Privacy Policy

Last updated: 31 July 2026

Earthwise Institute respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal data collected through this website.

 

1. Who we are

This website is operated by Earthwise Institute, a non-profit organisation established in France.

Our website address is: https://earthwise.institute.

Registered address: 8a Avenue du General de Gaulle, 40500 Saint-Sever France

Earthwise Institute is responsible for deciding how and why personal data collected through this website is used.

 

2. Personal data we collect

Data-download forms

When you request access to one of our datasets, we collect the information you provide through the form, which may include:

  • your name;

  • your email address; and

  • your work sector.

The form may also record basic technical information associated with the submission, such as the submission time and IP address, depending on our website and form settings.

 

Website statistics

We use Burst Statistics to obtain basic information about the use of our website, such as visitor and page-view counts.

The statistics service may process limited technical information, such as IP addresses, browser or device information, visited pages, referring pages and the date and time of a visit.

Where legally required, non-essential statistics technologies are used only after the visitor has given consent through our cookie settings.

 

Website security

We use Cloudflare Turnstile to protect our forms from spam, bots and other automated misuse.

Cloudflare may process limited technical and device information in order to determine whether a visitor is a person or an automated system.

 

3. Why we use personal data

We use personal data to:

  • provide access to requested datasets;

  • communicate with users about their requests;

  • understand which professional sectors use our research;

  • measure and improve the performance of our website;

  • protect our website and forms from spam, abuse and security threats; and

  • comply with applicable legal obligations.

We do not sell personal data or use information submitted through the data-download form for advertising.

 

4. Legal bases

We process personal data on the basis of:

  • our legitimate interests in distributing our research, understanding its use, operating and improving our website, and maintaining its security;

  • your consent, where consent is legally required for optional cookies or statistics technologies; and

  • compliance with legal obligations, where applicable.

You may withdraw consent for optional cookies or statistics technologies at any time through the cookie-preference settings on our website.

 

5. Who may receive personal data

Personal data may be processed by authorised members of Earthwise Institute and by service providers that help us operate the website, including:

  • WordPress and the Fluent Forms plugin used to manage form submissions;

  • Burst Statistics used to track website visit statistics;

  • Cloudflare, which provides Turnstile bot protection.

These providers may process personal data only as necessary to provide their services and subject to applicable contractual and legal safeguards.

We may also disclose information where required by law or where necessary to protect our legal rights.

 

6. How long we retain personal data

We retain data submitted through our forms only for as long as necessary to:

  • provide and manage access to the requested dataset;

  • understand the use and impact of our research;

  • respond to related enquiries; and

  • comply with any applicable legal obligations.

We periodically review the information we hold and delete or anonymise it when it is no longer needed.

Technical, security and website-statistics information is retained in accordance with the settings and retention periods of the relevant service provider and only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy.

 

7. Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

  • request access to your personal data;

  • request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;

  • request deletion of your personal data;

  • object to certain processing based on legitimate interests;

  • request restriction of processing;

  • receive certain information in a portable format; and

  • withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise your rights, contact us at: contact.earthwise@earthwise.institute

We may need to request limited additional information to confirm your identity before responding. We will respond in accordance with the time limits required by applicable data-protection law.

 

8. Complaints

Please contact us if you have concerns about how we use your personal data, at: contact.earthwise@earthwise.institute

 

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services or legal obligations change.

The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently updated.