Privacy Policy

EthicalCargo is committed to ensuring the privacy of all our users. This Privacy Policy governs all non-members only pages on the EthicalCargo Website. It does not apply to pages hosted by other organisations, including the websites of United Nations, European Union or related organisations or third party sites. The EthicalCargo Website may be linked to the websites of such other parties, but those other sites may have their own privacy policies which apply to them.

By using the EthicalCargo Website, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy. EthicalCargo may change the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time. Your continued use of the EthicalCargo Website will be on the terms of this Privacy Policy as amended from time to time.

What types of information do we collect and store?

The type and amount of information we receive and store depends on how you use the EthicalCargo Website. You can access some of the pages on the EthicalCargo Website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. Our web servers collect anonymous logs during user visits to EthicalCargo Website. This information is used to create aggregate statistics, for example about when the EthicalCargo Website is accessed. These statistics help us understand how the EthicalCargo Website is used and provide us with information for improving it in the future.

We do not collect personal information (such as your name, address, phone number or e-mail address) on the non-members only pages of the EthicalCargo Website.

How do we use information collected on members?

Members’ personal information will be retained by EthicalCargo in a secure environment, will be kept confidential, and will only be used in connection with the purposes for which it is submitted, or as otherwise explained on the EthicalCargo Website or as necessary for us to comply with our legal obligations. All hotline enquiries will be treated as confidential requests for research or assessment and will not be disclosed to third parties.

Sharing of members’ personal information

The information you provide will not be sold or rented nor will it be shared with third parties unless we have your permission, or are required to disclose the information by law. Other members can not see the information you have submitted about yourself to the EthicalCargo website.

Use of cookies

A cookie is a text-only piece of information that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. A cookie will normally contain the name of the Internet domain from which the cookie has come, the "lifetime" of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.

EthicalCargo uses cookies and collects IP addresses (an IP address is a number that can uniquely identify a specific computer or other network device on the internet). We use analysis software to look at IP addresses and cookies for the purpose of enhancing your user experience. This information is not used to develop a personal profile of you and the log files are regularly purged.

Users have the opportunity to set their devices to accept all cookies, to notify them when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. To prevent the download of cookies, or otherwise control how cookies are used on your computer, please read the help information supplied with your Internet browser software or go to: http://www.allaboutcookies.org

Access to your personal information

You may have rights of access to personal information that we hold about you, to correct that information or, in some circumstances, to object to our processing of your information, under data privacy law. If you wish to exercise any of these rights or have any questions about this policy, please contact us through our .