Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 18 June 2026
1. Introduction
VPA India respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information that you share with us through our website, inquiry forms, email, phone, WhatsApp, meetings, and other business communication channels.
This Privacy Policy explains how VPA India collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal information when you visit or interact with our website www.decarbonisation.expert or contact us for consultancy, advisory, business development, carbon market, ESG, GHG accounting, net zero, decarbonisation, or related professional services.
By using this website or submitting your information to VPA India, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
2. About VPA India
VPA India
Decarbonisation, Decarbonology & Decarbonomics Expert
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Website: www.decarbonisation.expert
Email: info@decarbonisation.expert
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 8905541120
For privacy-related queries, you may contact us at: info@decarbonisation.expert
3. Scope of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:
Our website and web pages
Contact forms and inquiry forms
Email communication
Phone calls and WhatsApp communication
Business meetings and consultation requests
Documents or information voluntarily submitted by prospects, clients, partners, or visitors
Website analytics and performance monitoring tools
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites that may be linked from our website. Such websites are governed by their own privacy policies.
4. Information We May Collect
We may collect the following categories of information, depending on how you interact with us.
4.1 Information You Provide Directly
When you contact VPA India, we may collect:
Name
Company or organisation name
Designation or role
Email address
Phone number or WhatsApp number
Location, city, state, or country
Service area of interest
Project or inquiry details
Documents, data, or attachments submitted for review
Communication history with VPA India
Any other information voluntarily provided by you
4.2 Website and Technical Information
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
IP address
Browser type and version
Device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Time spent on the website
Referral source
Approximate location based on technical data
Website usage behaviour
Cookies, identifiers, or similar technologies where applicable
This information is generally used to understand website performance, improve user experience, and analyse visitor engagement.
4.3 Business and Project Information
If you engage with VPA India for professional services, we may collect business or project-related information such as:
Industry sector
Project location
Carbon credit, ESG, GHG, BRSR, CBAM, CCTS, net zero, or sustainability-related requirements
Technical data required for service assessment
Commercial, regulatory, or compliance-related documents
Project feasibility, baseline, MRV, monitoring, audit-evidence, or due-diligence information
Buyer, investor, project owner, or stakeholder information where relevant
Such information may include personal information if it identifies an individual contact person or representative.
5. How We Use Your Information
VPA India may use your information for the following purposes:
To respond to your inquiries
To understand your service requirements
To prepare proposals, quotations, scope notes, assessment forms, or consultancy responses
To schedule calls, meetings, or consultations
To provide professional consultancy, advisory, analysis, due diligence, or project support services
To communicate project updates and service-related information
To maintain business records
To improve our website, content, services, and user experience
To conduct website analytics and performance measurement
To send service-related information, newsletters, or updates where you have requested or permitted such communication
To comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, accounting, or professional obligations
To protect the rights, property, security, and legitimate interests of VPA India
We do not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected.
6. Legal Basis and Consent
Where applicable, VPA India processes personal information on the basis of:
Your consent
Your voluntary submission of information for a specified purpose
Performance of a contract or steps taken before entering into a contract
Compliance with legal or regulatory obligations
Legitimate business and professional purposes
Protection of legal rights or claims
Where consent is required, you may withdraw your consent by contacting us at info@decarbonisation.expert. Withdrawal of consent will not affect processing already carried out before withdrawal, and certain information may still be retained where required by law, contract, dispute resolution, or legitimate business record-keeping requirements.
7. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website may use cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies to understand website traffic, visitor behaviour, page performance, and user engagement.
VPA India may use Google Analytics or similar tools to collect aggregated and technical information about website usage. Google Analytics may collect information such as device type, browser type, pages visited, session duration, referral source, and approximate location.
This information helps us improve website content, navigation, performance, and relevance. We do not intentionally send sensitive personal information to Google Analytics.
You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect some website features or user experience.
8. Sharing of Information
VPA India does not sell your personal information.
We may share information only where necessary and appropriate, including with:
Website hosting, email, cloud storage, analytics, communication, or IT service providers
Professional advisers, consultants, auditors, legal advisers, or technical experts
Validation, verification, registry, assurance, or due-diligence stakeholders where relevant to a professional engagement and authorised by the client
Government, regulatory, judicial, or law-enforcement authorities where legally required
Business partners or service providers involved in responding to your inquiry or delivering agreed services
Any other party with your consent or instruction
Where we use third-party service providers, they are expected to process information only for authorised purposes and to apply reasonable confidentiality and security measures.
9. International Data Processing
Because digital services such as email, cloud storage, website hosting, analytics, and communication tools may operate through servers or service providers located in different countries, your information may be processed or stored outside your country of residence.
Where such processing occurs, VPA India aims to use reasonable safeguards and reputable service providers to protect your information in accordance with applicable law.
10. Data Retention
VPA India retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:
Responding to inquiries
Providing services
Maintaining client and business records
Complying with legal, accounting, tax, contractual, or regulatory requirements
Resolving disputes
Protecting legal rights
Maintaining professional documentation and audit trails where relevant
When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymise, archive, or securely retain it in accordance with applicable requirements.
11. Data Security
VPA India uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no website, email system, internet transmission, or digital storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should avoid submitting highly confidential, sensitive, or commercially critical information through unsecured channels unless appropriate safeguards are agreed.
12. Professional Confidentiality
Where VPA India receives client documents, business data, project information, technical details, commercial information, or sustainability-related records for professional services, such information is handled with confidentiality and used only for the relevant engagement, assessment, proposal, advisory work, or agreed business purpose.
Confidentiality obligations may also be governed by separate proposals, engagement letters, non-disclosure agreements, or service agreements between VPA India and the client.
13. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
Request access to your personal information
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
Request updating of your information
Request deletion or erasure of your personal information where legally permissible
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Object to or restrict certain processing where applicable
Request information about how your data is processed
Raise a grievance or complaint regarding privacy-related matters
Nominate another person to exercise your rights where applicable under law
To exercise your rights, contact us at:
Email: info@decarbonisation.expert
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 8905541120
We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.
14. Grievance Redressal
If you have any privacy-related concern, complaint, or request, please contact:
VPA India
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Email: info@decarbonisation.expert
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 8905541120
We will review your concern and respond within a reasonable time in accordance with applicable law and the nature of the request.
15. Marketing Communication
If you subscribe, inquire, download resources, or request updates from VPA India, we may send you relevant information about our services, insights, regulatory updates, carbon market developments, ESG developments, or decarbonisation-related content.
You may opt out of marketing communication at any time by contacting us at info@decarbonisation.expert or by using any unsubscribe option provided in future email communications.
Even after opting out of marketing messages, we may still send service-related, transactional, legal, or administrative communication where necessary.
16. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are intended for business, professional, institutional, corporate, and project-related users. They are not directed at children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that personal information of a child has been collected without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete or restrict such information, unless retention is required by law.
17. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, resources, standards bodies, registries, government websites, or external publications.
VPA India is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external website you visit.
18. Changes to this Privacy Policy
VPA India may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, website features, services, or business practices.
The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
19. Contact Us
For any questions, requests, complaints, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact:
VPA India
Decarbonisation, Decarbonology & Decarbonomics Expert
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Website: www.decarbonisation.expert
Email: info@decarbonisation.expert
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 8905541120