Privacy Policy
This website (herein “Website”) is operated by Alexandra Munteanu, who signs her Art as Alma Lewtom, (hereinafter, “we”, “our” or “us”). By using this Website, you consent to this privacy policy (herein, “policy”).
This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal data of our website visitors and service users and it discloses our practices regarding information collection and processing for the usage of this Website and services, including when we are contacted via the contact information.
Please know that we are committed to respecting and safeguarding your information and privacy.
1. Information Collection
1.1. We collect personal information so that we can deliver our services, when you voluntarily provide it to us (e.g. when you subscribe to our publications or you make a purchase), and through cookies and clickstream data. Third parties (e.g. Facebook and other social media sites) can also serve as a personal information collection source.
1.2. The types of personal information we may collect include: identity data (e.g. name, surname), contact data (e.g. address, email adress), financial and transactional data (e.g. payment card details), technical data (e.g. IP address, browser type, etc), usage data (e.g. length of visit, page views, website navigation paths, etc), marketing (e.g. responses to surveys, etc), and other (e.g. information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us).
1.3. After a transaction, your private information (credit card number, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.
2. Purposes
2.1. We use personal information for these specific purposes:
⦁ to deliver our services;
⦁ to conduct our business;
⦁ to improve our Website and customer service;
⦁ to process transactions;
⦁ to respond to your questions and requests;
⦁ with your consent, to send you marketing communications; for marketing purposes;
⦁ to personalize your experience;
⦁ to comply with a legal, regulatory or accounting obligation.
3. Legal Basis
3.1. The legal basis for information collection and processing are:
⦁ our legitimate interests (monitoring and improving the Website, managing and conducting our business);
⦁ the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract;
⦁ the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.
4. Your Rights
4.1. Your main rights under data protection law are:
⦁ the right to access;
⦁ the right to rectification;
⦁ the right to erasure;
⦁ the right to restrict processing;
⦁ the right to object to processing;
⦁ the right to data portability;
⦁ the right to complain to a supervisory authority; and
⦁ the right to withdraw consent.
4.2. For any such requests, please contact legal@almalewtom.com.
5. Data Security
5.1. We are committed to keeping your information secure and our security measures should prevent your information from being used in an unauthorized way.
5.2. Please know though that, due to the open nature of the Internet, we cannot warrant the absolute security of any information provided online. Rest assured that, in the event of any suspected data breach, we will notify you and any applicable regulator it is required to do so legally.
6. Data Retention
6.1. Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
6.2. In some cases, we may make the personal information anonymous for statistical purposes.
7. Data Relating To Children
7.1. Our Website is designed for those 18 years of age and older.
7.2. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 13 (or any other age under the age of majority that may be restricted under local law). If we are made aware that we have received such information, or any information in violation of our policy, we will use reasonable efforts to locate and remove that information from our records.
8. Cross Border Transfers
8.1. Our website is maintained in the EU. If you are visiting from the regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from those in the EU, please note that you may be transferring your information to the EU. You freely and specifically give us your consent to export and use your information within the EU and in other countries as specified in this privacy policy.
8.2. You understand that data stored in the EU may be subject to lawful requests by the courts or law enforcement authorities in the EU.
8.3. If you are situated in the EU, whenever we transfer your personal data to processors outside of the EU, we ensure appropriate and suitable safeguards are used in such transfer. We may use specific contracts approved by the European Commission which give personal data the same protection it has in the EU.
9. Third Parties
9.1. We will never share, sell or trade your personal data with any external company or institution for marketing purposes.
9.2. We may disclose your personal data to trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes, and on the legal bases, set out in this policy.
9.3. We may also disclose your information when we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
9.4. This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies and we are not liable for the manner in which they operate. While we may provide you with the ability to use such services in connection with our Website, we are doing so merely as an accommodation.
10. Cookies
10.1. We use cookies on our website. A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
10.2. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
10.3. We use cookies to compile aggregate data about the Website traffic and interaction, so that we can improve our services and Website experience.
11. Our Right To Vary These Terms
11.1. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions from this privacy policy at any time without notice.
11.2. It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with the Terms regularly to ensure that you are aware of any changes. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of any such changes will constitute your acceptance of the revised Terms.
11.3. However, if at any time in the future we plan to use your information in a way that materially differs from this privacy policy, we will post such changes here or email you.
12. Credit
12.1. This document was created with the aid of a template from SEQ Legal at https://www.contractology.com/website-privacy-policy.html
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