Privacy Policy for Atelier Informational

Effective Date: [Insert Date]

Website: atelierinformational.live

Jurisdiction: Romania (RO)

Language: English

This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures of Atelier Informational ("we", "our", or "us") regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use the website atelierinformational.live (the "Service"). It also explains your privacy rights under applicable law, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR").

We are committed to protecting your personal data and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us using the details provided at the end of this document.

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

"Account" means a unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.
"Affiliate" means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
"Company" (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Atelier Informational, the operator of atelierinformational.live.
"Cookies" are small files that are placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
"Country" refers to Romania.
"Data Controller" or "Controller" means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. For the purposes of the GDPR, we are the Data Controller of your personal data.
"Device" means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.
"Personal Data" is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. For GDPR, Personal Data means any information relating to you such as a name, an identification number, location data, online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
"Service" refers to the Website.
"Service Provider" or "Processor" means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used. For the GDPR, Service Providers are considered Data Processors.
"Usage Data" refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
"Website" refers to Atelier Informational, accessible from atelierinformational.live.
"You" means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable. Under GDPR, you can be referred to as the "Data Subject".

2. Information We Collect and Its Legal Basis

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. The collection and processing are based on the following legal grounds under Article 6 of the GDPR:

Your consent;
The performance of a contract with you;
Compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject;
To protect your vital interests or those of another person;
The performance of a task carried out in the public interest; or
For the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data.

2.1. Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to:

Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
Cookies and Usage Data
Any other information you voluntarily submit through contact forms, comments, or newsletter sign-ups.

2.2. Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. This may include information such as:

Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address)
Browser type and version
The pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages
Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data
Referring website addresses

When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

2.3. Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and store certain information. The technologies we use may include:

Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your Device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Service.
Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics.

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

Necessary / Essential Cookies (Session Cookies): These are essential to provide you with services available through the Website and to enable you to use some of its features. They are used to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services you have asked for cannot be provided, and we only use these Cookies to provide you with those services. Legal Basis: Performance of a contract.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies (Persistent Cookies): These identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website. Legal Basis: Legitimate interest (to remember your preferences).
Functionality Cookies (Persistent Cookies): These allow us to remember choices you make when you use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences every time you use the Website. Legal Basis: Legitimate interest (to provide enhanced functionality).
Tracking and Performance Cookies (Persistent Cookies): These are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features, or new functionality of the Website to see how our users react to them. Legal Basis: Consent (where required by law).

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes, based on the legal grounds outlined in Section 2:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service. Legal Basis: Performance of a contract; Legitimate interest.
To manage your Account: to manage your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to you as a registered user. Legal Basis: Performance of a contract.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance, and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items, or services you have purchased or of any other contract with us through the Service. Legal Basis: Performance of a contract.
To contact you: To contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation. Legal Basis: Performance of a contract; Legitimate interest; Consent (for marketing).
To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information. Legal Basis: Consent; Legitimate interest.
To manage your requests: To attend and manage your requests to us. Legal Basis: Performance of a contract; Legitimate interest; Consent.
For business transfers: We may use your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by us about our Service users is among the assets transferred. Legal Basis: Legitimate interest.
For other purposes: We may use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing, and your experience. Legal Basis: Legitimate interest; Consent (where required).

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact you, for payment processing, or to host our Service.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
With Affiliates: We may share your information with our Affiliates, in which case we will require those Affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
With business partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
With other users: When you share personal information or otherwise interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
With your consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
To comply with the law: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
To protect rights and safety: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

4. Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Specific retention periods are determined based on the nature of the data and the purpose for its collection. For example:

Contact form submissions: Retained for the time necessary to handle your inquiry, plus a reasonable administrative period.
Newsletter subscription data: Retained until you unsubscribe.
Transaction data: Retained for the period required by Romanian tax and commercial law (typically 10 years).
Website access logs: Retained for a period necessary for security monitoring, typically up to 12 months.

5. Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Romania and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Romania and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

For transfers of data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to countries not deemed by the European Commission to provide an adequate level of data protection, we will implement appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, to ensure the lawful and secure transfer of your data.

6. Disclosure of Your Personal Data

6.1. Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

6.2. Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

6.3. Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability

7. Security of Your Personal Data

The security of your Personal Data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, including:

Encryption of data in transit using SSL/TLS protocols.
Pseudonymization and anonymization of data where possible.
Regular security assessments of our systems.
Restricted access to personal data on a need-to-know basis for our employees, contractors, and agents.
Procedures for managing data breaches in accordance with GDPR requirements.

8. Your Data Protection Rights Under the GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or are otherwise protected by the GDPR, you have certain data protection rights. The Company aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions (e.g., when the data is no longer necessary, you withdraw consent, or the data has been unlawfully processed).
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions (e.g., if you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful, or we no longer need the data but you require it for legal claims).
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions (e.g., for direct marketing purposes or where processing is based on legitimate interests).
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions. This right applies to data you provided to us based on consent or a contract, and which is processed by automated means.
The right to withdraw consent – You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Rights related to automated decision-making and profiling – You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR. In Romania, the supervisory authority is the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal).

Contact details for the Romanian Supervisory Authority:
Address: B-dul G-ral. Gheorghe Magheru 28-30, Sector 1, cod postal 010336, Bucuresti, Romania
Website: www.dataprotection.ro
Email: anspdcp@dataprotection.ro

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

If we need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your information and your country requires consent from a parent, we may require your parent's consent before we collect and use that information.

10. Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective, if the change is materially significant to the processing of your personal data.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, or need to contact our Data Protection Officer, you can contact us:

By email: [Insert Contact Email Address]
By visiting this page on our website: [Insert Contact Page URL, e.g., atelierinformational.live/contact]
By mail: [Insert Company Physical Address, Romania]

This document was last updated on [Insert Date].