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Privacy and Cookie Policy

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This is the Privacy and Cookie Policy of the usee.global website, hereon forth called Privacy Policy. Here, we provide information on the processing of your personal data as visitors, users and members of our Global Community, as well as participants such as sponsors, donors and volunteers interacting with our website.

USEE’s full name is Unite and Support Ecology and Economy – USEE, Lda. Our organisation is registered at Rua do Vice Almirante Antonio L. P., n° 54 in 7830-372 Serpa, Portugal as organisation with limited liability and holds the TAX number 516116339.

 

Like our website content, our Privacy Policy may change over time. Users of the website and people interacting with USEE are advised to regularly review our Privacy Policy for possible changes. The policy was last updated on 04. October 2023.

General Information

WHEN IS THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLICABLE?

This Policy is applicable to the processing of all personal data of users, people, organisations and institutions interacting with USEE, hereon forth called users.

WHO IS THE CONTROLLER OF YOUR DATA?

USEE is the controller for the processing of your personal data. USEE may pass your personal information on to third parties if strictly necessary, in connection to the functioning of our webpage and the therein offered services and products, as well as  for the processing on other official USEE channels like social media, and the processing of payment or shipping information initiated through our website.

WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address, computer and connection information, and purchase history. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page to help us design our webpage in a way that you can make the most of it. We also collect personally identifiable information (including name, email, password for USEE login, communications); payment details (including credit card information and crypto wallet), comments, feedback, ratings, reviews, inquiries, recommendations, and personal profile.

 

HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION?

When you surf or conduct a transaction on our website, as part of the process, we collect personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. Your personal information will be used for the specific reasons stated in this Policy only and we do NOT sell your information.

 

WHY DO WE COLLECT SUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We collect such non-personal and personal information for the following purposes:

  1. To provide and operate the services and offer products;

  2. To provide our users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;

  3. To be able to contact our visitors and users with general or personalized service-related policies, event invitations, updates and promotional messages or special offers;

  4. To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred non-personal information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services; 

  5. To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.

 

HOW DO WE STORE, USE, SHARE AND DISCLOSE YOUR SITE VISITORS' PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Our USEE website is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to present our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. The same thing goes for Google which we use to setup audio and video calls or to get in touch with you via e-mail.

 

All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. (PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information.) Our crypto payments are facilitated by Coinbase, wherein, by using their services their privacy policy applies.

 

HOW DOES USEE COMMUNICATE WITH WEBSITE VISITORS, MEMBERS OF OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPANTS?

We may contact you to welcome you, to see how you're getting along with our services and products, to notify you regarding your account, to troubleshoot problems with your account, to resolve a dispute, to collect fees or monies owed, to ask for your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our company and our progress, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our General Terms and Conditions or Donation Terms and Conditions applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes we may contact you via chat, email, telephone, text messages, and postal mail.

 

HOW DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TOOLS?

Wix uses cookies for important reasons, such as:

  • To provide a great experience for visitors, users, sponsors, donors and customers.

  • To identify registered members (users who registered to our site).

  • To monitor and analyze the performance, operation and effectiveness of Wix's platform and our website per se.

  • To ensure our platform is secure and safe to use. 

Specific Information

FOR WHAT PURPOSE DO WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

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To administer your role as participant or communicate with you (user, sponsor, hero, doner, member of our Global Community, job applicant, volunteer, collaborator and similar)

What does this purpose entail?

If you choose to register and submit personal information, USEE will store and process personal data, to administer your role and for communication regarding your engagement with USEE.

Which personal data do we process for this purpose?

USEE processes data such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, educational background, abilities, availability, skills, and other cv information, as well as data and correspondence relating to your engagement with USEE. If you wish to update your data or withdraw from interacting with USEE, you can do so by contacting us via our contact form.

For what period do we retain your personal data for this purpose?

Depending on your involvement with USEE, we may store your data for up to 10 years after your last engagement with USEE, as required by European Law, in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as the applicable Portuguese legislation.

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For sending you information about USEE and it’s development or in relation to your involvement with USEE

What does this purpose entail?

We would like to keep you updated on our latest vacancies, events, developments, news, as well as other processes and developments within USEE. If you have submitted your personal information and/or personal documents, we store these to update you as USEE develops further. We may do this by means of newsletters or by approaching you directly.

