Privacy notice
This Privacy Notice is the part of the Terms and Conditions, and describes the main aspects of the User’s and Expert’s personal data processing under the EU General Data Processing Regulation.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1
The terms used herein are defined as in the Terms and Conditions.
1.2
All other terms used herein are defined under the EU General Data Processing Regulation (EU GDPR).
2. CONTROLLER
2.1
The controller is the entity which determines the purposes and means of the processing of User’s and Expert’s personal data.
2.2
The controller of the User’s and Expert’s personal data is legal entity Cthrsis OÜ, company number: 16428415, registered office address: Tallinn, Kesklinna linnaosa, Vesivarava tn 50-201, 10152, Estonia.
3. PURPOSES AND BASIS OF THE PROCESSING
3.1
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable user, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier etc.
3.2
Personal data processed. We collect and process User’s information such as first and last name, e-mail address, telephone number, contact address (including country and/or state), banking details, ID numbers or other similar data to proof your identity and metadata (e.g. order information, date, time when you contacted Platform Provider, IP-address, cookies (including analytical and marketing)).
3.3
We collect and process Expert’s information such as first and last name, e-mail addresses, telephone number, contact address (including country and/or state), banking details (including Payoneer ID), education information, CV, personal picture ID numbers or other similar data to proof your identity and metadata (e.g. order information, date, time when you contacted Platform Provider, IP-address, cookies (including analytical and marketing)).
3.4
Platform Provider may process any other personal data that is provided voluntarily by the User or Expert. The User or Expert is not obliged to provide personal data by law or under any agreement, however, Platform Provider SaaS and Escrow services might not be available or might be impossible to be rendered without some types of personal data.
3.5
Purposes of the processing. The personal data received are processed for the purposes of:
a) provision of Platform Provider’s SaaS and Escrow services;
b) User and Expert registration, execution of Orders via Platform;
c) User’s and Expert’s support;
d) researching the behavior and use of the Platform by the User and Expert, saving and adjusting the information on the Platform according to your preferences, studying the effectiveness of the Platform.
a) provision of Platform Provider’s SaaS and Escrow services;
b) User and Expert registration, execution of Orders via Platform;
c) User’s and Expert’s support;
d) researching the behavior and use of the Platform by the User and Expert, saving and adjusting the information on the Platform according to your preferences, studying the effectiveness of the Platform.
3.6
Legal basis for the processing. The legal basis for the processing is:
a) performance of a contract to which the User or Expert is a party or in order to take steps at the request of the User or Expert prior to entering into a contract;
b) legitimate interests to improve Platform Provider Website, make the Website usable by enabling basic functions;
c) User’s or Expert’s consent to the processing for purposes of collecting statistics, storing preferences, tracking visitors' use of the Platform and displaying relevant advertisements.
a) performance of a contract to which the User or Expert is a party or in order to take steps at the request of the User or Expert prior to entering into a contract;
b) legitimate interests to improve Platform Provider Website, make the Website usable by enabling basic functions;
c) User’s or Expert’s consent to the processing for purposes of collecting statistics, storing preferences, tracking visitors' use of the Platform and displaying relevant advertisements.
3.7
Retention period. Platform Provider retains and processes User’s and Expert’s personal data as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes defined and the basis of the processing activity exists plus three years, if longer term is not stipulated by the law, or until a request to delete the personal data is received. We will also retain and use your data for as long as necessary to resolve disputes and/or enforce our rights and agreements.
3.8
Child privacy. We neither solicit nor collect personal data from anyone under the age of 16 (sixteen) or under the legal age of your country if it is different. If you are below 16 (sixteen) or you are not of legal age in your country, do not provide us with any personal data.
4. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
4.1
Your personal data is collected, when you consciously provide it to the Platform Provider (e.g. when completing an online form) or we collect it by observation (e.g. using automated data capturing software). We do not collect personal data from publicly accessible sources.
4.2
Platform Provider is processing User’s or Expert’s personal data by automated means. The personal data is kept in electronic form on the Platform, on computers, access to which only authorized Platform Provider employees and contractors has.
4.3
Automated decision-making. Your personal data is not subject for automated decision-making, including profiling. However, third-party cookies are used for analyses of your interests (advertisement preferences).
