Privacy Policy
We will contact you using the details you have provided to share information about Greentech South, and related activities thought relevant and beneficial to our members.
You are in full control of the data you provide as a member and can choose how much to share, and can remove your details or delete your account at anytime. If it not clear how to do this, you can request it of us by contacting GDPR@greentechsouth.com.
All emails that are sent out have a link at the bottom which enables you to change your preferences at anytime. Likewise, you can choose what information you receive and the communications methods you are happy with via your settings on the website.
We will treat your information with respect. For more information about our privacy practices please visit our website.
By agreeing to the legal documentation for Greentech South you are also agreeing to become a member of Clean Growth UK.
By joining Clean Growth UK you agree to:
Your company data (e.g. name and contact details) being held on the Clean Growth UK CRM system. This information will be accessible via the CRM to the Clean Growth UK university partners. Find out more about the university partners here
Your overview company details being listed via the online Clean Growth UK Business Directory. No personal data will be listed under this Directory. If you do not want your details to be listed please let CGUK know by emailing cgukuob@brighton.ac.uk
Take part in the Clean Growth UK monitoring and evaluation process, in order to capture achievements and impact its work has on the business and the economy. This may involve a short online business survey after a specific piece of support and an annual business survey. You may also be asked to participate in a short interview. Business survey data is a requirement of our funder and businesses that do not take part will not be eligible for our support. Recipients of specific support may be invoiced for any free or subsidised support received should they not complete a feedback survey when requested.
Participate in the preparation of case studies about your involvement with Clean Growth UK.
Any reliance which may be placed by you on advice, information or materials provided to you as a member of Clean Growth UK network by the universities or employees, agents, advisers or appointees will be made at your own risk. Neither the universities, nor any employees, agents, advisers nor appointees accept responsibility whatsoever for any use which may be made of such advice, information or materials.
We agree to:
Not share your data with third parties outside the Clean Growth UK university partnership without your prior permission. We hold this data to ensure we: meet our funders’ contractual requirements; can contact you with regards to business and innovation support we offer; ask you for feedback on our support to help measure the impact of Clean Growth UK and improve our support.
As a member of the Clean Growth UK network, we will contact you by e-newsletter, direct email, post or telephone with news and opportunities relevant to clean and green business innovation. You can opt out of these communications at any time.
Advise you that funding and support drawn down via university partners of the Clean Growth UK network may be subject to the de minimis aid regulation. Under articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union Commission Regulation EC 1998/2006 (de minimis aid regulation), there is a ceiling of €200,000 for all de minimis aid provided to any one business over a 3-year period. If Clean Growth UK provides you with support we will contact you with further information about State Aid. More information can be found on the GOV.UK website
Advise you that if your company is planning to apply for research and development tax credits you should seek professional tax advice as to how state aid may impact upon any such claim.
Cancel your membership of the Clean Growth UK network at any time. Let us know by emailing cgukuob@brighton.ac.uk Companies that go out of business or cancel their membership, will be marked as “withdrawn from membership” on the Clean Growth CRM and not be contacted. However, your company data will still be included in our funder’s KPI statistics until April 2021 and for auditing purposes. Thereafter your data anonymised.
Privacy policy
The University of Brighton via the Green Growth Platform is lead partner of the Clean Growth UK network, further details about our use of data can be found in the University’s privacy policy here.
This addendum (“Addendum”) is made by and between Ning Interactive Inc., (the “Ning”), and the Network Creator ("NC") to the parties’ agreements (Terms of Services) for as long as the parties conduct business engagement (collectively, the “Agreement”). Each shall herein be referred to as a Party and collectively the Parties. In case of any inconsistency or conflict between the Agreement to this Addendum, the terms of this Addendum shall prevail.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. “End User” means a human end user of NC’s Target Service.
1.2. “Target Service” means any site, product or service of NC, to which Ning provides Services as per Ning Terms of Services. Target Service shall mean to include any service, product, creative, offer, ad or content available therein, or served by which.
1.3. "Network Creator or NC” means network creator that uses Ning’s Services/platform.
1.4. “Personal Information” or “PI” (for more details please see Ning’’s Privacy Policy) means raw or processed data that identifies, potentially identifies or locates a natural person; including Sensitive Data, name, address, telephone number, email address, and social security number of a person. PI also includes data associated with an anonymous identifier or demographic or behavioral data, when such identifier or data is stored with data that identifies or locates a natural person. PI does not include truncated IP addresses (e.g., an IP address where at least the final octet of such address has been deleted).
1.5. “Sensitive Data” means data that is given a higher level of protection under applicable local law and includes social security numbers and other government-issued identifiers, insurance plan numbers, financial account numbers, precise information about past, present, or potential future health or medical conditions or treatments, including genetic, genomic, and family medical history, sexual orientation or other sexual information. In certain jurisdictions such as Australia and European Union, Sensitive Information may also include information that reveals race, financial or criminal history, ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or data that concerns an individual’s health, whether or not tied to PI.
1.6. “User Data” shall mean an anonymous and non-PI data about an End User or group of End Users.
2. OBLIGATIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1. Without derogating from the generality of any obligation, representation or warranty stipulated in Terms of Services and Privacy Policy, the Parties, are and will remain compliant at all times with applicable laws, regulations, seals, rules, policies and guidelines, including those of the platforms and channels through which a web traffic is generated (“Applicable Rules”). Applicable Rules include, but are not limited to, privacy protection laws of all the jurisdictions from which End Users are originated.
2.2. NC will only collect and use Personal Information that was explicitly consented by End Users. Such consent shall be informed and obtained either directly by NC through the Target Service, or as shared with NC by Ning based on informed End User Consent and subject to Ning’s Privacy Statement and/or explicit instructions or restrictions.
2.3. NC shall immediately edit or erase, if applicable and as the case may be, any PI that Ning instruct NC to erase, based on End User’s request.
2.4. Any and all Target Services shall carry a fully complaint privacy policy and any other disclosures of data collection practices, as required by Applicable Rules. In addition, where such data collection practices involve PI, an informed consent of End Users shall be demonstrated at all times.
2.5. NC shall not send, refer or upload any PI to Ning, unless consented by End User (collection, sharing and usage by Ning, with accordance to Ning’s Privacy Statement), and unless required by Ning for a fully disclosed and agreed upon purposes and usage.
2.6. If either Party collects or otherwise involves in collection, processing and usage of PI, it shall apply diligent measures and control to secure and safeguard any PI and the access to which.
2.7. Each Party will notify the other Party in writing of any limitation or restriction of User Data and/or Personal Information sharing or using, or, of any End User’s request to update, edit, or completely erase Personal Information.
2.8. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Parties’ Agreement:
2.8.1. NC acknowledges and agrees that it is its responsibility, liability and respectively undertakes to ensure that any data collection practice is disclosed, consented and treated in accordance with such disclosures and consent.
2.8.2. Each Party will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Party and/or its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, licensors, and assigns (“Party’s Indemnitees”), from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, actions, judgments, awards, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, any third party claim, suit, action or proceeding (“Claim”) arising from, connected with or relating to, (i) any breach of the obligations under this this Addendum, (ii) any violation and/or willful misconduct or unlawful or negligent act or omission by the indemnifying Party related to applicable privacy protection laws.
2.8.3. Each Party's total aggregate liability for all damages and losses under this Addendum will not, under any circumstances, exceed the amount of fees paid by NC to the Ning under this Agreement within the twelve (12) months preceding the date of bringing a Claim.