Privacy Policy
Overview
Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation, in this document – GDPR, Regulation or RGPD) was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on April 27, 2016, its provisions being directly applicable starting from May 25, 2018. This Regulation expressly repeals Directive 95/46/CE, thus replacing the provisions of Law no. 677/2001 (currently repealed).
The regulation is directly applicable in all member states, protecting the rights of all natural persons on the territory of the European Union. From a material point of view, the Regulation applies to all operators who process personal data. The Regulation does not apply to the processing of personal data concerning legal entities and, in particular, enterprises with legal personality, including the name and type of legal entity and the contact details of the legal entity.
Personal data is defined as any information regarding an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”); an identifiable natural person is a person 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 one or more specific elements, specific to his physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity.
The processing of personal data involves any operation or set of operations performed on data or sets of personal data, with or without the use of automated means, such as collection, registration, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or modification, extraction , consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, deletion or destruction.
Operator identity
Considering article 4 point 7 of the Regulation, which defines the notion of “operator” as the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that, alone or together with others, establishes the purposes and means of personal data processing , the operator that processes personal data through this website is Artistic Lemn Deco SRL, based in Craiova, str. Petrache Poenaru, no. 8, Bl. H32, apartment 8, registered at the Trade Registry Office J16/2522/2018, having CUI 40136487, legally represented by Nistor Nicolae, with contact details office@tesorimontessori.com, 0721213213, .
Collection of personal data
What personal data is collected
The operator of this website collects, stores and processes the following personal data of / about you:
- Name, surname
- Home and/or residence address
- Contact details (such as email, phone, fax)
- IP
Obtaining Consent
Overview
In order for the processing of personal data to be legal, the GDPR requires that it be carried out on the basis of a legitimate reason, such as the execution or conclusion of a contract, the fulfillment of a legal obligation, or on the basis of the valid consent previously expressed by the data subject. In the latter case, the operator is required to be able to prove that the person in question has given his consent for the respective processing. The consent expressed under the rule of Directive 95/46/EC remains valid if it meets the conditions provided by the GDPR.
Consent must be given through a statement or through an unequivocal action that constitutes a freely expressed, specific, informed and clear manifestation of the data subject’s consent to the processing of his personal data. If the data subject’s consent is given in the context of a statement, in electronic form or in writing, which also relates to other matters, the request for consent must be presented in a form that clearly differentiates it from the other matters, can be achieved even by ticking a box. In order for the processing of personal data to be legal, the GDPR requires that it be carried out on the basis of a legitimate reason, such as the execution or conclusion of a contract, the fulfillment of a legal obligation, or on the basis of the valid consent previously expressed by the data subject. In the latter case, the operator is required to be able to prove that the person in question has given his consent for the respective processing. The consent expressed under the rule of Directive 95/46/EC remains valid if it meets the conditions provided by the GDPR.
Cookies
Cookies are used on this site. They do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses, but have the role of contributing to an easier, more efficient and safer use of the site. They are small text files that are saved on your computer and are saved by the browser you use.
Many of the cookies used are called “session cookies”, which are automatically deleted after visiting this site. Others remain in your computer’s memory until you delete them, making it possible for your browser to recognize them on a subsequent visit.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Cookies that are necessary to enable electronic communications or to provide certain functions that you want to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored in accordance with the provisions of art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. f) of the GDPR, according to which the processing is legal only if and to the extent it is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the operator or a third party. Therefore, the operator of this website has a legitimate interest in storing certain cookies, to ensure an optimization without technical errors. Other cookies (such as, for example, those used to analyze your browsing behavior) are also stored and will be treated separately in this document.
Contact form
If you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered in the form, including the contact data you provide, in order to answer your and others’ subsequent questions. We do not transmit this information without your permission. Therefore, we will process all the data you enter in the contact form only with your consent [in accordance with the provisions of art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR1]. You can revoke your consent at any time, an informal email to this effect is sufficient. Data processed before receiving your request may be processed lawfully. We will keep the data you provide on the contact form until:
- request data deletion;
- revoke your consent to their storage or if
- the purpose for storing it is no longer valid.
Any mandatory legal provisions, in particular those relating to mandatory data retention periods, are not affected by the above.
