Climate Science 2030 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 climatescience2030.com, accessible from https://climatescience2030.com, 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 climatescience2030.com 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 climatescience2030.com.
Who we are
Climate Science 2030 is a collaborative effort. We are a group of researchers, climate change experts, educators and civil society organisations who are working to provide reliable, up-to-date information about the science behind climate change, and what this means, in practical terms, for the world.
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. What information do we handle about you and why?
climatescience2030.com 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:
- Right to request access to your data and rectification of your personal data;
- Right to request the erasure of your data (right to be forgotten) in the cases described in article 17 of the GDPR;
- Right to obtain from us restriction of processing where there is contestation about the data processing for a period enabling to solve the issue;
- Right to data portability;
- Where the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent means that we will not make use of your data any longer. However, the use made of your data in the past remains valid.
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.
climatescience2030.com 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.
Cookie Policy
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work or work more efficiently as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
The cookies used on our website are grouped into the following categories.
The below list details the cookies used in our website.
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
| Necessary | |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . |
| viewed_cookie_policy | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| Functional | |
| wp-wpml_current_language | WordPress multilingual plugin sets this cookie to store the current language/language settings. |
| UserMatchHistory | LinkedIn sets this cookie for LinkedIn Ads ID syncing. |
| bcookie | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser ID. |
| lidc | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. |
| bscookie | LinkedIn sets this cookie to store performed actions on the website. |
| li_gc | Linkedin set this cookie for storing visitor's consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. |
| Analytics | |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| guest_id | Twitter installs the guest_id cookie to enable Twitter integration and for social media advertising. This cookie helps to track user behaviour for marketing, to enable sign in and personalize the user's Twitter experience across devices. |
| _ga | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Linkedin set this cookie to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. |
| ln_or | Linkedin sets this cookie to registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website for internal analytics. |
| Advertisement | |
| muc_ads | Twitter set this cookie to collect visitor navigation data to optimise ad relevance. |
| personalization_id | Twitter sets this cookie to integrate and share features for social media and also store information about how the user uses the website, for tracking and targeting. |
| sa-user-id | StackAdapt sets this cookie as a Random Identifier for user identification, to display relevant advertisements. |
| sa-user-id-v2 | StackAdapt sets this cookie as a Random Identifier for user identification, to display relevant advertisements. |
| Others | |
| guest_id_marketing | No description |
| guest_id_ads | No description |
What are my rights?
You have the right of access to your personal information and to ask for rectification, erasure or restriction of processing of your personal data.
You also have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data provided to us in the framework of the use of cookies on the present site.
For more information on the use of those rights, please refer to the privacy policy for the Climate Science 2030 website.
Disclaimer
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