5. PERSONAL DATA TRANSFER
5.1
Recipients. Your personal data may be transferred to such categories of processors (subprocessors):
a) our contractors and subcontractors (marketing manager, IT specialist, customer support manager etc.), those operating within the jurisdiction outside the European Economic Area, particularly in Ukraine;
b) hosting providers;
c) third parties that perform our User’s or Expert’s traffic analysis, for example, Google Analytics. Data collected by Google Analytics may be transferred outside the EEA for processing;
d) banking services intermediaries, such as Payoneer and/or Stripe;
e) purchaser during M&A process.
a) our contractors and subcontractors (marketing manager, IT specialist, customer support manager etc.), those operating within the jurisdiction outside the European Economic Area, particularly in Ukraine;
b) hosting providers;
c) third parties that perform our User’s or Expert’s traffic analysis, for example, Google Analytics. Data collected by Google Analytics may be transferred outside the EEA for processing;
d) banking services intermediaries, such as Payoneer and/or Stripe;
e) purchaser during M&A process.
5.2
Those subprocessors perform tasks on our behalf and are contractually obliged not to disclose or use collected information for any other purposes, other than specified in this Privacy Notice, and may store and assist in the facilitation of technical aspects of our SaaS or Escrow services or performance of functions related to the administration of SaaS or Escrow services (collection and analysis) or other indicated under contractual closes. Subprocessors remain fully liable for their acts and omissions and all obligations subcontracted to them.
5.3
International transfer. In case, where your personal data is transferred outside the EEA, Platform Provider enforces the appropriate legal documents that ensure the safeguard of personal data, particularly, the Standard Contractual Clauses.
6. USER AND EXPERT RIGHTS
6.1
User or Expert has the right:
a) to access. You are entitled to see the personal data held about you. You have the right to request a copy of the personal data that we hold about you.
b) to rectification. If your personal data is inaccurate, you have the right to have the data changed. We encourage you to contact us to let us know if any of your personal data is not accurate or changes, so that we can keep your personal data up-to-date.
c) to objection. In certain circumstances, you also have the right to object to processing of your personal data and to ask us to block, erase and restrict your personal data.
d) to data portability. You have the right to request that some of your personal data is provided to you, or to another data controller, in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
e) to erasure. You have the right to ask or require us to erase your personal data when the personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or when, among other things, your personal data have been unlawfully processed.
f) to restriction. You can limit the way we use your data. This is an alternative to requesting the erasure of your data.
g) to withdraw consent. When we rely on your consent for the processing of your personal data (particularly, when cookies are processed), you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time (e.g. by deleting or blocking cookies). However, the withdrawal of your consent will not affect the lawfulness of the Platform Provider processing based on consent acting prior to the withdrawal.
h) to file complaints. If you believe that your data protection rights may have been breached, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority, or to seek a remedy through the courts.
a) to access. You are entitled to see the personal data held about you. You have the right to request a copy of the personal data that we hold about you.
b) to rectification. If your personal data is inaccurate, you have the right to have the data changed. We encourage you to contact us to let us know if any of your personal data is not accurate or changes, so that we can keep your personal data up-to-date.
c) to objection. In certain circumstances, you also have the right to object to processing of your personal data and to ask us to block, erase and restrict your personal data.
d) to data portability. You have the right to request that some of your personal data is provided to you, or to another data controller, in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
e) to erasure. You have the right to ask or require us to erase your personal data when the personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or when, among other things, your personal data have been unlawfully processed.
f) to restriction. You can limit the way we use your data. This is an alternative to requesting the erasure of your data.
g) to withdraw consent. When we rely on your consent for the processing of your personal data (particularly, when cookies are processed), you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time (e.g. by deleting or blocking cookies). However, the withdrawal of your consent will not affect the lawfulness of the Platform Provider processing based on consent acting prior to the withdrawal.
h) to file complaints. If you believe that your data protection rights may have been breached, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority, or to seek a remedy through the courts.
6.2
You may, at any time, exercise any of the above rights, by contacting [email protected] together with a proof of your identity.
7. INCIDENTS NOTIFICATION
7.1
If the Platform Provider becomes aware of any breach of our security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration or unauthorized disclosure of, or access to (excluding unsuccessful attempts or activities) personal data of User or Expert on systems managed or otherwise controlled by us, we will notify you promptly and without undue delay and in compliance to the procedure prescribed under respective the EU GDPR and applicable laws.
7.2
The notification will be made to your email address. It is the sole responsibility of the User or Expert to provide us with the email address and ensure that this email address is valid and current.
7.3
None of the data incidents notification from the Platform Provider may not be and will not be construed as an acknowledgment of any fault or liability with respect to data incidents by us.
8. OTHER PROVISIONS
8.1
his Privacy Notice may be updated in the future to comply with national and international laws regulating the protection of personal data. In the event of significant changes to the provisions, Platform Provider will send an email about such changes before they take effect.
8.2
If you require any additional information or have any further questions concerning this Privacy Notice, please contact us at [email protected].