Contact by e-mail, phone or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all the personal data you will provide, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of solving your request, based on your consent.
Therefore, we will process all the data you provide based on the following legal provisions contained in the GDPR, respectively:
- only with your consent – in accordance with the provisions of art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR
- for the execution of a contract or in the pre-contractual stage – in accordance with the provisions of art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR
- for the fulfillment of the purpose and the legitimate interest pursued by us, namely that of efficient processing of the requests sent by you – in accordance with the provisions of art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.
We will keep the data you provide in this way until:
- request data deletion;
- revoke your consent to their storage or if
- the purpose for its storage is no longer valid, in all situations except for the mandatory data retention periods.
The purpose of processing the collected data
Part of the data collected on this site is used to:
- Providing the services we offer for your benefit (for example, to solve problems of any nature related to our products and services, to provide support services, etc.)
- Optimum operation and optimization of this site (statistical and analytical) – We constantly want to give you the best experience on our site, which is why we may collect and use certain information related to the degree of satisfaction you have had while browsing this site, we may invite you to fill out feedback surveys or the like.
- Advertising and promotion activities in the online environment. You can ask us at any time, through the means described in this document, to stop processing your personal data for marketing purposes, and we will comply with your request as soon as possible.
- Periodic user information – We want to keep you informed about our offers. In this regard, we may send you any type of message containing general and topical information, information regarding offers or promotions, as well as other commercial communications such as market research and opinion polls. For communications of this type, we have as a basis the consent previously obtained from you. You can change your mind and withdraw your consent at any time.
- To defend our legitimate interests. There may be situations where we will use or share information to protect our rights and business. These may include: measures to protect the website and the user of our website from cyber attacks; measures to prevent and detect fraud attempts, including the transmission of information to the competent public authorities; measures to manage other types of risks.
The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the General Regulation on Data Protection, based on both the consent of the data subject and reasons for the compliant execution of contracts or the realization of the legitimate interests of the operator (unless the interests prevail or the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, which require the protection of personal data, especially when the data subject is a child).
User rights
Your rights regarding personal data and the means of exercising them are: The right to information, The right to access, The right to rectification, The right to delete data, The right to restrict processing, The right to data portability, The right to opposition, The right not to is the subject of a decision based exclusively on automatic data processing, Right to lodge a complaint and address to the courts, Right to withdraw consent.
- The right to information – you can request information on the processing activities of your personal data, on the identity of the operator and its representative or on the recipients of your data;
- The right of access – you can obtain from the operator a confirmation that personal data concerning you is being processed or not and, if so, access to the respective data and the following information: the purposes of the processing; the categories of personal data concerned; recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, especially recipients from third countries or international organizations; where possible, the period for which the personal data is expected to be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to establish this period; the right to request the operator to rectify or delete personal data or restrict the processing of personal data or the right to oppose the processing, etc.
- The right to rectification – you can rectify inaccurate personal data or complete them;
- The right to delete data – you can obtain the deletion of data, if their processing was not legal or in other cases provided by law;
- The right to restrict processing – you can request the restriction of processing if you dispute the accuracy of the data, as well as in other cases provided by law;
- The right to data portability – you can receive, under certain conditions, the personal data you have provided to us in a machine-readable format or you can request that said data be transmitted to another operator
- The right to opposition – you can object, in particular, to data processing based on the legitimate interest of the operator;
- The right not to be the subject of a decision based solely on automatic data processing – you can request and obtain human intervention regarding said processing or you can express your own point of view regarding this type of processing;
- The right to file a complaint and to address the courts – you can file a complaint against the manner of personal data processing with the National Authority for the Supervision of Personal Data Processing and / or you can address the courts for the respect of your rights;
- The right to withdraw consent – in cases where the processing is based on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time. The withdrawal of consent will only have effects for the future, the processing carried out prior to the withdrawal still remaining valid.
