1. Introduction
Welcome to Water Impact Partners (“we”, “us”, “our”). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal data when you visit or use our website https://water-impact.com (the “Site”) and interact with our services.
By using our Site, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following personal data about you:
Information you provide directly
• Name, job title, company name
• Email address, postal address, phone number
• Any other information you submit in contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, or communication with us
Automatically collected information
• IP address, browser type and version, operating system
• Referring website, pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages
• Device identifiers and usage data (e.g. which pages you click, scroll, etc.)
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies
Third-party sources
• If you interact with us via third-party services (e.g. LinkedIn, email services), we may receive information from them (subject to their privacy policies and your consents)
• Analytics or advertising partners may share aggregate or anonymous data with us
3. Use of Your Information
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain our Site, and improve user experience
To respond to your inquiries, provide services, process requests
To send you newsletters, updates, marketing and promotional communications (where you have opted in)
To monitor usage of the Site, analyze trends, and gather demographic information
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or security threats
To comply with legal obligations
4. Legal Basis for Processing
If you are in the EU or applicable jurisdictions, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:
Your consent (e.g. when you subscribe to our newsletter)
Performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps (e.g. when engaging our services)
Legitimate interests (e.g. to improve our Site, prevent fraud, conduct analyses)
Compliance with legal obligations
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We and our service providers use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect metadata, track visitor behavior, and improve functionality:
Necessary cookies (strictly necessary for the Site to operate)
Performance / analytics cookies (to understand and analyze site usage)
Functional cookies (to enable certain features)
Advertising / targeting cookies (to serve relevant ads or measure ad performance)
You may be able to disable cookies via your browser settings, though this may affect your ability to use certain features of the Site.
6. Sharing and Disclosure of Personal Data
We may share your personal data under the following circumstances:
With service providers (e.g. hosting, emailing, analytics) who assist us and are bound by confidentiality
With affiliates or partners when necessary to deliver services
With legal or regulatory authorities, when required by law or to protect our rights
In connection with business transfers (e.g. merger, acquisition), subject to confidentiality
We will not sell your personal data to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
7. International (Cross-Border) Transfers
Your data may be transferred to, stored, or processed in countries other than your country of residence (including outside the European Economic Area). We will ensure that adequate safeguards (e.g. Standard Contractual Clauses, data processing agreements) are in place to protect your privacy and rights.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy (or as required by law). When data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
10. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:
Right to access your personal data
Right to correct or rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to delete (“right to be forgotten”)
Right to restrict or object to processing
Right to data portability
Right to withdraw consent (where processing is based on consent)
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in the Contact section below. We will respond in accordance with applicable laws.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for use by children under 16 (or a higher age if required under your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a minor, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete such data.
12. Third-Party Links and Services
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third parties. You should review the privacy notices of those external sites. We are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or policies.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date will reflect when changes were made. We encourage you to review this page periodically. If we make material changes, we may notify you by email (where applicable) or by posting a notice on our Site.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, or you wish to exercise your rights, you may contact us at:
Water Impact Partners (Legal name: Water Impact Advisors FZCO)
Email: legal@water-impact.com
Postal address: DUQE, Mina Rashid, Queen Elisabeth II, PO Box 554789, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
