Effective date: 17 May 2018
Last update: 17 May 2018


The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) (“us”, “we”, “our”, “WBCSD” or the “Organization”) is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who visit our websites. We are committed to protecting the privacy for legal entities only if it may apply as per an applicable law in force. This privacy statement is to inform of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when you are browsing our websites and the choices you have associated with that data.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

If you have any questions or complaints regarding the Organization’s privacy practices, please contact us using through this email.

This privacy statement covers the following websites & microsites operated by us:

Our main website, https://wbcsd.org, is a Platform used to communicate to the public about who we are as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and what we do.

https://below50.org is a website with details about below 50’s global collaboration that brings together the entire value-chain for sustainable fuels.

http://www.wbcsdcement.org is a website containing details on global major cement producers that believe in a strong business case for the pursuit of sustainable development.

https://humanrights.wbcsd.org is a Business and Human Rights Gateway platform that connects companies with the dynamic human rights landscape

https://globalnetwork.wbcsd.org site gives details on WBCSD’s Global Network alliance with CEO-led business organizations worldwide.

http://careers.wbcsd.org Our careers site is for publicly displaying WBCSD’s Job opportunities.

https://marketplacehub.org is a tool designed to foster a sustainable use of resources through accelerating business to business reuse opportunities for secondary materials worldwide.

https://globalagribusinessalliance.com is a site used for collectively addressing sustainability challenges affecting agri supply chains & helping to improve resilience of farmers across the world.

https://www.naturalinfrastructureforbusiness.org is a platform used to strengthen the business case for investing in natural infrastructure.

https://lwa.wbcsd.org is a site used to showcase the outstanding business leadership of women in WBCSD member companies who are working to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

https://lctpi.wbcsd.org is a platform providing insights to the Low Carbon Technology Partnership initiative.

The https://sdghub.com looks to consolidate the voice of forward-thinking business and to provide easy access to resources, tools, case studies and insight which supports the navigation of this dynamic agenda.

http://social-human-capital.org a website outlining the Social & Human Capital Coalition’s global multi-stakeholder collaboration that brings together leading initiatives and organizations to help companies recognize, measure and value the importance of people and communities.

http://action2020.org is a platform for business to contribute solutions to environmental and social challenges. Our event websites.

https://chennai2016.wbcsd.org, https://events.wbcsd.org/ld17,  https://events.wbcsd.org/cm17,  https://events.wbcsd.org/ld18https://events.wbcsd.org/cm18/ are members only sites we use to gather information and outcomes of the event, we also use these sites for registration to the event itself for the members.


What do we collect?

We collect the following types of information for various purposes (listed below) to provide and improve our service to you:

  • Personal Data
  • Usage Data
  • Location Data
  • Tracking Cookies Data
Personal Data

When you contact us about receiving information about our services, when you register to attend our events or when you apply to work for us, the WBCSD requires you to provide personal contact information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • First name and last name
  • Company name
  • Email address
  • Work or home address
  • Phone number
  • Credit card information (processed by a third party)

We may use your personal data to contact you through newsletters or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these pieces of communication from us by following the “unsubscribe” link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us directly.

Usage Data

We may also collect information how the service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This usage data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our websites that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Location Data

We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (“Location Data”). We use this data to provide features of our service and to improve and customize the service we offer.

You can enable or disable location services when you use our websites at any time, through your device settings.

Tracking Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our websites and hold certain information.

Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze the service we provide.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our websites.

Examples of cookies we use:

  • Session cookies. We use session cookies to operate our websites.
  • Preference cookies. We use preference cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security cookies. We use security cookies for security purposes.

Learn how to change your preferences and control cookies by visiting the website cookies.insites.com


How do we use your data?

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) uses the collected data for various purposes detailed hereafter.

WBCSD uses personal data about our members and customers to perform the services requested. For example, if you register to receive our newsletters or to attend to our webinars, we will use the information you provided to send you communications about sustainability and information about our members, our services and our organization.

We also use personal data about our meeting participants when you register to our events. We use this information to plan and host our events. WBCSD does not store credit card information. Such information is stored and processed by third parties.

We may also use personal data about our customers and our members for marketing purposes. We may use the information you provided to us to further discuss your interest in our services and to send you information related to our organization.

Retention of Data

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

WBCSD will also retain usage data for internal analysis purposes. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Switzerland and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to Switzerland and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your personal data to an organization or a country will take place unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

You agree and accept the risks associated with the use of the internet.


Your Rights

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal data.

If you wish to be informed what personal data, we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the right:

  • To access and receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • To rectify any personal data held about you that is inaccurate
  • To lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority
  • To request the deletion of personal data held about you (“right to be forgotten”)

You may have the right to data portability, if applicable to your situation as per the law in force, for the information you provide to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).Should we have a duty to comply with the portability, you can request to obtain a copy of your personal data in a commonly used electronic format so that you can manage and move it.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.


Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate the service we provide (“Service Providers”), to provide the service on our behalf, to perform service-related services or to assist us in analysing how our service is used. In particular, we may use the support of third parties for the Client Relationship Management and profiling (“CRM”).

These third parties have access to your personal data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

We decline our liability and we are not responsible for any costs and/or damages that may be caused to you by Service Providers, as per article 101 of the Swiss code of obligations.


Analytics

We may use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our service.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You can opt out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy


Payments

We may provide paid products and/or services within the service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).

We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

The payment processor we work with is:

iATS Payments

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at http://home.iatspayments.com/privacy-policy

We may change the Service Provider to process payment. You accept that your data will be managed and stored by another Service Provider chosen by WBCSD in order to process with payments.


Links to Other Sites

Our service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and we assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.


Children’s Privacy

Our service does not address anyone under the age of 16, or a younger age if applicable as per a specific law that may apply but not younger than 13 years old (“Children”).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.


Disclosure for Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) may be required to disclose your personal data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).


Legal Requirements and limit of responsibility

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public
  • To protect against legal liability

Our liability is limited to unlawful intent or gross negligence as per article 100 of the Swiss code of obligation.


Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.


Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through this email.

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