Emerging Frontiers (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our website or use our services.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect personal information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Contact us via email or contact forms
- Subscribe to our newsletter or intelligence updates
- Engage with our advisory or research services
This information may include your name, email address, organisation, job title, and the content of your communications with us.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain technical information, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on our site. This data is used only in aggregated, anonymised form to improve our service.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your enquiries and provide requested services
- Send you intelligence updates and newsletters (where you have opted in)
- Improve and optimise our website and content
- Comply with legal obligations
- Protect against fraud and unauthorised access
We will never use your personal information for purposes other than those described in this policy without your explicit consent.
3. Information Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third parties for commercial purposes. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website and conducting our services, subject to confidentiality agreements.
- Legal Requirements: When required by law, regulation, or legal process.
- Protection of Rights: When necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Emerging Frontiers or others.
5. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time, after which we will remove your contact details from our mailing list within 30 days.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Restriction: Request that we limit how we use your data.
- Portability: Request transfer of your data to another organisation.
- Objection: Object to certain types of processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@emergingfrontiers.org.
7. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Third-Party Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. This Privacy Policy applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
We use the following third-party services which may process data in connection with our website:
- Wix (content management and hosting)
- Substack (newsletter distribution)
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Emerging Frontiers