Privacy Policy

We, Global Energy & Environment Foundation (“we” or “us” or “the GEEF”), take individual privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy Statement explains our policies and practices.

We respect your privacy and we will use reasonable endeavours:

• to implement computer, physical and procedural safeguards to reasonably protect the security and confidentiality of the personal data we collect;
• to limit the personal data collected to the minimum required to provide better service;
• to permit only properly trained, authorized employees to access personal data;
• not to disclose your personal data to external parties unless you have agreed, we are required by law or any lawful request of any enforcement agencies, or we have previously informed you.

1. Information collection

In order to provide better service to you and to fulfil the purposes set out in the next paragraph, we may collect certain information when you register with us or communicate with us. In the process, we may also collect personal information (including name, email address and physical address) of individual contact persons of companies or their employees. As stated in the registration form, some of the requested information is mandatory and some of them you may provide voluntarily. If specific mandatory information is requested but not supplied, we may be unable to provide the requested service. We only retain personal data for so long as it is necessary for fulfilling the purposes set out in the next paragraph.

2. Use of information

The purposes for which information may be used by us include:

• processing applications for participant, our business events on environment, energy, healthcare, human resources;
• facilitating and enhancing our operations by incorporating the personal data into our database and conducting analysis, research and auditing based on the personal data;
• promoting and notifying you of our events / trade fairs in India and around the world, and events or trade fairs organised by our affiliates and joint venture partners;
• distributing publications and research materials of our organization;
marketing our services or products; and/or

Direct marketing

We intend to use your personal data, including your name, email address and physical address, to conduct direct marketing in relation to the promotion of and invitation to our trade fairs in India and around the world, and events or trade fairs organised by our affiliates and joint venture partners, as well as the promotion of our services via fax, email, direct mail, telephone, social media and other means of communication, or send e-newsletters to you. We will not so use your personal data unless we have received your consent for the said intended use. You may choose not to receive promotional materials by simply telling us through the contact details below, and we will cease to do so, without charge.

3. Disclosure / Transfer of Data

We will keep the personal data we hold confidential but may provide or transfer the personal data to:

• our agents, advisers, auditors, contractors, and service providers in connection with our operations or services for facilitating and enhancing our operations and conducting analysis, research and auditing based on the personal data;
our overseas offices, affiliates, and joint venture partners, which are also exhibition organisers, for the purpose of conducting direct marketing in relation to the promotion of and invitation to our trade fairs in India and around the world;
• persons to whom we are required to make disclosure under applicable laws in or outside India; and/or
• another company or person to whom we may transfer our business.

Provision of data for direct marketing

Please note that we intend to share the personal data we collect, (including your name, email address and physical address), to offices, affiliates, and joint venture partners, which are also exhibition organisers, for their use in direct marketing in relation to the promotion of and invitation to their trade fairs and events. We will not so provide your personal data for the said purposes unless we have received your express consent to the aforesaid intended provision. You may choose not to receive promotional materials by simply telling us through the contact details below, and we will cease to do so, without charge.

4. Cookies

When you browse our website, cookies may be stored in your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to personalise your use of our website and to operate the service areas. You have a choice not to accept cookies, but if you do certain functionality may become unavailable.

5. Security

In general, your personal data is kept confidential and is only accessible by authorised personnel. Personal data stored electronically are password-protected. Encryption technology is used on our secured web areas. We have implemented reasonable security practices including but not limited to physical, organizational, contractual and technological security measures to protect your personal information from loss or theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification, and we make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all third parties to whom we transfer personal information in accordance with this privacy policy maintain security safeguards commensurate with market practices. We recommend that you do not divulge your user login name and password to anyone. Our personnel will never ask you for your user login name and password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited e-mail. Remember to sign out of your account and close your browser window when you have finished your session with the website. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your user account and password.

6. Hyperlinks

Our websites may include links to external sites, including sites of members, third parties and "co-branded" sites. Links to external sites do not imply any endorsement of such sites (or any products or services offered thereon) by us or any warranty or guarantee of any information provided thereon. We disclaim and exclude any responsibility or liability for any external site for which a link is provided and this Privacy Policy shall not apply to any such site. Please refer to the privacy policies of the other websites.

7. Changes

Any changes to this Privacy Policy Statement will be posted on this webpage and effective immediately on the posting date. We encourage you to visit this page periodically to review any changes.

8. Your consent and rights

You have the right to access and rectify the personal information that we hold about you by making a request to our business intelligence dept. Please send requests to access or correct data, to cease communications, and questions or complaints to:

Global Energy & Environment Foundation (The GEEF)
331A, Vardhman Crown Mall, Sector 19, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075
Tel: +91 011 4553 6559
Email: geef.foundation@gmail.com

You may also for legitimate reasons, object to the processing of your personal data and withdraw your consent to the information being collected by sending us a notice by letter, fax or email, however, we may consequently be unable to provide certain requested services. Upon receipt of such notice we will use our best endeavours to delete all of your personal information.

By the continued use of our services, you agree to have read and abide by this privacy policy, and understand that your personal data and information may be used in the manner set out in this privacy policy.