Privacy Policy
The website of "microweber.com" and the domain itself are owned and maintained by “Microweber Academy” Foundation with ID number 207081850 - non-profit in public benefit, registered in the Republic of Bulgaria, EU.
“Microweber Academy” Foundation with ID No. 207081850 is a non-profit legal entity for public benefit and as such is responsible for part of the website's activities, including but not limited to non-profit socially useful and educational ones. The foundation is registered in the Republic of Bulgaria, part of the European Union. Microweber CMS Ltd with ID No. 205142863 is responsible for the implementation of certain activities on the "microweber.com" platform, including, but not limited to, commercial and personal data protection activities of the website visitors. The commercial activity of microweber.com is entirely in line with the non-profit educational public benefit and aims at its support, development, and financial sustainability.
MICROWEBER CMS („Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”), is a legal entity incorporated under the laws of The Republic of Bulgaria with registration number 205142863 and registered address in Sofia city, Bratya Chakrin str. No. 10, fl. 4, ap. 12. The Company, in its capacity of a personal data controller, carries out its activities in strict compliance with the legal requirements regarding the protection of natural persons in connection with the collection and processing of personal data. Pursuant to the provisions of Art. 13 and Art. 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Company hereby provides the necessary information regarding the collection and processing of your personal data.
This Privacy Policy applies to the website Microweber.com (“Website”) and its associated subdomains (collectively the “Services”). By accessing or using our Services, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to the collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described herewith. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the website.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Website, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.
DEFINITIONS AND KEY TERMS
For the purposes of this Privacy policy:
- “service“ refers to the services provided by the Company as described in the platform’s Terms and Conditions;
- “you” refers to a person or entity that is registered to use the Services;
- “personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;
- “processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;
- “controller” means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
- “processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE CONTROLLER
- Controller: MICROWEBER CMS, registration number 205142863;
- Contact details: address Bulgaria, Sofia city, Bratya Chakrin str. No. 10, fl. 4, ap. 12; E-mail info[@]microweber.com; Phone 00359878905879
- Contact details of the Data protection officer: E-mail info@microweber.com
CATEGORIES OF COLLECTED AND PROCESSED DATA
We collect the following personal information from you:
Contact details such as name, email address, mailing address, phone number;
Billing Information such as credit card number, and billing address;
Unique Identifiers such as user name, account number, password;
Preferences Information you provide such as product or content interests, or communication or marketing preferences;
Usage activity about how you interact with us such as purchase history, what content you viewed, and which areas of our site you visited.
Information about your business such as company name, company size, business type;
As is true of most Web sites, we automatically gather information about your computer such as your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and operating system.
any additional personal information provided by email, phone or other correspondence.
Note: Failure to provide such information and data may cause usage limitations for our services.
PURPOSES AND LEGAL BASIS OF PROCESSING
Purposes
The Company collects and processes your personal data in compliance with its statutory obligations. We must ensure our compliance with various legal obligations imposed by relevant legislation – anti-money laundering laws, financial services laws, corporation laws, privacy laws and tax laws, etc.
The collected personal data is used for the purposes of:
Fulfilling your order;
Sending you an order confirmation;
Sending you requested product or service information;
Sending product updates or warranty information;
Responding to customer service requests;
Administering your account;
Sending you a newsletter;
Sending you marketing communications;
Improving our Website and marketing efforts;
Conducting research and analysis;
Activating your account;
Providing you with and maintain relevant services and monitor their usage;
Performance of a contract - in order to provide our services and products, and enable the completion of the client onboarding process;
Researching, invitations to events, greetings, marketing newsletters, offers, promotions or campaigns to participate in raffles or games organized by the Company or its partners.
Legal basis
If you are an individual in the European Economic Area (EEA), we collect and process information about you only where we have legal basis for doing so under applicable EU laws. The legal basis depends on the Services you use and how you use them. This means we collect and use your information only where:
We need it to provide you the Services, including to operate the Services, provide customer support and personalized features and to protect the safety and security of the Services;
It satisfies a legitimate interest (which is not overridden by your data protection interests), such as for research and development, to market and promote the Services and to protect our legal rights and interests;
You give us consent to do so for a specific purpose; or
We need to process your data to comply with a legal obligation.
If you have consented to our use of information about you for a specific purpose, you have the right to change your mind at any time, but this will not affect any processing that has already taken place. Where we are using your information because we or a third party have a legitimate interest to do so, you have the right to object to that use though, in some cases, this may mean no longer using the Services.
Furthermore, if you are an individual in the European Economic Area (EEA) your personal data are processed on the basis of Article 6 of GDPR, as well as on any other legal basis expressly provided for in the applicable legislation.
