibility.

This notice explains how we may collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal data submitted through ChuaGlobal.com and related Lab activities.

Who this notice applies to

This notice applies to idea submitters, founders, nonprofit leaders, educators, researchers, technologists, students, community leaders, partners, mentors, collaborators, donors, advisors, and anyone who contacts Chua Global Impact Lab or the Daniel & Joy Foundation.

Personal data we may collect

Depending on your interaction with us, we may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Country or region
• Organisation or project name
• Website, LinkedIn, or professional profile
• Role or applicant type
• Information about your idea, project, organisation, or team
• Information about the community or users you serve
• Proposed solution, project stage, and success measures
• Support requested, such as mentorship, introductions, pilot support, partnership, or follow-on support
• Pitch decks, concept notes, or uploaded materials
• Partnership or contact enquiries
• Any other information you choose to provide to us

How we use personal data and submitted materials

We may use personal data and submitted materials for the following purposes:

• Responding to enquiries
• Reviewing idea submissions
• Assessing alignment with Chua Global Impact Lab’s focus areas
• Understanding the applicant, team, project, or organisation
• Assessing potential support, mentorship, partnership, introductions, or follow-up conversations
• Communicating with submitters, partners, mentors, and collaborators
• Managing review, selection, partnership, or support processes
• Maintaining internal records
• Improving our submission and review process
• Complying with legal, regulatory, or administrative requirements

Idea submissions and uploaded materials

Information submitted through ChuaGlobal.com will be used to review the idea, understand the problem being addressed, assess the proposed solution, and consider whether further conversation, support, mentorship, partnership, or introduction may be appropriate.

Submission of an idea does not guarantee funding, partnership, mentorship, introductions, or follow-on support.

Confidentiality of submissions

We will handle submitted materials with care. Access to idea submissions and uploaded materials will be limited to authorised persons involved in reviewing, advising on, or administering the Lab’s work.

Please do not submit highly confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information unless it is necessary for us to understand the idea. If a deeper review requires confidential information, a separate agreement may be discussed where appropriate.

Disclosure of personal data

We may disclose personal data and submitted materials only where reasonably necessary, including to:

• Authorised Foundation or Lab reviewers
• Advisors, mentors, or partners involved in reviewing or supporting submissions
• Service providers who support website hosting, forms, email, cloud storage, file uploads, or administration
• Professional advisors where needed
• Public authorities or regulators where required by law

We will not sell personal data.

International handling of information

Because Chua Global Impact Lab has a global outlook, personal data and submitted materials may be reviewed or processed by authorised persons or service providers located outside Singapore where this is reasonably necessary for the Lab’s work. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that personal data continues to be handled with appropriate care and protection.

Protection of personal data

We take reasonable steps to protect personal data and submitted materials from unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal, or similar risks. Access is limited to authorised persons who need the information for the relevant purpose.

Retention of personal data and submissions

We retain personal data and submitted materials only for as long as reasonably necessary for review, communication, partnership, support, legal, administrative, or record-keeping purposes. When information is no longer needed, we will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymise, or securely dispose of it.

Accuracy

We generally rely on the information provided by submitters and other individuals. Please contact us if your personal data changes or if you believe the information we hold is inaccurate or incomplete.

Withdrawal of consent, access, and correction

You may contact us to:

• Withdraw consent for future use of your personal data
• Request access to personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data
• Ask questions about how your personal data or submitted materials are handled

We may need reasonable time to process requests. Withdrawal of consent may affect our ability to continue reviewing a submission, responding to an enquiry, or exploring possible support or partnership.

Third-party services

Our website may use third-party services for hosting, forms, file uploads, email, spam protection, analytics, cloud storage, or other operational purposes. These providers may process personal data on our behalf only as needed to provide their services.

Website analytics and cookies

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Contact us

For questions, requests, or concerns about this notice or the handling of personal data, please contact:

Last updated: June 2026