Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

The Climate Leadership Initiative (“CLI”) is responsible for the processing of personal information described in this Privacy Policy.

For questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:

Climate Leadership Initiative

Email: info@climateleadershipinitiative.org

Website: www.climateleadershipinitiative.org

2. Information we collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following types of information:

3. How we use personal information

We may use personal information to:

• provide, maintain and improve the Website;
• respond to enquiries and communications;
• administer programmes, applications, events and initiatives;
• communicate with you about our work, where permitted;
• provide information or updates you have requested;
• understand how the Website is used and improve its content and functionality;
• maintain the security and integrity of the Website;
• comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and
• protect our rights, interests and property.

We will only use personal information for purposes that are compatible with the purposes for which it was collected, or where otherwise permitted or required by law.

4. Legal bases for processing

Where applicable data protection law requires us to identify a legal basis for processing personal information, we may rely on one or more of the following:

• Consent — where you have given us permission to process your information for a specific purpose;
• Contract — where processing is necessary to enter into or perform an agreement with you;
• Legitimate interests — where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests and those interests are not overridden by your rights;
• Legal obligation — where processing is necessary for us to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement; or
• Vital interests — where processing is necessary to protect someone's vital interests, where applicable.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

5. Communications

If you choose to receive communications from CLI, we may use your contact information to send you updates about our work, programmes, events, publications or other activities.

You can unsubscribe from non-essential communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the communication or by contacting us.

We will not send you marketing communications where doing so would be unlawful.

6. Sharing personal information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share personal information with trusted service providers where this is necessary to operate our Website or carry out our work. These may include providers of:

• website hosting and infrastructure;
• form and communications services;
• email services;
• analytics and website performance services;
• security services; and
• other technical or professional services.

Where appropriate, we require such providers to process personal information only for authorised purposes and to maintain appropriate safeguards.

We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, legal process or a competent authority, or where necessary to protect the rights, safety or property of CLI or others.

7. Webflow and third-party services

The Website is built and hosted using Webflow.

Webflow provides website infrastructure and hosting services. Depending on the features and integrations enabled on the Website, Webflow and other third-party providers may process certain technical information when you visit or interact with the Website.

We may also use third-party services, embedded content or integrations from time to time. These services may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We do not intend this Privacy Policy to suggest that a particular third-party service is used unless that service is actually enabled on the Website.

8. International transfers

Some of our service providers may process personal information in countries outside the country in which you are located.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and that appropriate safeguards are in place where required.

9. How long we keep information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to:

• provide services or respond to enquiries;
• administer programmes and activities;
• maintain appropriate records;
• comply with legal, accounting or reporting requirements; or
• establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it is processed.

10. How we protect personal information

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

If we become aware of a personal data breach that requires notification under applicable law, we will take the steps required by that law.

11. Your rights

Depending on where you live and the data protection laws that apply to you, you may have rights including:

• the right to access personal information we hold about you;
• the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• the right to request deletion of your information in certain circumstances;
• the right to restrict or object to certain processing;
• the right to data portability in certain circumstances;
• the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
• the right to complain to a relevant data protection authority.

To exercise a right or ask a question about your personal information, please contact us at info@climateleadershipinitiative.org.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

12. Children's privacy

The Website is not specifically directed at children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would be unlawful. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information in circumstances where it should not have been collected, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

13. Links to other websites

The Website may contain links to websites or platforms operated by third parties.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.

14. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookie Policy.

Cookies may be used for purposes including essential Website functionality, security, preferences, analytics and other features depending on the Website's configuration.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where applicable, any cookie-consent mechanism provided on the Website.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices, technology, legal requirements or the services we provide.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically.