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Who We Are

Foundation for Internet Liberties Europe represents charitable and not-for-profit organisations that operate, or have operations in the European Union. We stand for a digital regulatory environment that enables charities and not-for-profits to engage with EU citizens on an equal footing to their commercial counterparts.

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What We Do

We advocate for a digital sphere in which charities and not-for-profits are placed on an equal footing as their commercial counterparts.
Our recent attention has turned towards the Draft ePrivacy Regulation. This Regulation threatens to widen the gulf between the data privacy laws that are applicable to the commercial sector and those that apply to charities and not-for-profits.
In particular, we are concerned about laws that prevent charities and not-for-profits from emailing individuals for donations or prevent support being delivered to vulnerable individuals by email.

Our Mission

We are motivated by the need to bring a voice for charities and not-for-profits to the discussion on digital regulation within the EU. It is our position that the reliance charities and not-for-profits places on the ability to operate effectively online or via email has been largely ignored and/or forgotten in the upcoming ePrivacy Regulation.
To address these concerns, we have formed this coalition of like-minded organisations that all share the same fear of the impact the ePrivacy Regulation will have on our ability to engage with donors and those in need.
Foundation for Internet Liberties Europe will bring a voice for charities and not-for-profits to European Union discussions on digital regulation that ensures our important institutions are not prevented from operating in a manner that is at least equal to the manner in which our commercial counterparts are able to operate on digital platforms.

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Approximately 4,300 charities operate in EU27 countries. Charitable giving by foundations and individuals amounts to in excess of €85 billion per annum. The range of diverse religious and philanthropic organizations across Europe allows them to detect and step in and support niche areas when market and government actors have more difficulty doing so. Email is an important aspect of the work conducted by the not-for-profit sector.
In the current draft Regulation, not-for-profits who have an existing relationship with a donor or subscriber cannot continue to email those donors or subscribers unless a specific consent is obtained. By contrast, where commercial enterprises have either started the process of offering goods or services to a particular individual, or have provided goods or services, they are free to continue to email that individual provided that the emails contain an unsubscribe link. This is called ‘soft-opt in’. In many Member States the soft opt in is not available for charities and not for profits. We believe that this is putting charities and the not-for-profit sector at an unfair disadvantage.

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