Cookie policy
As many of you will know, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is effective from May 25th, 2018. The GDPR is a data protection regulation that imposes additional protections and obligations in relation to the processing of personal information of individuals located in the European Union.
Here, we’d like to explain how we collects data from consumers and how that data is used, as well as provide easy access to any information required by consumers regarding our GDPR compliance.
How we collect data, ensure consent and legal basis
Type of data collected
- Information collected:
Some data may be automatically sent by your browser to our server when you visit this website such as the internet browser type and version used, the IP address used by your system, the referral URL, the type of operating system, the time of the server request, the host name of the accessing computer or the screen resolution used. Such information is collected in an anonymous form and we do not use that type of information to identify visitors.
- Information you give us:
To use our website we do not require you to register or submit information that identifies you personally, such as your name, address, email and such type of personal details. Users can visit our site anonymously.
How we use the collected data
- Information collected:
We use the collected data for the purpose of improving the users' browsing experience on our website, to analyse usage trends by aggregating statistical site usage data in an anonymous form. Our advertising partners use collected data to help provide targeted advertising on the website, as described in the 'Cookie usage' section below.
Reasons for collecting data
There are a number of reasons for our collection and/or use of personal data, depending on the nature of the activity we need to perform: for example, to comply with legal obligations, to establish and fulfil a contract with one of our partners, to provide functionality, services, content or advertising based on user consent, or for a legitimate interest, provided such legitimate interest does not prejudice your own rights or freedoms.
Our interests in data processing in particular are ensuring the operation and security of the website, examining the manner in which the website is used by visitors and simplifying the use of the website. Unless expressly stated otherwise, we will store personal data only for as long as necessary to meet the afore-stated purposes.
Data Storage & Retention
We put great effort into ensuring that we store all the data we collect in accordance with qualified security protocols, where encryption and anonymisation are employed where applicable.
Our policy is to purge any personally identifiable data after a period of 3 months by default. Should there be a legitimate research requirement to retain the data for a longer period – such as recontact after 3 months, or processing online identifiers of the same consumers for more than 3 months – explicit consent will be attained.
Your rights as a 'Data Subject'
If you are a consumer whose Personal Data is held by us, you are considered a ‘Data Subject’ with the following entitlements:
- You may request the withdrawal of consent you have given previously, which has allowed us to hold your Personal Data up to now.
- You may request that any Personal Data we hold associated with you is erased, which if requested, we’d be obliged to execute within 30 days of submission.
- You may request that we provide you a copy of all the Personal Data we hold associated with you, which if requested, we’d be obliged to execute within 30 days of submission.
- You may submit your requests by contacting us and specifying your request.
By using this website you are consenting to the use of your personal information as set out in this Cookie Policy. If you do not fully agree to this policy, please do not use this website.
