Privacy Policy

CGE (hereinafter “Company”, “we”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Policy (“Policy”), which applies where we are the data controller. Where we process data on behalf of our clients, their privacy policy applies.

This Policy describes the types of personal information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit or use our website(s) or portal(s) (our “Websites”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing your information as data controller.

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. This Policy may change from time to time, so we encourage you to check it periodically for updates.

1. General Information

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of personal information about you (“Personal Information”), including:

• Identity and contact details (such as name, postal address, e-mail address, and telephone number)

• Information you provide by filling in forms on our Websites (e.g., subscribing to newsletters, webinars, or requesting further information)

• Correspondence with us in a personal capacity

• Financial information (such as bank account details, if you provide goods or services)

• Photographs (if provided)

• Your responses to surveys or opinions given through communication with us or via postings on our platforms

• Information obtained from cookies and data collection technologies (see our Cookie Policy)

• Details of your visits to our Websites, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data

• Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address and geolocation

Data Controller

The data controller of the CGE website is CGE.

Registered office address: Insert CGE’s registered office address here

For other activities, the data controller may vary according to the product or service. If applicable, a list of our data controllers and their addresses is available upon request.

Our lawful basis for processing is generally legitimate interest (we have a business or commercial reason for using your personal data). For some activities (such as marketing), it may be based on consent or legal obligation. If based on consent, you may withdraw your consent for future processing at any time by contacting us.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information:

• To present our Websites and its contents to you

• To provide you with information, products, or services

• To respond to your queries, exercise of rights, or complaints

• To notify you about changes to our Websites or any other products or services we offer

• To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Websites

• To improve our Websites and deliver better and more personalized services to you

• For marketing purposes as permitted by applicable legislation

• For managing security, risk, and crime prevention

• For any other purpose with your consent

We may use technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking). You may reject behavioral tracking. For more information regarding the technologies we use, including cookies, and how to manage them, please refer to our Cookie Notice.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose Personal Information that we collect, or you provide, as described in this Policy:

• To our subsidiaries and affiliates

• To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business (who are bound by contractual obligations to keep Personal Information confidential)

• To our clients, where you or your employer are providing us with a service

• To other members of the message board community (in public areas only)

• To a potential buyer or successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets

• To any competent law enforcement body, regulatory, government agency, court, or other third party where we believe disclosure is necessary as a matter of law or to exercise, establish, or defend our legal rights

• To any other person with your prior consent

Data Security

We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection, storage, and disclosure of Personal Information, along with measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.

Children Under the Age of 18

Our Websites are not intended for children under 18 years of age and should not be accessed by children.

Data Retention

We retain your Personal Information no longer than is necessary and relevant for the purpose it was collected for or as required by applicable laws. Following this, it will be securely deleted. (In some instances, a limited anonymized version of information may be kept for statistical purposes.)

2. Information for Californian Users

If you are a resident of California, the following additionally applies to you.

Your California Privacy Rights

We allow third parties through automated technologies to collect information related to the use of our websites for analytics purposes. At this moment, we do not have actual knowledge of any sale or sharing of personal information to third parties for their advertising purposes.

California residents have certain rights regarding their personal information (subject to certain exemptions or other limitations under applicable laws), including:

• Access

• Correction

• Deletion

• Limit Use and Disclosure

• Shine the Light Request

The collection of geolocation data constitutes sensitive personal information.

3. Information for European Users

If you are based in Europe, the following additionally applies to you.

Transfer of Personal Information Outside the European Union

We may transfer your Personal Information to, and process it in, countries other than the country in which you are resident, including outside the European Union (EU).

The legal basis of transfer in such situations may include adequacy decisions from the European Commission or Standard Contractual Clauses with appropriate safeguards.

Your Data Protection Rights

You have the following data protection rights:

• Access, correct, update, or request deletion of your Personal Information

• Object to or restrict processing, or request portability of your Personal Information

• Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)

• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

We respond to all requests we receive from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

4. Information for UK Users

If you are based in the United Kingdom, the following additionally applies to you.

Transfer of Personal Information Outside the UK

We may transfer your Personal Information to, and process it in, countries other than the UK (“restricted transfer”). The legal basis may include adequacy decisions or UK Standard Contractual Clauses with appropriate safeguards.

Your Data Protection Rights

You have the same rights as listed for European users. If you have a complaint, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).