Charity Idols Privacy Policy
The purpose of this document is to inform Users about the Personal Data collected through the website www.charityidols.com
The Data Controller, as identified below, may modify or update, in whole or in part, this privacy policy by informing Users accordingly. The modifications or updates will be effective from the moment they are published on the website. Consequently, the User is invited to read the Privacy Policy each time he/she accesses the website.
If the User does not accept any of the amendments, he/she must discontinue the use of the website and may request the Controller to delete his/her Personal Data.
1. 1.
The Data Controller may collect the following categories of Personal Data:
Α. A. Content and information voluntarily provided by the User.
- Contact details, credentials, content: e.g. biographical details, email or postal address or other contact details, password and security information, personal interests and preferences, and any other personal content.
Failure to provide some Personal Data may make it impossible to provide the services of the website.
The User is fully responsible for the Personal Data of third parties that he/she communicates or publishes through the Application and guarantees that he/she has the right to disclose them, releasing the Data Controller from any responsibility in this regard.
If the Processing is based on the User’s consent, it may be withdrawn at any time.
Β. Data automatically acquired during the use of the Application
- Technical Data: Information such as IP addresses, URI, request time, transmission method, file size, etc.
- Usage Data: pages visited by the User, functions used, etc.
- Geolocation Data: Accurate or approximate location data may be collected via GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.
Γ. Personal data collected through cookies or similar technologies
This Application uses cookies, web beacons, unique identifiers and other similar technologies to collect data about the pages, links you visit and other actions you may take while using our Services. This data is stored to be transmitted to the same web pages on the User’s next visit.
This website uses the extensive functions of Google Analytics (Google Analytics advertising functions). The Google Analytics advertising functions implemented on this website include:
- Google Display Network performance reports
- The Google Analytics Analytics display site’s Google Analytics traffic display reports.
- Embedded services that require Google Analytics to collect data for advertising purposes, including data collection through advertising cookies and identifiers Therefore, we use first-party cookies (e.g. Google Analytics cookies) and Google advertising cookies and identifiers in combination to optimize our website. You can prevent your participation in this tracking process in several ways.
This site uses Hotjar to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users’ experience (e.g. how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users like and dislike, etc.) and this allows us to create and maintain our service based on user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data about our users’ behaviour and their devices. This includes device IP address (which is processed during your login session and stored in an anonymous format), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), information about the browser, geographic location (country only) and preferred language used for display Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymised user profile. Hotjar is contractually prohibited from selling any of the data collected on our behalf.
2. Processing purposes
The Data may be used for:
- Registration and User identification.
- Support and communication.
- User support and support; personalisation of the experience.
- viewing third-party content
- external payment processing
- hosting and infrastructure management
- statistical analysis
- performance monitoring
- sending newsletters and promotional messages
- profile creation
- commercial and promotional activities
3. Processing methods
Processing is carried out by digital means and by means of a logic of organization relevant to the purposes of processing. Access may also be granted to third parties (e.g. for customer service, IT, billing, marketing, market research, logistics) as Processors, contractually bound to confidentiality.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
The Processing takes place when:
- there is consent
- it is required for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual activities
- required to comply with a legal obligation
- it is required for reasons of public interest
- it is based on a legitimate interest of the controller or a third party
The User may request clarification of any legal basis.
5. Place of Processing
Processing takes place at the offices of the Controller or wherever the parties involved are located. Data may be transferred outside the EU, to countries such as Switzerland, the UK and the USA. In relation to these countries, an adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place or, in the absence of such a decision, further information may be requested from the Controller about the appropriate safeguards that may be in place, as well as about how to obtain a copy of the Data or the exact location of its storage.
6. Security of Processing
The Processing shall be carried out with appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the protection and confidentiality of the Data, in accordance with the applicable legislation.
7. Data retention period
The Data shall be kept: (a) As long as required for the performance of the respective contract; or (b) In the case of the User’s consent, until its revocation; or (c) In the case of a legal obligation or order of an authority, for as long as required. After the expiry of the retention period, the Data shall be deleted and no rights of access or rectification may be exercised.
8. Automated Decision Making
No automated decision making or profiling is performed that produces legitimate results or significant consequences for the User.
9. Rights of the User
The User may exercise the following rights:
- Withdrawal of consent
- Withdrawal of consent may be possible to withdraw consent.
- Access to the Data
- Rectification or restriction
- Deletion or blocking of access to the data
- Data portability
- Filing a complaint with a supervisory authority
Exercising rights is done by requesting the Data Controller (free of charge and within 30 days). The User has the right to receive his/her Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another Data Controller.
10. Data Controller
The Data Controller is Charity Idols Association with its registered office in Crete, Greece (40-42 Tzanakaki, 73100, Chania, Greece) and Nicosia, Cyprus (13A Smyrnis, 2108, Nicosia, Cyprus).
Email:info@charityidols.com , charityidolscy@gmail.com