The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to explain to you what data we process, why we process it and what we do with it. We take your privacy seriously and never sell lists of personal data or email addresses. Fully aware that your personal information belongs to you, we do our best to store it securely and process it carefully. We do not provide information to third parties without informing you.
WHO WE ARE
Veritas Foundation Sighișoarais a charitable foundation established and operating in accordance with the laws of Romania, with registered office in Sighișoara, registration number in the Register of Associations and Foundations 3157/B/2001, unique registration code 40997193, and is responsible for processing your personal data that it collects directly from you or from other sources. According to the law, Veritas Sighișoara Foundation is a personal data controller. In order to process your data securely, we have made every effort to implement reasonable measures to protect your personal information.
WHO YOU ARE?
Under the law, you, the natural person receiving our services or the person in a relationship of any kind with us, are a " targeted person", i.e. an identified or identifiable natural person. In order to be fully transparent about data processing and to allow you to easily exercise your rights at any time, we have implemented measures to facilitate communication between us, the data controller, and you, the targeted person.
OUR COMMITMENT
Protecting your personal information is very important to us. That is why we are committed to the following principles: Legality, fairness and transparency – We process your data legally and correctly. We are always transparent about the information we use and you are properly informed. Control is yours – Within the limits of the law, we offer you the ability to review, amend, delete personal data you have shared with us and exercise your other rights. Data integrity and purpose limitation –We only use the data for the purposes described at the time of collection or for new purposes compatible with the original purposes. In all cases, our purposes are compatible with the law. We take reasonable steps to ensure that personal data is accurate, complete and up to date. Security – We have implemented reasonable security and encryption measures to protect your information as best we can. However, please note that no website, no application and no internet connection is completely secure. This Privacy Policy is subject to change at any time. All updates and changes to this Policy are effective immediately upon notice, which we will provide by posting on the site and/or notifying you by email.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU?
By submitting personal data, data subjects expressly and unequivocally consent to their personal data being entered into the Veritas Foundation Sighișoara for the provision of social services, fundraising activities, awareness and information campaigns exclusively related to our projects and activities. Personal data collected and processed will not be disclosed to third parties unless Veritas Foundation Sighișoara has an obligation to disclose data under applicable law. Data requested may include: full name, telephone number, e-mail address, home address.
DATA PROCESSING
The processing shall be lawful, fair and transparent to the data subject and shall ensure the integrity and confidentiality of personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction or damage, by taking appropriate technical or organisational measures.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
We collect your information for specified and legitimate purposes which include but are not limited to the following:
- For the purpose of entering into or performing a contract between you and us;
- To answer your questions and requests;
- To inform you about the possibility of getting involved in our projects as a volunteer or donor, with your prior consent;
- To provide and improve the services and products we offer;
- To provide you newsletters, text messages and personalised content about projects and activities;
- To defend ourselves against cyber attacks;
- To comply with legislation.
WHAT ARE THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING?
If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, please note that you can withdraw your consent at any time by sending a written request to: veritas@veritas.ro
HOW LONG DO WE STORE DATA?
Personal data collected and used for the provision of social services, marketing, advertising and information activities by Veritas Sighișoara Foundation will be stored for a period of 5 years after the termination of the contractual relationship or any longer period required by law, regulations or applicable rules on record keeping obligations or requests by public authorities. Immediately after the end of the applicable storage period, the data will be:
- deleted or destroyed; or
- anonymised; or
- transferred to an archive (unless prohibited by applicable record-keeping law or regulation).
WHAT SECURITY MEASURES HAVE WE TAKEN?
Personal data is stored electronically in secure, password-protected files. Paper-based information is kept in special folders, to which only employees of the Veritas Sighișoara Foundation have access, who are under an obligation of confidentiality.
You will be notified of a data breach within a reasonable period of time after the discovery of such a breach, unless an authorized public body determines that notification would prevent a criminal investigation or harm national security. In such a case, notification will be delayed as directed by such entity. We will respond promptly to your questions regarding such a data breach.
WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS?
Right to information - You can request a confirmation of the processing of your personal data and how they are used at: veritas@veritas.ro
Right to correction - If we process incomplete or inaccurate personal data, you can always ask us to correct or complete it by sending an e-mail to: veritas@veritas.ro
Right to be deleted You may request the deletion of your personal data if the purpose for which it was collected no longer exists, if its processing is contrary to law, if its processing unreasonably affects your interests or if the processing is based on your consent, which you have withdrawn. You should note that there may be other reasons preventing the immediate deletion of your data, e.g. mandatory archiving periods, pending actions, claims, exercise or defence of legal rights, etc.
