Last Updated: 02 March 2021
Your privacy is important to us. It is Ethical Fair’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across https://www.ethicalfair.com (“Website”).
We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.
You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.
Your continued use of our Website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us at hello at ethicalfair.com.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If our Website is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.ethicalfair.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
If you contact us through a form on our site we will save any information you provide, which may include your name, email address and other information. By filling in any form on this website you give us permission to store this information. You can have your information removed at any time by contacting us at hello at ethicalfair.com.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
This website uses LocalStorage to save the setting when Dark Mode support is turned on or off. LocalStorage is necessary for the setting to work and is only used when a user clicks on the Dark Mode button. No data is saved in the database or transferred.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) or services (e.g. Google Analytics, Facebook Messenger, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website or service.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content or service if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
When you browse our Website, we automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system. We also collect information about how you use our Website or our services, such as which pages you visit, how frequently you visit the site and so forth.
Directory Listings
When you provide us with personal information (such as your name and email address) as part of a directory listing request, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only. We may use this information to contact you regarding your listing now, or in the future and it will be retained indefinitely. During the submission we will also ask you directly for your expressed consent to contact you for Marketing purposes and for listing update reminders. This is entirely optional. If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent at anytime, by contacting us at hello at ethicalfair.com.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms and Conditions.
Links
When you click on links on our Website, they may direct you away from our Website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
For users that register a directory listing with us, we will store the information provided indefinitely.
We retain the right to remove any directory listings or user accounts at any time, without notification or explanation.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, have submitted a directory listing, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact information
If you would like to access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information please feel free to contact us on hello at ethicalfair.com