If you would like to stay informed on these topics, you can indicate this by subscribing through the registration on our website.

Which personal data do we process for this purpose?

For this purpose, we process your name, address, e-mail address, educational background, abilities, availability, skills, other cv information and information submitted and/or contained in the documents you submitted, as well as correspondence relating to your submission, registration and a record of which documents and newsletters we have sent you.

For what period do we retain your personal data for this purpose?

We may retain your personal data for 10 years even after receiving a cancellation request, in accordance to European and Portuguese Laws. In case you no longer wish to receive such information, you can opt out at any time by contacting us via our contact form and the unsubscribing option included in each newsletter. 

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For following up on your inquiries, suggestions and similar

What does this purpose entail?

You can submit enquires, feedback, ratings and questions to USEE via our various forms on our website, such as our contact form.

Which personal data do we process for this purpose?

For this purpose, USEE processes your name, your contact information, your correspondence with USEE about your inquiry, suggestion or similar and all other personal data you provide us with, and which is required to follow up on and/or to tend to your inquiry, suggestion or similar.

For what period do we retain your personal data for this purpose?

We retain your data together with your messages for as long as necessary for the processing purposes, and this information is then stored in accordance to Portuguese law for  10 years.

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Processing your data for donations

You can support us in the peaceful socio-economic revolution for the benefit of people, societies, ecosystems and the economy with your online donations. Your donation helps us get established, develop further and increase our impact potential across sectors.

You can make donations to our registered account or through our webpage and you can get detailed information on how we will process your personal data in relation to your donation in our Donation Terms and Conditions.

What does this purpose entail?

You can submit a donation form and complete your transaction online through our website, wix payments, coinbase or through your bank. Your donations are subject to the Donations Terms and Conditions. We will use the personal data you provide to process your donation(s), follow up on your inquiries concerning your donation(s), to thank you for your support, and to fulfil our legal obligations regarding your donation(s).

Which personal data do we process for this purpose?

For this purpose, we process your name, address, e-mail address, payment details, billing address, correspondence with USEE about inquiries concerning your donation(s) and all other personal data you provide us with, and which is required to follow up on and/or to handle your inquiry in a satisfactory manner.

For what period do we retain your personal data for this purpose?

Based on legal obligations we retain the relevant data until 10 years after your last donation.

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For creating a USEE member account

What does this purpose entail?

After making one or multiple donations to USEE through our webpage, you can create a USEE member account and/or get subscribed to get early access to behind-the-scenes content as user of our webpage and part of our global community. So you can follow up on what your contribution is facilitating as we grow.

Which personal data do we process for this purpose?

For this purpose, we process your name, e-mail address, payment details, billing address, details of the donation(s) you have made through our website.

For what period do we retain your personal data for this purpose?

We retain your personal data for as long as you have a USEE account. If you delete your account, your data will be kept for up to 10 years, in accordance to Portuguese and European law.

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If you participate in USEE events, to administer your participation and for follow up correspondence

What does this purpose entail?

We will process your data to be able to organize the event, to announce participants and to measure the response to the events. Depending on the event we may send you e-mails or messages to keep you updated about the event, feedback or future events.

Which personal data do we process for this purpose?

For this purpose, we use your name, address, e-mail address and any other relevant information you share with us in relation to the event.

For what period do we retain your personal data?

We store your personal data until after the event, for 10 years in accordance to Portuguese and European law.

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For the development and improvement of our Website

What does this purpose entail?

We perform research on our user’s visits and click behavior through statistical analysis. We use the results of such research to better understand how you interact with our services, to monitor aggregate usage and web traffic routing on our services, and to customize and improve our services. For this purpose, we also use cookies like the ones you can find in the table below.

Which personal data do we process for this purpose?

We process technical data such as links clicked on, web pages visited and the browser you have used. We retain this data in aggregated form so that we can monitor general trends in the use of the Website over a period of time.

For what period do we retain your personal data?

For personal data retained by cookies, see below. When your personal data is aggregated to show general trends or usage, it is anonymized and therefore no longer treated as personal data.

WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA?

