Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 28/02/2023

Purpose of our Privacy Policy

This privacy policy aims to give you information on how Zero100 Community Limited (Zero100”, “we”, “us” or “our”) collects and processes your personal data using both offline means (e.g. via phone, mail, in-person meeting and other correspondence) and online means including through your use of our websites (including https://zero100.com, http://members.zero100.com and http://forum.zero100.com, http://live.zero100.com) and associated mobile applications.

This privacy policy informs you of our collection, use and disclosure of your personal data where we act as a “controller” (or the same or substantially similar terms or concepts used in applicable data protection law).

Please note that this policy does not cover our processing of personal data as part of the provision of our services provided under our Master Services Agreements that we enter into with our corporate customers. We act as a “processor” (or the same or substantially similar terms or concepts used in applicable data protection law) on behalf of the organisation that initiates the use of the service for that personal data.

Our websites are not intended for users who are at least 13 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction. Persons under this age are not permitted to use or register for our websites and we do not knowingly collect personal data of persons under this age.

It is important that you read this privacy policy together with any other privacy policy or fair processing policy we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your personal data. This privacy policy supplements other notices and privacy policies and is not intended to override them.

You acknowledge that your personal data will be collected, used and disclosed in accordance with this policy.  Data Controller & Contact

Z100 is the controller for your personal data under this privacy policy.

We have appointed a data protection officer (“DPO”) who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy policy. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact the DPO using the details set out below.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact our DPO in the following ways:

Full name of legal entity: Z100 Community Limited

Email address: privacy@zero100.com

Postal address: 28-30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance.

Changes to the privacy policy and your duty to inform us of changes

We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This version was last updated on 28/02/2023. Historic versions can be obtained by contacting us.

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

Cookie Policy

Please see our cookies policy for further information about how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies.

Tracking

We will not respond to Web browser “do not track” signals.  If you would like additional information about online tracking and various opt-out mechanisms, please see https://youradchoices.com/  

The Data We Collect About You

“Personal data” means any information that relates to an identified or an identifiable individual.

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

– Identity Data includes first name, maiden name, last name,  title and date of birth. .

– Contact Data includes email address, postal addresses and telephone numbers.

- Account Data which may encompass Identity Data, Contact Data, username or similar identifier and password information.

- Products and Content Data including any information you or your employer/engaging organisation provide to us and which we incorporate into our Products and Content and make available to other users, such as blogs, articles, webinars, research publications, podcasts interviews, newsletters and other content created, developed, compiled or commissioned by us.

– Technical Data includes internet protocol (“IP”) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access our websites.

– Profile Data includes your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses and other communications you have with us.

– Usage Data includes information about how you use our websites, products and services.

– Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

We may also create, collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data could be derived from your personal data. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature.

 If you fail to provide personal data

Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with goods or services). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will use all reasonable endeavours to notify you if this is the case at the time.

Third Party Links

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

How we collect and retain your personal data

We use different methods to collect personal data from and about you including through:

– Direct interactions. For example, you may give us your Identity Data, Contact Data and Products and Content Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise or by attending our events. This includes personal data you provide when you:

– subscribe to our service or publications;

– request marketing to be sent to you;

– enter a competition, promotion or survey; or

– give us feedback or contact us.

– Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our website, we will automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies.. Please see our Cookie Policy [link] for further details.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal data they provide in their user profile. You will also be given opportunities to update your personal data in your profile. Website administrators can also see and edit the personal data in your profile.

How we use your personal data

The purposes for which we use your personal data are set out below. We are required under applicable data protection law to justify our use of your personal data by relying on a lawful basis.

We generally rely on the following lawful bases:

where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests (“Legitimate Interests”);

where we need to perform a contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (“Contract Performance”); and

- where we need to comply with a legal obligation (“Legal Obligations”).

Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data although we may need to obtain your consent before sending direct marketing communications to you where this is required under applicable data protection law. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us.

Purposes for which we use your personal data

We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the lawful bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.

Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful basis depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact us if you need details about the specific lawful basis we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one basis has been set out in the table below.

Purpose/ActivityLawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest
To register and manage your profile and user accounts, to manage our relationship with you, to provide user support, to communicate with you and to inform you of changes.Legitimate Interests (to manage your account) or Contract Performance (if we have entered into a contract directly with a natural person).
To create, develop and publish our Products and Content and to make this available to other users.Legitimate Interests (to run our business) or Contract Performance (if we have entered into a contract directly with a natural person).
To administer, manage, improve and protect our business and our websites (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data) Legitimate Interests (to run our business) or Contract Performance (if we have entered into a contract directly with a natural person). In certain cases, Legal Obligations.
To enable you to partake in a prize draw, competition or complete a survey.Legitimate Interests (to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them and grow our business) or Contract Performance (if we have entered into a contract directly with a natural person).
To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations which may include disclosing your personal data to third parties, the court service and/or regulators or law enforcement agencies  in  connection  with  enquiries, proceedings or investigations by such parties anywhere in the world or where compelled to do so.      Legal Obligations.  
To deliver relevant content and advertisements to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you, to make suggestions and recommendations to you about goods or services that may be of interest to you and to provide you with marketing and promotional materials.Legitimate Interests (to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them, to grow our business and to inform our marketing strategy) unless applicable data protection law requires us to obtain your consent.
To use and undertake data analytics for various purposes including improve our business, websites, products/services, marketing, customer relationships and experiences. This may include aggregating and/or anonymising your personal data.Legitimate Interests (to run, manage and improve our business and services), unless applicable data protection law require us to obtain your consent.
 If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, transfer, bankruptcy, restructuring or asset sale (or negotiations of the foregoing), your personal data may be disclosed to the purchaser, prospective purchaser or advisors.  Legitimate Interests (make changes to our business).

