Privacy Policy
Environmental & Public Health International® operates this website which provides information to the Safe Drinking Water Act regulatory and public water supply sectors about our training. Our training includes Public Water Supply Training and Safe Drinking Water Act and Public Water System Training For Operators, Federal Regulators, and State Primacy Agencies.
We have dedicated webpages for our Flint Water Crisis Training: Lessons Learned, Flint Water Crisis Training: From Crisis to Recovery, as well as for News, Updates, Registration, and our Training Survey — all designed for those interested in public water supply learning opportunities. We also create acknowledgment pages focused on lead service line replacement cost savings.
This Privacy Policy is used to inform website visitors of Environmental & Public Health International‘s policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decides to use our website. If you choose to use our website, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving our service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
Information Collection and Use
For a better experience while using our website and service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to your name and email address. The information that we collect will be used to contact or identify you.
Form Submissions and Newsletter Signups
We value your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide. When you submit a form or sign up for our newsletter, we collect only the necessary information to respond to your inquiry or provide you with relevant updates. We do not share, sell, or disclose your personal information to third parties.
Your information will be used solely for direct outreach and to send you content you’ve opted into, such as newsletters or updates related to the Lead Service Line Replacement Cost Calculator® (LSLRCC) or sponsorship and media opportunities. Only individuals who have explicitly opted in to receive our newsletter will be included in our mailing list.
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletters, you can contact us directly at any time to opt-out.
We take your privacy seriously and will only use your data for the purposes outlined here.
Log Data
We want to inform you that whenever you visit Environmental & Public Health International, we collect information that your browser sends to us that is called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser version, pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to “remember” you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (a “persistent cookie”). They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for visitors to perform essential functions (i.e., essential cookies).
Cookies may be set by the site that you are visiting, known as “first party cookies”, or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on a website (“third party cookies”). We use cookies for a number of different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons (essential cookies); others gather information to help us improve user experience for visitors (i.e., non-essential cookies). Third party cookies we utilize to improve user experience are Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.
Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
You can opt-out of having your activity on the service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit Google’s Privacy & Terms web page.
To improve our services we partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replays. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
Consent for Cookies on Our Site
When you first enter this website you will see a “cookie banner” asking you for your cookie consent preference. Non-essential cookies are only set if you grant consent by accepting non-essential cookies. If you have additional questions regarding cookies and/or consent feel free to contact us.
Service Providers
Environmental & Public Health International may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
- To facilitate our service;
- To provide the service on our behalf;
- To perform service-related services; or
- To assist us in analyzing how our service is used.
We want to inform our website users that these third parties may have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
Security
We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information and we strive to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it.
Links to Other Sites
Environmental & Public Health International may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of those websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. Please see our Terms and Conditions for more information on our website linking policy.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
