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Softomotive Academy Privacy Policy
Preamble
1.
Softomotive UK Ltd and its affiliates (herein ‘Softomotive’) are committed to
protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy (herein ‘Policy’) applies to the
Softomotive web site (herein ‘Website’) and governs data collection and usage.
By using the Website, you consent to the data practices described hereunder.
Conformity
2.
Softomotive determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal
data and ensures the conformity of this Policy with European legislation on the
protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data.
Collection
of your Personal Information
3. In
principle access to the information available on or via the Website does not
require any personal data to be supplied by the user. ‘Personal data’ means any
information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable
person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by
reference to an identification number or to one or more factors specific to his
or her identity.
4.
However, in order to use certain online services, including but not limited to
communication forms, newsletter, public message boards, interactive and social
networking areas, online shop, you may be asked to supply some information
about yourself, including but not limited to first and last name, postal
address, e-mail address, telephone number.
5.
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically
collected. This information can include but not limited to: your IP address,
operating system, browser type, domain names, access times and referring
Internet site addresses. This information is used by Softomotive for the
operation of the Website, to maintain quality of the service offered through
the Website, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Website.
6.
Sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, political affiliations,
trade union membership, health record, sexual orientation, or criminal record
are not collected by any means.
7.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information
or personally sensitive data through the Website public message boards, and
interactive and social networking areas, this information may be collected and
used by others.
Links to other Internet sites
8. The
Website may provide links to other Internet sites. Since Softomotive has no
control over such sites, you are strongly advised to review the privacy
policies of the Internet sites you choose to link to from the Website so that
you can understand how those sites collect, use and share your information.
Softomotive is not responsible for the privacy policies or other content for
any Internet sites operated and/or controlled by third parties.
Use of your Personal Information
9.
Softomotive collects and uses your personal information to operate the Website
and deliver the services you have requested. Softomotive may also use your
personally identifiable information to inform you of other products/services
available from Softomotive or from external business partners, or contact you
via surveys to conduct research about current or potential new
products/services. Softomotive may share data with trusted partners to operate
the Website or deliver the services you have requested. All such third parties
are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are
prohibited from using your personal information except to providing the agreed
upon services.
10.
Softomotive collects personal information only to the extent necessary to
fulfil a precise purpose. The information will not be reused for a purpose
incompatible with the original purpose. The data are kept for no longer than is
necessary for the purposes for which they were collected. These data may,
however, be kept for a longer period for historical, statistical or scientific
purposes.
11.
Softomotive will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if
required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal
process; (b) protect and defend its rights or property; and, (c) act under
exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Website,
or the public.
12. Any
individuals concerned (data subjects) has the right to obtain access to and
rectification of their personal data. Data subjects may also under certain
circumstances ask to have these data blocked and for the erasure of data about
them which they consider to have been unlawfully processed. Finally, they have
the right to object, on compelling grounds, to the processing of their data. To
exercise your rights or to obtain any further information, you can apply
directly to info@softomotive.com.
Use of
Cookies
13. The
Website uses ‘cookies’. A cookie is a text file that is placed on the hard disk
of your computer by a web server. Cookies cannot be used to extract knowledge
of any of the documents or files on your computer, run programs or deliver
viruses to your computer.
14.
Cookies are used to identify users of online services offered through the
Website and then personalise and facilitate access to these services. Cookies
are also used for statistical purposes, in order to analyze how you use the
Website and determine useful or popular areas of the Website.
15.
Most web browsers by default accept cookies, but you can set your web browsers
either to prompt you for the use of cookies, or to reject all cookies. If you
choose to reject cookies you may not be able to fully experience the
interactive features of the Website, and have limited or no access to some
services, uses or functions provided by the Website.
Security
of your Personal Information
16.
Softomotive secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or
disclosure by storing them on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment,
protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal
information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Internet
sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket
Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes
to this Policy
17.
Softomotive will occasionally update this Policy to reflect feedback from
visitors and customers, and comply with European legislation on the protection
of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data.
18.
Softomotive encourages you to periodically review this Policy. If at any point
you do not agree with the terms of this Policy, you should neither visit the
Website nor use the services offered through the Website anymore.
Contact
Information
19. You
can contact info@softomotive.com for any comments or queries regarding this
Policy, to obtain any further information on this Policy, to exercise your
rights as per this Policy, or if you believe that Softomotive has not adhered
to this Policy. Softomotive will make best efforts to promptly reply to
queries, take any action required, and determine and remedy any problem.
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