Privacy and Data Protection Policy
Overview
Safeguarding Your Privacy and Personal Information
We handle your personal data exclusively when it is essential.
Your personal information will never be sold, rented, shared, or disclosed in any manner.
If you are under the age of 16, you MUST obtain parental consent before accessing the services offered on this website.
Relevant legislation
Along with our company’s internal IT systems, this site is designed to comply with the following laws/regulations regarding the protection of user’s personal data:
- EU Data Protection Directive (DPD of year 1995)
- Regulation on general EU data protection (GDPR of year 2018)
Personal information collected by this site and why we collect it
This site collects and uses personal information for the following reasons:
Website traffic monitoring
Like most sites, this site uses Google Analytics (GA) to track user activity. We use this data to determine the number of our site visitors to better understand how they find and use our web pages. Although GA records data such as your geographic location, your device, your web browser, and your operating system, none of this information identify you to us. GA also records your computer’s IP address, which could be used to identify you, but Google does not provide access to it. We believe that Google is a third data processor that is compliant with the requirements of European legislation.
Contact forms and e-mail links
If you choose to contact us using a contact form or an email link, none of the data you provide will be stored to our site or transferred or processed by any third party data processor as defined below in the section «Our third-party data processors». Instead, these data will be sent to us via an SMTP protocol (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). Our SMTP servers are protected by a TLS security protocol (also known as SSL), meaning that email content is encrypted before being sent over the Internet. The content of the email is decrypted by our local computers and devices.
About Cookies
What is a cookie?
The term «cookie» refers to a small data file consisting solely of a set of text information that the site transmits to the web browser on your computer’s hard disk, either temporarily throughout your visit , or sometimes for longer periods, depending on the type of cookie. Cookies perform different operations (for example, you are distinguished from other site’s visitors or remember certain info for you like your preferences) and are used by most websites to improve your user experience.
Each cookie is unique to your browser and contains some anonymous information. A cookie typically contains the name of the cookie field, the cookie’s lifetime, and a value (usually in the form of a randomly generated unique number).
Types of cookies
The basic types of cookies are described below
- Session Cookies
- These are temporary cookies that stay in your device’s browser cookie file only during your visit. They are automatically deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies
- These cookies remain in your device’s browser cookie file even after the browser is closed, sometimes lasting for a year or more (depending on the cookie’s lifespan). They are used when the site administrator needs to recognize you across multiple visits (e.g., remembering your username or site preferences).
- First-Party Cookies
- These are cookies set by the website you are currently visiting. They are stored in your browser and/or device’s hard drive and are used to track your site navigation, often to identify you or manage visits.
- Third-Party Cookies
- These cookies are set by external entities, such as social media networks, to monitor your visits to various sites they advertise. The site administrator has no control over these third-party cookies.
Cookies on this site and how to manage them
On this site, we use cookies to improve your user experience. Site functionality will be significantly affected if you disable or disagree with the use of cookies.
See the following information about the third-party cookies we use on this site, including how to disable them and the effect of disabling on the site’s functionality. If you need any help on how to manage certain types of cookies, including how to check or delete them, please visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Google Analytics cookies
Google Analytics cookies are performance tracking tools that collect anonymous data about how visitors interact with our site. These cookies provide insights such as the number of visitors, the duration and timing of visits, and navigation patterns across the site. This information helps us enhance the functionality and user experience of our website.
The data collected is anonymous and does not include personal information. It is transferred to and stored on Google’s servers in compliance with Google’s privacy policy.
For more details about Google Analytics, visit: Google Analytics Help.
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, use the following tool: Google Analytics Opt-Out.
Disabling these cookies will prevent your activity from being included in our site statistics but will not affect the website’s functionality.
Video providers cookies
Video providers can place cookies on your device if you watch their video on our site.
If you disable these cookies you may not be able to see the embedded videos on our site.
Social Networks cookies
Third-party social networks can place cookies on your device if you choose to share a web page of our site with another third-party Social Network site, by clicking on one of the «share» buttons.
If you disable these cookies, you will not be able to share any of our content with third-party social networks
About this site’s web server
All web traffic (file transfer) between this site and your browser is encrypted and transferred via the HTTPS protocol using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Third-party personal data processors
We use a number of third parties to process personal data for us. These Third-party personal data processors have been carefully selected to comply with the legislation mentioned in this document.
Data Breaches
We take all necessary measures to ensure the security of any personal information stored in our database.
In the event of an unlawful breach of our database or a third-party data processing system, we will notify all affected parties and relevant authorities within 72 hours, provided it is clear that identifiable personal data has been stolen.