Our commitment to protecting your data
Here at Treasure, protecting what you treasure is our mission. We are excited to provide you with a solution that is truly private. With our seamless cloud storage services and end-to-end encryption, rest assured that you are in full control of your information at all times.
What data we collect and why
We will only collect information necessary to provide you with cloud storage services that you desire (only your name, email address, and location data). We may also collect information to provide you with product updates, notifications and most importantly – promotions! Read More
Why we need your data to provide you services
In order to identify you, your preferences and requests, we may need your data to upkeep your account with us. This also helps us to meet the legal obligations and protect our network and the safety and integrity of the services we provide you. Read More
How long do we take care of your information?
We store the information you provide us securely as long as you have an account with us. We also minimise the collection of other information beyond what is necessary to provide services to you, and these will not be stored for longer than 24 months. Read More
Why do we share your personal data?
We mask your information to the best of our abilities so that you remain unknown to partners that we work with (unless necessary). By sharing your masked information, we hope to provide you with a customised experience with less ads, great customer support and robust security measures. Read More
Transfers of personal data to other countries
To provide our services to you, your information may be shared – but don’t worry, we remove personal identifiers that point back to you. This information may be shared with our partners, agencies, external cloud service providers of your choice, as well as law enforcement authorities (but don’t worry, this is only when it is necessary!).
Furthermore, before any transfer, we ensure that our partners adhere to strict standards of security and confidentiality through Standard Contractual Clauses.
You may see the full list of our partners below. Read More
Our use of cookies
Cookies are small files of information that help to remind us if you’ve visited our website before, and if so, how you like to use it. These cookies help us to improve your experience navigating our website, and will be stored in your browser only with your consent.
Don’t forget though – you will always have the option to opt-out by clicking ‘manage cookies’ tab at the bottom of the page. Read More
You are always in control
If you Treasure it, we treasure it too! We believe in empowering you and your information to the highest extent. You always have the right to ask and request to see how we have used your information – most importantly, you are always in control. Contact us if you ever change your mind! Read More
Don’t fancy hearing from us?
Drop us a note at [email protected], and we assure you that you won’t be hearing from us (we will miss you though ☹). Read More
We are here to help
Our friendly Customer Support staff will be delighted to assist you should you have any queries. Do also check out our FAQs page (treasure.cloud/FAQs).
1. General Information
This Privacy Policy clarifies the purpose of the processing of personal data and other circumstances surrounding it within the framework of data processing procedures and with regard to the services provided by TREASURE CLOUD PTE LTD. (12 Marina View, #11-01, Asia Square Tower 2, Singapore 018961, registration number: 201826795W, registered by: Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), (hereinafter referred to as “Controller”, “Company” or “we”) and with regard to its related website, functions and contents (hereinafter referred to as “Website”).
Please read our provisions carefully and if you have any questions or inquiries in connection with the data processing of the Controller, please contact us using the contact details below:
TREASURE CLOUD PTE. LTD.
Address: 12 Marina View, #11-01, Asia Square Tower 2, Singapore 018961
E-mail address: [email protected]
Website: https://treasure.cloud/
Representative in the European Union (EU): [email protected]
Data Protection Officer: Cephas Tan, [email protected]
We highlight that in such cases, when customers or other persons share with us personal data that is unnecessary for the given purpose of data processing specified below (especially including: accidentally shared personal data), we delete such personal data irreversibly, without delay. If such sharing happens multiple times, we also draw your attention to avoid sharing unnecessary data. We recommend for the customers and other persons, however, to check in each case what data they provide to us before sending (e.g. by double-checking email attachments or forwarded information prior to their being sent).
We also highlight that information provided in this Privacy Policy is relevant, where processing of personal data carried out by us (including transfer of personal data from us to other controllers specified in this Privacy Policy or processing of personal data by our data processor partners) is related: (a) to the offering of goods or services, irrespective of whether a payment of the data subject is required, to data subjects in the European Union; or (b) to the the monitoring of their behaviour as far as their behaviour takes place within the European Union. We also highlight that in case of other controllers specified in this Privacy Policy, you can find information on data processing by such controllers in their respective privacy policies. We further highlight that there might be cases, where we provide our services as a data processor on behalf of a data controller. In these cases, you can also find information on the relevant processing in the privacy policy of the given data controller.
What data are considered personal data?
Personal data are any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (the data subject). 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, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. Thus, for example, personal data include the name, e-mail address of the data subject (e.g. a customer or contracting party’s representative) and data related to the service provided for that customer (e.g. the fact and nature of the service, as well as the personal data processed in the framework of providing the service).
