Last Revised: 21 July 2026
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) for The E-liability Institute, Inc. (doing business as the E-ledgers Institute) (“Institute,” “we,” “us,” or “our“), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share (“process“) your personal information when visit our website or engage with us in other related ways.
For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR“) where applicable, The Institute is the data controller responsible for the Personal Information described in this Privacy Policy.
The E-ledgers Institute is committed to protecting your privacy. If you have any questions or concerns, or if you wish to update your personal information or any specific consent that you have provided to E-ledgers Institute in the past, please contact our team at privacy@e-ledgers.institute.
The use of this website signifies your agreement to our Terms of Use, which includes this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
We collect two types of information from you:
- General information based on website usage; and
- Personal information voluntarily provided.
This information is used for the purposes for which it was collected (for example, responding to your requests, sending newsletters, etc.), and the other limited purposes set forth below.
- General Information
When you visit or use our website, we automatically collect certain technical and usage information (“General Information”). This may include information such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, pages visited, date and time of access, approximate geographic location, and other information about how you interact with our website.
Although this information does not typically identify you directly by name, some of it may be considered Personal Information (or Personal Data) under applicable data protection laws.
We use this information to operate, maintain, and secure our website; understand how visitors use our website; monitor website performance; identify trends and areas of interest; improve the functionality, content, and user experience of our website; and generate aggregated and anonymized statistics about website usage.
Where we share General Information with our service providers, including analytics providers, it is shared only as necessary for these purposes and in accordance with applicable law.
- Personal Information
Personal Information (also referred to as Personal Data under certain data protection laws) means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual (“Personal Information”). This includes information that directly identifies an individual, such as a name or email address, as well as certain online identifiers, device identifiers, and other information that may reasonably be linked to an individual.
We collect Personal Information that you voluntarily provide to us when you submit our contact us or newsletter forms, or send us an email. The Personal Information we collect may include the following:
- Name
- Company or organization
- Role title
- Email address
We do not collect sensitive information, such as personally identifiable information that is critical to individual privacy, financial security, or legal compliance (e.g., Social Security, bank account, or credit card information).
Use of Information We Collect
We only process your Personal Information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law. This includes processing your Personal Information to execute our mission and activities, respond to your emails, provide, improve, and administer our website, communicate with you with your consent, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with the law. We rely on the following non-exhaustive list of legal bases for processing your Personal Information:
- Consent: Where you subscribe to our newsletter, register to receive communications, or consent to the use of non-essential cookies.
- Legitimate interests: To respond to inquiries, administer and improve our website, maintain website security, operate events, analyze website performance, and further the Institute’s nonprofit mission, provided that these interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
- Legal obligations: Where processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or lawful requests from public authorities.
- Performance of a request: Where processing is necessary to respond to a request you have made, such as registering for an event or requesting information.
When you voluntarily sign up as a subscriber to the E-ledgers Institute’s newsletter, we collect your Personal Information to manage, store and process subscriber information, including your name, email address, organization, and role. The subscriber list is only used to share communications directly from the Institute team related to our mission. We only send newsletters to individuals who have actively opted in to receive them, and consent may be withdrawn at any time by following the instructions to “unsubscribe” at the bottom of every newsletter or by contacting us.
We do not sell or rent Personal Information to third parties. We also do not share Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Cookies, Tracking Technologies, and Analytics
The website may use cookies and other tracking mechanisms across our website and social media platforms. Cookies are Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, while others help us analyze website usage and improve our services.
Our website uses Google Analytics, provided through Google’s Site Kit for WordPress, to collect information about how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address (which may be shortened or anonymized where supported), browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on the website, approximate geographic location, and referring websites. We use this information in an aggregated form to understand website traffic and improve the performance and content of our website.
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies, including analytics cookies. Google Analytics will only be used where required after you have provided your consent. You may withdraw or change your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings available on our website.
You may also configure your web browser to block or delete cookies. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and performance of parts of our website.
For more information about how Google collects and processes data through Google Analytics, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy and information about Google Analytics.
Our website does not currently respond to “do not track” browser signals.
Control of Your Personal Information
You have a number of data protection rights, including:
- The right to access: You have the right to make a request to us for copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
You may exercise these rights without discrimination or retaliation.
If you prefer to not share your Personal Information as described above, or wish to withdraw your consent to process your Personal Information, please email us at any time at privacy@e-ledgers.institute.
If you would like to change Personal Information previously provided to us through this website, please send us an email at privacy@e-ledgers.institute.
If you have subscribed to receive emails from the E-ledgers Institute, and later change your mind, you may follow the instructions to “unsubscribe” at the bottom of every email sent from our team or contact us at newsletter@e-ledgers.institute.
Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your Personal Information in an effort to prevent loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Please be aware, however, that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable and no method of data transmission that can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
In the event of a data breach involving Personal Information, we will comply with applicable notification obligations.
In addition, we do not assume any liability for third party use of your General Information or Personal Information, whether obtained legally or illegally from or through this website. Although we will do our best to protect your Personal Information, transmission of Personal Information to and from our website is at your own risk. You should only access our website within a secure environment.
Links to Third Party Websites
This website contains links to third party websites. Any Personal Information you provide on the linked pages is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party’s privacy policy. This Policy does not apply to such linked sites, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of these websites or any other sites that are linked to from our Sites. We encourage you to learn about their privacy and security practices and policies of other websites that you link to, visit, and/or use.
Children
Our website is intended for a general audience of professionals. We do not seek to collect any information from children under 16 years of age or the equivalent age as specified by law in your jurisdiction. If a child provides us with information, the parent or guardian may notify us at privacy@e-ledgers.institute, and the information will be deleted from our records.
Storage and Retention Period
We retain Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
For example:
- Newsletter subscription information is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
- Contact inquiries and correspondence may be retained for a reasonable period to maintain our records, respond to future inquiries, and support the continuity of our operations.
- Website analytics information is retained in accordance with the settings configured within Google Analytics.
When Personal Information is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymize it where reasonably practicable.
International Data Transfers
The E-ledgers Institute is based in the United States, and our website is hosted on servers located in the United States. We also use service providers that process information on our behalf, including providers of website hosting, analytics, and related technology services.
As a result, your Personal Information may be transferred to, stored, or processed in countries outside your country of residence, including the United States. Where applicable law requires, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect Personal Information transferred internationally.
By using our website or providing your Personal Information, you acknowledge that your information may be processed in countries whose data protection laws may differ from those of your country of residence.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Last Revised” date at the top of this Policy. If we make material changes to this Privacy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
Legal Disclaimer
We may disclose Personal Information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on the Institute. Although we use security that we believe to be appropriate to protect your Personal Information, we do not guarantee that our security precautions will protect against, and we expressly disclaim any liability for, any loss, misuse, or alteration of your Personal Information.
How to Contact Us
Your right to access: You may contact us at any time to ask to see what Personal Information we hold about you. Please contact us via privacy@e-ledgers.institute to request this.
Your right to erasure: You may request that we destroy the Personal Information that we hold about you, provided that there is no legitimate reason for us continuing to hold it. Please contact us via privacy@e-ledgers.institute to request this.
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please email us at privacy@e-ledgers.institute or send us a message. You may also contact us by post at:
The E-liability Institute, Inc.
2350 Kerner Boulevard, Suite 250
San Rafael, CA 94901
United States