CCW

Privacy Policy

Climate Claims Watch is committed to your privacy. Read our Privacy Policy for a clear explanation of how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store your information.

At climateclaimswatch.org, accessible from https://climateclaimswatch.org, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document details information about you that is collected and recorded by climateclaimswatch.org and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us via email at [email protected].

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regard to the information that you shared with us and/or that we collected in climateclaimswatch.org.

 

Who we are

Climate Claims Watch is a collaborative effort – a collective of organisations and individuals working to ensure environmental integrity, prevent the misuse of carbon offsets and bring accountability to the private sector.

You can contact us at [email protected]

 

1. What information do we handle about you and why?

We handle the hereunder-mentioned personal data that we collect directly from you or via cookies (see cookies policy below).

The data processing we conduct is there because either you have consented to it or for our legitimate interests. You can find those reasons and legal bases hereunder.

1.1. When you make use of our website

climateclaimswatch.org follows a standard procedure to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make and do not allow Google Analytics to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be upfront about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it. This data processing is based on your consent (article 6.1.a of the GDPR).

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time (see Your Rights hereunder).

You can read more below about how we use cookies in our cookies policy section.

1.2. When you email us, chat with us or otherwise contact us:

We process your contact details, when required, in order to provide you with the requested support. This data processing is based on your consent (article 6.1.a of the GDPR).

Those data are kept as long as you do not oppose them.

1.3. We can also collect data that you otherwise made public in order to contact you when we think it is relevant for your and our business

This data processing is based on our legitimate interests and aims at creating collaboration in our fields of activities (article 6.1.f of the GDPR).

We retain those data as long as they are relevant.

1.4. When you contact us to make use of your data subject rights

We process your contact details and the proof of your identity you send us in order to address your request. We can also, depending on your request, process other personal data we have collected in order to address your request.

This data processing is for compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject (article 6.1.c of the GDPR).

We will store those data for a duration of one year. This duration aims at having a history of the case in case the data subject comes back with further requests. Further, all our emails are archived for audit purposes for the duration of our audit obligations.

1.5. Links to Other Sites

Our Site may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of those websites too. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

 

2.  How do we protect your personal data?

Your personal data is handled in full confidentiality. We make all necessary efforts to take technical and organisational measures that might be required so as to ensure the security of your personal data.

 

3. Your rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR), you have rights as an individual which you can exercise in relation to the information we hold about you:

 

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of your personal data which is based on our legitimate interests (Article 6(1), (f) of the GDPR). To exercise those rights, please send us an email to [email protected], together with proof of your identity. Please note that you always have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority of the European country of your choice.

 

Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Climateclaimswatch.org does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.