PERIOD FOR WHICH THE PERSONAL DATA WILL BE STORED
The Company stores your personal data for a reasonable period of time and never for longer than it is absolutely necessary. In the case of established contractual relations with you, the Company stores your personal data throughout the duration of the established relations. Normally, the Company stores your personal data for a period of 5 (five) years, which starts from the beginning of the calendar year following the year of termination of the relationship between us. The Company may store your personal data for a longer period of time for reporting, tax and accounting purposes, as well as to protect your legitimate interests. After the expiration of the stipulated terms and if there is no other legal basis for the processing of your personal data, the data will be deleted.
DISCLOSURE AND TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA
The Company takes all necessary measures to protect the privacy of your personal data. In strict compliance with the legal requirements, the Company may disclose or transfer your personal data to the following recipients under particular circumstances:
We may provide your personal information to companies that provide services to help us with our business activities such as shipping your order or offering customer service. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us.
To Law enforcement agencies and/or other public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency) when required to do so by law.
If The Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.
To any other third party with your prior consent to do so.
Personal data may also be disclosed by the Company in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to protect and defend the rights or property of the Company, or our legitimate business interests require to do so, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service, protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public, protect against legal liability.
YOUR RIGHTS IN RELATION TO PERSONAL DATA
As a data subject, you have the following rights in relation to the personal data you provide:
The right to be informed – you have the right to receive appropriate transparent information about the processed personal data, the purposes and basis of the processing, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data has been or will be disclosed, the storage period, as well as any other information about your personal data.
The right of access – you have the right to access your personal data processed by the Company, as well as to request a copy of the personal data in a structured, commonly used format.
The right to rectification – you have the right to request rectification of your personal data if it is incomplete, inaccurate or out of date.
The right to erasure (the right to be forgotten) – you have the right to request erasure of your personal data under particular circumstances: it is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected; you have withdrawn your consent to the processing and there is no other legal basis for processing; when your personal data has been unlawfully processed; in the presence of other legal grounds.
The right to object – you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
The right to restrict processing – you have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data by the controller or the processor at any time and free of charge.
The right to data portability – you have the right to request transfer of your personal data to another personal data controller when technically feasible.
Right of protection – you have the right to defend your rights by judicial or administrative means if you believe that your rights as a data subject have been infringed in any way.
Any other rights you have as a data subject under the law.
EXERCISING RIGHTS RELATED TO PERSONAL DATA
At any time, you can withdraw your consent or object to the processing of your personal data, as well as exercise your other rights as a data subject. For this purpose, you should send us a notice, using one of the contact details provided in this document.
Upon receipt of such a notice, the Company will provide information regarding the actions taken within one month of receipt of the notice. If necessary, this period may be extended by another two months, taking into account the complexity and number of requests made by one data subject. The Company will inform the data subject of any extension within one month of receiving the notice, stating the reasons for the extension.
The Company may require the provision of identity documents and, in the case of authorization, the authorization document. The Company will provide the necessary information in relation to the notice only if the sender has been properly identified. The Company is not obliged to respond to a notice in the event that it is unable to identify the data subject or his/her credentials. The Company may request the provision of additional information and documents necessary to confirm the identity and authority of the data subject when there are reasonable concerns.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
If you choose to use PayPal to finalize and pay for your order, you will provide your credit card number, directly to PayPal. PayPal's privacy policy will apply to the information you provide on the PayPal Website.
Our shopping cart is hosted by our e-commerce solutions provider. They host our ordering system, and collect your billing information directly from you for the purpose of processing your order. This company does not use this information for any other purpose.
We or a third party contracted by us may use technologies such as cookies, Web beacons, or scripts to gather information about how you and others interact with our Website. For example, we will know how many users access a specific area or features within our site and which links or ads they clicked on. We use this aggregated information to understand and optimize how our site is used, improve our marketing efforts, and provide content and features that are of interest to you.
The security of your personal data is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal data submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We provide two means for you to make a purchase on our site. You can either use our order form or a third party checkout option. If you use our shopping cart, the transmission of sensitive information collected on our order form is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL). If you choose to use a third party checkout option to pay for your order, its privacy statement and security practices will apply to your information. We encourage you to read that privacy statement before providing your information.
Our Website includes third party hosted widgets, which are interactive mini-programs that run on our site to provide single-purpose services (e.g. sharing of articles, videos, etc.). Personal information, like your email address, may be collected and cookies may be set so the widget can work properly. The information through the widget is subject to the widget provider’s privacy policy. Our Website offers publicly accessible blogs or community forums. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them. To request removal of your personal information from our blog or community forum, contact us at info[@]microweber.com. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so.
We may update this privacy statement to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Your questions, comments, requests or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy shall be addressed to info[@]microweber.com
In the cases provided by law, you can address questions or complaints to the competent Bulgarian supervisory authority: Commission for Personal Data Protection, address: Sofia 1592, Blvd. "Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov" No. 2, phone: 02/91-53-519, e-mail:
kzld@cpdp.bg