About This Policy
Effective date: November 15, 2024
EWI (“we,” “us” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information and how you can correct inaccuracies in the contact information you provide.
By visiting and using ewi.org (the “website”), you indicate your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and the collection, management, and use of your personal information as described below. We reserve the right to revise this policy at any time by updating this documentation without providing notice to you. The revisions are effective immediately. Your continued use of the website constitutes your acceptance to any revisions of this Privacy Policy.
Who We Are
Our organization is EWI, and our website address is https://ewi.org.
Our world headquarters is at the following address:
1250 Arthur E. Adams Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43221
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
Voluntarily submitted information
When you submit a contact form (correspondence request) or a form requesting our research papers, newsletters, or other resources, we may ask you for your name, email address, phone number, company name, request/message, desired deadline, and/or other information. Voluntarily submitted information may be subject to additional terms and restrictions requested by you and agreed upon at the time the information was submitted. EWI collects and stores all voluntarily submitted information indefinitely.
Information from our web server logs
When you visit most websites, you automatically disclose certain limited information about yourself, such as your internet protocol (IP) address, the time of your visit, and the referring location (e.g., the website or page that offered a link to a EWI page). Information that can potentially be collected when you visit our website includes, but is not limited to: IP address, referring location and operating system information, and various browser details. We collect and store all information that is automatically generated as you navigate our website.
How and When Information is Used
Personal information is data that can be used to uniquely identify or contact a single, specific person. EWI does not knowingly make your personal information available to any third parties without your permission.
Any information you enter into a form field is sent to our customer relationship management platform and/or the email addresses of relevant staff who manage requests and communications. The information is stored for the purposes described below.
For users that register with an account on our website (e.g., in Member Central), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information anytime.
When you provide personal information to us, we may use that information in one or more of the following ways:
- For the purpose for which it was provided (e.g., to provide services to you, contact you regarding services, to respond to your problems and comments);
- For system administration and other internal purposes, such as to improve our website and content or for internal data analysis and research;
- To keep you updated on EWI’s latest developments or to contact you for other informational, marketing, or promotional purposes;
- When we believe in good faith that release is appropriate to comply with law, to enforce our terms and conditions or to protect the rights, property or safety of users of this website or the public.
While your personal information helps us keep in contact with you and stay in touch with our users, we respect your decision not to be contacted by us in the future. You may opt out at any time. If you wish to opt out of future communications, please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]. (please include “Do Not Contact” in the subject line) or by writing to: EWI Attn: Privacy Policy Administrator, 1250 Arthur E. Adams Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43221
How We Use Your Non-Personal Information
Non-personal information is data that does not permit direct association with any single, specific individual. Non-personal data includes, but is not limited to, language, location, occupation, zip code, and area code. We may collect, use, transfer, and disclose non-personal information for any purpose, including providing aggregate non-personal information to third parties. Example of use include, but are not limited to, analyzing our website traffic in analytics tools to understand which parts of our website or services are of most interest, and using hashed (anonymized) email lists to generate lookalike audiences for paid advertising. In the event that we combine non-personal information with personal information, the combined information is treated as personal information for as long as it remains combined.
How We Use “Cookies” and Other Technologies
Cookies:
We may use “cookies” (small data files that assign you a unique identifier) and other technologies, such as pixel tags and web beacons, to help us better understand user behavior, tell us which parts of our website people have visited and to measure the effectiveness of advertisements and web searches. This information is non-personal information; however, to the extent that Internet Protocol (IP) addresses or similar identifiers are considered personal information by local law, we also treat these identifiers as personal information. You may use your browser’s preferences to disable cookies, and you may adjust cookie preferences using the cookie banner on our website. However, understand that by doing so, you may cause certain aspects of the website to operate incorrectly or otherwise limit the functionality of the website. Other third parties that link on this site may use cookies or collect other information when you go to their site. We do not control the collection or use of your information by these companies. Contact these companies directly if you have any questions about their collection or use of information about you.
Learn more about cookies from our Cookies Policy: https://ewi.org/cookies-policy/
How We Protect Your Information
We utilize appropriate security measures to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft, misuse, and alteration. We make reasonable efforts to protect the security of your personally identifiable information and periodically review and enhance these methods as necessary. However, we make no guarantee that unauthorized, inadvertent disclosures will never occur. All submissions of information by you on our website are made at your own risk.
The Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
How Can I Correct Inaccuracies in My Information?
You may request to correct inaccuracies in your contact information. To submit corrections to your contact information please email us at [email protected]. Please include “Contact Information Correction” in the subject line of your email message. Alternately, you may submit your corrections in writing to: EWI Attn: Privacy Policy Administrator, 1250 Arthur E. Adams Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43221