Legal · Last updated: September 30, 2026
Privacy Policy.
This policy explains which personal data the Environmental Markets Fairness Foundation (EMFF) processes through this website, for what purposes, and what rights you have, in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
Data controller
- Identity
- Environmental Markets Fairness Foundation (EMFF)
- UID
- CHE-314.480.783
- Address
- Zürcherhof, Limmatquai 4, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
- Contact
- info [arroba] efairmarkets.earth
- Privacy
- info [arroba] efairmarkets.earth
What data we process
- Contact form: first and last name, organization, position, email address, phone number, country, reason for inquiry and message.
- Email and professional relationship: the data you provide when writing to us, at meetings or events, or as part of a collaboration.
- Browsing: IP address, device identifiers and usage data collected through cookies, only with your consent. See our Cookie Policy.
We do not process special categories of data or make automated decisions that produce legal effects concerning you.
Purposes and legal basis
| Finalidad | Legal basis (Art. 6 GDPR) |
|---|---|
| To respond to and manage inquiries and requests received through the form or by email. | Consent (6.1.a) and, where applicable, pre-contractual measures (6.1.b). |
| To maintain relationships with collaborators, partners, institutions and members of our network. | Performance of agreements (6.1.b) and legitimate interest in managing the relationship (6.1.f). |
| To send you information about EMFF activities, publications and events, if you have requested it. Only if there will be a newsletter or communications | Consent (6.1.a), which may be withdrawn at any time. |
| To analyze use of the website on an aggregate basis in order to improve it. | Consent (6.1.a), through the cookie notice. |
| To comply with legal obligations and respond to requests from authorities. | Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)). |
Data retention
- Inquiries are kept for as long as necessary to respond to them and, thereafter, for a maximum of three months, unless they lead to a collaborative relationship.
- Data of collaborators and network members is kept for the duration of the relationship and, thereafter, for the legally required limitation periods.
- Data processed on the basis of your consent is retained until you withdraw it.
- Browsing data is retained for the periods indicated in the Cookie Policy.
Recipients and international transfers
We do not share your data with third parties unless required by law. To provide our services, we rely on providers that act as data processors under contract and in accordance with our instructions:
- Web hosting and email: hosting and email provider, with servers in the European Union.
- Measurement and web analytics: Google Ireland Ltd. (Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics), only if you accept analytics cookies.
Some of these providers may process data outside Switzerland and the European Economic Area, particularly in the United States. In such cases, the transfer is based on an adequacy decision of the Swiss Federal Council or the European Commission (Swiss-U.S. and EU-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks) or on standard contractual clauses, with any additional safeguards that may be necessary.
Your rights
You may at any time exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction of processing and data portability, and withdraw any consent given, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal.
To do so, write to us at info [arroba] efairmarkets.earth indicating the right you wish to exercise and attaching a document proving your identity where necessary. We will respond within one month at the latest.
If you believe that the processing does not comply with the applicable regulations, you may lodge a complaint with the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (www.edoeb.admin.ch) or, if you reside in the European Union, with the supervisory authority in your country (in Spain, the Spanish Data Protection Agency, www.aepd.es).
Social media
EMFF has a presence on LinkedIn and YouTube. When you interact with our profiles, your data is processed by the relevant social network in accordance with its own privacy policy. EMFF processes the public information on your profile and your interactions solely to manage its presence on the network and to respond to your comments or messages.
Minors
This website is aimed at a professional audience. We do not knowingly collect data from children under the age of 14. If we discover that we have received data from a minor without the authorization of their parents or guardians, we will delete it.
Security
We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration or disclosure, taking into account the state of the art, the nature of the data and the risks to which it is exposed.
Updates
We may amend this policy to reflect regulatory changes or changes in the processing we carry out. The current version, with its date of last update, will always be the one published on this page.