What personal data are classified as special categories of personal data?
Special categories of personal data include personal data referring to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation.
Who can be a data subject?
The Controller may, in particular, but not exclusively, collect and/or process the data of the following natural persons:
- a customer (user)
- a potential customer (user)
- contact persons of business partners, as well as subcontractors
- other natural persons (e.g. a person lodging a complaint against the Controller, his/her legal counsel).
By customer or user, we mean such persons, who use our services by signing up and using a Treasure Account. Our services include but are not limited to product offering and maintenance services, onboarding and verification services; as well as product support services. Business customers can also be entities (i.e. legal persons or other organizations) depending on the relevant subscription; in these cases, however, the data subjects, whose personal data we process, are their representatives and their employees acting and providing data in their name. You can find more information on our subscriptions on our Website.
Who is regarded as controller or processor?
(Data) controller means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Unless otherwise stated by the Company, the Company is regarded as the controller.
(Data) processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Our data centers
Our data centers used for storing personal data under the GDPR (as specified above) are currently located in the EU. When we still have to store personal data in a third country outside of the EU, or in case we use a third country processor for processing personal data referred to above or transfer/provide access to data to a third country controller, we provide information to the data subjects affected primarily in this Privacy Policy and in certain cases in other ways (e.g. in consent forms or on our Website, as relevant).
2. In which cases does the Controller process your personal data?
For what purpose do we process your data? | The purpose of data processing is for the Controller to provide cloud storage and related services; to facilitate registration by the users on the Website (by signing up to Controller’s services); providing support services in a timely manner; and the maintenance of the user accounts for accessing and using the services (including through connected services).
We may collect personal information such as names, email addresses, and location data in order to provide you the services, verify your identity, reward you with extra storage space or other incentives, as well as to meet our regulatory and compliance requirements. |
What is the legal basis for processing your data? | The Controller processes your data for the above-mentioned purpose
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Do you have to provide your data? | You are free to choose to register (sign up) on the Website and to use the Controller’s service. When you do so, however, the Controller is required to process your data for complying with the related contract (terms & conditions) and to perform any additional services (including connecting your additional account if you decide to do so). In addition, the Controller may process your data in order to comply with his legal obligations (Art. 6 (1) c) of the GDPR), including tax and accounting obligations, in which case the data processing and plausible retention is necessary. This is only relevant for paid services (Plus or Premium) however. |
What data do we process? | We process the following personal data in connection with providing registration (sign up), managing accounts and providing our services in accordance with the terms & conditions:
We also highlight that the Company can store your account information in security backups specified below. |
How long do we store your data? | We store your above data as long as you are successfully registered with Treasure (until the deletion of your Treasure account). While we seek to minimize the collection of any data beyond necessary for providing verification and support services to you, such data (which may or may not constitute personal data) will stored for no longer than 24 months. We also highlight that we may store backups for security purposes (e.g. your account data can still be stored after deletion as a backup for strictly security purposes). Such security backups are stored for no longer than seven (7) days. In the event of a dispute initiated by you or the process of a court or authority that affects your registration or the information you have stored on your Treasure account, we may store the personal data concerned until the competent court or authority makes a final decision in the given case or this court or authority orders so. In this case, the data processing is necessary to enforce our claims or to protect against your or third party (e.g. the company represented by you) claims, our data processing is based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) f) of the GDPR) in order to protect our professional reputation and to defend ourselves against the claims of data subjects or third parties or to enforce our claims as the case may be. In such cases, when the data processing (especially including: further data storage or providing data to the competent court or authority) is necessary based on the order of the competent court or authority or the relevant, obligatory provision of law, the processing is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which we are subject to (Art. 6 (1) c) of the GDPR). In addition to that, in case our services are invoiced to you, we must process your relevant invoicing data to meet accounting and taxation obligations until the storage period, which is prescribed in the relevant accounting and tax regulations. In such case, when this is prescribed by EU or member state law, the Controller processes the relevant personal data for complying with its relevant legal obligations (Art. 6 (1) c) of the GDPR). If such processing is prescribed, however, by the laws of Singapore or other third country – depending on the relevant contractual terms – the Controller relies on its legitimate business interests (Art. 6 (1) f) of the GDPR) to comply with its accounting and taxation obligations at its establishment. In these cases, we only provide personal data to third country (e.g. Singaporean) authorities, if it is strictly necessary for complying with the relevant legal obligation. Such data transfer may take place only if the transfer is not repetitive, concerns only a limited number of data subjects, is necessary for the purposes of compelling legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, which are not overridden by the interests or rights and freedoms of the data subject, and the Controller has assessed all the circumstances surrounding the data transfer and has on the basis of that assessment provided suitable safeguards with regard to the protection of personal data. The Controller shall inform the competent data protection supervisory authority of the transfer. It is also noted that such data transfer with respect to any judgment of a court or tribunal and any decision of an administrative authority of a third country requiring the Controller to transfer or disclose personal data may only be recognized or enforceable in any manner if based on an international agreement, such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the Union or a Member State (Art. 48, 49(1) of the GDPR). |
