Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy
ArdoCARE respects your privacy. ArdoCARE wants you to understand the type of information which is collected, what ArdoCARE does with the information, and the safeguards that ArdoCARE has in place to protect the information.

Before you submit any information to ArdoCARE via this Website or Mobile Applications (referred as Apps), ArdoCARE strongly suggests that you read this Policy to understand how ArdoCARE uses the information which you provide.

ArdoCARE collect, process and use personal data from you to improve the usability, effectiveness and security of our Website / Apps and thus provide you with the best experience. We also collect, process and use the information you send via contact forms to process requests for information or business inquiries, evaluate job applications, register visitors to events, training sessions or contests, and for other purposes you might have. When you submit your information, you consent to ArdoCARE using such information as described herein.

Your use of this Website / Apps indicates your acceptance of this Policy and the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Policy as well as the Terms of Use. If you do not agree with this Policy and the Terms of Use, please do not use this Website / Apps.

Amendments.
ArdoCARE will post online any changes to its Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. You can determine the date of the last change by noting the effective date of these documents. Your continued access to and usage of the Website, or use of the Services, Content, or Software contained therein, signifies your agreement to any such modifications to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. We encourage you to periodically review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You may at any time print, download and/or store a copy of the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Personally identifiable information.
“Personally identifiable information” is information about you, such as name, address, e-mail address, user name, etc. Providing personally identifiable information indicates your consent to the collection and use of your personally identifiable information as described in this Policy.

When you provide data via this Website / Apps or directly via email or phone, we collect, process and use only the personal data you send, and necessary information we need to communicate with you on your inquiries or applications via this Website / Apps.

If you contact us via the contact form(s) / Apps, you consent to having ArdoCARE collect and process the following data:

• Your full name, email address and phone number,
• Your affiliation – the name of the organization you are part of,
• The reason for your inquiry,
• The source of your visit – how you found us.

When you submit and inquiry via the contact form(s), you also consent to having ArdoCARE representatives contact you via email or phone.

If you apply for a job position through our Website / Apps, you consent to having ArdoCARE collect, process and use the following data:

• Your name, email address and phone number,
• Your city of residence,
• Your technology stack of interest,
• The source of your visit – how you found us,
• A message you willingly and knowingly send to us,
• Your CV.

When you apply for a job position through our Website / Apps, you also consent to having ArdoCARE representatives contact you via email or phone.

If you register or apply for an event, training or contest though our website / Apps or via email, you consent to having ArdoCARE collect, process personal data. This data might include but is not limited to:

• Your name, email address and phone number,
• Your city of residence,
• Your years of experience in a field,
• The technology stack of interest,
• The source of your visit – how you found us,
• The reason of your inquiry,
• Your affiliation – the name of the organization/institution/association you are part of,
• A message you willingly and knowingly send to us,
• Your CV.

When you register or apply for an event, training or contest though our Website / Apps, you also consent to having ArdoCARE representatives contact you via email or phone.

Collection and use of personally identifiable information.
ArdoCARE does not collect personally identifiable information without your authorization. Any personally identifiable information you provide is voluntary and is solely used to help fulfill a request you make using the Services, Content, Software or Apps through the use or access of this Website / Apps. Examples of personally identifiable information include your account information such as your name, address, telephone number, etc. (which you provide when registering with the Website / Apps) and any other information which may be linked to your account. ArdoCARE will not sell, rent, or share with any third party or individual your personally identifiable information except as necessary to help fulfill a request you have made using the Services, Content, Software or Apps through the use or access of this Website / Apps (e.g., sending or otherwise transmitting to you the requested information or custom-tailoring your Website / Apps experience based upon your preferences). However, ArdoCARE reserves the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law or as permitted by law when ArdoCARE, in good faith, deems it necessary to protect its rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

Collection and use of non-personally identifiable information.
ArdoCARE collects non-personally identifiable information about your visit to the ArdoCARE Website / Apps. This information may include the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that you just came from (whether this URL is on this Website / Apps or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on this Website / Apps or not), what browser you are using, and your IP address. This information is primarily used by ArdoCARE to analyze web traffic and to improve the functionality and content of the Website and does not contain any personally identifiable information which may belong to you or any other individual. However, ArdoCARE reserves the right to disclose this information as required or as permitted by law when ArdoCARE, in good faith, deems it necessary to protect its rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

Google Analytics
ArdoCARE uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. („Google“). Google Analytics uses so-called „cookies“, text files which are stored on your computer and which enable you to analyses your use of ArdoCARE Website / Apps. The information generated by the cookie on your use of Website / Apps (including your abbreviated IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and are stored there. Google will use this information to assess your use of Website / Apps, to compile reports on the activities for us and to provide more services connected with use of Website / Apps and the Internet. It is also possible that Google may transmit this information to third parties if this is prescribed by law or if third parties process this information on behalf of Google.

You can deactivate Google Analytics by means of a browser add-on if you do not want Website / Apps analysis. You can download this here:http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Use of cookies (or other functionally equivalent technology) in the collection of personally and non-personally identifiable information.
Certain features of the Website / Apps are only available through the use of cookies or functionally equivalent technology (collectively referred to as “cookies”). For example, cookies help reduce the number of times you need to enter in certain information while using the Website / Apps.

This data might include and is not limited to:

• Your IP address
• The date and time of your visit to our website
• Types of websites you visit
• The URL of the page you visited before (if you accessed our website from a referral source),

Information about the device and browser you are using (browser type, version, operating system, device type, screen resolution, etc.).

