Privacy

Last Updated: 12th November, 2024

Welcome to WorkforClimate’s (hereinafter, “WFC,” “us,” “our,” or “we”) Privacy Policy (the “Policy”). We take your privacy very seriously and ask that you to read this Policy closely. This Policy governs how we process the personal data of individuals (collectively, the “Data Subjects”) that visit our website, www.workforclimate.org (“Site”), or that interact with us offline (together with the Site, the “Services”).

This Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect Data Subjects’ personal data as part of the Service in accordance with applicable data-protection laws (collectively the “Data Protection Laws”). By accessing and using our Site, you signify acceptance of the terms in this Policy. If you do not agree with any aspect of this Policy, you should immediately discontinue access or use of our Site.

INTRODUCTION

This Privacy Policy covers how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your data. Since we determine the purposes and means by which your personal data is processed, we are a “data controller” under applicable Data Protection Laws.

WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU AND HOW DO WE USE IT?

When you interact with us as outlined below, we collect the following types of personal data:

Weekly Newsletter. If you subscribe to our weekly newsletter, we will collect your name, your employer’s name and your email address in order to send you relevant information.

Contact Us. If you contact us through our Site, we will request your name, telephone number, email and any additional information you choose to provide us with. This information allows us to respond to your specific inquiry more appropriately.

Event Registration. If you register for an event (workshop, webinar, etc.) through our Site, you will be linked to a third-party service (Humantix) to process such registration. Through this third-party site, you will be asked to provide your name, telephone and email. A copy of Humantix’s ticketing terms can be found here and a copy of their privacy policy can be found here. Our Policy does not apply to Humantix’s registration site and we recommend reviewing their privacy policy before sharing any information. We are not responsible for Humantix’s information practices.

Academy Registration. If you choose to register for our Academy through our Site, you will be linked to a third-party service (Disco) to process such registration. Through this third-party site, you will be asked to provide your name, telephone and email. A copy of Disco’s terms of use can be found here and a copy of their privacy policy can be found here. Our Policy does not apply to Disco’s registration site and we recommend reviewing their privacy policy before sharing any information. We are not responsible for Disco’s information practices.

Other Interactions. If you call or e-mail us, or otherwise interact with us, we collect personal data relevant to that interaction, including identifiers such as name, e-mail address, and telephone number.

Automatic Collection. When you visit our Site, we may collect certain data about your device or browser automatically via log files, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, device ID, operating system name and version, browser type and device manufacturer and model. We may also collect your IP address. We use data about your device to ensure the Site functions properly, to diagnose server problems, and to administer our Services. We may derive your approximate location from your IP address.

Our Use of Cookies

‍We use cookies to allow us to personalise your visits to this site, keep track of your preferences and learn about the way you use the site. A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto your computer when you visit our website and allows us to recognise you as a user. “Essential” cookies are necessary to the effective operation of our website and make the interaction between you and the website faster and easier. “Non-essential” cookies are cookies that are not required for a website to function but are used for other purposes such as analytics or advertising. We use both Essential and Non-essential cookies. By accepting and using our websites you consent to our use of cookies as updated from time to time and the cookies we use will be stored on your device (unless this functionality is rejected or disabled by your browser). You may delete and block all cookies from any website, within your web browser settings if necessary. Please be aware that restricting or deleting cookies will impact on the functionality of the site.

‍Essential Cookies:

WorkForClimate uses cookies:
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• that are strictly necessary to enable you to move around our websites or to provide certain basic features;
• to enhance the functionality of the website by storing your preferences;
• to help improve the performance of our website on your device.

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Non-Essential Cookies:

‍A list of the non-essential cookies we use on the website are detailed below:
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Google Analytics: used by Google to generate web analytics and for tracking how you use the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The information generated by the cookie will be forwarded to Google servers in the U.S. for statistical analysis purposes only.
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Google Adwords: Using Google Adwords code we are able to see which pages helped to lead to contact form submissions. This allows us to make better use of our paid search budget.
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Meta Pixel: our Site uses the Meta pixel (_fpb) to monitor and report to us on Site usage and user activity.
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Other Third Party Cookies
We have also included a number of features, which allow our users to share some content via Facebook and Twitter. This does not set a cookie by itself, but if one is present it will read it.
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Storage Time
The cookies are stored for a period of two years unless you clear their cache and the cookies themselves.

Employment. If you apply for a job or become an employee, we collect information necessary to process your application or to retain you as an employee. This may include, among other things, your National Insurance or Social Security Number, mailing address, and financial information. Providing this information is required for employment.

