Terms & Conditions

Acceptance of terms

Please review these terms and conditions carefully before using this website. They govern your use of this website.

Website content

This website provides information related to Leveraging Earth Observation for Nature Finance (LEON) project . It is presented for knowledge, education and information purposes only.

Intellectual property

All content on this website, including but not limited to text, images, graphics, logos, and software, is the property of University of Oxford or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

Content on this site may be reproduced for educational purposes only. Reproduction includes, but is not limited to, copying, displaying, and distributing the content. When reproducing content from this website, it must be accompanied by the following citation: University of Oxford, link to the site, accessed at <dd/mm/yy>.

Any use of the content that does not comply with this attribution requirement is prohibited.

Code of conduct

Users agree to access the website lawfully and respectfully. You may not:

• Use the website for any illegal or unauthorised reasons.
• Try to interfere with the website's functionality or security.
• Upload or transmit any harmful or malicious content.
• Violate applicable laws or regulations.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website or to any systems or networks connected to the website.

Disclaimer of warranties

The website and its content are provided on an "as is" basis without warranties, either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Limitation of liability

University of Oxford does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any content on the website. In no event shall University of Oxford be liable for any damages whatsoever, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, arising from the use or inability to use this website.

Governing law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed under the English law.

Who we are

University of Oxford is responsible for the processing of your personal data, with the purpose of providing you with the services identified within this Privacy Policy (The “Web Site”).

At University of Oxford, we are fully committed to upholding your fundamental right to the protection of your personal data and this privacy policy is intended to inform you of your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

Key points of our policy

In this Privacy Policy, we will run through all the services offered by University of Oxford that require your personal data to be processed. As such, you will be informed of:

• The purpose behind processing your personal data and for what reason University of Oxford handles your personal data.
• The legal framework that justifies the processing behind each purpose.
• If there is any disclosure of your data to third parties or if there are any international transfers containing the same information. Regarding this, we inform you that we do not transfer your data to third parties and we would only hand them over if there was a legal obligation to do so (derived from a request from the State Security Forces or Courts) or if it was absolutely necessary in order to provide you with a service, in which case we will ask for your express consent.
• The time period for which your data will be kept, which is necessary to maintain our working relationship or to provide you with the service or function that you have requested. Therefore, if we don’t need your data to provide you with any service, then this data will be blocked and will only be accessible by the Public Authorities in the event of legal, administrative or fiscal claims in accordance with the deadlines established by each regulation for this purpose.

What information we will collect about you

You should know that there are different ways to collect personal data:

• The purpose behind processing your personal data and for what reason the University of Oxford handles your personal data.
• The data you provide us directly. We collect information about you when you contact us through the channels set up for this purpose, such as the contact address. When you contact us through this channel, we may collect your email, your name and surname, your country of residence, and other data that you voluntarily provide us to maintain the relationship. We may also collect your contact address in order to gather feedback or conduct user research on our products, in which case we will always explicitly specify such a purpose. In order to ensure that the information provided is always up to date and free of errors, you must notify the University of Oxford as soon as possible of any changes to your personal data that may occur by sending an e-mail to the address given here.
• Data obtained indirectly. When you browse, different cookies and other tracking devices may be installed on your device, as explained in our cookie policy.

What is the origin of your data?

We consider that all the data processed by University of Oxford has been freely provided by you.

How will we use your personal information?
What services do we provide for you?

We will act as the responsible party for processing your personal data for all purposes. The aforementioned purposes are:

• Too attend to your requests for information as well as to assist you in the practice of your rights.
• To get voluntary feedback.

Data transfer and international transfer

At University of Oxford, we do not give your personal information to third parties and we don’t do international transfers with the purposes described, beyond the assignments that may result necessary to public administrations and administration of justice, in compliance with the legal obligations that apply to us. However, if necessary, they will always be assigned based on a legal basis that legitimizes this treatment, and we will inform you beforehand.

Exercising your rights

Please note that you will be able to exercise the following rights:

• Right to access your personal data in order to know which data points are being processed and the processing operations that are being carried out with them.
• Right to rectify any piece of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to delete your personal data, where possible.
• Right to request a restriction on the processing of your personal data when the accuracy, legality or necessity of the data processing is in doubt, in which case we may retain the data for the purpose of exercising or defending any claims put forward.
• Right to object to the processing of your personal data when the legal basis that enables us to process them, in accordance with paragraph 4 above, is of legitimate interest.
• Right to oppose automated decision-making.
• Right to the transferability of your data, when the legal basis that authorizes us to process it in the manner indicated in section 4 above, is the existence of a contractual relationship or your consent.
• Right to revoke consent that has been granted to University of Oxford.

You will be able to exercise your rights at any time and for free in the following ways:

• By sending an e-mail through the contact form indicating the right you wish to exercise and your personal details.
• By sending a written request to the address listed in the paragraph above, indicating the right you wish to exercise and your personal details.

Retention periods and cookies

We will only keep your data for as long as it is necessary to offer you these services. Any data you provide us through the channels will be blocked as long as they are no longer necessary to manage the service and will only be available if there is a legal obligation (arising from a request from the State Security Forces or Courts and Tribunals) and when you exercise your rights here. In relation to your personal data obtained through the channels, University of Oxford uses Cookies according to the Cookies Policy that you can consult further down this page.

Security and confidentiality

We are committed to the safekeeping of your information. In order to prevent the unauthorised access or the unauthorised disclosure of personal data, we have taken appropriate technical and physical measures and management processes to safeguard and secure the information we gather about you.

Updating our privacy policy

We do our best to keep our privacy policy fully updated on a monthly basis. If we make changes, we will do so in a manner that is identifiable, clear and specific, in accordance with the relationship we have already established with you (for example, we may communicate the changes to you by email). This Privacy Policy has been revised and posted on 9th April 2025.