Obligations of the data controller
Hosting
Personal data registered on this website are stored on BlueHost.Com servers. The processing of the data provided and stored complies with the following legal provisions:
- Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR – data processing by BlueHost.Com is based on your consent, obtained after correct and complete information;
- Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR – data processing by BlueHost.Com takes place for the purpose of fulfilling the assumed contractual obligations;
- Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR – data processing by BlueHost.Com is carried out for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the operator
Regardless of the purpose for which personal data is processed, the principles of legality, fairness and transparency are respected, but also that the personal data processed are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which are processed.
For more information on the processing of personal data by Cloudways, go to https://www.cloudways.com/en/terms.php#privacy
We have a contract/a convention/legal act (including the possibility of including and agreeing to the terms and conditions of the website) concluded with BlueHost.Com to ensure the processing of personal data in accordance with the legal regulations in the field. We comply with our obligations according to Article 28 of the GDPR, by choosing an external service provider that offers sufficient guarantees for the implementation of appropriate technical and organizational measures, so that the processing complies with the requirements set out in the regulation and ensures the protection of your rights.
Data encryption
This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information. This encryption can be recognized by you by the lock window (“lock icon”) that appears in the browser bar and by changing the address of the respective browser from http:// to https://. Once encryption of this type is activated, the transmitted or transferred data will not be able to be seen by third parties.
According to the GDPR, if the breach of the security of personal data is likely to generate a high risk for your rights and freedoms, the operator of this website will inform you, without undue delay, about this breach, unless the supplementary provisions become incident from the same Regulation (art. 34 paragraph 3).
The data protection officer
As the provisions of the GDPR are not applicable (art. 37 paragraph 1 – according to which the Operator and the person authorized by the operator appoint a data protection officer whenever:
- the processing is carried out by a public authority or body, with the exception of courts acting in the exercise of their jurisdictional function;
- the main activities of the operator or the person authorized by the operator consist of processing operations which, by their nature, scope and/or purposes, require a periodic and systematic monitoring of the persons concerned on a large scale; or
- the main activities of the operator or the person authorized by the operator consist in the large-scale processing of special categories of data pursuant to Article 9 or of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences, referred to in Article 10)
Regarding the obligation to appoint a Data Protection Officer, for any information or clarifications regarding the operation of this website, please contact us on the following dates:
- Name: Radu Diaconu
- E-mail: office@tesorimontessori.com
- Phone: 0721213213
- Fax:
- Mailing address: Str. Petrache Poenaru, no. 8, bl. H32, apartment 8
Records of processing activities
According to the GDPR Regulation, the operator or the person authorized by the operator should keep, for a reasonable period, records of the processing activities under his responsibility. Thus, these records will include all the following information:
- the name and contact details of the operator
- the purposes of the processing;
- description of categories of data subjects and categories of personal data;
- the categories of recipients to whom the personal data were or will be disclosed;
- if applicable/possible:
- transfers of personal data
- the expected deadlines for the deletion of different categories of data
- a general description of technical and organizational security measures
The obligation detailed above does not apply to an enterprise or organization with less than 250 employees, unless the processing it carries out is likely to generate a risk for the rights and freedoms of the data subjects, the processing is not occasional or the processing includes special categories of data or personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences.
Adequate technical and organizational measures
Taking into account the current state of technology, the context and purposes of the processing, as well as the risks to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the operator implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that, by default, only personal data that are necessary for each specific purpose of the processing.
Notification of the supervisory authority in case of breach of personal data security
According to art. 33 para. 1 of the GDPR, if there is a breach of personal data security, we will notify the National Authority for the Supervision of the Processing of Personal Data without undue delay and, if possible, within 72 hours at most from the date we became aware of it, unless it is unlikely to generate a risk for the rights and freedoms of natural persons.
Informing the data subject about the data security breach of personal data
Related to the provisions of art. 34 of the GDPR, if the breach of the security of personal data is likely to generate a high risk for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we will inform the data subject without undue delay about this breach, except in situations where:
- appropriate technical and organizational safeguards have been implemented and these measures have been applied to personal data affected by the personal data breach, in particular measures to ensure that the personal data becomes unintelligible to anyone who does not is authorized to access them, such as encryption;
- further measures have been taken to ensure that the high risk for the rights and freedoms of the previously mentioned data subjects is no longer likely to materialize;
- it would require a disproportionate effort. In this situation, a public information is carried out instead or a similar measure is taken by which the persons concerned are informed in an equally effective way.
