Privacy Policy

1. INTRODUCTION

CSC values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and in particular with the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP).

This Privacy Policy informs you about how we process your personal data when you visit our website https://csc.eco/ (regardless of the location from which you connect) or when you interact directly with us.

2. DATA CONTROLLER

In this Privacy Policy, the terms “CSC”, “we”, “our” or “us” refer to:

The Concrete Sustainability Council (a Swiss Association) Rue de la Cité 1 1204 Geneva Switzerland

We have appointed a personal data supervisor who is responsible for handling matters related to this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions regarding the Privacy Policy, and in particular if you wish to exercise your rights, please contact the personal data controller at the following contact details:

The Concrete Sustainability Council Rue de la Cité 1 1204 Geneva Switzerland Tel: […] Email address: [à completer, for example privacy@csc.eco ]

We only respond to enquiries and requests related to personal data protection. Please send any communications in either English or French.

3. DATA WE COLLECT

Through the use of this website or through direct interaction with us, we may collect, use, store and transfer different types of data about you that are grouped as follows: • Identity data, which include first name, maiden name, last name, username or any similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender; • Contact data, which include postal address, email address and phone numbers; • Technical data, which include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, your time zone and location, browser plug-in types and versions, your platform and operating system, and the technologies on the devices you use to access the website; • Usage data, which include information about how you use our website; • Marketing and communication data, which include your preferences regarding receiving marketing messages from us and from third parties and your communication preferences.

We do not collect sensitive personal data about you (which include details about your origins, your religious or philosophical beliefs, your sexual life, your sexual orientation, your political opinions, your union membership, your health, and genetic and biometric data). We also do not collect information about criminal convictions or offenses.

4. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We collect your personal data through various means including: • Direct interactions. You may provide us, notably by using our website, with your identity, contact details as well as your marketing and communication preferences by filling out forms or corresponding with us via mail, phone, email, or otherwise; • Automated technologies or interactions. When you use our website, we automatically collect technical data about your equipment, activity, and browsing patterns. We collect this personal data using cookies, server log files, and similar technologies. Please see our cookie policy for more information; • Third parties. We may receive personal data about you sent by third parties notably such as authorized representatives or analytical solutions.

5. HOW WE USE YOUR PERONAL DATA

Your personal data is used to provide services, process transactions, communicate updates, improve our platform and comply with legal obligations.

We ensure that personal data we process follows principles of fairness, transparency, and accountability. Your personal data will not be processed for purposes beyond those originally specified unless legally permitted or we reasonably believe it is needed for another reason compatible with the initial objective.

6. DATA RETENTION

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to pursue the motifs for which we collected it, including for the purposes of fulfilling legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting obligations. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in case of a claim or if we reasonably believe there is a possibility of litigation concerning our relationship with you.

To determine the appropriate retention period for your personal data, we take into account the quality, nature, and sensitivity of the data, the potential risk of harm caused by unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the motifs for which we process your personal data, and the possibility of pursuing these motifs through other means. When we believe your personal data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymized

7. PERSONAL DATA SHARING

We may share data with CSC’s local entities, service providers, audit company, regulatory authorities and contractual partners while ensuring compliance with applicable laws.

We require all third parties to guarantee, in all circumstances, the security of your personal data and to process it in accordance with applicable laws. We do not authorize our third-party service providers to use

your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified motifs and in accordance with our instructions.

Your personal data are not shared and made available to our members.

8. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER

We share your personal data within the CSC’s local entities, service providers, audit company, regulatory authorities and contractual partners. This may involve transferring your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.

Whenever we transfer your personal data outside the EEA or Switzerland, we ensure a similar level of protection by implementing at least one of the following safeguards: • We will transfer your personal data to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data comparable to Switzerland; • When we use certain service providers, we may use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission which ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data. We may take additional measures as necessary.

Please contact us if you would like more information about the specific mechanism, we use to transfer your personal data outside the EEA.

9. DATA SECURITY

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent accidental loss, unauthorized use or access, and any modification or disclosure of your personal data. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to employees, CSC’s local entities, agents, contractors, and other third parties who need to know for professional purposes. These third parties will only process your personal data according to our instructions and are subject to a confidentiality obligation.

We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any competent authority of a breach when required by applicable laws.

10. COOKIES AND THIRD-PARTY LINKS

You can configure your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. For more information about the cookies we use, please click here: link

This website may contain links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on these links or enabling these connections may allow third parties to collect or share personal data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policy. When you leave our website, we recommend that you read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

11. YOUR RIGHTS

Under certain circumstances and according to applicable laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data: • Request access to your personal data (“data subject access request”). This allows you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and check that we are lawfully processing it: • Request rectification of the personal data we hold about you. This allows you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, although we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us. • Request deletion of your personal data. This allows you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no valid reason for us to continue processing it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal data where you have exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we have processed your information unlawfully, or where we are required to erase your personal data to comply with local law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your erasure request for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.

• Object to process of your personal data where we rely on a legitimate interest (or that of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation that makes you object to process on this ground as you feel it impacts your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object when we are processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have a compelling legitimate ground to process your information which overrides your rights and freedoms. • Request restriction of processing of your personal data. This allows you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios: o If you want us to establish the data’s accuracy. o Where our use of the personal data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it. o Where you need us to hold the personal data even if we no longer need it as you need it to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims. o If you have objected to our use of your personal data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it. • Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party. We will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you. • Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the legality of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain products or services to you. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us.

You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is manifestly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.

We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally, it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made several requests. In this case, we will keep you updated on the progress of your request.

It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.

12. UPDATES & CONTACT

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in applicable laws and best practices. Updates will be published on our website. For questions, contact us at info@csc.eco