Cookies can also assist in providing you with Content and Services that are targeted to your particular interests or preferences. Cookies also enable ArdoCARE to collect information about your Website / Apps visit (as discussed above). Cookies are stored on your local machine, not on the Website’s / Apps server. You are always free to decline cookies if your browser has this functionality, although if you do so, you may not be able to use certain features on the Website / Apps which are dependent on the information which those cookies collect, and you may be required to re-enter certain information more frequently during a session. If you do not want ArdoCARE to collect the information about your Website / Apps visit, please set your browser to reject these cookies.

Data Entered by Users
You can use the ArdoCARE Website / Apps both with and without registering. However, you can only access ArdoCARE Website / Apps using certain terminals such as an iPhone, iPod, iPad, Windows, Mac or Android and without additional functions. In order to make use of all its advantages, you have to register. To do this, you must enter your email address and select a password. We require these data in order to guarantee that you are able to make full use of our entire offer. We need these and possibly other data not least in order to respond to your wishes, questions and criticism.

Depending on the Website / Apps functionalities you can access an option which will allow you to design your account personally. For example, you will be able to add a photo, choose a username and set up a connection to your Facebook user account. You will not be obliged to design your account personally; this will be entirely voluntary.

Where ArdoCARE Website / Apps is used solely offline, the data you enter will be stored de-centrally on your storage medium. In such a case, we will not be able to access these data.

If you use ArdoCARE Website / Apps in combination with a registered account, all data and tasks entered will be integrated into a database. The purpose of this database is to allow you to use ArdoCARE Website / Apps at various different levels and call up your data anywhere and at any time. Data are transmitted to the respective terminal using SSL encryption so that your data are transmitted securely.

Data Storage
ArdoCARE will be storing your personal data for 10 years, ensuring adequate data protection and security for your personal data through this entire period.

ArdoCARE will only provide access to your personal data to personnel of ArdoCARE, clients, partners or providers of ArdoCARE who need it to handle your request or to address your potential future needs.

To avoid automatic decisions on how your personal data is handled we process it both manually and automatically, with computer software. This means machines cannot make assumptions on what you have given consent for.

Protection of your information.
ArdoCARE exercises great care in protecting your personally identifiable information such as, but not limited to, your user registration, user login, user sessions, and electronic communications to and from ArdoCARE. This includes, among other things, using industry standard techniques such as firewalls, encryption, intrusion detection and Website / Apps monitoring. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while ArdoCARE strives to protect your personally identifiable information, ArdoCARE is not able to ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to or from the Website / Apps.

Internally, ArdoCARE restricts access to your personally identifiable information to those who require access in order to provide services in connection your requests or inquiries that you have provided via the Website / Apps.

Deleting Your Data
If your data are no longer required for the aforementioned purposes, we will delete them. Completed tasks will remain stored and will be marked „Completed“ in the database. If you delete your account, we will also delete all data completely from your account. Data you have entered in lists belonging to third parties will remain in existence as these are part of third party accounts. If data has to be retained for statutory reasons, these will be blocked and will then no longer be available for any further use.

Newsletter
ArdoCARE provides a newsletter service free of charge. We use the newsletter to inform you about new products / services and send you general information about ArdoCARE. We need your email address in order to send you the newsletter. You can enter your email address on ArdoCARE Website / Apps. We will store and use your email address solely to send you the newsletter.

Of course you can unsubscribe the newsletter at any time. Every newsletter contains the information on how you can unsubscribe the newsletter with effect for the future.

Accessing, correcting, and updating your information.
You may at any time request access to the personally identifiable information that ArdoCARE has collected about you and you may request corrections or updates to that information. ArdoCARE will make reasonable efforts to respond promptly to all such requests, but reserves the right to limit such requests.

Your Rights
In accordance with the European Union legislation concerning the collection and processing of personal data, you have the following rights:

• To request us to rectify or erase your personal data or restrict our processing of your personal data or object to such processing.
• To request from ArdoCARE copies of your personal data undergoing processing. We must provide the first copy for free, while for any further copies you request we may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. If you make the request by electronic means and unless you request otherwise, we shall provide the information in a commonly used electronic form.
• To not be the subject of a decision based exclusively on automatic data processing.
• To not have your personal data transferred to third party countries.
• To obtain from ArdoCARE restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
  • you contest the accuracy of the personal data we processed, for a period that would enable us to verify the accuracy of your personal data;
  • the processing is unlawful, and you oppose the erasure of your personal data and request the restriction of its use instead;
  • ArdoCARE no longer needs your personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require us to keep it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

In short, you can ask us to share with you, adjust, delete or keep the information we have about you for more than 10 years.

You can withdraw at any time your consent to have your personal information processed and stored by ArdoCARE by sending us a consent withdrawal at office@ardocare.com.

Additional Information
This Policy only applies to information collected by ArdoCARE. Any information you provide to, or that is collected by, third-party websites may be subject to the privacy policies of those websites, if any. ArdoCARE encourages you to read any such privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit. It is the sole responsibility of such third parties to adhere to any applicable restrictions on the disclosure of your personally identifiable information. ArdoCARE, its directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers and representatives shall not be liable for wrongful use or disclosure of your personally identifiable information by any such third party.

Your consent
By using the Website / Apps, you agree with these terms. Whenever you submit information via the Website / Apps, you must consent to the collection and use of that information in accordance with this privacy policy.