Earthself Community Interest Company is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of personal information it obtains in the course of doing business. We follow a few fundamental principles regarding our Privacy Policy:
- We are considerate about the personal information we ask you to provide
- We store personal information for only as long as we have a reason to keep it
- We will not sell or share any data to data brokers or external parties
Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to any of our products or services that may have their own Privacy Policy or Terms of Service; this can be the case with plugins and external services embedded into our website (i.e. Twitter, Google Maps, Youtube, Vimeo, Bookwhen, LinkedIn, Facebook).
The above consideration applies to our Cookie Policy and our Terms of Service for this website. They only apply to the content and services within our control and responsibility as hosted on this website. For the remainder of this policy this note and the services and content we manage will be referred to as our ‘Service’.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used 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.
| Cookie | Name | Reason |
| Cookie Consent | cookieconsent_status | This cookie is used to store the user’s preference on whether they have consented to cookies by clicking on the button in the popup. |
If you accept cookies from our site, you opt-in to us saving your browser and session information, by default our cookies are set to expire after 1 month (30 days).
Third party cookies
We sometimes embed photos and video content from websites such as YouTube, Vimeo and Flickr. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from, you may be presented with cookies from these websites. This website does not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third-party website for more information about these.
How to control cookies: Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Personal Information
Submitting your name, email address, address and phone number to register for an event, sign up to our email newsletter, or contact us via online forms are optional and non-compliance does not restrict or inhibit usage of our service. Your phone number will not be used for marketing purposes, and we will never sell your phone number to external third parties. Your personal information will be stored for 24 months and the option to opt out will be sent with each correspondence.
Information We Collect Automatically
We do not employ any software or hardware techniques to capture personally identifiable information from you. We collect data that web browsers, mobile devices, and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, IP address, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site and the date and time of access. We collect information about your usage of our website. We may determine the approximate location of your device from your IP address. If you accept cookies from our site, you opt-in to us saving your browser and session information, by default our cookies are set to expire after 1 month (30 days).
Analytics
We use analytics to know more about the people that visit our Services to improve the quality and digital reach. We have analytics monitoring and reporting on data from our servers, websites, social media, and other platforms with the Service. We seek to anonymise the data collected from these services so as to understand our visitors and users better.
Legal
We seek to be compliant with the Laws and regulations of the United Kingdom as well as the European Union, as these two jurisdictions allow for greater data privacy and control for the user.
Being based in the United Kingdom we follow and comply with data protection laws and legislation including, but not limited to, the Data Protection Act 2018.
Regarding the European Union our legal grounds for processing information about you under EU data protection laws, including but not limited to, the General Data Protection Regulation (G.D.P.R)
In the unlikely event that Earthself Community Interest Company is acquired or enters bankruptcy, user information would likely be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. If any of these events were to happen, you will be informed and have the option to delete your data from our records.
Information Shared Publicly
We can not ensure the compliance with any content you publish publicly on our Service. This includes but is not limited to your public profile, posts on our social media, other content that you make public on your website, likes and other responses, comments on public posts.
Your Rights
If you are located in certain countries, including those that fall under the scope of the European General Data Protection Regulation (also known as GDPR), data protection laws give you rights with respect to your personal data, subject to any exemptions provided by the law, including the rights to:
- Request access to your personal data;
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data;
- Object to our use and processing of your personal data;
- Request that we limit our use and processing of your personal data; and
- Request portability of your personal data.
Accountability
All staff of Earthself Community Interest Company are responsible for helping to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of personal information obtained during the course of doing business. Staff and independent contractors who violate the terms of this policy, of applicable privacy and security laws or of confidentiality agreements they execute with Earthself Community Interest Company or its clients may be subject to disciplinary consequences, up to and including termination of employment or contract.
Policy Changes
Earthself Community Interest Company may change its Privacy Policy from time to time. Earthself Community Interest Company encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy and Cookie Policy. We will review the policy every 12 months.
Enquiries and Complaints
Earthself Community Interest Company provides a means for individuals to ask questions or express concerns about the company’s handling of their personal information, and will take reasonable steps to be responsive to such questions or concerns. The point of contact for such questions or concerns is: hello@earthself.org