This privacy statement covers the website at www.adi-associates.com (referred to as “Site”).
Privacy policy
This Privacy Policy applies to persons or companies that use this Site.
Our Commitment to Privacy
Adi Associates Environmental Consultants Limited (herein the “Company,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of users (herein “user,” “you,” or “your”) of our website. Our Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Site and our services. This Privacy Policy will be continuously reassessed against new technologies, business practices, and our clients’ needs. This Privacy Policy applies to this Site and governs data collection and usage at this Site. It is to be read in its entirety.
Types of Information Collected
We collect information about your computer, software and browsing patterns when you visit our Siteby using ‘cookies’. This is done through the services offered by Google Analytics. The cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports which help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. To find out more about these cookies please click here for an overview of privacy at Google. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
In order for you to access certain services that we offer via the Site or otherwise, we may require you to provide us with information that personally identifies you, such as your name, address, e-mail address and home and business telephone numbers (“Personal Information”). If you communicate with us by email, or complete online forms, surveys, or the like, any information provided in such communication may be collected as Personal Information.
Use of Cookies
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent the browser from accepting the cookie. Most browsers can be configured to reject cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Keep in mind that if you refuse cookies, it is possible that some portions of the Site may not function exactly as intended.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are a feature of web browser software that allows web servers to recognise the computer used to access a web site. Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by a user’s web browser on the user’s hard drive. Cookies can remember what information a user accesses on one web page to simplify subsequent interactions with that website by the same user or to use the information to streamline the user’s transactions on related web pages. This makes it easier for a user to move from web page to web page and to complete commercial transactions over the internet. Cookies should make your online experience easier and more personalised.
Uses and Sharing of Information Collected
Except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, we will keep your Personal Information private and will not share it with third parties, unless such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with legal process (such as a court order) or other legal requirements of any governmental authority; (b) protect our rights or property; (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of this Site, this website, or the public; or (d) operate or conduct maintenance and repair of our services or equipment, as authorised by law. Your Personal Information is stored on secure servers that are not accessible by third parties.
We take all the necessary precautions to ensure that any data collected by means of online surveys and other data collection methods is used only for the purpose for which it is collected.
We may use traffic data to analyse trends, administer the Site, track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use so that we can better understand who our audience is and what it is that our audience wants. Demographic information that may be collected in aggregate includes: domain name, geographic area, website/search engine referrer, and browser and platform type. None of the demographic information collected will be able to be identified on an individual basis.
We may use your email address to send you information about our company and services, or to contact you when necessary.
You should be aware that if you voluntarily disclose personal information online in a public area, that information may be collected and used by others. We do not control the actions of our visitors. If you disclose personal information in any publicly accessible place on the Site, you do so at your own risk and you understand that your submitted information may be collected and used by others to send you unsolicited messages, advertisements, or for other purposes.
Please remember that protection of your privacy begins with you. You are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any password you use to register, and you should always be careful and responsible whenever disclosing information online.
Links
This Site may contain links to third-party websites. In addition, third-party websites may contain links to our Site. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other sites and we do not intend to imply sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement with third-party sites. Such other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information.
Security
The Site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. We utilise encryption/security software to safeguard the confidentiality of Personal Information we collect from unauthorised access or disclosure and accidental loss, alteration, or destruction.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make reasonable efforts to ensure security on our systems.
Notification of Changes
We may change our Privacy Policy at any time by updating this posting. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will update the Privacy Policy modification date below. This policy was last modified on 08/08/2012.
If at any point we decide to use Personal Information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by e-mail. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their Personal Information in this different manner. We will use Personal Information in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which the information was collected. Your continued use of any portion of the Site following notification or posting of such changes will constitute your acceptance of those changes.
Acceptance of Privacy Policy
By using this Site and its services, you signify your assent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy or are not comfortable with any policy described in this Privacy Policy statement, your only remedy is to discontinue use of the Site. Your continued use of this Site following posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy or any questions about the security of our Site, you can us send an email to info@adi-associates.com.