Fundación Datos Protegidos

What Fundación Datos Protegidos does

Fundación Datos Protegidos is a Chilean non-profit foundation founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santiago, with an operating team of approximately six staff and collaborators spanning lawyers, communicators, technicians, volunteers and activists. Its mission is to promote the protection of personal data and privacy, and over time it has expanded its remit to include freedom of expression, a gender perspective on technology, and digital security. The foundation does not operate a commercial technology platform; instead it delivers value through research reports (on internet gender violence, migrant data rights, and freedom of expression in Chile), legal advisory and strategic litigation, training workshops, public campaigns such as 'No Doy Mi RUT', and the SOF+IA chatbot developed in collaboration with partners to combat digital gender-based violence.

The organization's service portfolio centers on four pillars: Investigaciones y Proyectos (research and projects), Asesorías Legales (legal advisory), Litigio Estratégico (strategic litigation), and Talleres de Formación y Capacitación (training workshops), supported by the Ejerce Tu Derecho awareness site, the Repositorio de Publicaciones, and a multilingual body of publications. Its 2018 study found that 88.14% of surveyed women and LGBTQ+ individuals in Chile had experienced digital violence, and a 389-respondent migrant study highlighted gaps in government data transparency; these outputs are cited in policy and academic forums including the OAS 2021 Principles on Privacy and Data Protection.

Funded primarily through project grants, the foundation's revenue model is non-commercial: services and reports are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries (women, LGBTQ+ individuals, migrants, journalists, community organizations), and operations are sustained by grants from Privacy International, the European Union (via the Juntas en Acción platform), UN Women Chile, and the Digital Rights Rapid Response Fund. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, relying on academic and civil society partnerships with institutions such as the Universidad de Chile (ICEI), Universidad Alberto Hurtado, ONG Amaranta, Derechos Digitales, Infomigra and Agrupación Las Pobladoras Recoleta, alongside active participation in forums such as LACIGF and the Universidad de Granada digital feminism congress.

Name

Fundación Datos Protegidos

Legal name

Fundación Datos Protegidos

Website

https://datosprotegidos.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundación Datos Protegidos is a Chilean non-profit foundation founded in 2015 that promotes digital rights, privacy, freedom of expression, and a gender perspective on technology through research, legal advisory, strategic litigation, training workshops, and the SOF+IA chatbot, serving women, LGBTQ+ individuals, migrants, journalists and community organizations in Chile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Rights, Privacy & Free Expression Advocacy (BPAGAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

Keywords

• Digital rights advocacy
• Data privacy protection
• Strategic litigation services
• Gender technology research
• Digital literacy training

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Grants and Funding: Non-profit organization funded through project grants, co-funding arrangements with international organizations, and donations. Major funders include Privacy International, European Union (via Juntas en Acción program), and various foundations supporting digital rights work.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundación Datos Protegidos is a Chilean non-profit foundation that conducts research, publishes reports, provides legal advisory, runs strategic litigation, and delivers training workshops on digital rights, personal data protection, freedom of expression, digital security, and gender-based violence in internet spaces. Its offerings include the SOF+IA chatbot for combating digital gender violence, the 'Ejerce Tu Derecho' rights platform, the 'No Doy Mi RUT' privacy campaign, a public repository of publications, and community projects such as 'Reconectadas en Recoleta'.

Product overview

Fundación Datos Protegidos is a non-profit foundation established in 2015 dedicated to promoting personal data protection, privacy, freedom of expression, digital security, and gender equity in technology. The organization does not offer a commercial product but provides a portfolio of services including legal advisories, strategic litigation, training workshops, and research publications. Key offerings include the SOF+IA chatbot for combating digital gender-based violence, the 'Ejerce Tu Derecho' rights awareness platform, the 'No Doy Mi RUT' privacy advocacy campaign, and various research publications including reports on freedom of expression, digital gender violence, and migrant data rights. The foundation also runs the 'Reconectadas en Recoleta' digital literacy project and maintains a public repository of publications. The portfolio is unified by its focus on digital rights advocacy, privacy protection, and inclusive technology access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SOF+IA A feminist chatbot developed in collaboration with Fundación Datos Protegidos to combat digital gender-based violence in Chile by providing users with information, support, and pathways to exercise their digital rights.
• Investigaciones y Proyectos Research initiatives and projects examining data protection, privacy, freedom of expression, digital gender violence, and digital security in Chile, producing reports and policy inputs for civil society and policymakers.
• Asesorías Legales Legal advisory service providing guidance on personal data protection, privacy rights, and digital rights compliance in Chile, offered to individuals and civil society organizations.
• Litigio Estratégico Strategic litigation services pursuing cases involving digital rights violations, gender-based digital violence, and privacy breaches in Chilean courts to set legal precedent.
• Talleres de Formación y Capacitación Training workshops and educational programs on digital literacy, cybersecurity, privacy protection, and safe internet usage delivered to community organizations, universities, and civil society groups.
• Ejerce Tu Derecho A dedicated website section helping individuals understand and exercise their digital rights and protections, including guides on how to file complaints and request data access.
• No Doy Mi RUT A public awareness and advocacy campaign against the mandatory collection of the Chilean national identification number (RUT) by private companies, promoting the right to privacy.
• Repositorio de Publicaciones A public digital repository containing reports, studies, guides, infographics, and training materials on freedom of expression, digital gender violence, privacy, digital security, and migration data rights in Chile.
• Informe Libertad de Expresión en Chile Annual research report analyzing freedom of expression in Chile, including chapters on internet censorship, algorithmic content moderation, and attacks on journalists, produced with the Universidad de Chile ICEI.
• Informe Violencia de Género en Internet en Chile Landmark research publication on digital gender-based violence in Chile covering online harassment, cyberstalking, and violence against women and the LGBTIQ+ community on the internet, co-developed with Universidad Alberto Hurtado and ONG Amaranta.
• Informe Migrantes, Información y Acceso Research report on migration, information access, and digital processes in Chile examining how migrants' personal data is handled by government systems, conducted with Privacy International and Infomigra.
• Reconectadas en Recoleta A community digital literacy and connectivity project in the Recoleta commune of Santiago, Chile, providing connectivity solutions, safe internet usage training, and gender-aware digital education for women in vulnerable communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 88.14% of surveyed women and LGBTQ+ individuals reported experiencing some form of digital violence (2018 study)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered secondary, core and major.

