Providentia Privacy Policy
Introduction
This Privacy Policy outlines Providentia (" we ", " our " or " the Company ") practices with respect to information collected from users who access our website at Providentia.us (" Site "), or otherwise share personal information with us (collectively: " Users ").
Grounds for data collection
Processing of your personal information (meaning, any information which may
potentially allow your identification with reasonable means; hereinafter "
Personal Information ") [add explanation regarding the legal grounds for
processing personal information, such as:] is necessary for the performance
of our contractual obligations towards you and providing you with our
services, to protect our legitimate interests and for compliance with legal
and financial regulatory obligations to which we are subject.
When
you use the Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure and
other uses of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
We encourage our Users to carefully read the Privacy Policy and
use it to make informed decisions.
What information we collect?
We collect two types of data and information from Users. The first type of
information is un-identified and non-identifiable information pertaining to
a User(s), which may be made available or gathered via your use of the Site
(“ Non-personal Information ”). We are not aware of the identity of a User
from which the Non-personal Information was collected. Non-personal
Information which is being collected may include your aggregated usage
information and technical information transmitted by your device, including
certain software and hardware information (e.g. the type of browser and
operating system your device uses, language preference, access time, etc.)
in order to enhance the functionality of our Site. We may also collect
information on your activity on the Site (e.g. pages viewed, online
browsing, clicks, actions, etc.).
The second type of information Personal Information which is individually
identifiable information, namely information that identifies an individual or
may with reasonable effort identify an individual. Such information includes:
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Device Information: We collect Personal Information from your device. Such information includes geolocation data, IP address, unique identifiers (e.g. MAC address and UUID) and other information which relates to your activity through the Site.
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Registration information: When you register to our Site you will be asked to provide us certain details such as: full name; e-mail or physical address, and other information.
How do we receive information about you?
We receive your Personal Information from various sources:
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When you voluntarily provide us your personal details in order to register on our Site;
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When you use or access our Site in connection with your use of our services;
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From third party providers, services and public registers (for example, traffic analytics vendors).
What information we collect?
We do not rent, sell, or share Users’ information with third parties except
as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may use the information for the following:
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Communicating with you – sending you notices regarding our services, providing you with technical information and responding to any customer service issue you may have;
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To communicate with you and to keep you informed of our latest updates and services;
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To serve you advertisements when you use our Site (see more under "Advertisements");
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To market our websites and products (see more under "Marketing");
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Conducting statistical and analytical purposes, intended to improve the Site.
In addition to the different uses listed above, we may transfer or
disclose Personal Information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies and
subcontractors.
In addition to the purposes listed in this Privacy Policy, we may share Personal
Information with our trusted third party providers, who may be located in different
jurisdictions across the world, for any of the following purposes:
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Hosting and operating our Site;
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Providing you with our services, including providing a personalized display of our Site;
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Storing and processing such information on our behalf;
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Serving you with advertisements and assist us in evaluating the success of our advertising campaigns and help us retarget any of our users;
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Providing you with marketing offers and promotional materials related to our Site and services;
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Performing research, technical diagnostics or analytics;
We may also disclose information if we have good faith to believe that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; (ii) enforce our policies (including our Agreement), including investigations of potential violations thereof; (iii) investigate, detect, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing, suspected fraud or security issues; (iv) to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; (v) prevent harm to the rights, property or safety of us, our users, yourself or any third party; or (vi) for the purpose of collaborating with law enforcement agencies and/or in case we find it necessary in order to enforce intellectual property or other legal rights.
User Rights
You may request to:
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Receive confirmation as to whether or not personal information concerning you is being processed, and access your stored personal information, together with supplementary information.
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Receive a copy of personal information you directly volunteer to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
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Request rectification of your personal information that is in our control.
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Request erasure of your personal information.
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Object to the processing of personal information by us.
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Request to restrict processing of your personal information by us.
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Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
However, please note that these rights are not absolute, and may
be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements.
If you wish to exercise any of the aforementioned rights, or
receive more information, please contact our Data Protection Officer (“DPO”)
using the details provided below: [email protected].
Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide
our services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve
disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods will be determined
taking into account the type of information that is collected and the
purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements
applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused
information at the earliest reasonable time. Under applicable regulations,
we will keep records containing client personal data, account opening
documents, communications and anything else as required by applicable laws
and regulations.
We may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or
inaccurate information, at any time and at our own discretion.
Cookies
We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our
related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services.
A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assign to your
device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be
used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to
navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain
features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between
you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help
ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your
interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services.
The
Site uses the following types of cookies:
a. 'session cookies' which are
stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal
use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is
closed;
b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the Site, saved on
your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is
closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat
visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next
sign-in;
c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who
run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party
analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.
Cookies do not
contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal
Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information
stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following
the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to
disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your
online experience may be limited.
We also use a tool called “Google
Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google
Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what
pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from
Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics
collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather
than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the
information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally
identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information
collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted
by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.
Third party collection of information
Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect
from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or
sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or
disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, we
encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each
third party that you choose to disclose information to.
This Privacy Policy
does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control,
or to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the
third parties which we may disclose information as set forth in this Privacy
Policy.
How do we safeguard your information?
We take great care in implementing and maintaining the security of the Site and your information. We employ industry standard procedures and policies to ensure the safety of the information we collect and retain, and prevent unauthorized use of any such information, and we require any third party to comply with similar security requirements, in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Although we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, we cannot be responsible for the acts of those who gain unauthorized access or abuse our Site, and we make no warranty, express, implied or otherwise, that we will prevent such access.
Transfer of data outside the EEA
Please note that some data recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases we will transfer your data only to such countries as approved by the European Commission as providing adequate level of data protection, or enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.
Advertisements
We may use a third-party advertising technology to serve advertisements when
you access the Site. This technology uses your information with regards to
your use of the Services to serve advertisements to you (e.g., by placing
third-party cookies on your web browser).
You may opt-out of many
third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network
Advertising Initiative ("NAI") and the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA").
For more information about this practice by NAI and DAA members, and your
choices regarding having this information used by these companies, including
how to opt-out of third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members,
please visit their respective websites:
http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/
and
http://optout.aboutads.info/#!/
.
Marketing
We may use your Personal Information, such as your name, email address,
telephone number, etc. ourselves or by using our third party subcontractors
for the purpose of providing you with promotional materials, concerning our
services, which we believe may interest you.
Out of respect to your right to
privacy we provide you within such marketing materials with means to decline
receiving further marketing offers from us. If you unsubscribe we will
remove your email address or telephone number from our marketing
distribution lists.
Please note that even if you have unsubscribed from
receiving marketing emails from us, we may send you other types of important
e-mail communications without offering you the opportunity to opt out of
receiving them. These may include customer service announcements or
administrative notices.
Corporate transaction
We may share information in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g. sale of a substantial part of our business, merger, consolidation or asset sale). In the event of the above, the transferee or acquiring company will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.
Minors
We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment. The Site is not designed for or directed at children. Under no circumstances shall we allow use of our services by minors without prior consent or authorization by a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from minors. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at [email protected].
Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.
How to contact us
If you have any general questions about the Site or the information we
collect about you and how we use it, you can contact us at
[email protected].
Last Modified 02/17/2020