CleanTechNet Privacy Policy

CleanTechNet takes the privacy of its users seriously. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users while providing a personalised and valuable service. This Privacy Policy statement explains CleanTechNet data processing practices. If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to these practices please contact Phil Sheppard – phils@cleantechnet.co.uk.

Our site contains links to third party sites which are not subject to this privacy policy. We recommend that you read the privacy policy of any such sites that you visit.

We collect personally identifiable information about you (your “Data”) through the subscription form, and from any email or phone contacts.

The elements of your Data that we collect may include:

  • Name
  • Job title
  • Company name
  • Company address, phone and fax number
  • Home address and phone number
  • Mobile telephone number
  • E-mail address
  • Date of birth
  • Market research data such as readership patterns
  • Usage statistics.

If you are a subscriber to CleanTechNet we may also collect information that we request from you regarding your use of the service or that we collect automatically about your visit to our sites. Please see the Use of Cookies section for more details.

Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

We use your Data for purposes which may include:

  • providing our users with a personalised service
  • processing subscriptions and enquiries
  • allowing users to participate in interactive features of our service, where they choose to do so
  • providing reports to our Clients containing information about usage under corporate licenses
  • monitoring compliance with our Terms and Conditions and Copyright Policy

We also use information in aggregate form (so that no individual user is identified by name):

  • to build up marketing profiles
  • to aid strategic development
  • to manage our relationship with advertisers
  • to audit usage of the site.

Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Devices

We use cookies to help personalise your use of our sites. A cookie is a small piece of information which is sent to your computer’s hard drive by the web server so that the website can remember who you are. This information may include information relating to your use of our site, information about your computer such as the computer’s IP address and browser type, demographic data and, if you arrived at our site via a link from third party site, the URL of the linking page. If you are a subscriber this may include your name and email address, which may be transferred to data processors for subscriber verification purposes.

We use information from cookies for purposes which may include:

  • identifying returning users and subscribers and to allow them to be presented with a personalised version of the site
  • eliminating the need for returning users to re-enter their login details
  • enabling you to move more easily around our site
  • tracking your use of our site to better develop the site in accordance with your requirements
  • building up a profile based on your browsing patterns on our site and third party websites, which enables us to make advertisements available to you that are more relevant to your interests
  • monitoring compliance with our Terms and Conditions and Copyright Policy

You can delete cookies from your hard drive at any time however this will mean that any settings such as your stored username and password will have to be reset. You can set your internet browser so that it will not allow cookies to be stored on your computer. This may reduce functionality of the site, prevent access to subscription-only areas of the site and mean that certain features or content will not be available to you.  Further information on how to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer can be found on www.allaboutcookies.org under the Manage Cookies section. Alternatively go to the help menu within your internet browser.

Our website uses web analytics services provided by Google, Inc, which uses cookies to help us to analyse how users use the CleanTechNet site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored on servers in the United States and/or United Kingdom. They will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our site, compiling reports on website activity for us and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. They may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on their behalf. They will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. If you wish to refuse the use of cookies by Google please visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout . You may also refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of CleanTechNet. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Some of the advertisements you see on the CleanTechNet site may be generated by third party service providers. Some of these third parties generate cookies for statistical purposes on behalf of CleanTechNet, for example, for tracking how many unique users have seen a particular advertisement, and how many times they have seen it, and for providing you with advertisements that are more relevant to your interests. They do not contain personal information such as your name or email address. CleanTechNet does not have access to these cookies, although, in order to provide you with a better user experience, we may use statistical information arising from the cookies to build up a profile based on your browsing patterns.

Security Policy

Although perfect security cannot be guaranteed on any website, CleanTechNet is committed to ensuring that your information is highly secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable industry standard physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.  CleanTechNet cannot be held liable for any unauthorised access that may occur.  Payment information is all held by Paypal and not on the server used by CleanTechNet.

User Access and Control of Data

If you wish to check the personal information we hold about you, or if you wish to amend that information, please contact phils@cleantechnet.co.uk or phone 07917 858022.

Children Under 14

We do not intentionally collect any information on children under 14 years of age. We will delete any details of such users where a parent or guardian has notified us that any such details have been obtained.

Changes to this Policy

This policy is effective from 7 December 2011. From time to time we may make changes to this privacy policy statement to reflect any changes to our privacy practices in accordance with changes to legislation, best practice or website enhancements.