Privacy Policy

Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy

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Last updated: June 6, 2024

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This Privacy and Data Protection Policy (hereinafter referred to as "Privacy Policy" and/or "Policy") is developed in accordance with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine "On Personal Data Protection" and other normative legal acts that regulate legal relations in the field of collection, processing, and storage of personal data, as well as citizens' rights to privacy and the right to self-expression.

The Policy applies to all information that this website, on which the text of this Privacy Policy is placed, may receive about the User, as well as any programs and products hosted on it. We commit to comply with all laws and regulations related to data privacy.

By visiting the Website, you accept our Privacy Policy, confirming that you are informed about the procedure and purpose of data processing, as well as other conditions of their processing in accordance with Articles 6, 8, 10, and 11 of the Law of Ukraine "On Personal Data Protection," and you consent to the processing of your personal data in accordance with the purposes specified below.

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1. Definitions

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2. General Provisions‍

‍2.1. The User's use of the Website signifies acceptance of this Policy and the terms of processing the User's personal data.

‍2.2. If the User does not agree with the terms of the Policy, they must cease using the Website.

‍2.3. This Policy applies only to this Website and not to other websites that Users may visit through links provided on the Website. The Administrator is not responsible for personal data provided by visitors of the Website to third parties or any website linked to the Website or referenced on the Website.

‍2.4. The Administrator does not verify the accuracy of the personal data provided by the User of the Website.

‍2.5. The User agrees that by filling out the relevant fields during registration in any form provided by the Administrator for online/offline events, the User provides the Administrator with information, including an email address for sending materials (such as presentations) to the User, as stated in the announcement of the relevant event. The User agrees that during such events organized by the Administrator (both online and offline), the Administrator may conduct photo and/or video recording and use these photo and/or video materials on the Website as well as on the Administrator's social media pages.

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3. What Personal Data the Administrator Collects About You
3.1. The Administrator collects personal data from participants, potential participants, partners, suppliers, business contacts, and users of websites. If the data collected by the Administrator is not specified in this Privacy Policy, the Administrator provides individuals (when required by law) with notice about what data will be collected and how it will be used. Except for certain information required by law, your decision to provide any personal data to the Administrator is voluntary. If you provide the Administrator with the personal data of another individual (for example, a potential participant/partner), you are responsible for informing that individual about the information contained in this Privacy Policy and obtaining his/her consent to provide this information to the Administrator.

3.2. The Administrator collects your personal data when you provide data through the contact form on the website (i.e., name, phone number, email address). The Administrator may also automatically collect certain personal data (e.g., your IP address, browser type and version, information about your visit, including URLs you accessed to, through, and from our website, the web pages you viewed or searched for, the duration of visits to certain web pages, page interaction, etc.) using tracking technologies, including cookies (see Section 5).

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4. Purpose of Data Collection and Use
The Administrator may use information about you for various purposes, including:

• To improve and expand the range of services, ensuring a personalized approach;
• To maintain and enhance the Website;
• To process and receive payments, dispute or refund payments to the User;
• To provide and deliver the services you requested and send you relevant information;
• To send you notifications;
• To send you targeted content, including advertising material (including announcements) provided by third parties or the Administrator. In this case, the Administrator is not responsible for the content of services or goods provided by third parties;
• To provide news and information about the Website and the Administrator's activities (newsletters, event invitations, or other communications) that the Administrator believes may be of interest to you;
• To provide links in conjunction with information the Administrator receives from others to help understand your needs and provide you with better services;
• To implement any other purposes for which the information was collected.

The Administrator may send you notifications about updates to its activities, announcements about events, news, hot job vacancies, and offers if you check the box to receive news and updates from the Administrator or provide/gave the Administrator your consent personally during an online or offline event, conference, lecture, meeting, etc. You can manage your subscriptions and withdraw your consent to marketing communications at any time.Other ways the Administrator may use your personal information include:

• To provide you with any other information, news, job digests, and events that you request from the Administrator;
• To display Administrator content through social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, and others);
• For information about activities on the Internet and other networks, including information about your interaction with the Website or the use of specific online tools;
• To summarize data that is considered statistical or demographic, which the Administrator may use for any purposes (e.g., identifying target audiences, marketing activities through social media, etc.).