Social Media
Facebook plugins (Like & Share Button)
This service uses social plugins (“plugins”) managed by the social network facebook.com. Plugins can be identified by a Facebook logo (a white “f” on a blue board or a “thumbs up” sign) or are labeled by adding the phrase “Facebook Social Plugin”. The list and layout of Facebook plugins can be seen here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. As long as you use the Like extension, you will like our website’s Facebook page without having to leave it. To the extent that you use the Share extension, you will share our site or certain content from it on your personal Facebook page without having to leave the site.
Through the plugin, Facebook receives the information that you access on our website. If you are also logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook can attribute the actions taken on the page to your account and, implicitly, to you personally. When you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the Like button or sharing certain content from the website, the corresponding information is transferred directly from your browser to Facebook and stored there. Even if you are not a Facebook member, it is still possible for the social network to obtain and store your IP address.
By clicking on one of these buttons, you agree to the use of this plugin and therefore to the transfer of personal data to Facebook. We have no control over the nature and purpose of this transmitted data, as well as over its further processing. Regarding the purpose and extent of data collection, processing and further use of data by Facebook, as well as permissions and settings to protect privacy.
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your Facebook account information, you can log out.
Instagram Plugin
This service uses social plugins (“plugins”) managed by the Instagram social network, functions provided by Instagram Inc., with headquarters at 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Plugins can be identified by an Instagram logo or are labeled by adding the phrase “Instagram Social Plugin”.
Via the plugin, Instagram is informed about the actions you take on our page. If you are also connected to your personal account on the social network at the same time, it can attribute the actions taken on your Instagram account page and, implicitly, to you personally. When you access the plugins, the corresponding information is transferred from your browser to the social network and stored there. Even if you are not a member of Instagram, it is still possible for it to obtain and store your IP address.
By clicking on one of these buttons, you agree to the use of this plugin and therefore to the transfer of personal data to Instagram. We have no control over the nature and purpose of this transmitted data, as well as over its further processing. Regarding the purpose and extent of data collection, processing and further use of data by Instagram, as well as permissions and settings to protect user privacy, you can consult Instagram’s privacy policies at: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388.
If you are a member of Instagram and do not want it to collect your data through the plugin and link it to the data already stored on Instagram, you must log out of the social network before visiting this site.
Tumblr Plugin
This site uses certain Tumblr plugins, which are operated by Tumblr Inc., located at 35 East, 21st. Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. These plugins allow you to publish a post or page on Tumblr. When you visit this site using Tumblr, your browser establishes a direct connection to Tumblr’s servers. We have no influence on the volume of data accessed by Tumblr and transmitted through this plugin. From my own experience, it is possible that the IP address and URL of that site are transmitted.
More information can be found in Tumblr’s privacy policy: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy
Twitter plugin
This service uses social plugins (“plugins”) managed by the social network twitter.com. Plugins can be identified by a Twitter logo.
Through the plugin, Twitter receives the information that you access on our page. If you are also connected to the social network at the same time, Twitter can attribute the actions performed on the page to your Twitter account and, implicitly, to you personally. When you interact with the plugins, the corresponding information is transferred directly from your browser to Twitter and stored. Even if you are not a Twitter member, it is still possible for it to obtain and store your IP address.
By clicking on one of the plugin buttons, you can express your consent to their use and therefore to the transfer of personal data to Twitter. We have no control over the nature and purpose of this transmitted data, as well as over their further processing. Regarding the purpose and scope of data collection, further processing and use of data by Twitter, as well as permissions and settings to protect user privacy, you can consult Twitter’s privacy policies at: https://twitter.com/en/privacy.
If you are a member of Twitter and do not want it to collect your data via the plugin and link it to data already stored on Twitter, you must log out of the social network before visiting the site.
Google+ plugin
This service uses social plugins (“plugins”) managed by the social network Google+. Plugins can be identified by a Google+ logo.
Through the plugin, Google receives the information that you access on our page. If you are also connected to the social network at the same time, Google can assign the actions performed on the page to your Google+ account and, implicitly, to you personally. When you interact with the plugins, the corresponding information is transferred directly from your browser to Google+ and stored there. Even if you are not a member of Google+, it is still possible for it to obtain and store your IP address.
