Privacy Policy

General
This is the privacy policy of the Cornerstone of Rural Electrification (hereafter: “CORE”). CORE acts as the controller of your personal data, which it can obtain (i) directly from you, or (ii) indirectly through third parties, such as your employer, your organisation, subcontractors, its partners, or its contracting parties.

Established in 2021, CORE is an international initiative initiated by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), UN Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and International Copper Association (ICA). CORE is managed by Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE).

CORE can at any moment modify this privacy policy. We, therefore, encourage users to consult regularly for updates.

Legal framework
This privacy policy is subject to privacy legislation, i.e.: the Belgian Data Protection Act of 8th December 1992 on the protection of privacy in relation to the processing of personal data (as amended) (the “Privacy Act”); and/or Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (“GDPR”); and/or All other applicable legislation regarding the protection of privacy and the processing of personal data; CORE’s server and hosting are managed by Dreamhost.

Purpose
CORE can process personal data in accordance with this privacy policy, in order to: achieve the purpose and exercise its activities; and/ or provide direct marketing regarding its activities such as updates, newsletters, direct marketing info brochures, emails, marketing materials, invitations to events such as conferences, exhibitions, trainings, launches, seminars and workshops and other information that may be useful to you; and/ or execute the contract(s) that have been concluded with you or your employer or organisation you are a member of; and/ or prospect new partners (e.g. subcontractors, or contracting parties); and/ or better understand your needs and preferences in order to adjust its services hereto; and/or acquire statistical data; and/ or inform third parties (e.g. subcontractors, partners or contracting parties); and/or comply with applicable legislation.

Data collection and management
To optimise the experience for users of our website, we use the following sections and third-party services to collect data from our visitors.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised data from website visitors to learn how visitors use different sections of CORE’s online presence. The data collected is anonymous and cannot be traced back to individual visitors. You can read more about Google’s privacy policy here. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the browser plugin provided by Google.

CORE Academy Application: Organisations and individuals that would like to enrol to CORE academy can get in touch with CORE Academy Manager Andre Susanto (a.susanto@core-initiative.org). The data provided by organisations will be used to determine if the applicant is eligible for the CORE Academy and CORE’s internal mailing list.

CORE Newsletter: CORE uses an embedded form to allow website visitors to subscribe to the CORE newsletter. CORE uses Constant Contact for its email marketing purposes. You can unsubscribe from the CORE Newsletter by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of one of the previous editions. The privacy policy of Constant Contact can be accessed here.

Registration Forms for CORE Events: CORE can process personal data in accordance with the EU GDPR, in order to: achieve the purpose and exercise its activities; provide direct marketing regarding its activities such as updates, newsletters, emails, marketing materials, invitations to events such as conferences, latest DRE news, exhibitions and webinars; execute the contract(s) that have been concluded with you or your employer prospect for new partners and students; better understand your needs and preferences in order to adjust its services hereto; acquire statistical data; and
inform third parties.

Data storage period: CORE stores the personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose.

Personal data
The personal data CORE can process are, i.e.: first name, name, address, email address, phone number, birth date, birthplace, profession, and function within your organisation.

By agreeing to this privacy policy, you guarantee that the personal data you have provided, are complete and correct.

By agreeing to this privacy policy, partners that provide personal data of third parties (e.g. their employees, members, board members, staff, subcontractors, and contracting parties) to CORE guarantee that (i) these personal data are lawfully obtained and (ii) that the partner is authorised to transfer these personal data to CORE. These partners will comply with the Privacy Legislation. These partners will indemnify CORE against, hold CORE harmless against and shall compensate CORE for all claims that would result from non-compliance with the abovementioned guarantees and Privacy Legislation.

Transfer of personal data to third parties
CORE guarantees it does not transfer your personal data to third parties, unless: There is a legal obligation to transfer the personal data;
To its partners (e.g. subcontractors, partners or contracting parties) for the achievement of the Purpose; and CORE has a legitimate interest to do so. Third parties to whom CORE may, or is obliged to, transfer personal data on the basis of the above categories, can be located within or outside the European Union. The personal data may thus be transferred to companies or authorities of non-EU countries. CORE cannot be held responsible regarding the transfer of personal data and cannot be liable for the further processing of the personal data by third parties.

Your rights
CORE commits to take (or have) all reasonable measures (taken) to its best ability to safeguard the protection of the personal data through technical safety measures and an appropriate safety policy for its employees. The personal data are stored with CORE, or, if applicable, with the processor of the personal data on servers located on Dreamhost. You acknowledge and accept that the transfer and storage of personal data is never without risk and consequently, the damage that you may suffer from the unlawful use of your personal data by third parties can never be collected from CORE.

Security
CORE commits to take (or have) all reasonable measures (taken) to its best ability to safeguard the protection of the personal data through technical safety measures and an appropriate safety policy for its employees. The personal data are stored with CORE, or, if applicable, with the processor of the personal data on servers located on Dreamhost. You acknowledge and accept that the transfer and storage of personal data is never without risk and consequently, the damage that you may suffer from the unlawful use of your personal data by third parties can never be collected from CORE.

Liability
CORE can solely be held accountable for damages that directly result from the processing of your personal data due to a fault or negligence of CORE. In any event, CORE cannot be held liable: (i) in circumstances of force majeure and/or (ii) for any indirect or consequential damage and/or (iii) for damages that result from errors, faults or negligence by you or third parties.

Severability
If any provision in this privacy policy is deemed to be unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be amended by CORE and yourself insofar as necessary in order to make it lawful or enforceable, while retaining the meaning of CORE and yourself with respect to that provision as much as possible.

Whenever possible, the provisions of this privacy policy shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be valid and enforceable under the applicable law. However, if one or more provisions of this privacy policy are found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remainder of that provision and this privacy policy shall remain in full force and effect as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

Governing law and jurisdiction
All disputes between users and CORE regarding personal data and privacy issues are exclusively subject to Belgian law, excluding any conflict of law principles.

Every dispute, particularly regarding personal data and privacy issues, belongs to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Brussels, Belgium.

Data Storage Period
CORE stores personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose.

Data Protection Officer
Ling Ng l.ng@core-initiative.org

Changes to this Data Protection Policy
This privacy policy may be changed in line with internal and legal developments. We will not explicitly inform our members or website users of these changes. Instead, we recommend that you check this page from time to time for any policy changes. We will highlight the changes made in a changelog on this page.