The recipients of your personal data in the event of data transfer | Your data can be passed on to the following partners:
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2.2. Provision of marketing materials
For what purpose do we process your data? | The purpose of data processing is the provision of marketing materials to our users (including special offers and promotions and product updates and newsletters) and related profiling based on the users’ consent. With your consent, we may also engage third-party service providers to create customised look-alike-profiles of you, so that we may identify potential customers similar to you and grow our business. In this instance, your data will not be used to target you. |
What is the legal basis for processing your data? | The Controller collects your data for processing pursuant to the above-mentioned purposes:
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Do you have to provide your data? | You are free to choose to sign up for receiving the above-mentioned marketing materials. If you do not give consent to receiving special offers and promotions and product updates and newsletters, you can still be signed up for the Controller’s services. You can also additionally consent to only receive special offers and promotions OR product updates and newsletters. In the case of marketing materials being sent based on our legitimate business interest, you are also entitled to object to the processing of personal data, in which case we do not process your personal data for direct marketing purposes anymore. |
What data do we process? | We process the following personal data in connection with provision of our above marketing activities:
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How long do we store your data? | We store your above personal data until you withdraw your consent by email sent to the Controller or through the Treasure (web) application. In case of the customer’s unsubscribing from the newsletter or objecting to the processing of their data for the sending of marketing materials and newsletters – the fact of such unsubscribing or objection can be processed until the deletion of the given customer’s Treasure Account. Unless you provide consent, we further do not send you marketing materials based on our legitimate interest, if you delete your Treasure Account. |
The recipients of your personal data in the event of data transfer | Your data may be passed on to the following partner:
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2.3. Service development, business analytics
For what purpose do we process your data? | The purpose of our data processing is to develop our services in order to serve you better. In line with the GDPR’s Data Minimization Principle, we only analyze and combine necessary customer data to understand customer engagement with our product (subscription, features) and marketing campaigns. We use the below specified services of HubSpot in this respect. HubSpot combines analytics from various channels, including Google (Analytics), Facebook, Twitter, YouTube. We also use the services of MXB as specified below. |
What is the legal basis for processing your data? | The Controller processes your data for the above mentioned purpose
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Do you have to provide your data? | You are free to choose to consent to the processing of your data for our above referred customer development. |
What data do we process? | We process your personal data regarding the usage of our services. Such data include: subscription type concerning the given customer, the data of the creation of the relevant Treasure Account, e-mail address of the given customer, his/her last login or login attempt to the Treasure Account (including failed attempts), the type of marketing promotions the customer has signed up to and is targeted by, applications and cloud accounts linked to the given Treasure Account, file activity (e.g. upload, download, share file, open file) on the given Treasure Account, customer support records, the customer’s referral and e-mail marketing activity (e.g. e-mail opens, click throughs). We process anonymous data generally (i.e. in most cases, the above data cannot be linked to an individual customer or other data subject once used for service development or business analytics by us. Yet, in cases, where we have to understand, whether a given user or certain users use our services in a way we predict, we have to check the above data linked to exact customers (e.g. by picking a customer from every country or region for using the data as a reference point or to check, whether our analytics solutions work appropriately. In these cases, however, we store and process such personal data separately from other customer data and delete it (in certain cases, through anonymization and/or pseudonymization), as soon as the above purpose ceases. It is highlighted that for analytics purposes, we also use Google Analytics: Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Dublin, Ireland) acting as data controller jointly with the Controller (joint data controllers) concerning the use of Google Analytics services. We also highlight that in cases, where Google’s services are used outside of the EU, other Google entities may have access to personal data, such as Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, United States, Keith Enright, Chief Privacy Officer, [email protected]). We highlight that in cases, where you rely on Google’s services additionally (e.g. your Google Drive account) or where Google processes your data for its own marketing, service development or other purposes, it shall act independently from us, as a sole data controller in line with its own privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US). |
How long do we store your data? | We store your above personal data until you withdraw your consent. |