By clicking on one of the plugin buttons, you can express your consent to their use and therefore to the transfer of personal data to Google+. We have no control over the nature and purpose of this transmitted data, as well as over their further processing. Regarding the purpose and extent of data collection, processing and further use of data by Google+, as well as permissions and settings to protect user privacy, you can consult the Google+ privacy policies at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
If you are a member of Google+ and do not want it to collect your data through the plugin and link it to the data already stored on Google+, you must log out of the social network before visiting the site.
Pinterest plugin
This service uses social plugins (“plugins”) managed by the social network Pinterest.
Through the plugin, Pinterest receives information about your activity on our website. If you are also connected to the social network at the same time, Pinterest can attribute the actions performed on your account page and, implicitly, to you personally. When you interact with the plugins, the corresponding information is transferred directly from your browser to Pinterest and stored there. Even if you are not a member of Pinterest, it is still possible for it to obtain and store your IP address.
By clicking on one of the plugin buttons, you can express your consent to their use and therefore to the transfer of personal data to Pinterest. We do not have control over the nature and purpose of the transmitted data, as well as over their subsequent processing. Regarding the purpose and scope of data collection, processing and further use of data by Pinterest, as well as permissions and settings to protect user privacy, you can consult Pinterest’s privacy policies at: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy.
If you are a Pinterest member and do not want Pinterest to collect your data through the plugin and link it to data already stored on Pinterest, you must log out of the social network before visiting the site.
Newsletter
To receive a newsletter, it is necessary to indicate a valid e-mail address, along with specific information that can identify the owner of this address. Also, your consent is required for sending the newsletter and, therefore, we inform you that any other personal data will be collected and stored only based on your consent. The data thus collected are processed only for the purpose of sending the newsletter and will not be transmitted to third parties.
Therefore, we will process any data you enter in the contact form only with your consent, in accordance with the provisions of art. 6 para. 1 lit. of the GDPR.
Plugins & Tools
Youtube
Our website uses plugins of the YouTube platform, which is operated by Google. The operator of the website is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
If you visit a page on our website where a YouTube plug-in has been integrated, a connection to the YouTube servers will be established. Consequently, the YouTube server will be notified, which of the pages have been visited by you
In addition, YouTube will be able to insert different cookies, with the help of which it will be possible to obtain information about the visitors of our website. Among other things, this information will be used to generate video statistics with the aim of improving the ease of use of the site and preventing fraud attempts.
If you are signed in to your YouTube account while visiting our website, you allow YouTube to directly assign your browsing patterns to your personal profile. You have the option to prevent this by signing out of your YouTube account.
The use of YouTube is based on our interest in presenting your online content in an attractive manner. According to art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, this is a legitimate interest.
Considering the Judgment of July 16, 2020 (pronounced in case C-311/18 – Data Protection Commissioner/Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems), the European Court of Justice ruled that the protection offered by the EU – US Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield) does not have an appropriate character. Therefore, the transmission of personal data to the USA and other countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) should be based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission.
For more information on how YouTube handles user data, see YouTube’s Data Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Google Web Fonts
This site uses Web Fonts provided by Google to ensure consistent use of fonts on this site.
When you access a page on this website, your browser will load, as a result of establishing a connection with Google’s servers, the web fonts necessary for the correct display of text and fonts. So,
The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, there is a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the font on this website. If there is a consent expressed in this regard (for example, consent to the archiving of cookies), the data will be processed exclusively on the basis of art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
For more information on how Google Web Fonts handles user data, see the Privacy Policy available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Google Maps
This site uses Google Maps, a mapping and location service, through an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, United States of America.
To guarantee data protection on our website, you will find that Google Maps has been disabled when you visit our website for the first time. A direct connection to the Google servers will not be established before the autonomous activation of Google Maps, i.e. with your consent in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. This will prevent the transfer of data to Google during the first visit to our website. After you have activated the service, Google Maps will store your IP address. As a rule, it is then transferred to a Google server in the United States, where it is stored. The provider of this website has no control over this data transfer once Google Maps has been activated.
