Last updated: July 2026
Welcome to ESG Ahead.
Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it and what choices you have.
We have written this policy in plain English to make it easy to understand.
Who we are
ESG Ahead is operated by Uniwaves Oy.
Business ID: FI17504547
Website: www.uniwaves.com
Address:
Uniwaves Oy
Louhentie 1 G 22
02130 Espoo
Finland
Privacy contact: privacy@uniwaves.com
What information we collect
When you use ESG Ahead, we may collect:
Your account information
- Name
- Email address
- Username
- Password (stored securely in encrypted form, please use always unique password)
- Language preference
- Membership information
Your learning information
To provide learning services, we store information such as:
- Courses you have joined
- Lesson progress
- Completed lessons
- Quiz results
- Certificates
- Badges and achievements
- Video watching progress
- Reading history
- Learning activity
Community activity
If you participate in the community, we may store:
- Comments
- Ratings
- Votes
- Uploaded files or images
- Discussion activity
Only registered and logged-in users can participate in discussions.
Website usage
To improve ESG Ahead, we collect information such as:
- Pages you visit
- Reading time
- Video watching time
- Scroll depth
- Rating activity
- Content popularity
- Device and browser information
- IP address
- Cookies
This information helps us understand which content is useful and recommend better content to our members.
Payments
If you purchase a subscription, payments are processed securely by Stripe.
We do not store your payment card details.
Why we use your information
We use your information to:
- create and manage your account
- provide learning services
- remember your progress
- issue certificates and badges
- recommend relevant content
- improve our courses and articles
- measure service quality
- send service notifications
- send newsletters and content updates
- invite you to webinars or events
- provide customer support
- prevent abuse and keep the service secure
- meet legal obligations
Recommendation engine
ESG Ahead recommends articles, videos and learning content based on your activity.
Recommendations may use information such as:
- pages viewed
- reading time
- video watching time
- completed learning
- ratings
- votes
- browsing activity inside ESG Ahead
The recommendation engine does not make automated decisions that have legal or significant effects on you.
Sponsor applications
Some users may apply for sponsored access to ESG Ahead.
When you submit an application, the information you provide is transferred to the sponsoring organisation for evaluation.
After your application has been submitted, the sponsor becomes responsible for processing your application according to its own Privacy Policy.
Emails
As a member, you may receive emails such as:
- new content notifications
- learning reminders
- newsletter
- webinar invitations
- event invitations
- product updates
- important service announcements
You can change your communication preferences or unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.
Some emails may include information about partner or sponsor services that we believe may be useful for our members.
Cookies
We use cookies to make ESG Ahead work properly and improve your experience.
Cookies help us:
- keep you logged in
- remember your preferences
- measure website usage
- improve performance
- analyse content usage
Cookie consent is managed through our cookie banner.
Analytics
We use analytics tools to understand how ESG Ahead is used.
Analytics help us improve:
- articles
- learning materials
- videos
- navigation
- recommendations
- overall user experience
Where possible, analytics data is used in aggregated form.
Embedded content
Some pages include content provided by third-party services, such as:
- YouTube
- Spotify
In the future we may also use services such as Vimeo or other media providers.
When you interact with embedded content, those providers may collect information according to their own Privacy Policies.
External services
To provide ESG Ahead, we use trusted service providers, including:
- DigitalOcean (hosting)
- Stripe (payments)
- Google Workspace (email)
- Google Analytics (analytics)
- Fienta (event registrations, when used)
These providers process only the information necessary to provide their services.
International transfers
Your personal information is processed within the European Union.
If we introduce a service that processes information outside the EU in the future, we will ensure that appropriate GDPR safeguards are in place before any personal information is transferred.
How long we keep information
We normally keep information as follows:
| User accounts | While the account is active |
| Inactive accounts | Up to 24 months after inactivity |
| Learning records | While the account exists |
| Sponsor applications | As required by the sponsor |
| Contact form submissions | Until no longer needed |
| Accounting information | As required by law |
Your rights
Under the GDPR, you have the right to:
- access your personal information
- correct inaccurate information
- request deletion of your information
- restrict processing
- object to processing
- receive a copy of your personal data
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us.
Keeping your information safe
We take security seriously.
We use secure hosting, encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls and other technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information.
Although no online service can guarantee absolute security, we continuously work to keep your information safe.
Future features
As ESG Ahead develops, we may introduce new features such as:
- AI assistants
- personalised learning
- mentoring tools
- discussion forums
- webinars
- additional recommendation features
If these features require changes to how personal information is processed, we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
If we make significant changes, we will notify users through ESG Ahead or by email when appropriate.
The latest version is always available on this website.
Related Policies
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data. Your use of the ESG Leadership Platform is also governed by our Terms of Service, which describe the rules for using the platform, memberships, subscriptions, community participation, and other contractual terms.
Please read our Terms of Service here: uniwaves.com/terms
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we process personal information, please contact us:
Uniwaves Oy
Louhentie 1 G 22
02130 Espoo
Finland