Privacy Policy

Watershed Associates is a trade name of Watershed Worldwide LLC (“Watershed,” “we,” “us”). This policy applies to Watershed Worldwide LLC.

Watershed Associates (“We”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. 

This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. 

We acknowledge and agree that any personal data of yours that we handle will be processed in accordance with all applicable data protection laws in force from time to time, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable. 

Last updated: April 2025. 

Information We Collect and How We Use It 

Watershed Associates might collect personal data from you such as your name, contact details, occupation, company or university affiliation, industry, region/country, relationship to Watershed Associates, reason for contacting us, topics you are interested in, and any other information you choose to share. 

We collect personal data from you when you request information from us and/or supply information through the website, such as when you fill out a contact form, inquire about our services, opt in to receive emails from us, agree to participate in surveys, or apply for a role at Watershed Associates. 

By browsing our website and submitting this information to us, you explicitly agree to Watershed Associates using your personal data for the purposes and in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Please do not send us any information you do not wish Watershed Associates to use. 

We will use your personal data to:

Provide you with the information you requested

• Send you marketing communications (if you have opted in)
• Process your job application (if applicable)
• Provide you with our training services
• Provide access to our advisory resources and programs
• Notify you about changes to our services
• Analyze and improve our service offerings

As a training and advisory services company, we may also use your information to: 

• Customize training workshops to your specific needs
• Provide personalized advisory services
• Improve our training methodologies and advisory approaches
• Contact you regarding upcoming training sessions or workshops 

Legal Bases for Processing 

If you are an individual in the European Economic Area (EEA), we collect and process information about you only where we have legal bases for doing so under applicable EU laws. The legal basis depends on the services you use and how you use them. This means we collect and use your information only where: 

• We need it to provide you the services, including to operate the services, provide customer support and personalized features and to protect the safety and security of the services
• You give us consent to do so for a specific purpose
• We need to process your data to comply with a legal obligation
• Our legitimate interests in furthering our training and advisory services 

Cookies 

Our site may use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. 

Our site uses cookies to manage your session, including keeping you logged in securely and storing your specific user preferences. You are asked to consent to the use of these cookies when first visiting our site. For more information about how we use cookies and how to manage your settings, please refer to our Cookie Policy. 

Where We Store Your Personal Data 

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, destinations inside and outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Where we transfer data outside the EEA, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data. 

Security of Your Personal Data 

Watershed Associates has implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Such measures include anonymizing or pseudonymizing data where possible. 

Authorized Watershed Associates personnel and third parties mentioned in this policy will only have access to your personal data to the extent they need it to do their job or provide their services. Despite these precautions, however, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your information. 

Disclosure of Your Information 

We may disclose your personal information to: 

• Our subsidiaries and affiliates
• Carefully selected third-party service providers, such as IT systems providers, recruitment service providers, or event organizers, so they can provide services to Watershed Associates
• Our advisors
• Law enforcement authorities or other government bodies when we are required to do so 

Third parties, other than law enforcement authorities or government bodies, will only handle your personal data on behalf of Watershed Associates for the purposes described in this Policy. Watershed Associates will not sell or otherwise share your personal data with such third parties for their own use without your consent. 

Your Rights 

Depending on where you reside, you may be entitled to certain rights regarding the personal data Watershed Associates holds about you. For instance, you may have the right to: 

• Request access to your information
• Obtain a copy of it as well as information about how we use it
• Request that we correct incorrect, inaccurate or out-of-date information about you
• Request that we stop processing your information and/or withdraw your consent to such processing
• Ask us to delete your information 

If you receive marketing communications from Watershed Associates, you can opt out of receiving future emails or unsubscribe at any time through the “preferences” page, which is accessible in every marketing email you receive from us. 

If you think we are handling your information unlawfully, we encourage you to get in touch with us. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority. 

Job Applicants 

If you apply for a job at Watershed Associates, you will be asked to submit information such as your name, contact details, information about your education and work history, and any other background information that might be relevant for your application. 

Watershed Associates will use this information to assess your application and candidacy for the position to which you have applied. We may also use your information to communicate with you about Watershed events and to send you publications that we may think are of interest to you. 

We might share your personal data with third parties such as recruitment service providers, background check providers, and IT system providers. These third parties might be located in a different country than your country of residence. 

Children 

Our website is not directed at children 16 years of age or younger. Watershed Associates, therefore, will not intentionally collect information about anyone under the age of 16, and requests that no such information be submitted to us. 

SMS/Text Messaging

Watershed Associates sends text messages to contracted workshop facilitators who have provided their mobile number and consented to receive them, in order to coordinate workshop logistics and collect expense receipts for reimbursement. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out at any time, or HELP for help.

We do not share, sell, or provide your mobile phone number or messaging consent data to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. This applies regardless of any other data-sharing described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy. Mobile opt-in and text-messaging consent data will not be shared with any third parties. Information may be shared only with service providers (such as our SMS platform) strictly as needed to deliver the messaging service.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy 

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are legally binding on you. 

Contact Information 

Questions, comments, and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to privacy@watershedassociates.com. 

If you wish to exercise any of your rights under this policy or any applicable data protection regulation, please send an email to the address above.