Considering the Judgment of July 16, 2020 (pronounced in case C-311/18 – Data Protection Commissioner/Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems), the European Court of Justice ruled that the protection offered by the EU – US Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield) does not have an appropriate character.
Therefore, the transmission of personal data to the USA and other countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. The Commission has issued two sets of Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers from EU data controllers to data controllers established outside the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA). It also issued a set of contractual clauses for data transfers from EU operators to processors established outside the EU or EEA. For more information on these Terms, we recommend that you visit
Google Maps uses Standard Contractual Clauses as an adequate data protection guarantee, in accordance with the level of protection guaranteed by the GDPR. For more information, see the Google Data Privacy Statement at the following address: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Chat Online
Online Chat Platforms
Facebook Messenger
On this website we use Facebook Messenger, a free instant messaging application, thus ensuring the instant exchange of text messages with one or even more people or computers at once. It is an American messaging app and platform developed by Facebook, Inc. Originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008, the company revamped its messaging service in 2010.
Through Facebook Messenger, we can provide you with fast support by allowing you to interact with us, including by tracking purchases, receiving notifications and initiating personal conversations with the company’s customer service representatives.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data through Facebook Messenger is represented by art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) of the Regulation, based on our legitimate interest in the legality of the processing. In relation to the processing of personal data, Facebook Ireland can be contacted online or by post at the following address Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.
The data collected through Facebook Messenger is used, among other things, to provide, personalize and improve the chat, to enable the provision of analysis services, but also to communicate with you.
Considering the Judgment of July 16, 2020 (pronounced in case C-311/18 – Data Protection Commissioner/Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems), the European Court of Justice ruled that the protection offered by the EU – US Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield) does not have an appropriate character.
Therefore, the transmission of personal data to the USA and other countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. The Commission has issued two sets of Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers from EU data controllers to data controllers established outside the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA). It also issued a set of contractual clauses for data transfers from EU operators to processors established outside the EU or EEA. For more information on these Terms, we recommend that you visit
Facebook Messenger complies with the provisions of the GDPR and the Standard Contractual Clauses (SSC) approved by the European Commission, constantly taking into account its decisions regarding data transfers to the United States and other countries. The European Commission has recognized countries such as Andorra, Argentina, Canada (trade organisations), Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Israel, Isle of Man, Japan, Jersey, New Zealand, Switzerland and Uruguay as providing adequate protection.
More information is available here https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation and here https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum
Through WhatsApp, we ensure effective communication with our customers. For those who live in a country in the European Economic Area (which includes the European Union) and any other country or territory included (collectively the “European Region”), WhatsApp is operated by WhatsApp Ireland Limited, based at 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
According to the WhatsApp policy, which can be consulted and reviewed here: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy, Whatsapp Ltd. being part of the Facebook Companies, through this service personal data is collected and processed in compliance with the principles of security and confidentiality applicable at European level (in particular, RGPD) or at international level (if we are talking about services placed at provided by Whatsapp Inc. – EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework).
Whatsapp processes:
- data provided by the users themselves (such as those related to the users account – phone number, profile name, photo – the user’s connections. As for the messages sent, they are not stored on the WhatsApp servers, except for those not could be sent (for example, to an offline user) and which are stored for a period of 30 days before being deleted.
- automatically collected data (information on the user’s “last seen status”, user preferences stored through cookies, IP address, browser-related information, some information related to transactions and payments – for the terms and conditions regarding payments, we recommend to consult https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/?eea=0#payments-in).
The legal basis for the processing of personal data through Whatsapp is represented by art. 6 lit. f) of the Regulation, based on our legitimate interest in the legality of the processing.
Considering the Judgment of July 16, 2020 (pronounced in case C-311/18 – Data Protection Commissioner/Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems), the European Court of Justice ruled that the protection offered by the EU – US Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield) does not have an appropriate character.
Therefore, the transmission of personal data to the USA and other countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. The Commission has issued two sets of Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers from EU data controllers to data controllers established outside the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA). It also issued a set of contractual clauses for data transfers from EU operators to processors established outside the EU or EEA. For more information on these Terms, we recommend that you visit https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_ro.
