Welcome to the Climate Solutions Prize ("CSP") Privacy Policy. CSP has put this policy in place to protect the privacy rights of visitors to the Climate Solutions Prize website (the "Site") and mobile application, and organizations and individuals submitting applications and materials for the Climate Solutions Prize through the Site (the "Applicants"). We recognize that our visitors and Applicants care deeply about how their Personal Information is used and shared, and we value their privacy and security. This Privacy Policy addresses our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing information collected from or submitted by visitors and Applicants. Please carefully read this policy together with our website Terms of Use, found at https://climatesolutionsprize.com/terms.asp.

Important Information

By submitting information to the Climate Solutions Prize, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of your information in or to Canada or other locations that may have different or less stringent data protection laws than your country, for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of the Privacy Policy and the website Terms of Use, please immediately discontinue use of the Site.

Definitions

"Climate Solutions Prize", "CSP", "us", "we", and "our" refer to the Climate Solutions Prize organization.

"Personal Information" is information you provide to us or information we collect from you through the Site that identifies or could be used to identify you, and is recorded in any form. We collect some or all of the following types of Personal Information from you through your use of the Site: your name, age, date of birth, contact details (such as address, phone number, email address, password, identification number on government-issued ID), personal identification number, financial information (such as bank account number), device details (such as IP address, web browser user-agent information), demographic details (such as gender or age), your and your family members’ employment information, and information about your interests and affiliations. The following information is not considered Personal Information: public telephone directories, where the subscriber can refuse to be listed, professional and business directories available to the public, public registries and court records, and other publicly available printed and electronic publications.

What This Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy covers the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of personal and non-Personal Information collected from you while on the Site, and during the process of registering for an account on the Site and submitting Submissions to the Climate Solutions Prize.

Why We Collect and Use Your Information

We identify the purpose for which your Personal Information is collected and will be used or disclosed. If that purpose is not listed below, we will identify the purpose before or at the time the information is actually being collected. You will be deemed to consent to our use of your Personal Information for the purpose of:

• communicating with you generally;
• protecting against fraud or error;
• complying with legal and governmental requirements;
• certifying and verifying Registration Information and Submissions;
• verifying the eligibility and/or legitimacy of any submission and/or other information entered (or purportedly entered) for the purposes of the Climate Solutions Prize;
• verifying an individual’s eligibility to participate in the Climate Solutions Prize; and
• fulfilling any other purpose that would be reasonably apparent to the average person at the time we collect it from you.

What Information We Collect

As a result of your interaction with our Site, providing Registration Information and Submissions, or otherwise interacting with CSP in respect of the Climate Solutions Prize, we may collect certain Personal Information, as described above.

We may also collect non-Personal Information, such as:

• the web page that referred you to our Site;
• which of the pages on our Site you request and visit;
• the date and time of each request you make to our Site;
• comments and suggestions from you;
• correspondence between you and CSP; and
• any other information you provide to us.

Collection of Your Information

CSP collects only the information required for the purposes of administering the Climate Solutions Prize and related activities. CSP will collect Personal Information only by clear, fair and lawful means.

We may use automatic data collection and other locally stored data technologies such as tracking pixels, JavaScript, cookies, and local storage to collect certain information about your device.

Limitation of Disclosure and Retention of Information

CSP does not disclose Personal Information to any organization or person for any reason except the following:

• we employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf, including sending postal mail and e-mail, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing payments, and administering the Climate Solutions Prize and the CSP website. They have access to Personal Information needed to perform their functions, but are not permitted to use it for other purposes.

CSP retains your Personal Information only as long as it is required to administer the Climate Solutions Prize or as required by applicable laws.

Do Not Track

CSP does not change behavior in response to a web browser’s Do Not Track signal. We provide the same level of protection to all information we collect.

Accessing Your Information

To request access, correction, update, suppression, restriction, or deletion of your Personal Information, or object to our processing of such Personal Information, or to receive an electronic copy of your Personal Information, please contact us at info@climatesolutionsprize.com.

Sharing Personal Information

In limited circumstances, we may share Personal Information:

• with your permission;
• in anonymized form;
• with third-party service providers assisting in the facilitation of the Climate Solutions Prize;
• for legal reasons; or
• to protect our organization, employees, contractors, users, or the public.

How We Protect Personal Information

We employ physical, administrative, and technical measures, policies, and procedures to protect your Personal Information. These include:

• physical security such as restricted access and locked filing cabinets;
• electronic security such as password protection and encryption;
• limiting access to Personal Information to necessary personnel; and
• requiring service providers to maintain data confidentiality.

Third-Party Advertisers and Links to Other Websites

Our site may include third-party advertising and links. We do not control the privacy practices of these advertisers or third-party websites.

Children

We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided Personal Information, please contact us.

California Residents

We do not share Personal Information for direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and wish to inquire about our privacy practices, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Continued use of the Site after changes indicates acceptance.