ASATE Group is committed to protecting your privacy, and that includes protecting the privacy of any personal information you share with us. We will always try to give you appropriate notice of what data we collect and how we will use it, and we will only process your data when we consider it fair and lawful to do so.
In this policy, personal information refers to information that relates to or identifies an individual.
Purpose and Scope of the Policy
This privacy policy sets out what personal information we collect, describes how we collect and use this personal information, and what you can do if you wish to exercise your rights with respect to this personal information. This policy also explains how our websites (www.asategroup.com, www.bathemissinglink.com, and www.asatepublishing.com), use cookies.
By visiting our websites, contacting us, agreeing to receive emails from us, or otherwise providing us personal information about yourself, you accept the terms and conditions of this policy.
This policy does not extend to websites operated by third parties. ASATEis therefore not liable for their privacy policies, procedures, and practices.
Personal Information Collected
Information that you send us
We collect your personal information in several ways, including when you
- Give us your business card;
- Register and update your profile on our websites;
- Contact us by phone, by email, via our social media accounts or via our websites;
- Post on our social media accounts;
- Correspond with us by other means.
Depending on the circumstances, personal information may include your name, contact information (country, city, street address, postal/Zip code, email, and other electronic addresses, telephone number), website, company name, role, and articles you downloaded.
Information provided on our Website
We also collect information related to your visits to our websites. This information may include your IP address, the date, time and duration of your visits as well as the web pages and posts you consulted. It also includes comments, posts and other information you upload to our websites.
Our websites, like most other commercial websites, use cookies. These are files that are installed on your web browsing devices (computer, tablet, mobile phone, etc.) in order to collect information such as your language of preference, location information, browsing history,browser type and version, device type and operating system, all for the purpose of optimizing your experience on our websites. These cookies cannot be used to extract personal information. Disabling cookies on your browser could adversely affect your browsing experience onour websites.
Sensitive Personal Information
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data. Sensitive personal data is data of the kind regulated by Article 9 or Article 10 of the GDPR, such as personal identity numbers; financial account information; information concerning racial or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious, philosophical, or other beliefs; membership in trade unions or professional or trade associations; physical or mental health information; biometric data; genetic data; data concerning sexual activity or orientation; or data concerning criminal records or suspected criminal activity. However, if you provide us with sensitive personal data, whether through ourwebsite or any other means, you explicitly consent to our use and processing of that data.
Use of your Personal Information
We use your personal information to provide you with information, services, or products you have requested or purchased, and to allow you to interact with us and our websites. This includes sending you emails from time to time; these emails always contain either information you have requested or that you have consented to receive or information we have a legitimate interest in delivering. You can always unsubscribe from any email list by clicking the indicated link in the email.
When applicable we analyze information to improve our websites, and to protect you and ASATE from malicious web activity.
Sharing of your Personal Information
We may share your personal information with our business partners, some of whom may be located in other countries. We strive to do business only with partners who uphold high personal information standards and security. Whenever we transfer your personal information to a third party, we take steps to make sure that this information will remain secure and private as required by applicable laws and our internal guidelines.
Sometimes we may be required to share your personal information for specific purposes. These purposes may include:
- In order for us to comply with a legal obligation or to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud or crime.
- In order to detect or correct technical or security issues.
- In order to maintain continuity of service in the event that we sell or liquidate some or all of our business or assets.
What rights do you have with respect to your personal data?
You have a right to know if we have any of your personal information and to have access to that data, and you have the right to have any incorrect personal information corrected. If you have given us consent to have or use your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. You also have the right to have your personal information erased.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on April 4th, 2019.