Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 20, 2023

This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you use our website and informs you about your rights and how to exercise them. 

By using this website and communicating with us you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

We take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

Interpretation and Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy capitalized terms used here have the following meaning:

  • Company (referred to as either the “Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Nodibinājums “Ilgtspējas fonds”, reg. No. 40008277701, address Bruņinieku iela 52 – 30, Riga, Latvia.
  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
  • Device means any device that can access the Website such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual as defined .
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the functioning of the Website or analysing the use of it, to provide assistance on behalf of the Company when required.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Website or from the Website infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Website refers to Sustainability Foundation, accessible from https://sustainability-foundation.com/
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Website, or communicating with Us, or any legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Website, or communicating with Us as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Personal Data we collect

Personal Data

When you visit our website or communicate with us using the contact form via other means of communication, we collect the following information about you:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Any personal information communicated to us directly by you
  • Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Website.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of Our Website that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access our Website via a mobile Device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile Device You use, Your mobile Device’s unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile Device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique Device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Website or when You access the Website by or through a mobile Device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Website and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse Our Website. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. 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 parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Website may use Cookies.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. You can learn more about cookies on TermsFeed website article.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies

Type: Session Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

  • Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

    • To provide, maintain and improve our Website, including to monitor the usage of our Website.
    • To communicate with You, using any contact details provide to us by You, in order to inform you about any news, Our activities and upcoming events.
  • To respond to your inquiries and requests when you communicate with Us using the contact form available on the Website or by any other means of communication available at the Website.
  • To comply with our legal obligations, we may have to process Personal Data in order to fulfil obligations imposed on Us by applicable laws and regulations or to comply with any orders or requests of state institutions.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share Your Personal Data with Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Website, to contact You, or otherwise assist You when required.
  • With municipal and state institutions: when We are required by law to provide information requested by any such institution.
  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your prior consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company 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.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Website, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information 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.

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

The Company 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 will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal 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.

Your rights

You have the following rights in respect of your Personal Data process by Us:

  • Access and receive a copy of your Personal Data
  • Rectify any inaccuracies in your Personal Data
  • Request the erasure of your Personal Data
  • Object to the processing of your Personal Data
  • Restrict the processing of your Personal Data
  • Data portability

In order to exercise your rights, please contact Us using the contact details provided below in this Privacy Policy.

Furthermore, if you believe that We have unlawfully processed your Personal Data, you have the right to submit a complaint to Us by using the contact information provided below, or you may submit complaint to a respective data protection Supervisory Authority in your country.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. 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 anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites 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 assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

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, or if you would like to exercise any of your rights as a data subject regarding your Personal Data, You can contact us: