Our website address is: https://ecosystemcertification.org
This privacy policy sets out how Ecosystem Certification Organisation (“ECO”) uses and protects any information that you give the Company when you use this website.
ECO is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
ECO may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from the date which appears at the top.
This website requests information from you in order to personalise your site and then uses cookies to monitor your usage. If you do submit the information requested and allow cookies to be used, the following personal information may be stored and used by us and by third parties where your permission has been given:
- We will not pass on to a third party without your permission any personal information resulting from these preferences but may use the information in an aggregated, anonymous format i.e. no individual could be identified from the aggregated preference results.
- Permission to send you news related to the website content where desired.
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
The forms on our site collect personal information so we can email you any requested information. Submitting a form acts as informed consent for this processing purpose. Consequently, we may be in touch to send you any ECO updates, news or other information which we think you may find interesting, using the email address which you have provided.
This act of communication is direct marketing and is based on our interest, and your interest in our services. All marketing communication will include an unsubscribe button or other method of ending communication permanently.
Should you wish to have your personal data deleted, please email us here using the email address that you originally contacted us with.
If you are under 16 years of age you MUST obtain parental consent before submitting any feedback, questions, comments, enquiries or documents on our website.
ECO will not sell your personal information to third parties. If you do not wish to receive marketing communications from ECO simply send us an email indicating your preference at email us here.
ECO will take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. Individuals who have been granted access to personal information are aware of their responsibilities to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of that information. As effective as modern security practices are, no physical or electronic security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our database, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will always remain private. ECO retains your personal information to comply with the law, prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, enforce our General Terms of Use, and take other actions as permitted by law.
ECO may process Personal Data as both a Processor and a Controller, as those terms are defined in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). ECO adheres to GDPR. As a result:
- You have the right to request access to the information we have on you. You can do this by contacting us here. In order to comply with your request, we may ask you to verify your identity.
- If you believe the information we have on you is incorrect, you can email us here so we can keep it up to date.
If at any time you would like us to delete your information, please contact us here.
ECO welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that ECO has not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact ECO here. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s system drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
ECO reserves the right to modify or amend this Policy at any time by posting the amended Policy on this Site. All amended terms take effect upon posting. Each time you use the Site, the current version of the Policy will govern your use. Accordingly, when you use the Site, you should check the date of this Policy which appears at the top of this page and review any changes since the last version.
Effective Date of this Privacy Policy: 7th January 2020