USEE uses third parties for the processing of certain data, such as website hosting, communications and payment processing. These third parties have access to personal data in order to execute processes connected to our website and services. Only if USEE is required to do so by law, will your personal data be provided to supervisory agencies, fiscal authorities, and investigative agencies, but your information will NOT be sold.

 

  • Donations to USEE made via our Website will be collected and processed by partners like Wix, Stripe, RaiseNow, Twint, Caixa Geral de Depositos, Coinbase, Paypal. These entities gather payment details, personal information and your e-mail address, which may be used for communicating with you about payment-related matters and their own Privacy Policies may apply.

 

 

WHICH COOKIES DOES USEE USE?

Our Website uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file that we send to your internet browser so that we are able to recognize your browser when you return. Cookies can collect data on the use of the Website such as which pages are visited and the duration of a user's session. When you use the Website, the cookie sends data to USEE or to one of our third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics or Wix.

 

  • USEE does not retain a cookie longer than necessary. We use session cookies and permanent cookies:
    A session cookie can track usage such as the pages you visit and what options you use. When you close the internet browser, the session is ended and the cookie is deleted.
    A permanent cookie enables the Website to recognize you at a subsequent visit so we may also get in touch with you through the chat.

  • USEE stores cookies that are essential in providing the functionalities of the Website. For instance, the cookies enable us to customize and improve our services. You can change your browser’s settings to stop accepting cookies, or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit. However, some of the Website’s features may not function properly if you disable cookies.

 

 

USEE also places cookies that are not strictly necessary for providing the functionalities of the Website. Through such non-strictly necessary cookies, we collect information about your use of the Website and remember your preferences. For example, we track which pages are visited and the length of a user session, to minimise boring blind spots on our webpage. Through these cookies, we aim to improve your user experience of our website. By continuing to use the website, you consent to the use of cookies by USEE. If you do not consent to cookies being placed, you can block these by adjusting the settings in your browser.

 

The following links explain how to access cookie settings in various browsers:

 

 


To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

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USEE website cookies table provided by wix, our website building partner

THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Our Website may use a variety of services hosted by third parties, such as Wix, Stripe, RaiseNow, Twint, Multibanco, Caixa Geral de Depositos, Coinbase, Google Ads, Analytics and Tag Manager, Facebook Ads and similar. These services may collect information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, such as cookies or your IP request. We work with third parties to complete payments, analyse the usage of the website and to increase our reach. Google, Facebook and other Social Media Platforms use aggregated statistical data to give USEE an insight into the way users use the website and which countries users are from. For information on how the parties mentioned above use your personal information, please refer to their privacy policies. By using the website and interacting with our social media pages or content, you consent to the processing of data by these third parties in accordance with their privacy policies.

 

HOW TO TREAT LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA?

If you choose to share our website, video or content through social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter, your personal data (such as your name and the fact that you are interested in USEE) may also be visible to all the visitors of your personal social media page. On the use of such social media websites, the terms and conditions (including the privacy policy) of the social media website apply in addition to the USEE Privacy Policy, and General Terms and Conditions and Donation Terms and Conditions where applicable. USEE is not responsible for the processing of personal data or the privacy policy of any social media websites or organisations outside of USEE.

 

MAY PEOPLE BELOW THE AGE OF 16 PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA?

Persons below the age of 16 may only provide personal data to USEE if they have the permission of at least one of their parents or legal guardians who has read this Privacy Policy, and our General Terms and Conditions and our Donation Terms and Conditions if applicable.

 

HOW DO WE SECURE DATA?

Your personal data is treated as strictly confidential and USEE has taken appropriate technical and organizational security measures against loss or unlawful processing of this data. To this purpose USEE uses several security techniques including secure servers, firewalls and encryption, as well as physical safeguard of the locations where data are stored.

 

WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS AS A DATA PROVIDOR?

You may at all times and without any cost access the data you have provided to USEE, you can object to the processing of your data, and, if you wish, have these data rectified or deleted, within the limitations of Portuguese and European law.

For any concerns or requests concerning your personal information, our Terms & Conditions or Privacy Policy, please reach out to us through the contact form on our website.

Finally, in addition to the rights mentioned above, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the Portuguese Protection Authority, should you see fit.

We hope to provide for a pleasant experience with maximal transparency, for you to enjoy your time with USEE. Should you run into difficulties on our Website or have any inquiries, please reach out to us

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