Privacy Policy

ESGL is committed to conducting business compliantly and takes data privacy seriously. When we receive personal data, we take steps to handle the data responsibly and consistent with our core values and business objectives.

Please find more detailed information on how we handle your data below:

Visitors to our website and users of our web-based services can find a detailed digital marketing privacy statement via the tab “Data Privacy Statement.”

Business Contacts, ESG Business School’s further education and training program participants, and Job applicants can find our Privacy Notice pursuant to Art. 13 General Data Protection Regulation via the tab “Other Privacy Notice.”

Environmental Solutions Group Holdings Limited (“ESGL,” “us,” or “we”) understands that visitors to our website and recipients of our marketing material are concerned about the privacy of personal information. We have established policies and procedures concerning the collection, processing, and security of personal information that will help protect the privacy of our Website users. Our information privacy standards are designed to help us serve our users while maintaining our own strict security standards and are intended to comply with the applicable privacy and data protection laws where we do business. We want you to understand how and why we collect, use and disclose personal information about you on our Website. This Data Privacy Statement (“Statement”) provides you with information concerning our practices and procedures as they relate specifically to the information we collect on this Website.

‍Personal Information

‍In the event we receive personal information via this Website, we will only use it for the purposes described where it is collected or otherwise described in this Statement, and we will not sell, license, transmit or disclose this information outside of ESGL and its subsidiaries and affiliates unless: (1) you expressly authorize us to do so; (2) it is necessary to allow our service providers or agents to provide services for us; (3) it is necessary in order to provide our products or services to you (and contacting you when necessary); (4) subject to applicable contractual or legal restrictions, it is disclosed to entities that perform marketing services on our behalf or to other entities with whom we have joint marketing agreements; (5) it is necessary in connection with other business purposes including, without limitation, customer care, service quality, business management and operation, risk assessment, security, fraud and crime prevention/detection, monitoring, research and analysis, marketing, customer purchasing preferences and trends, dispute resolution, credit checking and debt collection; or (6) otherwise as we are required or permitted by law.

Users of this Website are not requested to provide sensitive personal data (personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetic data, or biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation). Please avoid providing such data through this Website.

‍About Cookies

‍We will collect personal information from visitors to this Website, including automated data collected in server log files; personal data deliberately provided by the Website user through web forms, subscription pages and similar means; and personal data collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar technology.

We furthermore collect and process personal data to improve and disseminate marketing material, such as publications, invitations and other information.

In the following sections of this Statement, we explain how these types of data are collected and used, for which purposes and duration and on which legal basis.

When you use our Website, we automatically collect your IP address, traffic source, search keywords, page views, visits, language (aggregate), location (aggregate), browser and operating systems (aggregate), network (aggregate), device (aggregate), as well as other connection data like time and transferred data (collectively referred to as “automated data”).

We store and use this automated data in server log files for the reason of system integrity and security and in order to be able to investigate and prosecute infringements or abuse of our Website and to cooperate with authorities involved (security and prosecution purposes). We also use this information in order to enhance our services and to provide you with a positive user experience (marketing and analytics purposes).

In order to pursue these purposes, we make accessible and share automated data with our IT security team, supervisory authorities and/or prosecution departments (for security and prosecution purposes) and qualified personnel (marketing, analytics) having access to the tools that are used for collecting and analyzing the automated data (Google Analytics and others, see below in section “Google Analytics” and “Marketing automation, customer relationship management (CRM), publications and invitations.”)

We store the information required for security and prosecution purposes on a legitimate interest basis and the data required for marketing and analytics purposes (legitimate interest or where required, by obtaining your prior consent), for the period necessary to pursue the purposes outlined in this section, or as permitted by statutory laws.

We do not rely on our legitimate business interests (but obtain your prior consent) if they are overridden by your personal interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require the protection of personal data.

‍About Web Forms

‍On our Website, you have the opportunity to pose questions or get in touch with us through web forms, ordering pages, subscribing to our blogs and e-newsletters or event alerts, or registering for special services, such as receiving special publications.

We may collect, store and use your name, company name, email address, IP address, documents or files, the content of your request or query, and other personal information you provide with your submission to get in contact with you, respond to your request, answering your questions or providing information as requested.

We will also collect data about the content visitors access through this Website, such as newsletters or articles visitors read or the information topics contained therein, or by sending information to a ESGL email address provided on a ESGL website. We will use this data to manage visitor subscriptions and to inform visitors about ESGL services and information that may be of interest unless visitors inform us that they no longer wish to receive any publications/promotion material from ESGL.

We collect and use this information for a legitimate interest purpose (or, where required, by obtaining your prior consent). We store this data for the period necessary to pursue the purposes outlined in this section or as permitted by statutory laws.

This Website utilizes cookies. A cookie is a small data file that is created to help visitors navigate a website and is useful to track the traffic to and at a website. Cookies will allow the web server to recognize your computer on a connection to our Website, allowing the server to make downloading pages faster than on first viewing. Cookies also help identify you as an authorized user of content and pages in our restricted members’ area. We also use the cookie to track your agreement to this Statement. It is possible to set the browser on your computer to notify you when a cookie is being placed on your computer’s hard drive. It is also possible to set the browser to prevent cookies from being placed on your computer. However, the procedure for refusal of cookies may differ depending on the computer and/or the software product. You may check with your software help desk or software supplier if you wish to refuse cookies. You may refuse the cookies, but our website’s functionalities may not function properly.

Apart from the cookies used by us (first-party cookies), some of the tools used for analytics and marketing purposes may use cookies (third-party cookies) as explained in more detail in the relevant sections of this Statement.

‍About Google Analytics

‍Google Analytics is used to analyze user behavior and visitor traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies (small data files) stored on your computer to collect and store Internet log information anonymously. This anonymous information collected by the cookies is transmitted to Google and generally stored on a server in the United States. This data on Google Analytics is then used to evaluate website visitors’ behavior and generate statistical reports on the website activity. ESG has activated Google’s IP address masking. The IP address will, thus, in general, be shortened before being transmitted to Google’s servers located in the United States. Only in particular cases, the full IP address will be first transmitted to these servers and then shortened. Google does not report the actual IP address information or any other personally identifiable information to Google Analytics customers. Google will process and use the information on the use of ESG’s Website on behalf and under the instruction of ESGL for the purposes described above. The transmitted IP address will not be combined with other information on the website usage. You may refuse the storing of cookies on your computer by using the appropriate setting of your internet browser, but certain services on a site may not then function properly. In addition, you may prevent the collection of the information generated by Google Analytics cookies by downloading and installing the following linked browser plug-in. http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. For additional information concerning Google Analytics, please visit http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html to learn more.

COOKIES

When you visit websites, they may store or retrieve data in your browser. This storage is often necessary for the basic functionality of the website. The storage may be used for marketing, analytics, and personalization of the site, such as storing your preferences. Privacy is important to us, so you have the option of disabling certain types of storage that may not be necessary for the basic functioning of the website. Blocking categories may impact your experience on the website.