Why discretion matters
AidWorkers may deal with information connected to aid workers, crisis conditions, vulnerable people, donors, field contacts, local responders, emergency needs and communities in difficult circumstances. Not all information should be public simply because transparency matters.
The right balance is important: the organisation should be transparent about its purpose, governance and use of funds, while protecting information that could create risk if shared carelessly.
Privacy principles
Only collect information that is necessary or genuinely useful.
Do not disclose personal, operational or sensitive information unless there is a clear reason.
Information should be available only to people who need it for a valid purpose.
Where information is no longer needed, it may be anonymised, securely deleted or destroyed where lawful and appropriate.
Working alongside the privacy policy
This page explains the governance principle. The full public privacy policy explains website data handling, cookies, support payments, record retention and privacy rights in more detail.