Privacy Policy

WERSUS, takes the privacy of all participants in its global network seriously. We’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and this policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who contact us, visit our website or interact with us on our external communication platforms (e.g. social media, email), how we use it, where we store it and whether we disclose it to others.

We respect each individual’s right to personal privacy. We will collect and use information we receive directly from users through the WERSUS website or services only in the ways which are disclosed in this Statement of Data Privacy. Information provided to WERSUS by our corporate customers is collected by those customers under their own privacy policies. This statement does not apply to practices that WERSUS does not own or control, or to individuals that WERSUS does not employ or manage. By using WERSUS web Services users agree to the data practices described in this statement and users expressly consent to the collection, use and disclosure of their Personal Information in accordance with this Statement of Data Privacy.

WERSUS adheres to the British Data Protection Act 2018 data protection as well as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective from 25 May 2018. The Data Protection Act 2018 is the UK’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Pursuant to these laws, we shall give you a right to access our database to remedy any error related to, or otherwise complete, any personal information you provide on the website. Such access to our database and /or any modification of personal information may be requested at the following address: WERSUS, 211 McLeod Road, SE2 0BN Greenwich, London, UK. You can also contact us here.

How do we collect information from you?

We receive information about you when you contact WERSUS, share your contact information via e-mail, visit our website or a service.

What information is being collected?

WERSUS may collect Personal Information, such as the user name and other personal and non-personal information. If a user purchases services from WERSUS, we may request billing and credit card information. The credit card information is not stored by WERSUS. Information about the user’s computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by WERSUS. This information can include: the user’s IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain and to improve the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of WERSUS web services.

The personal information we collect includes your name, e-mail address, the organization you work for, country and your role title. We process your personal data in our contact relationship management (CRM) system.

Accessing resources on WERSUS’s website often means registering as a user. Users access services such as online newsletters, WERSUS services, report writing, report recording, special information resources.

Users give contact information - such as name, email address and country - and choose a username and password. This information ensures that users get the services they request. In some instances we ask users for their information when accessing our offerings, for example when downloading a WERSUS services. User information collected in this way is used to inform our current and future products and better understand market demands.

WERSUS does not share user information with third parties or contact users for any reason other than to provide the information or services requested. Registration is free of charge.

We also use anonymized data to understand how visitors to our websites are using the sites. See the Website Analytics area below for more detail.

Information collection related to purchases and transactions

Additional information is requested when ordering WERSUS products, services, signing-up such as:

• Financial information (such as credit card number, expiry date) for billing purposes. For secure credit card transactions, we use an intermediary, We do not receive the credit card number.
• billing and shipping address. This information is used for billing purposes and to ship orders. If necessary, WERSUS uses the information to contact customers while processing an order.

How is information used?

We may use your information to:

• carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into
• apply with applicable laws
• seek your views or comments on the activities we undertake
• send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you. These may include information about our activities, networks, events, or other campaigns and promotions
• process a job application. Personal information supplied to WERSUS during a recruitment process will only be used for the purpose of recruitment, will be stored securely and will be destroyed within the appropriate timescales if an applicant is not successful.
• help us improve engagement and user journeys on our websites.

The retention periods for personal information are monitored on a regular basis. We are legally obliged to hold some types of information and we will only keep your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us.

With whom do we share your information?

We will never sell your personal information to third parties without your consent.

We may share your information, from time to time, with trusted third-party service providers we work with for the purposes of undertaking operational activities such as sending newsletters, organizing or hosting our events, or if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data to comply with any legal obligations.

Your communication choices

How do you opt out of receiving mailings from WERSUS?

We will only send you emails if you have given us permission to contact you about WERSUS’s work. We do not send out random, untargeted emails (spam). Any emails we send you will enable you to opt-out of receiving further emails from us.

How you can access your information?

You have the right to know what information we hold about you. Please contact us via e-mail at hello@wersus.co.uk We may charge a small fee to cover the administrative costs associated with this.

How you can update your information?

The accuracy of your personal information is important to us. If any of your details have changed, please let us know via e-mail to hello@wersus.co.uk

Cookies, log files and links

For information on Cookies managed by WERSUS website visit our page here.

To make changes to your Cookie Consent vist our cookie declaration page here.

Website analytics

We obtain information about you when you correspond with WERSUS, become a member of one of our governing bodies or networks, share your contact details with a member of WERSUS over e-mail, at a meeting or event, when you visit our website or if you register to receive our newsletters or a service.

Contact information

If you have any questions or comments regarding WERSUS privacy policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact hello@wersus.co.uk

Policy version

This Policy was last updated in April 2022.