Privacy and cookie policy

ClimateImpact Privacy Policy

ClimateImpact is registered with the ICO and is the registered Data Controller. This privacy policy will explain how our organisation uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

Topics:

• What data do we collect?
• How do we collect your data?
• How will we use your data?
• How do we store your data?
• Marketing
• What are your data protection rights?
• What are cookies?
• How do we use cookies?
• What types of cookies do we use?
• How to manage your cookies
• Privacy policies of other websites
• Changes to our privacy policy
• How to contact us
• How to contact the appropriate authorities

What data do we collect?

Climate Impact collects the following data:

• Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.)

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide Climate Impact with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

• Register online
• Submit a form on our website
• Sign up for news or marketing material
• Contact us directly via email or phone
• Use or view our website via your browser's cookies.

Climate Impact may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:

• Referrals from our clients, individuals or organisations we work with

When collecting form submission data via the website, we use HTTP encrypted forms, which are stored securely on Webflow AWS servers. The website is managed by Daniel James and Envision Productions Ltd, who for the purpose of website management are both data processors. Unless required for website maintenance purposes or any other services they provide for ClimateImpact and CTC Advisory, they will not access or view the data collected on the website and have no ownership of the data collected.

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Climate Impact may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:

• Referrals from our clients, individuals or organisations we work with

How will we use your data?

Climate Impact collects your data so that we can:

• Contact you in accordance with your privacy preferences
• Email you with updates about the business
• Manage our community database
• Refer community members to one another

If you agree to this privacy policy, Climate Impact will share your data with our partner or affiliate companies so that they may offer you their products and services.

• CTC Advisory

How do we store your data?

Climate Impact securely stores data collected via the website on Webflow servers (which use AWS).

Personal information is also stored on Mail Chimp servers which is a third party email client used to draft and send emails to our mailing lists.

Contact information may also be stored locally on our teams devices for the purpose of building, contacting and maintaining a network.

Climate Impact will keep your personal information for as long as required. If you wish to have your personal information removed from our systems, please contact us requesting your GDPR Right to Erasure, stating which information you would like removed.

Marketing

Climate Impact would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like, as well as those of our partner companies.

• CTC Advisory Ltd

If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.

You have the right at any time to stop Climate Impact from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data to other members of the CTC Advisory Ltd Group.

If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please contact us, or unsubscribe using the button that may be present at the bottom of the emails you have received.

What are your data protection rights?

Climate Impact would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access - You have the right to request Climate Impact for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification - You have the right to request that Climate Impact correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Climate Impact to complete information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure - You have the right to request that Climate Impact erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that Climate Impact restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to Climate Impact's processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability - You have the right to request that Climate Impact transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

For further information , visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

Climate Impact uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website , including:

• Keeping you signed in
• Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

• Functionality - Climate Impact uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
• Advertising - Climate Impact uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Climate Impact sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you
  

visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website .

How to manage cookies

You can set your cookie preferences locally on our website by using the cookie consent banner. Alternatively, you can disable cookies in your browser by managing your browser settings.

Privacy policies of other websites

The Climate Impact website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website. If you are directed to another website, you are encouraged to read their privacy policy to understand how they use data collected on their website.

Changes to our privacy policy

Climate Impact keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 9 January 2023.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about Climate Impact's privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Climate Impact has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner's Office.

https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/