Last updated – April 22, 2024
The Net-Zero Data Public Utility and its affiliates (together “NZDPU”) respect the privacy rights of our users and is strongly committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to this website and any other service or product of NZDPU, including other websites, mobile applications, or other digital properties (collectively, “this Site”).
NZDPU, or where relevant a designated service provider or third party, may collect personal information that you choose to provide through this Site or that we receive from other sources. This may include, but is not limited to, when you contact us with an inquiry, request certain services, or submit information to complete a survey or poll.
We and designated service providers or third parties, may obtain the following types of personal information in connection with this Site:
Personal information is obtained directly from you, from others authorized to provide the information, from activity on the Site, and from other parties with whom we work, such as service providers, business partners, data analytics providers. If you submit personal information about others, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so and that you have received authorization from the person about whom you are providing the information and that person has consented to have all information used, disclosed, and transferred in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We use this information for carefully considered business purposes which also benefit our customers and which include some or all of the following:
We require that users under 18 years of age or under the age of majority in their jurisdiction not submit personal information.
We, third parties working on our behalf (e.g., service providers), and third parties with whom we work (e.g., our partners), may place, view, and/or use “cookies,” web server logs, web beacons, and other electronic mechanisms to collect information about your use of this Site and other websites. This information may include, but is not limited to, information about the IP address of your computer, browser type, operating system, the state or country from which you accessed this Site, the web pages visited, the functions used, the date and the time of a visit, the number of links you click within this Site, the functions you use on this Site, the data you save or download from this Site and the websites you visited immediately before or after visiting this Site. NZDPU and the parties with whom we work may use the information collected for various reasons, either on behalf of NZDPU or for the other parties’ own purposes, including research, analysis, to better serve visitors to this Site (such as by enabling log-in, providing access to certain sections of this Site), to compile aggregate and anonymous information about usage of this Site and other websites, other statistics, etc. However, if you have deleted and disabled cookies, these uses will not be possible to the extent they are based on cookie information.
Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to disable cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, note that portions of this Site may not function properly if you disable cookies.
You may instruct NZDPU at any time not to use your personal information covered by this Privacy Policy to provide you with services, offers and promotions by emailing us at legal@nzdpu.com.
Please also note that these processes may take some time to complete, consistent with applicable law. Please note that if you exercise choice in this manner, you will continue to receive communications concerning your account and services you requested, and in response to any requests for information by you.
To assist us with the uses described in this Privacy Policy, information we or third parties working on our behalf have collected about you through the Site, including your use of the Site, may be aggregated, analyzed, or enhanced with personal or other information about you that we have from other sources.
We may disclose your personal information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary: (a) to comply with any applicable law, rule, or regulation or in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, or other legal process; (b) to produce relevant documents or information in connection with litigation, arbitration, mediation, adjudication, government or internal investigations, or other legal or administrative proceedings; (c) to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of us, any member of us, or others; (d) to monitor compliance with and enforce any terms of service on this Site ; (e) provide services (including in connection with the transfer of any assets or allowing a purchaser or successor of us or this Site to continue to serve you), and to perform other activities related to such services; (f) to provide you with information about our services and those of third parties that may be of interest to you; or (g) to operate the systems that provide our services properly.
We may share your personal information with third parties who perform services on our behalf and to respond to your request or inquiry. We may also share your information with partners, affiliates, and/or third parties interested in serving you or informing you about their companies or organizations. You may instruct us at any time not to share your personal information with such partners, affiliates, and/or third parties by contacting us at legal@nzdpu.com.
We are not responsible for the collection, use, and/or disclosure of your information by affiliates and third parties, including, but not limited to, our partners. Such collection, use, and/or disclosure by partners, affiliates, or third parties are governed by their privacy policies.
Any of the personal information collected by us through this Site is kept on secure servers. We use security measures appropriate to the relevant service, such as reasonable administrative, technical, personnel, and physical measures to safeguard personal information. Personal information is retained for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it is collected, including legitimate business purposes, and/or legal and regulatory requirements.
This Site may contain links to third-party websites, including to social networking websites. Since we do not control third-party digital properties and are not responsible for any personal information you may provide while on such digital properties. Any information provided on such websites is governed by the privacy policies of the third-party websites and we encourage you to read the privacy policies on those websites before providing any of your information to them.
Depending on the jurisdiction, you may have rights with respect to your personal information including the following:
Please bear in mind that if you make such a request, this may affect our ability to provide our services. For inquiries about your personal information, please contact us at legal@nzdpu.com. Please include the following information in all requests: first name, last name, and e-mail address and “Privacy” in the Subject line.
While we will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request, we also reserve the right to impose certain restrictions and requirements on such requests, if allowed or required by applicable laws. Please note that it may take some time to process your request, consistent with applicable law.
Some of the uses and disclosures mentioned in this Privacy Policy may involve the transfer and processing of your personal information to and in various countries that may have different levels of privacy protection than your country. By submitting your personal information via this Site and using our services, you acknowledge and agree to such transfers and processing, including to and in the United States.
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at legal@nzdpu.com.
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions on this Site. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective at the time they are posted to this Site.