PRIVACY POLICY

Please read our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information under our website.

The OECS Commission  is the data controller and is responsible for the collection and processing of personal data.

Personal data is collected and processed by the OECS based on your consent. Consent is given by accepting the terms presented in the consent when the OECS website or app is accessed. You can withdraw your consent at any time by submitting an email request to the OECS using the contact details below and by removing the associated cookies from your internet browser. Instructions for the disabling of cookies can be found in our Cookie Policy. Your personal data will no longer be gathered once you have withdrawn your consent but information gathered previously will be retained.

When registering or making inquiries on our website, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number or other details. We collect this information to help improve your experience and for share information leading up to the Summit.

We collect information from you when you register and submit an inquiry, respond to a survey, fill out a form or enter any other information on our website. When persons visit our website, third party services such as Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Zoom among others are used to collect standard internet log information (such as the visitor’s IP address and browser type) and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to allow us to keep track of the number of visitors that visit our website and app and to understand how our website and app are used.

In any instance where we collect your personal data, we will make this clear to you and will set out how we will use it. We will only use your personal data in a way that is compatible with the uses outlined below and we will not share your information with any other organisations for marketing, market research or commercial purposes. We do not pass on your details to other websites. The OECS will never send out emails seeking information from anyone unless that person has first communicated with the OECS.

We may use the information we collect to:

• Share SDM Summit and related events updates and documents
• Improve your browsing experience to better serve you;
• Respond to your customer service requests;
• Follow up with visitors/applicants after correspondence.

Your personal information is stored using secured networks and a variety of security measures are implemented when a user places an order, enters submits or accesses information to maintain the safety of your personal information. We also perform regular vulnerability checks and malware scanning.

You have the right to access and rectify your personal data, to restrict the processing of your data and to ask for your data to be deleted.

Requests regarding the paragraph above should be submitted to the OECS at [email protected]

Our third-party service providers are listed below:

• Website Analytics/User Tracking: Google Analytics,
• Mailchimp
• Prezly

Our website and app may include links to other websites. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. The OECS is not responsible or liable for the content or activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our website and app and welcome any feedback about these sites.

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.

https://www.oecs.org/en/contact-us/2-contact-oecs-secretariat

[email protected]