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Privacy Notice

Welcome to the ABF Alliance (the “Company”) Privacy Notice.

Definitions

Phrases and words used in this Privacy Notice, that are defined in the Terms and Conditions, have the same meanings as adopted in Terms and Conditions.

  1. Data Protection Legislation: shall mean Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, hereinafter referred to as GDPR), as well as the Cyprus Law No. 125(I)/2018 "Law Providing for the Protection of Natural Persons with Regard to the Processing of Personal Data and for the Free Movement of Such Data," and other applicable provisions on the protection of personal data (hereinafter referred to as Data protection Legislation).
  2. Personal Data:shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, etc.
  3. Cookies:shall mean IT data stored in the Users' end Devices, through which the User uses the Platform. These files allow to recognize the User's Device and properly display the Website, tailored to individual preferences.
  4. Device:shall mean an electronic device with software through which the User gains access to the Platform (User's end device, e.g. computer, laptop, smartphone, tablet).

General provisions

  1. The Company respects its User’s privacy and is committed to protecting User’s personal data. This Privacy Notice will inform you as to how the Company, being a Controller of personal data, looks after your personal data when you visit our Platform or use our services and tell you about your privacy rights and how the normative regulations protect you. The Company gives the User information on how the Company collects and processes the personal data through the use of the Company’s Platform or services, including any data User may provide through this Platform or in other manner, when signing up to our services. Specific details and information on the processing of personal data may also be described in agreements, on Platform and in other documents related to the services of the Company.
  2. The Company ensures, within the framework of Data Protection Legislation, the confidentiality of personal data and has implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard personal data from unauthorized access, unlawful disclosure, accidental loss, modification, destruction or any other unlawful processing.
  3. The Company may use approved data processors for processing personal data. In such cases, the Company takes necessary steps to ensure that data processors process personal data under documented instructions of the Company, in accordance with the required and adequate security measures and otherwise in compliance with Data Protection Legislation.
  4. Providing personal data such as name, surname, email address, and phone number is voluntary and required solely for completing the contact form if the User wishes to get in touch with the Company. By submitting their personal data through the form, the User consents to the collection and processing of their data in accordance with this Privacy Notice. Failure to provide such data may prevent the Company from responding to the User’s inquiry.

Collection of Personal Data Through the Website

The Company collects personal data directly from the User when the User voluntarily fills out the contact form on the Website. The Company does not collect personal data from external sources such as public or private registers, nor does it record telephone calls, images, or audio communications, nor does it store email correspondence or other forms of interaction.

Geographical Area of Processing

The User’s personal data may be processed or transferred outside the EU/EEA. The main points of processing the personal data outside the EU/EEA data are:

  1. a legal basis and appropriate safeguards are in place. Appropriate safeguards, such as: an agreement including the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other approved clauses, code of conducts, certifications approved in accordance with GDPR.
  2. the country where recipient is located has adequate level of data protection as decided by the authorities.
  3. Upon request, the User can receive further details on personal data transfers to other countries.

Retention period

Personal data will not be retained longer than necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed or required by Data Protection Legislation. For example, after the contractual relationship has expired, the Company will process personal data for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Personal data is also retained for pursuing the Company’s legitimate interest. Data retention requirements in regulatory legislation may be subject for national law and therefore may differ depending on the country. In the case of consent, personal data may be retained until implementation of the purpose of consent or its revocation, whichever occurs first.

Rights as a data subject

The User has rights as a data subject in regard to the Company’s processing of personal data under Data Protection Legislation. Such rights are, in general:

  1. to require the User’s personal data to be corrected if it is inadequate, incomplete or incorrect;
  2. to object to processing of the User’s personal data, such as for direct marketing purposes;
  3. to require the erasure of the User’s personal data;
  4. to restrict the processing of the User’s personal data, e.g. where the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject.
  5. to receive information if the User’s personal data is being processed by the Company and if so then to access it;
  6. to receive the personal data that is provided by the User and is being processed based on consent for performance of an agreement in written or commonly used electronical format and were feasible transmit such data to another service provider (so called “data portability”);
  7. to withdraw the consent to process the User’s personal data;

Complaint

As a User you can lodge complaints pertaining to the Company’s processing of personal data if you consider that processing infringes on your rights and interests under Data Protection Legislation. A complaint regarding the processing of Personal Data can be submitted to the data protection supervisory authority. The list of personal data protection authorities in individual European Union countries is available at: Learn more

Cookies

  1. The platform uses information saved using Cookies. Platform uses the following cookies:
    1. Necessary:necessary for the proper functioning of the Platform. Service cookies, which are necessary to use the Platform, are automatically installed on the User's device. Their use is necessary to provide the service (data transmission to display the content). The User is not able to opt out of these Cookies if he wants to use the Platform.
    2. Statistical/analytical:hey allow to study traffic on the Website, learn about Users' preferences, analyse their behaviour on the Platform. Analytical cookies are not installed automatically. The User may grant permission for the installation of analytical Cookies by expressing consent when opening the Platform. After giving consent, analytical cookies are installed accordingly with the settings of the browser used by the User. These files are stored by the Company from 1 day to a maximum of 2 years.
  2. The platform automatically collects only information contained in Cookies; mechanisms for storing and reading cookies do not allow downloading any personal data or any confidential information from the User's Device. Cookies used by the Company are safe for Users' Devices.
  3. Purposes for which Cookies are used:
    1. to ensure the proper functioning of the Platform's functionality;
    2. to collect and process statistical data, such as visit statistics, User Device statistics or User behaviour statistics,
    3. for the purpose of analysing and improving Platform, including the preparation of statistics to help learn about Users' preferences and behaviour; the analysis of these statistics is anonymous and allows you to adjust the content and appearance of Platform to the prevailing trends, the statistics are also used to assess Platform’s popularity;
  4. The platform uses Google Analytics. Google Analytics cookies are files used by Google to create statistics and reports on the functioning of the Platform, in order to analyse how the User uses the Platform. Google does not use the collected data to identify the User nor does it combine this information to enable identification.
  5. By default, most web browsers available on the market accept saving Cookies on the Device. The User may at any time, independently, change the settings of his web browser regarding the saving, deletion and access to data stored in Cookies, in particular, he/she/it may block the use of Cookies or each time obtain information about their placement on his Device; other available options can be checked in the settings of your web browser. Information on web browser settings is available in its menu (help) or on its manufacturer's website.
  6. Limiting the storage and access to cookies on the User's Device may cause some functions of the Platform to malfunction or limit access to them. The Company bears no responsibility for improper functioning of the Platform's functions if the User restricts in any way the ability to save and read Cookies.

Contact Details

  1. Users may contact ABF Alliance with enquiries, requests to access personal data, withdrawal of consent, or to exercise other rights as data subjects, including submitting complaints regarding the processing of their personal data.
  2. For marketing communications and profiling based on ABF Alliance’s legitimate interests, Users have the ability to manage their privacy preferences using the available privacy settings.
  3. Users may update certain personal information, consent choices, and communication preferences by contacting the Company directly.
  4. For any enquiries, please contact us at:
    Email: company@abfalliance.com