Privacy Policy

1. Introduction Welcome to The Energy Compass. This Privacy Policy is designed to inform you about our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may provide via this platform. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before using or submitting information to this site.
2. Consent By using this site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Whenever you submit information via this site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
3. Information Collected In order to engage with us and contribute your voice to shaping energy policies, you are asked to provide certain personal information. We collect the following types of information:

Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, city, and country of residence.

Demographic Information: Age range, preferred language, and occupation.

Interests and Preferences: Areas of interest in energy topics, and any specific questions you may have about energy.

4. Use of Your Information The personal information you provide will be used to:

Facilitate your participation in our initiatives to craft energy policies that reflect citizens’ perspectives.

Communicate with you about updates, events, and informational content related to energy issues.

Analyze and understand our audience to enhance the delivery and impact of our services.

Produce policy briefs, research, and public awareness content to accelerate the global energy dialogue.

5. Data Storage and Sharing

Storage: Your information is stored on secure servers and is accessed only by authorized personnel.

Sharing: We may share aggregate or de-identified information with research organizations, public bodies, or media partners to promote energy dialogue and drive policy change. Your personal information will only be shared publicly if it becomes necessary for public awareness, consultation or as part of policy briefs, and only with your explicit consent.

6. Data Security We employ robust security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. We undertake substantial precautions to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of data.
7. International Users and Data Transfers The Energy Compass is committed to protecting the privacy rights of users across the globe. Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, and request erasure of your data.

For users in certain regions, your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. We rely on recognized legal mechanisms for such transfers.

Users in some US states may also have specific rights regarding the collection and processing of their personal information.

8. Age Restrictions The Energy Compass does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you are under 16, please do not use our site or provide any personal information to us. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.
9. Access and Control You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information at any time. Please contact us to view or modify any personal information that you have provided to us.
10. Changes to the Privacy Policy This policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices concerning the collection and use of personal information. The revised policy will be posted on the site, and a prominent notice will be provided should there be any significant changes affecting the handling of your personal information.
11. Contact Information If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about this privacy policy or our information practices, please contact energycitizen@energycompass.org

Detailed Terms of Service

1. Introduction These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of The Energy Compass website and services. By accessing or using the Service, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.
2. Permitted Use You are granted a limited, non-exclusive right to create a link to the homepage of The Energy Compass so long as the link does not portray The Energy Compass, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Energy Compass logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.
3. Intellectual Property Rights The content and information on this site, as well as the infrastructure used to provide such content and information, is proprietary to The Energy Compass. You agree not to modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell or re-sell any content, information, software, products or services obtained from or through this site.
4. User Conduct You agree not to use this site or its content for any unlawful or prohibited purpose. You agree not to use the site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the site.
5. User Contributions By submitting information and content to The Energy Compass, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, distribute and display such content for the purposes outlined in our Privacy Policy. This license allows The Energy Compass to make your content available to the rest of the world and to let others do the same in furtherance of our mission.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties The Energy Compass makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this site or the information, content, materials, or products included on this site. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, The Energy Compass disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
7. Limitation of Liability In no event shall The Energy Compass be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the site, with the delay or inability to use the site, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the site.
8. Indemnification You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless The Energy Compass, its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with: (i) your use of the site or services in violation of these Terms; (ii) your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
9. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution The Energy Compass website is controlled and operated from the United States. We make no representations that the content or materials on this site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

The Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of a jurisdiction to be determined by The Energy Compass, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms shall be resolved through a method and in a venue to be determined by The Energy Compass.

10. Language In case of discrepancies between the English version of these Terms and any translated versions, the English version shall prevail.
11. Changes to Terms The Energy Compass reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.
12. Contact Information If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at energycitizen@energycompass.org