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Privacy Notice

WorldECR Site Privacy Notice

Effective Date: July 30, 2025

1.      PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND

This Privacy Notice explains how Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Factiva Limited, (collectively, ‘Dow Jones’, ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’) may collect, use and disclose your personal data when you use the worldecr.com site or subscribe to our online publications (collectively, the “Site”).   If there is a conflict between this Privacy Notice and a Dow Jones corporate subscription agreement which governs your use of the Site, the Dow Jones corporate subscription agreement will take precedence.

This Site is intended for general audiences.  In accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), we do not knowingly collect personal data from minors under 13 years of age.

2.      INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOLD ABOUT YOU

We collect Personal Data from the follow categories of people:

  • Contacts at corporate customers and subscribers
  • Individuals who visit and interact with the Site
  • Attendees of events and webinars

Personal Data that we hold about you will often come from you directly (for example, when you subscribe to our content or register for an event or webinar) and depends on the activities carried out through the Site. This Personal Data may include the following:

Personal Data that we hold about you may also come from you directly, collected automatically when using the Site. This Personal Data may include the following:

For more information on the various types of automated means we use to gather information, please see our Cookie Notice.

3.      HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND OUR LEGAL BASIS FOR THESE USES

Where required under applicable law, we will only use your Personal Data with your consent; as necessary to provide you with products and services; to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation and protect our rights; or when there is a legitimate reason to do so, such as where it would help achieve our business objectives or to facilitate a benefit to you or someone else.  

We may collect and process your Personal Data for the purposes set out in the table below.   Depending on the country in which you are located, we will only process your Personal Data, where permitted under applicable laws, and where we have a legal basis for the processing as identified in the table below.

What we use your Personal Data forOur legal basis for these uses (where required under applicable law)
To provide, manage and personalise our services to youWhere necessary to carry out our agreement with you, such as where you have registered or subscribed with us, or to take steps for you to register or subscribe with us.

It is necessary for our legitimate interests to make sure that our customer accounts are well-managed, so that our customers are provided with a high standard of service, and to protect our business interests and the interests of our customers. 
For website administration and user experienceIt is necessary for our legitimate interests to make sure that our website is well-managed, so that you are provided with a high standard of service, and to protect our business interests and the interests of our customers. 
Website user tracking and analyticsIt is necessary for our legitimate interests to review the way in which our website is used, so that we can provide you with a high standard of service. 
To manage complaints, take action to put matters right and to answer questionsWhere necessary to carry out our agreement with you, such as where you have registered with us, or to take steps for you to register with us.

It is necessary for our legitimate interests to make sure that complaints are investigated, so that our customers receive a high standard of service, and we can prevent complaints from arising in the future.
Events and webinars (to include security, event management, and  networking)It is necessary for our legitimate interests to provide events and webinars, so that our customers receive a high standard of service.

We are obliged by applicable laws to process your Personal Data when running events (for example, but not limited to, for health and safety reasons).  
Digital MarketingIt is necessary for our legitimate interests to provide information to you that is relevant to your use of our services, and to keep you informed about the features and benefits of the services that we provide to you.  
Change of control or sale of our businessIt is necessary for our legitimate interests to carry on the business of a commercial organization and to deliver and maintain relevant and engaging products and services.

4.       WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We may share your Personal Data with: 

  • Our affiliated companies within Dow Jones for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice;
  • Our professional advisors (including without limitation tax, legal or other corporate advisors who provide professional services to us);
  • Our service providers who provide services to us or to you on our behalf (e.g., processing payments or improving or customizing our Site);
  • Our business partners or other third-party suppliers for business administration, support, processing, event management, services or IT purposes; and
  • Analytics or search engines, that enable us to optimise and improve your website experience.
  • Authorised third parties or law enforcement or other governmental officials where required to do so by law or regulation.  We may also disclose information if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraud or illegal activity;
  • Other third parties to complete a corporate transaction.

5.      YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS

We offer you many choices and you may have certain rights in connection with the personal data we collect about you.

YOUR CHOICES

CONTROLLING EMAIL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

You can unsubscribe from our marketing mailing lists by following the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each email.  

BROWSER CONTROLS

You have choices about whether cookies or similar technologies are placed on your computer or mobile device.  For more information, visit our Cookie Notice.

YOUR RIGHTS

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to, update, correct inaccuracies in or delete your Personal Data, or object to or ask us to restrict our processing of your Personal Data.  To exercise any of these rights, you may submit a request here , or by contacting us as specified in the “Contact Us” section below.    

For security purposes, we will seek to verify your identity – in part by requesting certain information from you – as part of our process. For instance, you may need to provide your name and email address. For certain types of requests, we may also need to ask you for additional information to verify your identity. Once we have verified your identity, we will respond to your request as appropriate.

6.      US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

6.1    CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS   

For additional information for residents of the State of California, click here.

6.2    OTHER U.S. STATES PRIVACY RIGHTS

For additional information for residents of other states that provide their residents with certain rights with respect to personal data, click here.

6.3     FOR RESIDENTIS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

For additional information for residents of the United Kingdom or a country that is a Member of the European Union or European Economic Area, click here.

7.      COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Our site uses cookies and other tracking technologies to collect data from your device that allow us to distinguish you from other users of our site. This helps us to provide you with a better experience when you browse our site, understand how you use our site and also allows us to improve our site. 

For more information about cookies and how we use them on our site, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

8.      HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We will hold your Personal Data securely. To prevent unauthorised disclosure or access to your Personal Data, we have implemented physical and electronic security safeguards.  We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent Personal Data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way. However, no one can guarantee the complete safety of your information. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us as set forth in the Contact Us section below.

9.     TRANSFERS OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We may transfer Personal Data to our affiliated companies and processors outside of the UK/EEA in order to provide our services to you. These countries may be outside your country of residence, including the United States, and may not have data protection rules that provide the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.  We have appropriate agreements in place to ensure they protect your information in accordance with our legal obligations. When we transfer our data, we will protect that data as described in this Privacy Notice.

10.  CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

We may change, update, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Notice at any time as the need arises to accurately reflect how we gather and manage your Personal Data. All changes to this Privacy Notice will become effective immediately. Please visit this page regularly to keep up to date.

11.  HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how we or our service provider handle your Personal Data, please contact our privacy team at privacypolicy@dowjones.com or you can write to either:

Dow Jones & Company, Inc.     Factiva Limited
1211 Avenue of the Americas, 7th Floor The News Building, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10036   1 London Bridge Street
U.S.A.SE1 9GF London
Attention: Privacy Office United Kingdom
Attention:  Data Protection Officer