Opting Out

You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by logging into the website and checking or unchecking relevant boxes to adjust your marketing preferences or by following the opt-out links on any marketing message sent to you or by contacting us at any time.

Where you opt out of receiving these marketing messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us as a result of a product/service purchase, warranty registration, product/service experience or other transactions.

Disclosure of your personal data

We may share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes and lawful basis set out in the table Purposes for which we will use your personal data above.

– Internal Third Parties which include our group companies and affiliates.

– External Third Parties which include our service providers, business partners, advisors and legal and regulatory authorities.

Please note that your personal data may be transferred to countries outside of your jurisdiction where the data protection laws may offer lower protections from those from your jurisdiction. In all cases, we take measures to ensure that personal data is stored and transferred  in accordance with applicable data protection law, such as by using UK-approved Standard Contractual Clauses where required. Please contact us using the details set out above if you would like further information about the appropriate conditions we use to transfer personal data outside the UK.

Data Security

We have put in place commercially reasonable security measures to safeguard your personal data. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and we are unable to guarantee the absolute security of the personal data we have collected from you. 

Data Retention

How long will you use my personal data for?

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation or similar claims in respect to our relationship with you.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.

In certain circumstances and subject to certain exemptions under applicable data protection law, you can ask us to delete your data: see Your Legal Rights below for further information.

In some circumstances we will anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

Event Data

1) Zero100 processes your contact data and other information which you may provide directly to Zero100 if you register for any of Zero100's events or other web services to aid your on-boarding, security and safety during an event.

2) In connection with the registration for an event, Zero100 may ask for your dietary preferences or information about potential disabilities for purposes of consideration for the health and well-being of our guests. Any collection of such information is always based on the consent of the participants. Kindly note that if you do not provide such information about dietary preferences, Zero100 may not have the opportunity to respond to such requests at the time of the event.

3) When you participate in Zero100 events, we may process your interactions with the relevant webservices to organize the event including its sessions, polls, surveys, or other interactions between Zero100 and/or its delegates Depending on the event and subject to a respective notification of the participants, Zero100 may collect audio and video recordings of the event or session.

Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances and subject to certain exemptions under applicable data protection law, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data including the following rights to:

– request access to your personal data;

– request correction of your personal data;

– request erasure of your personal data;

– object to processing of your personal data;

– request restriction of processing your personal data;

– request transfer of your personal data to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format; and

–withdraw consent (where we are relying on consent to process your personal data)

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us at privacy@zero100.com. We will consider your request and generally respond within one month.

Privacy Policy Addendum for California Residents

This PRIVACY POLICY ADDENDUM FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS supplements the information contained in the Privacy Policy of Zero100 Community Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “us,” or “our”) and applies solely to visitors, customer, and others who reside in the State of California (“consumers” or “you”). We adopt this addendum to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (“CCPA”) and other California privacy laws. Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this addendum.  In the event of a conflict between the App Privacy Policy and this PRIVACY POLICY ADDENDUM FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS, this PRIVACY POLICY ADDENDUM FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS takes precedence.

California Residents

Below are the categories of personal data that we collected and disclosed for a business purpose or shared with third parties in the past twelve (12) months.

