Effective Date: August 18, 2025
Last Revised: August 18, 2025 (see Revision History below)
Green Energy Reviews respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard information obtained through our website, energycourses.online (the “Site”). By using the Site, you consent to the practices described herein.
1. Categories of Data Collected
We may collect the following categories of personal data:
- Identity & Contact Data: name, email address, postal address.
- Usage & Technical Data: IP address, browser type/version, operating system, pages visited, time and date of visits, referring site.
- Cookies & Tracking Data: cookie identifiers, pixels, analytics, and similar technologies (see Section 3).
- User-Provided Content: survey responses, sign-up form inputs, communications.
2. Legal Bases for Processing
- With Consent: for newsletters, promotional communications, or non-essential cookies.
- Performance of Contract: providing reviews, responding to inquiries, or processing user submissions.
- Legal Compliance: fulfilling obligations (e.g., tax, audit).
- Legitimate Interests: improving Site experience, analytics, fraud prevention—subject to a balancing test to preserve rights and interests of users.
3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
- We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance functionality, personalize content, analyze traffic, and for advertising (if applicable).
- Categories include:
- Essential cookies needed for Site operation.
- Performance & Analytics cookies (e.g., measuring visits).
- Functional cookies (e.g., remembering preferences).
- Marketing cookies for third-party targeting.
- Users will be prompted at initial visit to consent (where required by law) and can later manage settings via a cookie banner or preferences center.
4. Third-Party Sharing
We may disclose personal data to:
- Service Providers: email platforms, hosting providers, analytics tools.
- Business Partners: on a need-to-know basis for delivering services.
- Legal, Governmental or Regulatory Authorities: when required by law.
- Corporate Transactions: for transfers in context of mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring—under confidentiality protections.
- We require third parties to implement adequate safeguards consistent with this policy.
5. User Rights
Depending on applicable law (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), users may have the following rights:
- Access & Portability: request a copy of their personal data.
- Correction: request correction of inaccuracies.
- Deletion (“Right to be Forgotten”): request removal where applicable.
- Restriction of Processing: request limitations on the use of data.
- Objection: object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
- Withdraw Consent: withdraw consent at any time, without affecting prior processing.
- Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: for CCPA-applicable residents, opt-out of sale or sharing of personal data (if applicable).
To exercise these rights, please contact us at myadonline56@gmail.com. We’ll respond within required legal timeframes (generally 30 days; extensions when permitted by law).
6. Data Retention Periods
- Transactional & Support Data: retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the original purpose (e.g., user account management).
- Marketing Communications Data: retained until consent is withdrawn or opt-out occurs.
- Cookies & Tracking Identifiers: retained per the stated cookie expiration periods or until consent is withdrawn.
- Records Relating to Legal Obligations: retained for statutory retention periods (typically 3–7 years, depending on jurisdiction).
7. Security Measures
- We implement organizational and technical safeguards, such as:
- Encryption (SSL/TLS in transit; encryption at rest where feasible)
- Access controls and authentication measures
- Regular vulnerability assessments and security audits
- Staff training on data protection and privacy best practices
- While we pursue high security, no system is perfect—so complete security cannot be guaranteed, though we will do our best.
8. Breach Notification
In the event of a personal data breach that may cause harm:
- We will investigate and assess the risk.
- Notify relevant regulatory authorities (e.g., DPA, CCPA regulators) within applicable legal timeframes (e.g., 72 hours under GDPR).
- Notify affected individuals without undue delay (when required), providing:
- Description of the breach
- Data categories involved
- Our contact details (myadonline56@gmail.com)
- Recommended mitigation steps for individuals
9. International Data Transfers
- We may transfer data to countries outside the EU, including the U.S.
- Under GDPR, such transfers are governed by:
- Adequacy decisions (e.g., EU Commission’s list of safe countries)
- Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or comparable mechanisms
- For California (CCPA), we adhere to statutory limits on transfers, including proper safeguards and transparency.
10. Contact Information
If you have questions, concerns, or want to exercise your rights:
Email: myadonline56@gmail.com
Address: Riga, Latvia
11. Severability
If any provision of this Privacy Policy is held invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be deemed severable and not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.
12. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Latvia, with exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of Riga, Latvia.
13. Revision History
| Date | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-18 | 1.0 | Initial version published and adopted. |
Summary at a Glance
- What we collect: identity, contact, usage, cookies, user-provided content
- Why we process: consent, contract, legal compliance, legitimate interest
- Cookies: may require consent; various categories used
- Sharing: with trusted third parties, under confidentiality
- Your rights: access, correction, deletion, opt-out, objection, data portability
- Retention: only as long as needed; cookie durations vary
- Security: encryption, access control, audits
- Breaches: prompt notification to authorities and individuals
- International transfers: governed by GDPR/CCPA safeguards
- Contact: myadonline56@gmail.com; Riga-based jurisdiction
- Severability & revision log: included; effective August 18, 2025