Privacy Notice
Climate Impacts Report Kenya attaches great importance to respecting the right to privacy of the visitors of its website. You can contact us at:
Climate Impacts Report Kenya
info@climateimpacts.co.ke
1. Who is concerned by this privacy policy
Every visitor of our website, as well as people who email us.
2. What information do we handle about you and why?
We handle the hereunder mentioned personal data that we collect directly from you or via cookies (see our cookie policy).
The data processings which we conduct are there because either you have consented to it, or for our legitimate interests. You can find those reasons and legal bases hereunder.
2.1. When you make use of our website
We use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of our website. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google Analytics to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.
This data processing is based on your consent (article 6.1.a of the GDPR).
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time (see Your Rights hereunder).
You can read more about how we use cookies on our cookie policy.
2.2. When you log in on our website or you register for newsletters
2.2.1. Based on your consent (article 6.1.a of the GDPR)
We collect and process your identification data (email address):
2.2.2. Based on our legitimate interests (article 6.1.f of the GDPR)
When you register for our newsletters, we gather statistics around email opening and clicks using industry standard technologies including clear gifs. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website. Those data are kept as long as you do not oppose it.
2.3. When you register for events / webinars (based on your consent (article 6.1.a of the GDPR))
When you register for events and webinars, we collect data, through a service provider, your identification data, first name, title, email address and phone number) and professional data (position and institution).
Those data points are collected for the organisation of the event.
Should you not provide us with those data points, your participation in the events, workshops, webinars or other activities will be not compromised. Should you speak during one of our webinars, your voice will be recorded.
The data we collect are kept as long as you do not oppose to it so as to possibly invite you again for other events that may be relevant to you for research or career development purposes.
Webinars will be posted on Zoom and accessible there as long as their content is relevant.
When you register for in-person events, launches or workshops in the framework of discussing Climate Change Impacts , we also ask you whether you have special dietary requirements or other specific needs, collected for the organisation of the event. We do not keep your dietary requirements or other mentioned specific needs for longer than the event.
We also ask you whether you are in agreement with us including your contact details in the list of participants to the event that is made available to all participants for networking purposes, and taking and using pictures during the event for promotional and informational purposes, including sharing them on Climate Impacts website.
Not providing your consent for taking pictures is without impact on your participation in the event.
The data we collect are kept as long as you do not oppose to it.
2.4. When you email us, chat with us or otherwise contact us
We process your contact details, when required, in order to provide you with the requested support. This data processing is based on your consent (article 6.1.a of the GDPR).
Those data are kept as long as you do not oppose to it.
2.5. We can also collect data that you otherwise made public in order to contact you when we think it is relevant for your and our business (journalists, service providers, etc.)
This data processing is based on our legitimate interests and aims at creating collaboration in our fields of activities (article 6.1.f of the GDPR).
We retain those data as long as they are relevant.
2.6. When you contact us to make use of your data subject rights
We process your contact details and the proof of your identity you send us in order to address your request. We can also, depending on your request, process other personal data we have collected in order to address your request.
This data processing is for compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject (article 6.1.c of the GDPR).
We will store those data for the duration of one year. This duration aims at having history of the case in case the data subject comes back with further requests. Further, all our emails are achieved for audit purposes for the duration of our audit obligations.
2.7. Reach-out
To deliver our public interest campaign messages, we use advertisement tools provided by social media platforms. These tools offer target-based advertising options including interests, geographical position, age and gender that may be of relevance to reach out to likely interested audiences. When making use of those target-based advertising options, we do not collect the data used by these ads tools. Please note that those tools are not operated by us, therefore, we strongly advise you to review the privacy policies of those websites, too, as we have no control over the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
This data processing is based on our legitimate interests (article 6.1.f of the GDPR).
2.8. Links to other sites
Our website may contain links to other websites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. These external sites are not operated by us, therefore, we strongly advise you to review the privacy policies of those websites, too, as we have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
3. How do we protect your personal data?
Your personal data are handled in full confidentiality. We make all necessary effort to take technical and organisational measures that might be required so as to ensure security of your personal data.
4. Use of service providers and transfer to third parties
We do have recourse to service providers to deliver our newsletters.
Those service providers, otherwise referred to as data processors, are third parties who provide elements of support to us. We have contracts in place with our data processors. They cannot do anything with your personal information unless we have instructed them to do so. They will not share your personal information with any organisation apart from us. They will hold it securely and retain it for the period we instruct. We do not transfer any of your personal data collected, as mentioned above, to any third party for commercial purposes.
5. Your rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC) (“GDPR”), you have rights as an individual which you can exercise in relation to the information we hold about you:
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of your personal data which is based on our legitimate interests (article 6.1.f of the GDPR). To exercise your rights, please send us an email address to info@climateimpacts.co.ke together with a proof of your identity. Please note that you always have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority of the European country of your choice.