WhatsApp uses Standard Contractual Clauses as an adequate data protection guarantee, in accordance with the level of protection guaranteed by the GDPR, according to the information available here https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy-our-global-operations
E-Commerce and Payment Methods
Online payments
According to the Regulation, “in order to maintain security and prevent processing that violates this regulation, the operator or the person authorized by the operator should assess the risks inherent in the processing and implement measures to mitigate these risks, such as encryption” – recital 83. So that the availability of strong and effective encryption is a must to guarantee the protection, confidentiality and integrity of personal data.
During the process of purchasing the products sold through this website, your bank details are safe!
We use secure encryption methods, data being transmitted via highly secure connections to financial institutions. So the data provided by you for making payments are not transmitted to third parties and are not saved in databases.
PayU
PayU, based in the Opera Center Building, Str. Dr. Nicolae Staicovici, no. 2, floor 6, Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania, respects the privacy and security of the information provided by you when you use this website.
PayU may collect personal data from you, but only with your consent and if you provide it voluntarily.
The collection of personal data on the secure.PayU.ro website involves:
The online payment forms submitted by you when making an eCommerce transaction on one of the websites of web merchants that use the PayU solution will need to be completed with all the information requested and marked as mandatory, including personal data.
The personal data collected on the secure.payu.ro website are used for the following purposes:
- invoicing the products/services ordered by you;
- their delivery;
- making the online payment;
- ensuring the security of the eCommerce transaction/online payment by applying anti-fraud filters.
Personal data may be disclosed without your consent in case of litigation/disputes regarding payment fraud to the following recipients: Banks involved in online payments, International Card Organizations and Service/Product Providers, respectively according to the provisions of Law 677/2001, to the competent institutions.
By continuing the e-Commerce transaction within the payment page, via the secure.payu.ro Website, you express your consent to the collection and processing of personal data in the computerized record system by PayU.
PayU collects information and processes it into statistical data about which pages you access within the Sites, including the IP address from which the Site is visited. PayU may use cookies on the Sites. A cookie is a file that servers send to your computer and that your computer sends back each time you access a page on our Site.
Cookies are used for the following purposes:
- To improve access security.
- To improve usability and provide you with the best possible service.
Most internet browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can ask the browser you use, by editing its options, to stop accepting cookies and to warn you before accepting a cookie from the sites you visit. If you choose not to accept our cookies, you will still be able to access sections of our Site that are available to the general public, but you will not be able to view certain information and features on our Site designed to enhance your experience on Our website.
PayU may disclose personal data to third parties if this is required by law or in good faith cases where such actions are necessary to: (a) comply with the rigors of the law; (b) protecting and defending the property rights of PayU and its websites, (c) acting in circumstances to protect the personal safety of employees, users of products and services, public persons.
For more details, you can access: https://www.payu.ro/politica-de-confidentialitate
PayPal
Among other options, we offer PayPal payment on our website. The provider of this payment processing service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as “PayPal”).
If you choose to pay via PayPal, certain data and information you enter with PayPal will be shared for the purposes and reasons exemplified below:
- to provide services requested or authorized by you – certain data will be disclosed to other legal entities affiliated with PayPal;
- for transaction processing – necessary data and information will be directed to third parties, service providers who perform functions in the interest and on behalf of PayPal;
- to provide other financial benefits – certain personal data will be shared with other institutions and financial entities
- to improve user experiences and to help merchants better understand the use of payment services (including to resolve disputes or prevent and detect fraud)
The legal basis for the transfer of your data with PayPal, in the ways previously described, is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR (obtaining your consent), as well as art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR (processing for the fulfillment of obligations arising from a contract). You have the option to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data at any time. Such revocation has no impact on the effectiveness of data processing transactions that have taken place in the past.
For more details, you can access: https://www.paypal.com/ro/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
Conclusion
This policy regarding the processing of personal data is generated in accordance with the provisions of Regulation no. 679/2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, but also with the other applicable national legal provisions.
We reserve the right to make any additions or changes to this policy. We recommend consulting the Policy regularly for correct and up-to-date information regarding the processing of personal data.
For more details regarding this GDPR Policy, as well as to exercise any of the aforementioned rights, a written notification can be sent to the contact details indicated above.