Categories of Personal Data We May Collect, Disclose, or SharePurposes for Collection / UseApplicable California ResidentsCategories of Third Parties To Whom Personal Data may be Disclosed or Shared or SoldPeriod of Time We Retain Personal Data
Name, contact details, and other demographic information (e.g., name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and emergency contact information.To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided; to provide you with information or Products and Content that you request from us or to remove you from our direct or indirect marketing, based on your preferences; to provide you with email or direct mail alerts and other notices concerning our Products and Content, or events or news, that may be of interest to you; to contact you by telephone, if you have provided a contact number, in order to provide you with information or Products and Content that you have requested or may have attempted to access on our website; to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for fraud prevention, billing and collections; as necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of our clients or others ; to respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.  We also collect this information for our internal analysis purposes and other internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.Customers, Site visitorsOur family of companies, investors, service providers, collaborators, government/law enforcement where necessaryWe will retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purpose of satisfying legal, accounting, auditing, or other internal policies and  requirements.
Personal data categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e) (e.g., A name, signature, address, telephone number, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information. Some personal data included in this category may overlap with other categories.).To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided; to provide you with information or Products and Content that you request from us or to remove you from our direct or indirect marketing, based on your preferences; to provide you with email or direct mail alerts and other notices concerning our Products and Content, or events or news, that may be of interest to you; to contact you by telephone, if you have provided a contact number, in order to provide you with information or Products and Content that you have requested or may have attempted to access on our website; to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for fraud prevention, billing and collections; as necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of our customers or others; to respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.  We also collect this information for our internal analysis purposes and other internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.Customers, Site visitors, sponsorsOur family of companies, investors, service providers, collaborators, government/law enforcement where necessaryWe will retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purpose of satisfying legal, accounting or auditing requirements.
Commercial information (e,.g., Records Products and Content purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies)To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided; to provide you with email or direct mail alerts and other notices concerning our Products and Content, or events or news, that may be of interest to you; to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for fraud prevention, billing and collections; as necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of our clients or others ; to respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.  We also collect this information for our internal analysis purposes and other internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.CustomersWe have contributed limited identifiers, commercial information, and internet activity with marketing companies such as those that handle analytics or email communications.We will retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purpose of satisfying legal, accounting or auditing requirements.
Internet or other similar network activity (e.g., Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement)To provide you with email or direct mail alerts and other notices concerning our Products and Content, or events or news, that may be of interest to you; to improve our website and present its contents to you; for testing, research and development, and analysis; as necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of our clients or others ; to respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.  We also collect this information for our internal analysis purposes and other internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.Customers, Site visitors, sponsorsOur family of companies, investors, service providers, collaborators.  We have contributed limited identifiers, commercial information, and internet activity with marketing companies such as those that handle analytics or email communications.We will retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purpose of satisfying legal, accounting or auditing requirements.
Professional or employment-related information (e.g. company, role, function/sector To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided; to provide you with information or Products and Content that you request from us or to remove you from our direct or indirect marketing, based on your preferences; to provide you with email or direct mail alerts and other notices concerning our Products and Content, or events or news, that may be of interest to you; to contact you by telephone, if you have provided a contact number, in order to provide you with information or Products and Content that you have requested or may have attempted to access on our website; to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for fraud prevention, billing and collections; as necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of our clients or others ; to respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.  We also collect this information for our internal analysis purposes and other internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.Site visitors (members of the Site) Our family of companies, investors, service providers, collaborators.  We have contributed limited identifiers, commercial information, and internet activity with marketing companies such as those that handle analytics or email communications.We will retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purpose of satisfying legal, accounting or auditing requirements.
Inferences (e.g., inferences drawn from any of the information identified above to make a profile of a California resident, including preferences, behavior, characteristics, and attitudes)To provide you with information or Products and Content that you request from us, based on your preferences; to provide you with email or direct mail alerts and other notices concerning our Products and Content, or events or news, that may be of interest to you; to improve our website and present its contents to you; for testing, research and development, and analysis; as necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of our clients or others ; to respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.  We also collect this information for our internal analysis purposes and other internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.Customers, Site visitors, sponsorsOur family of companies, service providers, collaboratorsWe will retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purpose of satisfying legal, accounting or auditing requirements.

In addition to the chart above, we may use, disclose, or share your information

  • As described to you when collecting your personal data or as otherwise set forth in the CCPA.
  • To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal data held by us is among the assets transferred.

We will not collect additional categories of personal data or use the personal data we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing you notice.

We may collect and aggregate data about you and we shall be the sole owner of such aggregate information.

You have the right to request that we disclose to you what information we collect, use, disclose, and share.  You also have the right to request that we delete any personal data about you which we have collected about you.  To submit either of the above requests, please email us at  privacy@zero100.com.  You can also update and correct some of your personal data through your account.  You have the right to direct us to not sell or share your information.  To exercise this right to opt-out of the sale of personal data  please email us at  privacy@zero100.com

If you opt to exercise your privacy rights, we are required to verify your identity in order to prevent unauthorized access of your data. This may require us to ask you certain questions to confirm your identity or require you to provide state-issued identification. Requests to exercise these rights may be granted in whole, in part, or not at all, depending on the scope and nature of the request and applicable law. Where required by applicable law, we will notify you if we reject your request and notify you of the reasons we are  unable to honor your request.

Right to Know and Access Information: You may access information we maintain about you using the methods provided below. If we grant your request, we will provide you with directions on how to obtain a copy of the personal data we maintain about you in the ordinary course of business, although in some instances we may only be able to provide you a description of the data we have.  For example, we will not provide you with your own credit card number but would confirm that we have that information. This may include what personal data we collect, use, disclose, or share about you. We may not fulfill some or all of your request to access as permitted by applicable law.

Correction or Deletion of Information: You may request that we correct or delete your personal data. Depending on the scope of your request, we may refrain from granting your request, as permitted by applicable law. For example, we may be legally required to retain your information in our business records. You may submit a correction or deletion request using the methods provided below.

We shall not discriminate against you for exercising any of your above rights.

You may designate an authorized agent to make a request to exercise your rights on your behalf.   For your protection, we reserve the right to deny any request from an agent who does not submit proof that they have been authorized to act on your behalf. 

We have no actual knowledge that it sells personal data of minors under age 16.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments about this addendum, our Privacy Statement, the ways in which we collect and use your personal data, your choices and rights regarding such use, or wish to exercise your rights under California law, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

Address: 28-30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN

Email: privacy@zero100.com