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PRIVACY POLICY OF ARTADEMIA
(the “Privacy Policy”)
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1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
1.1. Welcome to Artademia (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal data and your privacy and this Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, process and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website at www.artademia.com (the “Website”) and when you use our services. We refer to all our products, services, websites, social media accounts, and apps collectively as the “Services” in this Privacy Policy.
1.2. We always process Personal Data in accordance with 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 (the “GDPR”).
1.3. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand how we collect, process and protect personal data if you use the Services, and what rights you have in this connection. By using the Services and/or providing any personal data to us, you consent to be bound by this Privacy Policy and warrant that all personal data provided by you is accurate and that you are authorized to provide such personal data to us.
1.4. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy and unless the context requires otherwise, we shall be considered as the data controller of your personal data.
2. WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT?
2.1. The extent of data processing differs based on your interactions with our Services. For your convenience, we have categorized the information accordingly, whether you’re simply browsing our Website, subscribing to our newsletter, or becoming our clients.
2.2. We may collect various types of personal data from you, including:
a) contact information (e.g., name, e-mail address);
b) demographic information (e.g., age, gender);
c) browsing information (e.g., IP address, browser type); and
d) usage data (e.g., pages visited, time spent on the Website)
(the “Personal Data”).
2.3. We collect your Personal Data when:
a) visit our Website;
b) communicate with us; or
c) subscribe to our newsletter.
3. PURPOSES OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING
3.1. We process Personal Data for the following purposes:
a) fulfilment and compliance with our contractual and statutory obligations;
b) marketing activities related to the Services;
c) provision of access to the Services;
d) monitoring of the usage of the Services;
e) detection, prevention and addressing of technical issues;
f) improvement of the Services;
g) conducting of market research; and
h) protection of our legitimate interests.
4. RETENTION AND TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA
4.1. We will retain and process Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and only to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, exercise our rights and protect our interests. In particular, we will process Personal Data for the following periods of time:
a) Personal Data according to Article 3.1 a) will be processed for the duration of our contractual and statutory obligations;
b) Personal Data according to Article 3.1 b) will be processed until you reject our use of Personal Data for marketing activities (such as reject sending newsletters or other marketing communication);
c) Personal Data according to Article 3.1 c), d) and e) will be processed as long as you use the Services;
d) Personal Data according to Article 3.1 f) and g) will be processed as long as our legitimate interest lasts or until you refuse such Personal Data processing;
e) Personal Data according to Article 3.1 h) will be processed as long as our legitimate interest lasts.
5. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA
5.1. We may disclose Personal Data to a third party in particular in connection with:
a) Business Transactions. We may disclose Personal Data to any third party that acquires all or substantially all of our business, stocks or assets, or with whom we merge or undergo any other form of corporate restructuring. If we do, we will inform such third party of the requirement to process Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
b) Disclosure for Law Enforcement. We may, under certain circumstances, be required to disclose Personal Data by law or in response to requests made by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
c) Legal Requirements. We may disclose Personal Data if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary in order to: (i) comply with a legal obligation, (ii) protect and/or defend our rights or property, (iii) prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Services, (iv) protect the safety of users of the Services or the public, (v) protect against legal liability.
5.2. By clicking the “Don’t miss on the news!” button when subscribing to our newsletters or other marketing communications, surveys etc. or simply by using the Services, you consent to our sharing of Personal Data with third parties such as:
a) the provider of the Google Analytics service, the company Google Inc., with its registered office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA;
b) the provider of the Google Adwords service, the company Google Inc., with its registered office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA;
c) the provider of the Mailchimp service, the company The Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a Mailchimp, with its registered office at 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Ste 5000 Atlanta, GA, 30308-2172, USA;
d) the provider of Facebook Ads service, the company Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, with its registered office at Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland, D04 X2K5;
e) the provider of Instagram Ads service, the company Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, with its registered office at Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland, D04 X2K5;
f) the provider of TikTok Ads service, the company TikTok Pte. Ltd., with its registered office at 1 Raffles Quay, #26-10, South Tower, Singapore 048583, Singapore.
