Privacy

How does The Sustainability Challenge Foundation handle your personal information?

SCF collects no information concerning the identity of visitors to its website. We will only make use of the information you provide if you contact us via the website, and then only in order to provide a response to your question or request. This information is never passed on to third parties unless you have given your explicit authorization, or unless we are legally obliged to do so. Of course, we take every precaution concerning the security of the site. We never ask you directly for your bank or credit card details.

Information about visitor numbers, how visitors find our website, and which pages generate the most interest, is all collected automatically. This is done in order to make improvements to the website and create a generalized statistical overview.

To this end the website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ('Google'). Google Analytics uses 'cookies', which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Whenever personal information about you is processed, you will be informed of exactly which purposes that information will be used for. Your personal information will only ever be used for purposes which you have authorized. However, in accordance with article 43 of the Data Protection Act, information may be used for the purposes of police investigation if criminal acts are committed via the website. The length of time for which personal information is kept is determined by the purpose for which it is required, and it is never kept any longer than necessary.

Our website contains many links to other websites. Although these websites are selected carefully, the Sustainability Challenge Foundation can accept no responsibility for how other organizations handle your personal details.

If you have any questions or comments concerning the above statement, please do not hesitate to contact webmaster@scfoundation.org.