www.palauproject.com Privacy Policy
Effective date: July 18, 2023
www.palauproject.com (the "Site") is owned and operated by Palau. Palau is the data controller and can be contacted at:
info@palauproject.comTabakvest 9, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy (this "Privacy Policy") is to inform users of our Site and Mobile Application of the following:
- The personal data we will collect;
- Use of collected data;
- Who has access to the data collected; and
- The rights of Site users.
- This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.
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Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.
Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:
- First and last name and profile picture, when you add these to your profile.
- Country location to calculate your environmental footprint.
- Data when you scan food products, including but not limited to product name, nutritional information, product identifier.
- Participation data in the Academy section, including completed challenges and progress.
- Newsletter Subscription: When you subscribe to our newsletter, you will also receive updates and content related to Re:wild initiatives.
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How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.
- Update emails about Palau Project.
- Push notifications related to the application's usage and updates, if the user has opted-in to receive them.
- Environmental impact progress updates shared as aggregated data.
Newsletter Updates: If you've opted-in to receive our newsletter, we'll send you updates, news, promotions, and other related content, which may also include information and content from our partner, Re:wild.
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Third Party Sharing
We do not currently share personal data with third parties, except in instances where we may share aggregated, non-personally identifying environmental impact progress. This information does not include personal identifiers.
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Push Notifications
We may send push notifications or alerts to your device if you have opted-in to receive them. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your device or within our app.
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Who We Share Personal Data With
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:
- If the law requires it;
- If it is required for any legal proceeding;
- To prove or protect our legal rights; and
- To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.
- If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
How Long We Store Personal Data
In order to protect your security, we use the strongest available browser encryption and store all of our data on servers in secure facilities. All data is only accessible to our employees. Our employees are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and a breach of this agreement would result in the employee's termination.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
Your Rights as a User
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right to be informed;
- Right of access;
- Right to rectification;
- Right to erasure;
- Right to restrict processing;
- Right to data portability; and
- Right to object.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our data protection officer.
How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact our data protection officer here:
Simon Hendrickx
simon@palauproject.comTabakvest 9, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
How to Opt-Out of Data Collection, Use or Disclosure
In addition to the method(s) described in the How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected section, we provide the following specific opt-out methods for the forms of collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data specified below: You can opt-out of the use of your personal data for marketing emails. You can opt-out by clicking "unsubscribe" in any marketing email.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time. When we change this Privacy Policy we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this page.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Simon Hendrickxsimon@palauproject.comTabakvest 9, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
The information in this Privacy Policy is intended to be as transparent as possible. However, if anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to contact us.