6. DIRECT MARKETING
6.1. By clicking the “Don’t miss on the news!” button when subscribing to our newsletters or other marketing communications, surveys etc. or simply by using the Services, you agree that we may use your electronic contact details, which may be derived from your current or past usage of the Services, or permit selected third parties to use this data, to contact you via electronic means (such as e-mail) with marketing information about the Services.
6.2. You may opt out of marketing communications by disabling this function via the unsubscribe link provided in each e-mail or other communication you receive, or by sending an e-mail request to contact@artademia.com specifying that you wish to opt out from marketing communications.
7. SECURITY
7.1. We are committed to storing all Personal Data securely. Therefore, we have implemented adequate physical, technical and organizational measures and plans for protecting and securing Personal Data (which do not, however, deprive you of your responsibility for taking adequate steps to secure your data, particularly for the transmission of data). Our aim is to eliminate any unauthorized or unlawful processing of Personal Data as well as any accidental, unauthorized or unlawful accessing, use, transferring, processing, copying, transmitting, alteration, loss or damage of Personal Data.
7.2. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the Services, you are responsible for keeping this password strong and confidential. We ask you not to share the password with unauthorized persons.
7.3. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is never completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect Personal Data, we cannot guarantee the security of Personal Data transmitted by you. Any such transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received Personal Data, we will use strict procedures and security measures to protect Personal Data and prevent unauthorized access.
8. WHAT ARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA RIGHTS?
8.1. Subject to the rules and conditions set forth in the GDPR, you are or may be eligible to the following rights in relation to your Personal Data:
a) Right of Access. You can ask if we're processing your Personal Data and request more details. We may charge a fee or refuse if requests are unreasonable.
b) Right to Erasure. You can request the removal of your Personal Data, but this may affect our Services.
c) Right of Rectification. You can ask for corrections to inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data.
d) Right to Object. You can object to Personal Data processing based on your specific situation.
e) Right of Restriction. You can request limits on Personal Data processing.
f) Right to Data Portability. You can receive your Personal Data in a machine-readable format and transfer it to another controller.
g) Right to Withdraw Consent. You can withdraw consent for processing of your Personal Data at any time.
If you believe your data is processed unlawfully, contact us at contact@artademia.com. We try respond within 30 days, and changes may take few days to implement after verification. A list of competent supervisory authorities in the European Union is available at https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/list-personal-data-protection-competent-authorities. You can also complain to a supervisory authority which is the Office for Personal Data Protection with its registered office at Lt. Col. Sochora 27, 170 00 Prague 7, Czech Republic. You can learn more at https://www.uoou.cz/en/.
9. SURVEYS AND TESTIMONIALS
9.1. From time to time, we may request information via surveys. Participation in these surveys is voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and disclose the requested information. Information requested may include, among others, your contact information (such as name and e-mail address), your demographic information (e.g., age, gender), information about your usage of the Services, etc. Contact information will be used to share the results if the participant selects to receive them. Survey information will be used for purposes of research, monitoring or improving the user experience and satisfaction with the Services.
9.2. From time to time, we may also post various texts such as testimonials, quotes, case studies, white papers etc. on our Website, social media or other Services that may contain personal information. We shall obtain your consent to post your name along with such text. If you wish to update or delete any text containing your personal information, please contact us at contact@artademia.com.
10. FINAL PROVISIONS
10.1. The Services may, from time to time, contain links to and from websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any Personal Data to these websites.
10.2. The Services are not addressed to anyone under the age of 18. We do not, to our best knowledge, collect Personal Data from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or a guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
10.3. We reserve the right to amend, modify, supplement or otherwise change this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. Any new version of this Privacy Policy supersedes its previous version as of the date of effectivity of the new version. We will post the updated Privacy Policy on our Website, and the revised version will be effective immediately upon posting.
10.4. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at contact@artademia.com.
This Privacy Policy enters into force and become effective as of October 22, 2023.