• Universidad de GranadasecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Participation in first international congress on digital feminism organized by Universidad de Granada's Unit of Excellence 'Digital Society: Security and Protection of Rights'. Patricia Peña presented research papers on women, technologies, and digital violence.
• Derechos DigitalescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Civil society collaboration on data protection advocacy and privacy issues. Joint participation in public dialogues on SUBTEL data sharing case and policy discussions on data protection legislation.
• UN Women ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaboration on digital violence survey 'Violencia digital: Experiencias virtuales de niñas y adolescentes en Chile' studying virtual experiences of girls and adolescents in Chile.
• Instituto de Comunicación e Imagen de la Universidad de Chile (ICEI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Academic collaboration on freedom of expression research and publications. Patricia Peña serves as both director of Datos Protegidos and academic at ICEI, facilitating joint research on digital rights, censorship, and media freedom.
• Juntas en Acción (ComunidadMujer, Corporación Humanas, co-financed by European Union)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Project partnership for 'Reconectadas en Recoleta' initiative addressing digital divide and gender digital literacy. European Union provides co-funding through this platform for projects supporting women and dissident communities in digital inclusion.
• Privacy InternationalmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Active member of Privacy International network contributing to global data protection efforts. Collaboration on OAS principles on privacy and data protection, with contributions integrated into 2021 updated principles.
• Privacy InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Primary international strategic partner for multiple research initiatives including studies on migrant data privacy, digital processes, and data protection. Privacy International provided funding and technical collaboration for landmark reports including 'Soy migrante y mi información está en tus manos' and 'Migrantes, información y acceso en Chile'.
• InfomigracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaboration on migrant-focused research examining digital processes, data privacy, and access to services for migrants in Chile. Jointly produced reports on how Chilean government digital migration systems handle personal data.
• ONG AmarantacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Co-development partner for research on gender violence against women and LGBTQ+ individuals in digital spaces. Collaborated on the first comprehensive study on internet gender violence in Chile.
• Universidad Alberto Hurtado - Departamento de Derecho PenalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Academic partner for legal research and seminars on gender violence in internet, providing legal analysis and perspectives on criminal law responses to digital harassment and violence.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Karisma Foundation: Colombia-based digital rights organization working on privacy, freedom of expression, and gender in technology with comparable service portfolio (research, advocacy, litigation); serves as a regional peer for Datos Protegidos across Latin America.
• Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC): Argentine civil society organization defending civil rights in digital environments with similar legal advisory and strategic litigation focus; comparable non-profit structure and advocacy-driven GTM in the Southern Cone.
• Centro de Estudios en Libertad de Expresión y Acceso a la Información (CELE): Argentine academic center focused on freedom of expression research and litigation; comparable research-and-advocacy model with strong university affiliation analogous to Datos Protegidos's Universidad de Chile partnership.
• IPANDETEC: Central American digital rights and personal data protection organization that conducts research and policy advocacy analogous to Datos Protegidos, providing a comparable regional operating model in a neighboring market.
• TEDIC: Paraguayan digital rights organization focusing on privacy, freedom of expression, and digital inclusion; comparable non-profit service mix of research, training, and advocacy across the region.

Broad incumbents

• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): U.S.-based leading digital civil liberties organization producing research, legal advisory, and litigation on privacy and free expression; while much larger and more technology-focused, the operating model overlaps materially with Datos Protegidos.
• ARTICLE 19: International freedom of expression organization with a Latin America office that produces reports and engages in strategic litigation on digital rights topics very similar to those addressed by Datos Protegidos.
• Access Now: Global digital rights organization focused on privacy, freedom of expression, and digital security with similar research and policy advocacy offerings; much larger footprint and broader thematic mandate than Datos Protegidos but functionally aligned in advocacy model.
• Privacy International: UK-based global digital rights organization that is a core partner and likely funder of Datos Protegidos; shares the same advocacy, research, and litigation model but operates at significantly larger scale and across many more geographies.

Direct peers

• Derechos Digitales: Latin American digital rights NGO operating across multiple countries with similar focus on privacy, freedom of expression, and surveillance; comparable services including policy advocacy, research reports, and strategic litigation, making it the closest regional peer to Fundación Datos Protegidos.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/datosprotegidos

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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