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Aggregate data may be derived from your personal information but is not considered personal information under the law, as it does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity, unless the Administrator combines or links the aggregate data with your personal information, allowing for your direct or indirect identification. Any information collected by the Administrator will be processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy to make better decisions for participants, employees, and contractors of the Administrator.

Please note: The Administrator never uses your personal data to send you advertising messages on its own behalf or on behalf of third parties. The Administrator will not use your personal data for purposes incompatible with the purposes for which you were informed, unless required or permitted by law, or in your vital interests (e.g., in the case of medical emergencies). By agreeing to the Policy or otherwise providing the Administrator with information, you consent to the processing and transfer of information, including within Ukraine.

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5. Methods and Terms of Processing Personal Data

5.1. The processing of the User's personal data is carried out without time limitation, by any lawful means, including in information systems of personal data using automation tools or without such means. The Administrator will store and use the information for as long as necessary to provide quality services and as long as such use is deemed appropriate by the Administrator.

5.2. The User agrees that the Site Administrator has the right to transfer personal data to third parties, including but not limited to banking institutions, payment systems, telecommunications operators, solely for the purpose of fulfilling the User's orders placed on the site, under the terms of the Public Offer Agreement (public contract).5.3. The User's personal data may be transferred to authorized government authorities only on the grounds and in the manner established by the current legislation of Ukraine.

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6. Rights of the User as a Personal Data Subject:

1. To know the sources of collection, location of their personal data, purpose of processing, location or residence (stay) of the owner or manager of personal data, or to instruct authorized persons to obtain this information, except in cases established by law.
2. To receive information about the conditions for accessing personal data, including information about third parties to whom their personal data is transferred.
3. To access their personal data.
4. To receive a response within thirty calendar days from the date of receipt of the request, except in cases provided by law, regarding whether their personal data is being processed, as well as to obtain the content of such personal data.
5. To present a reasoned objection to the owner of personal data against the processing of their personal data.
6. To present a reasoned request for the modification or destruction of their personal data to any owner and manager of personal data if such data is processed unlawfully or is inaccurate.
7. To protect their personal data from unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction, or damage due to intentional concealment, failure to provide, or untimely provision of such data, as well as protection against the provision of information that is inaccurate or defames the honor, dignity, and business reputation of the individual.
8. To file complaints about the processing of their personal data with the Authorized Person or the court.
9. To apply legal remedies in case of violation of legislation on the protection of personal data.
10. To include reservations regarding the limitation of the right to process their personal data when providing consent.
11. To withdraw consent to the processing of personal data.
12. To know the mechanism of automated processing of personal data.
13. To be protected from automated decisions that have legal consequences for them.

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7. Use of Cookies and Other Similar Technologies
To ensure the proper functioning of the Site, the Administrator may use various tracking technologies such as cookies, web beacons (fragments of data embedded in images on the website or in emails to track your activity on the website or your actions related to emails, such as whether you opened the email or accessed a link in the email), or similar technologies. By using the website, you consent to the Administrator's use of cookies and similar tracking technologies in accordance with the terms of this Policy.

Generally, internet browsers contain controls for cookies. These controls may allow you to delete cookies or accept or deny certain categories of cookies. If you prohibit or delete cookies, the effectiveness of cookie-related functions and features of the Site may be impaired.

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8. Sharing through Social Networks

The Site may offer sharing through social networks and other integrated tools (such as Facebook "Like" buttons) that allow sharing information from the Site. For more information about the purposes and scope of data collection and processing related to the specifics of sharing through social networks, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these features.

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9. Transfer / Disclosure of Your Personal Data
The Administrator does not transfer or disclose any personal data collected about you to third parties unless you provide explicit consent for such transfer or disclosure. However, the Administrator may disclose your personal data in the following cases:

• If required by law or in good faith belief that access, retention, or disclosure of the data is reasonably necessary to respond to claims made against the Administrator, or in emergency situations that threaten health or could result in death or physical injury to a person, or to protect the rights or property of the Administrator and its participants.

Please note that this Site may be hosted outside of your country, and as such, your personal data may be stored on a server located outside your country. By providing your personal data to the Administrator, you consent to the transfer of such data across borders within the permitted scope of the use of such personal data in accordance with applicable law.

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10. Security

The Administrator implements reasonable measures to protect your information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

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11. Contact
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at katerina.drobot@gmail.com at any time.

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12. Additional Terms
12.1. The Administrator reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy without the User's consent.
12.2. This Privacy Policy becomes effective upon its posting on the Site.