The recipients of your personal data in the event of data transfer | Your data can be passed on to the following partner:
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2.4. Processing of business contacts’ data
For what purpose do we process your data? | The purpose of data processing is the processing of our business partners’ (including subcontractors, data controller and data processor partners) and their representatives’ contact data to maintain and manage business relationships. |
What is the legal basis for processing your data? | The Controller processes your data for the above-mentioned purpose
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Do you have to provide your data? | The processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of the related contract or related requirements (e.g. taxation and accounting requirements). |
What data do we process? | We process the following personal data in respect of the above referred data processing:
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How long do we store your data? | We store your related personal data as long as it is necessitated for the performance of services/provision of products/solutions under the respective contract. We also highlight that – depending on the applicable law set out by the contract – the related data (e.g. contact details and business emails) may be stored until the end of the civil law expiry date specified by the applicable law. In the event of a dispute initiated by you or the respective partner or against such persons by us, we may store the personal data concerned until the competent court or authority makes a final decision in the given case or until this court or authority orders so. This data processing is based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) f) of the GDPR) in order to protect our professional reputation and to defend ourselves against the claims of data subjects or third parties and to successfully enforce our claims. In addition to that, in case our services are invoiced to you, we must process your relevant invoicing data to meet accounting and taxation obligations until the storage period, which is prescribed in the relevant accounting and tax regulations. In such a case, when this is prescribed by EU or member state law, the Controller processes the relevant personal data for complying with its relevant legal obligations (Art. 6 (1) c) of the GDPR). If such processing is prescribed, however, by the laws of Singapore or other third country – depending on the relevant contractual terms –, the Controller relies on the relevant partner’s and its own legitimate business interests (Art. 6 (1) f) of the GDPR) to comply with accounting and taxation obligations prescribed by the above referred legal requirements. In these cases, we only provide personal data to third country (e.g. Singaporean) authorities, if it is strictly necessary for complying with the relevant legal obligation. Such data transfer may take place only if the transfer is not repetitive, concerns only a limited number of data subjects, is necessary for the purposes of compelling legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, which are not overridden by the interests or rights and freedoms of the data subject, and the Controller has assessed all the circumstances surrounding the data transfer and has on the basis of that assessment provided suitable safeguards with regard to the protection of personal data. The Controller shall inform the competent data protection supervisory authority of the transfer. It is also noted that such data transfer with respect to any judgment of a court or tribunal and any decision of an administrative authority of a third country requiring the Controller to transfer or disclose personal data may only be recognized or enforceable in any manner if based on an international agreement, such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the Union or a Member State (Art. 48, 49(1) of the GDPR). |
The recipients of your personal data in the event of data transfer | Your data may be passed on to the following partners:
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2.5. Data processing of inquiries and complaints received by the Controller, data processing in connection with a data breach, enforcement of claims
For what purpose do we process your data? | Inquiries received by the Controller (e.g. inquiry in connection with the Website or the services without contracting) and answering complaints, any comments and compliance with the legal obligations applicable to the Controller in the event of a data breach, assertion of the legal claims of the Controller. |
What is the legal basis for processing your data? | Data processing and answering inquiries, comments and complaints: data are processed by the Controller based on the Controller's legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) f) of the GDPR). Legitimate interests: processing inquiries, answering comments, complaints received by the Controller, as well as the protection of the Controller’s professional reputation. It is noted that contractual communications conducted by and between customers and their representatives are covered under Art. 2.1 of this Privacy Policy, while contractual communications conducted by and between business partners and their representatives are covered under Art. 2.4 of this Privacy Policy. It is further noted that in case, where a comment does not require any response, answer, as well as follow-up steps on the side of the Controller, it would not be processed by the Controller. It is also highlighted that under the relevant law – in accordance with the terms & conditions of the Controller – the Controller can be required to process and manage certain inquiries, comments or complaints, in which case, the data processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject (Art. 6 (1) c) of the GDPR). In the case of processing the data subject's request (Art. 12 GDPR), the processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject (e.g. responding to the data subject's application, facilitating the exercise of the data subject's rights according to Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR) (Art. 6 (1) c) of the GDPR). Enforcement of claims or defending against data subject or third party claims: processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the Controller (Art. 6 (1) f) of the GDPR). Legitimate interests: storage and other processing of the data (including inquiries or questions from the data subjects) to protect against claims of data subjects and third party claims (e.g. if the data of another person is provided by the data subject without his/her/their permission) and to enforce the claims of the Controller. Data processing concerning data breaches: in case of a data breach, the data processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject (Art. 6 (1) c) of the GDPR), including the notification of personal data breach to the supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 33 of the GDPR. |
