Privacy Policy

R3 environmental technology ltd (r3) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.

We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.

Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Who are we?

R3 is a private limited company based in Reading, UK.

How do we collect information from you?

We obtain information about you when you use our website, for example, when you contact us, register for our mailing list or to access publications information in full.

What type of information is collected from you?

The personal information we collect might include your name, address, email address, IP address, and information regarding what pages are accessed and when.

How is your information used?

We may use your information to:

• Process an enquiry or request from you
• Seek your views or comments on the services we provide;
• Notify you of r3 developments and initiatives, and wider information that may be of interest, via our mailing list (which you are always able to unsubscribe from)
• Understand people’s interests in and use of our web site, projects and publications

Who has access to your information?

We will not sell or rent your information to third parties. We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.  We may introduce you to a third party in response to an enquiry from you if we believe they are better able to help you than r3 or can offer you additional support.  We will not release your information to third parties, unless in response to a specific enquiry from you, or we are required to do so by law, for example, by a court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime.

Third Party Service Providers working on our behalf:

We may pass your information to our third party service providers, agents subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf (for example to send you mailings). However, when we use third party service providers, we disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service and we have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it for their own direct marketing purposes.

Your choices

• You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive mailings from us about the work we do and related technical/market developments we are aware of, then you can deselect your mailings choice on our registration form, or subsequently unsubscribing from mailings.
• If you have any reasons for wanting us to remove your personal information please e-mail us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. explaining what you would like use to do.

How you can access and update your information

The accuracy of your information is important to us. You can update your information via your log-in page.  However, you cannot change your e-mail address, to change an e-mail address you would need to re-register and ask us to delete the defunct account.

You have the right to ask for a copy of the information r3holds about you (we may charge £10 for information requests) to cover our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

Security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information

We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal data from being accidentally lost or used, or accessed unlawfully. This website is hosted in the UK by Fasthosts, a hosting company whose data centres are ISO 27001 certified and equipped with the latest in hardware and software security. On-site engineers monitor things 24/7.

Passwords

Where you have chosen a password which enables you to access certain parts of our websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. This password is stored in an encrypted format and we are unable tell you what your old password is. You can reset your password yourself or, after establishing that you are the real account holder, we can help you do so.

Profiling

We may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. We may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help us do this effectively. We may also use your personal information to detect and reduce fraud. 

Use of 'cookies'

Like many other websites, the r3 website uses cookies. 'Cookies' are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, we use cookies to store your country preference. This helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.

It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. For more information on how to switch off cookies on your computer, visit our full cookies policy. Turning cookies of may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.

In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.

16 or Under

We are concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under‚ please get your parent/guardian's permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information.

Transferring your information outside of Europe

As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside the United Kingdom (“UK”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the UK. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If we transfer your information outside of the UK in this way, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.

If you use our services while you are outside the UK, your information may be transferred outside the UK in order to provide you with those services.

Review of this Policy

We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in March 2023.