Right to limit processing You have the right to request a restriction of the processing of your personal data in the following cases:
- Challenge the accuracy of your data, this occurs for a period, which allows us to verify the accuracy of your data,
- The processing of your personal data contravenes legal provisions, but you object to their deletion and request a restriction on the use of this data,
- We no longer need your personal data for the intended purpose, but you still need them for the purpose of enforcing, exercising or defending legal claims or you have contested the processing of your personal data.
Right to data transmission You may ask us to provide you with your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, insofar as we process this data on the basis of your consent or for the performance of a contract between us, the processing being carried out by automated processes.
Right of appeal Where we process your personal data for the performance of tasks carried out in the public interest, for the exercise of public authority or where we refer to the need to protect a legitimate interest, you may object to the processing of such data to the extent that there is an overriding legitimate interest in your personal data. You may at any time revoke your consent to the sending of advertising messages without giving any reason.
The right to complain If you believe that we have violated provisions of Romanian or European law in processing your personal data, thereby infringing your rights, please contact us at veritas@veritas.ro so that we can clarify your questions. We will try to respond to your request within 30 days. However, the deadline may be extended depending on various aspects, such as the complexity of the request, the large number of requests received or the impossibility to identify you in a timely manner.
If, despite our best efforts, we are unable to identify you, and you do not provide us with additional information to help us identify you, we are under no obligation to act on your request.
You also have the right to address the Romanian Authority for Personal Data Security and Protection or a European supervisory authority.
COOKIES POLICY
- What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that often includes a unique identifier, assigned to your computer or device when you visit a website. Each site can send its own cookie to your browser if the preferences of the browser you are using allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only allows a site to access cookies it has already sent to you, not cookies sent by other sites. Many sites do this whenever a user visits their site, to track online traffic flows. We use cookies to improve the quality of the Site and services, and to improve the browsing experience. A number of the cookies we use last only for the duration of your session on the Site and expire when you close your web browser. Other cookies are used when, for example, we comply with information you have requested (such as language choice) and last for a longer period.
- How long does a cookie last?
The lifetime of a cookie can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. Some cookies are intended for one-time use only (such as session cookies) and are therefore not retained once the user leaves the site. Other cookies are maintained and reused each time the user returns to the site (persistent cookies). However, cookies can be deleted by the user at any time by using the browser settings.
- What are third-party cookies?
Some sections of content on some sites may be provided through third-party cookies such as an advertisement. Such cookies may be placed on the site and are referred to as third party cookies as they are not placed by the site owner. Such third-party sites are themselves bound by applicable legal regulations and the privacy policies of the site owner.
- Why are cookies important for the internet?
Cookies are at the heart of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a user-friendly browsing experience tailored to each user's preferences and interests. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some sites unusable. Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising - it just means that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests as evidenced by your browsing behaviour.
- Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require a user to log in via an account):
- Content and services tailored to user preferences - product and service categories;
- Offers tailored to users' interests - password remembering;
- Remember child protection filters on Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions);
- Limiting ad serving frequency - limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a particular user on a site;
- Provide more relevant advertising to the user;
- Measurement, optimisation and Analytics features - such as confirming a certain level of traffic to a website, what type of content is being viewed and how a user gets to a website (e.g. via search engines, directly, from other websites, etc.) Websites run these usage analytics to improve websites for the benefit of users.
- What types of cookies do we use?
- site performance: these remember user preferences on this site;
- Visitor analytics: these tell us if you have visited this site before; your browser will tell us if you have this cookie and if not, we will generate one;
- for geotargeting: these are used by software that determines which country you come from, are completely anonymous and are only used for content targeting;
- registration: these let us know whether you are registered or not, show us the account you are registered with and whether you have permission for a particular service;
- for advertising: based on this we can find out whether or not you have viewed an online ad, what type of ad and how long it has been since you viewed this ad.
- Do cookies contain personal data?
Cookies themselves do not require personal information in order to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify Internet users. Personal data may be collected through the use of Cookies only to provide certain functionality to the user.
- How can you change the cookie settings in your browser?
Deleting Cookies: Applications used to access web pages allow cookies to be saved on the terminal by default. These settings can be changed in such a way that the automatic management of Cookies is blocked by the web browser or the user is informed each time Cookies are sent to his/her terminal. Detailed information about the possibilities and modes of Cookie management can be found in the settings area of the application (web browser). Limiting the use of Cookies may affect certain functionalities of the website.
Most browsers offer the possibility to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. To understand these settings, the following links may be useful, otherwise you can use your browser's "help" option for more details.
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer Cookie settings in Firefox Cookie settings in Chrome Cookie settings in SafariFor third-party cookie settings, you can also consult the website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ro/
QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS
If you have any questions or concerns about the processing of your data or wish to exercise your legal rights in relation to the data we hold, or if you have any concerns about the way we handle any privacy issues, you can write to us by email: veritas@veritas.ro