Do you have to provide your data? | Naturally, you do not have to make any inquiries, file a complaint or enforce a claim against the Controller. However, if you send a request or complaint to the Controller or enforce a claim against it, the Controller will process your personal data for the management of the request or complaint, for the protection of its interests as described above. In addition to the above, in case of a data breach, the Controller may have to process your personal data for the fulfillment of its legal obligations as described above (e.g. for notifying you on the data breach and requiring you to change your password). |
What data do we process? | Personal data that are affected by an inquiry submitted to the Controller or a complaint or claim, the contact details of the data subjects and the persons/organizations they represent (name, email address), the inquiries, comments and complaints and their content and the recording of the steps taken in relation to the given inquiry, comment or complaint. We process your name, email address and your other data mentioned above, as well as your other personal data regarding a legal dispute against the Controller or concerning a procedure initiated by it. |
How long do we store your data? | In the event of a dispute initiated by you or the process of a court or authority that affects the above information (e.g. your complaint), we may store the personal data concerned until the competent court or authority makes a final decision in the given case or until this court or authority orders so. This data processing is based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) f) of the GDPR) in order to protect our professional reputation and to defend ourselves against the claims of data subjects or third parties. In the event that processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, including reporting personal data breaches, notifying the data subject of a personal data breach or responding to the data subject's request and facilitating the exercise of the data subject's rights under Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR (e.g. within the framework of your request for data portability, exporting your data requested and transferring them in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format to you), the Controller stores the personal data concerned as long as this is necessary to comply with these legal obligations. |
The recipients of your personal data in the event of data transfer | Your data can be passed on to the following partners:
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Besides the above, we highlight that the below specified services and service providers are used for communication with the data subjects:
- In-App messaging with the help of HubSpot: HubSpot provides the service as a sole controller, communication, however, is processed by us for communicating with customer, business contacts or to answer inquiries, comments and complaints, which we process also as sole controllers (see: Art. 2.1, 2.4. and 2.5.)
- Gmail for our inbox support: Google provides the service as a sole controller, communication, however, is processed by us for communicating with customer, business contacts or to answer inquiries, comments and complaints, which we process also as sole controllers (see: Art. 2.1, 2.4. and 2.5.);
- Facebook comments: Facebook (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland, for more information: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation) provides the service as a sole controller, communication, however, is processed by us for communicating with customer, business contacts or to answer inquiries, comments and complaints, which we process also as sole controllers (see: Art. 2.1, 2.4. and 2.5.);
- Twitter comments: Twitter (Twitter International Company, attn: Data Protection Officer, Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland, for more information: https://twitter.com/en/privacy) provides the service as a sole controller, communication, however, is processed by us for communicating with customer, business contacts or to answer inquiries, comments and complaints, which we process also as sole controllers (see: Art. 2.1, 2.4. and 2.5.).
3. Data transfer
You can find more information about data transfer under Art. 2.1-2.5 entitled “The recipients of your personal data in the event of data transfer”.
4. Contact for exercising data protection rights
Each time you contact us for exercising your data subject rights under Art. 15 to 22 of the GDPR, your information necessary for processing your request will be processed in accordance with Art. 6 (1) c) of the GDPR (a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject). The purpose of such data processing is to respond to the data subject’s request and to facilitate the exercise of the data subject’s rights in accordance with Art. 15 to 22 of the GDPR (Art. 6 (1) c) of the GDPR).
5. Information about cookies
You can find more information about the cookies used on our Website here.
We highlight that cookies enable the efficient and individual use of all functions of our Website. Some functions are not available without cookies.
Most browsers offer different options for protecting your privacy. Deactivating cookies means that it is not possible to save new cookies. It does not prevent previously set cookies from continuing to work on the device until all cookies have been deleted in the browser settings. The help function of the browser or the operating instructions of the end device describe an individual management of the cookie settings. In addition, company-specific settings can be regulated by guidelines.
You can find information on the cookie settings of the most popular browsers under the following links:
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
You can find more information about cookies under the following links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/
https://www.allaboutcookies.org/
https://cookiepedia.co.uk/cookie-laws-across-europe
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Dublin, Ireland, based on your consent (within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) a) of the GDPR) (“Google“). Google uses cookies. User data may be stored on servers in the United States that affect Google services. Google complies with the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses in this respect.
