The Energy Charter Secretariat (“ECS”) operates this website. This Privacy Policy page informs you of our policy regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data we receive from users of this website.
The ECS respects and protects the privacy of its users and ensures that any personal data users may share remains private and is used only in strict accordance with this Privacy Policy.
In using this website, including any of the text, multimedia, data or other content made available on or through this website, users:
- agree to the collection and use of information of their personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy;
- acknowledge that they have fully read and understood and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy;
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acknowledge and agree that Information available on this website is the valuable property of the ECS, and the ECS retains copyright, database rights and any other applicable intellectual property rights in this respect.
Information Collection and Use
For the purposes of website traffic analysis, technical support and for securing and maintaining the ECS website, a log of all visits to the website is maintained. When users visit the website to read or download information, the ECS will collect and store only the following information through ©Google Analytics: date and time, originating IP address, domain name, type of browser and operating system used (if provided by the browser), URL of the referring page (if provided by the browser), object requested and completion status of the request.
The information is anonymously recorded and is used and analysed only at an aggregate level; none of it is reviewed at an individual level.
Password and Security Notification
Certain additional information and services available on this Website may be accessible to you only if you have been provided with a Username and Password (“Password User”). Use of such additional information and services shall be subject to additional terms and conditions. You, as a Password User, are solely responsible for (1) maintaining the confidentiality of the password and user ID and (2) all activities that occur by users of the password and user ID. The Password User shall immediately notify the EIRA team of any loss or theft of the password, or if the confidentiality of the password has otherwise been compromised in any way. The ECS will not be responsible or liable for any loss, expense or damage arising in any way from the use of the password and user ID and/or the accessing of information or materials therewith.
Contribution to the Energy Charter Treaty website and use of the contact form
The ECS may use your personal data provided in the contact form to send you newsletters and information on publications, events and other information related to the work of the ECS. Also in the case of contributions, personal data contained in the documents provided will be displayed in the bibliography list.
These personal data and any information concerning users are used only for the specific advertised purpose and will not be disclosed to third parties for commercial purposes.
All ECS officials and non-officials who have access to the personal data stored on the website are obliged to respect the confidentiality of such data. The ECS will make a genuine effort to respond in a timely manner to any of your requests or to correct inaccuracies in your personal data.
At any time, you may request the deletion or correction of your personal data. For such requests, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Cookies
Some features of this website use its own cookies and third-party cookies to prepare statistical information and improve the user browsing experience.
Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to the user’s browser from a website and stored on the user’s computer's hard drive.
Users have the possibility to accept or decline cookies. However, if declining the use of cookies, users may not be able to use some portions of this website.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
The ECS reserves the right to update or change its Privacy Policy at any time and users should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of this website after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgement of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us or by placing a prominent notice on our website.
Contact us
If you have any question about this Privacy Policy, please refer to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
