Starting May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect across the European Union. This regulation represents the most significant change in personal data protection in the last 20 years and has goals that go far beyond the mere safeguarding of private space.
The protection of your personal data is important to us; therefore, we pay special attention to protecting the privacy of visitors who access the website www.professional.com.ro, as well as those whose personal data has been provided to us by a third party or accessed from another source, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (hereinafter referred to as the “GDPR”).
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully in order to understand how your information (“personal data”) will be treated.
This policy explains the practices of Professional Services Agency SRL regarding the implementation of GDPR provisions, as well as the rights you have concerning how your information is processed by us.
The processing of personal data by Professional Services Agency SRL will always be carried out in compliance with the provisions of the GDPR and with the specific personal data protection regulations of each country in which the company operates.
Through this policy, we aim to inform data subjects about the nature of the personal data we collect and process, as well as the purposes of the processing. Additionally, the policy informs data subjects of the rights they are entitled to.
What is Personal Data?
“Personal data” means any information or set of information that can directly (e.g., your name) or indirectly (e.g., through pseudonymized data such as a unique identification number) identify you. This includes data such as your email address, home address, mobile phone number, username, profile pictures, personal preferences and shopping habits, user-generated content, financial information, and financial status. It may also include unique numerical identifiers such as your computer’s IP address or your mobile device’s MAC address, as well as cookies.
What Does the Processing of Personal Data Mean?
“Processing” means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data or sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
Personal Data Controller
The personal data controller (hereinafter referred to as the “controller”) is Professional Services Agency SRL.
Principles of Data Processing
Professional Services Agency SRL is committed to respecting the principles of personal data protection (hereinafter referred to as the “Principles”) set out in the GDPR to ensure that all data are:
– Processed fairly, lawfully, and transparently;
– Collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes;
– Adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
– Accurate and kept up to date;
– Stored in a form that permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes of processing;
– Processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage.