Privacy policy

Welcome to the SEEG (Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals Estimates System) website, an initiative of the Climate Observatory that includes the production of annual estimates of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil and analytical documents. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us, in accordance with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) and other applicable laws.

Personal information: When accessing SEEG, we might collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, such as name, email address, and other contact information. This information would be used exclusively to provide the services and features offered by the site, in accordance with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD).

Browsing data: We automatically collect information about your device and how you interact with the site. This includes your IP address, browser type, pages visited, among other usage information. We use this data to improve the user experience and optimize our content, always respecting the guidelines of LGPD.

Use of Information: The collected information is used to maintain the security of the site, in accordance with LGPD regulations. Additionally, we may use aggregated and anonymous data for statistical analysis and continuous improvement of the site, always respecting the principles established by data protection legislation.

About cookies: They are small text files sent and stored on your computer. These files serve to recognize, track, and store your navigation as a user on the Internet. They are used to calculate the size of SEEG’s website audience and to track the browsing routine of our users, thus offering an increasingly enhanced browsing experience.

Categories of cookies: ‘Strictly necessary’ cookies are used for the proper functioning of the site. They allow you to navigate our sites and use services and features (e.g., security cookies to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized third parties). ‘Performance’ cookies collect information anonymously and allow determining details such as the number of visitors to a page, how visitors arrived at the site, and the pages accessed. The loss of information stored in a preference cookie may make the experience on the website less functional but does not prevent it from functioning.

Advertising and targeting: SEEG will never use cookies for advertising purposes or to deliver ads.

Use of third-party cookies: SEEG does not provide or allow third parties to use cookies associated with this site.

How to change or block cookies: Most browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. However, you can change settings to block cookies or alert you when a cookie is being sent to your device. There are various ways to manage cookies, including creating a general block for cookies, blocking cookies from a specific site, and even blocking third-party cookies related to a site. Refer to your browser’s instructions to learn more about adjusting or changing your settings, remembering that the desired configuration must be replicated on all devices used to access the site (such as computers, smartphones, tablets).

We do not collect or share personal information from users of our website. If we were to do so, it would be in accordance with the LGPD. In case there are partnerships or third-party services integrated into the website, the privacy practices of these third parties will be governed by their policies, always respecting current legislation.

We have adopted practices aligned with technical and regulatory standards for the security and privacy of data, with comprehensive actions in technology and organizational processes. All controls are continuously reviewed to keep up with and react to the threat landscape on the Internet. However, it is not possible to guarantee that our website is completely invulnerable.

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy whenever necessary and always in accordance with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD). We recommend that you review this page to be aware of any changes. Your continued use of the site after changes are posted will indicate your acceptance of those changes.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or our privacy and cookie practices, please contact us at: [email protected]

Last update: 22/12/2023.

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