OUR LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA

We may use your personal data for or in connection with the following purposes and based on the following legal bases:

a. Services provided directly from us or our partners or to provide you with information and technical support that you request from us.
b. Where necessary to comply with a legal obligation such as
• To comply with applicable Data Protection Laws and regulations; and
• disclosures to law enforcement agencies or in connection with legal claims, compliance, regulatory, investigative, and disciplinary purposes (including disclosure of such information in connection with legal process or litigation) and informal requests from law enforcement or other governmental authorities.
c. Where necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
d. Where necessary for our legitimate interests in connection with the purposes listed below, and where our interests are not overridden by your data protection rights:
• To let you know about changes to our Services and Sites;
• To provide you information about other similar Services we have;
• To support, improve, and check our Sites and Services;
• To monitor potentially illegal activities and security (e.g., fraud prevention);
• To enable you take part in interactive features of our websites when you choose to do so;
• To keep our Sites and Services safe and secure;
• To measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we send you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;
• To make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our websites about our Services;
• To test and analyze statistics and survey results;
• For statistical (e.g., billing and analytical) purposes; and
• To provide Services management and research and development (e.g., product improvement, new product features or versions).
e. Processing for marketing and communication purposes is based on our legitimate interests or your consent as required by applicable law, although we do not normally process your personal data based upon consent. If we do, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time (to “opt out”). You can opt-out by emailing us at privacy@sunriseproject.org, or, in case of electronic direct communications, such as e-mail, by following the instructions in the communication.

We will not use or otherwise process your personal information for any other purposes, unless we have legal grounds to do so (e.g., you provide us with your additional consent before such use).

HOW DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We may share your personal information with others in the following circumstances:

With our service provider business partners that will process personal information on our behalf. Such service providers may include customer relationship management providers, information technology service providers, telecom providers, providers of customer satisfaction surveys, billing providers, providers of support and maintenance, marketing and analytical services, etc. If we share your personal information, we will enter into written agreement and give such service providers our documented instructions to ensure that they process your data appropriately.

With current or future affiliates, representative offices, or subsidiaries for business administration, support purposes, improvement, research and development of our Services and Sites, and any other abovementioned purposes;

With relevant third parties if we are involved in a corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization, dissolution or other fundamental corporate change, or if all or a portion of our business, assets or stock are acquired by a third party; and

With government authorities, law enforcement officials, or regulatory bodies as required by law or for administrative purposes and to the extent that local law allows and/or requires this:
• To comply with applicable laws, legal actions or lawful request of state authorities
• To protect our rights, property or safety, our users or others under the applicable laws
• To fulfil our obligations under our agreement with you
• To check, prevent, and investigate fraud, security, or technical issues.

When we share your personal information as described above, we take reasonable steps to ensure that recipients provide the same or equal protection of your personal information as we provide here.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

Your personal data may be collected, transferred to and stored by us in the United States and by our affiliates and third-parties which are based in other countries (such as Australia). Therefore, your personal information may be processed outside your jurisdiction and in countries which (a) are not subject to an adequacy decision by the European Commission or your local legislature or regulator, and (b) may not provide for the same level of data protection as your jurisdiction, such as the UK or EEA. In this event, or if we transfer personal data internationally to a third party that provides services to us, we will ensure that the recipient of your personal information offers an adequate level of protection, for instance by entering into the appropriate agreements and, if required, standard contractual clauses for the transfer of data as approved by the European Commission (Art. 46 GDPR), or we will ask you for your prior consent to such international data transfers.

HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We will keep personal information for as long as necessary to provide the Services you have requested or for the purposes for which the data was collected. Afterwards, we may retain data for an appropriate period to protect ourselves from legal claims, to administer our business, or to the extent permitted by applicable law, which may require us to hold your personal information for specific periods. We will delete your personal information when our processing was based on consent that you have withdrawn, if there is no other legal ground for further processing (e.g., a statutory obligation to retain your personal information), or when you object to the processing in accordance with your personal data rights (see below), or when we are obliged to delete it in accordance with an obligation under applicable law.

HOW WE SECURE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the security of personal data against unauthorized or unlawful access, use, destruction, loss, alteration or disclosure. While we follow generally accepted standards to protect personal information, no method of storage or transmission is 100% secure.

We do not sell or share your personal data for targeted advertising purposes.

WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE CONCERNING YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

You may have certain rights concerning your personal information, subject to applicable Data Protection Laws. Depending on the applicable laws and, in particular, if you are located in the UK, EU or EEA, these rights may include:

- The right to access your personal data held by us;
- The right to rectify inaccurate personal data and, accounting for the purpose of processing the personal data, ensure it is complete;
- The right to delete your personal data;
- The right to restrict our processing of your personal data;
- The right to transfer your personal data to another controller;
- The right to object to any processing of your personal data carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests;
- The right to not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects; and
- To the extent we base the collection, processing and sharing of your personal data on your consent, the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on such consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us by using the information in the “Contacting Us” section below.

HOW DO WE PROCESS CHILDRENS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We do not knowingly collect information about children and do not sell or market our Services intentionally to minors. If a child whom we know to be under 18 sends personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personal information.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our website contains references and links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such websites of other parties, and we recommend carefully reviewing privacy policies of those websites individually. We are not responsible for the information practices of such third-party websites.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements and other factors. If we do, we will reflect this in the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Policy.

CONTACTING US

To exercise your rights regarding your personal data, or if you have questions regarding this Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at privacy@sunriseproject.org or mail us at:

WorkForClimate
The Sunrise Project
Ground Floor
17 Randle Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010

We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy. If, however, you believe that we have not been able to assist with your complaint or concern, and you are located in the UK, EU or EEA, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.