We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization. This means that the IP address of the user is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser is not merged with other Google data. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly.
Users can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
You can find further information on the use of data by Google, setting and objection options on the Google website: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en (“Use of data by Google when you use websites or apps of our partners”), https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en (“Use of data for advertising purposes”), http://www.google.de/settings/ads (“Managing information that Google uses, to show you advertising”).
6. Rights and remedies of the data subjects
Answering your data protection inquiries or completing your request is free of charge. However, if your request to exercise your data protection rights is manifestly unfounded or excessive (e.g. in the case of frequent repetition), we are entitled to either charge a reasonable fee, taking into account the administrative costs of providing the information or communication or taking the action requested or refuse to act on the request.
The data protection rights and remedies of the data subjects (including yours if the person responsible processes your personal data) are listed in the relevant provisions of the GDPR (in particular Art. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 77. 78, 79, 80 and 82 of the GDPR). The following is a summary of the key provisions and, accordingly, the Controller will inform data subjects about their rights and remedies regarding data processing.
The Controller shall provide information on action taken on a request under Articles 15 to 22 to the data subject without undue delay and in any event within one month of receipt of the request. That period may be extended by two further months where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of the requests. The Controller shall inform the data subject of any such extension within one month of receipt of the request, together with the reasons for the delay. Where the data subject makes the request by electronic form means, the information shall be provided by electronic means where possible, unless otherwise requested by the data subject.
If the Controller does not take action on the request of the data subject, the Controller shall inform the data subject without delay and at the latest within one month of receipt of the request of the reasons for not taking action and on the possibility of lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority and seeking a judicial remedy.
The information shall be provided in writing, or by other means, including, where appropriate, by electronic means. When requested by the data subject, the information may be provided orally, provided that the identity of the data subject is proven by other means.
Right of access by the data subject
You shall have the right to obtain from the Controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you are being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and the following information:
- the purposes of the processing;
- the categories of personal data concerned;
- the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;
- where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
- the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you or to object to such processing;
- the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
- where the personal data are not collected from you, any available information as to their source.
Where personal data are transferred to a third country, you shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
The Controller shall provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing. For any further copies requested by you, the Controller may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. Where you make the request by electronic means, and unless otherwise requested by you, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic form.
Right to rectification
You shall have the right to obtain from us the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and we shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies.
Please note that by reporting a change in your personal information, you can help us serve you better by giving us accurate information about you.
Right to erasure
You have the right to request that the Controller delete personal data concerning them immediately and the Controller is obliged to delete personal data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:
- the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed;
- you withdraw your consent on which the processing is based, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing;
- you object to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing;
- the personal data have been unlawfully processed;
- the personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in European Union or Member State law to which the Controller is subject;
- the personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services.
Right to restriction of processing
You shall have the right to obtain from the Controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
- the accuracy of the personal data is contested by you, for a period enabling the Controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
- the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead;
- the Controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
- you have objected to processing pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the Controller override those of you.
Right to data portability
The data subject shall have the right to receive the personal data concerning him/her/them, which he/she/they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, where
- processing is based on consent or on a contract; and
- the processing is carried out by automated means.
The exercise of the right shall not be without prejudice to the right to erasure and shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
7. Withdrawal of consent and objection
You can withdraw your consent (Art. 7 (3) of the GDPR) at any time for the future or object to our processing (including profiling), which is based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) f) of the GDPR). You can send the withdrawal or the objection either by e-mail or by post using our contact details above.
As regards objection, the Controller shall no longer process your personal data unless the Controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
As regards the withdrawal of consent, we highlight that the withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Information on automated decision-making and profiling
Information on automated decision-making and profiling can be found with regard to the relevant data processing operations under Section 2. above. You may freely withdraw your consent by contacting us here.
Complaint
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.
A list of the supervisory authorities in the European Union (EU) can be found at https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en
8. Privacy information to non-EU residents
As regards processing the personal data of other, non-EU resident customers and business contacts, as well as their rights and remedies under the respective privacy laws, please see our information on the respective part of our Website: Privacy Policy
9. Amendment of our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy in order to adapt it to changes in the relevant law or in the event of changes to the data processing. If user consent is required, the changes will only be made with the consent of the user.
Users are asked to inform themselves regularly about the content of our Privacy Policy. Regarding main changes, we would further inform our users and the relevant other data subjects directly (especially via e-mail or via their account).