ARTIUS takes privacy issues seriously and has invested in achieving high level of protection for the personal data it processes. This means that we are fully complied with the legislation regarding personal data and we follow specific policies and procedures to ensure the maximum security possible.

We urge you to read our privacy policy carefully to be informed about the different kinds of data we collect from our website and the ways we process them.

General information – Data Controller

Our company, “ARTIUS SRL”, situated in Bucharest, on 70 Bld. Unirii, Bloc J4, Sc. 2 Ap. 45, tel. +40 31405 2656, collects, stores and processes your personal data when you visit our website, and/or the social media connected to our website. For this process ARTIUS acts as a data controller.

1. What kinds of data do we collect and how?

We collect and process your data as follows:

Contact

In case you want to contact us, the following data will be required: name, surname, address, city, fax number, telephone number, email address and your message. We will process this information to respond to your message/question. We will store these data as well as the rest of the correspondence for 6 months after our last communication

Information regarding your visit and use of our website

We collect several information when you visit our website such us your I.P., the pages you visit, your device type, your browser, your views. This information helps us segment the visitors of our website according to their age group, their gender or their location. We may add you in one of our categories. We use this segmentation to customize our website according to your preferences or show ads that we believe interest you. We process the data on the grounds of legitimate interests so that we promote our services and attract more customers. We keep the data for no more than 14 months.

Website maintenance & optimization

We also use your personal data for purposes of website maintenance and optimization. We keep record of every use of our website. We process the data on the grounds of legitimate interests and we keep them for no more than 14 months.

2. Purpose of data processing

I. Information system support / improvement of services provided

We use your personal data to track server problems and ensure the good function of our website. We make use of the data collected from our website to offer new services and improve existing ones.

Legal grounds for processing: legitime interests to ensure the seamless function of the website and improve the services provided online

II. Compliance with legal obligations:

We process your personal data to respond in case we receive a warrant from a Court or a Public Authority

Legal grounds for processing: abidance with legal obligations

III. Promotion of services provided by ARTIUS:

We collect several information when you visit our website such us your I.P., the pages you visit, your device type, your browser, your views. This information helps us segment the visitors of our website according to their age group, their gender or their location. We use this segmentation to customize our website according to your preferences or show ads that we believe interest you. We may also process data you have posted on social media given that you have granted consent to the provider to share them with us.

Legal grounds for processing: legitime interests to promote services

IV. Legal protection:

We may process data to ensure our website’s terms of use apply

Legal grounds for processing: legitime interests

3. Cookie Policy

Part of the information mentioned in this Privacy Policy is collected through cookies and similar technics. Cookies are small text files that websites place on the computers and mobile devices of people who visit those websites. You can change your browser settings to reject some or all cookies. Please note that, if you refuse to accept cookies, you might not be able to use all the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

In short, the categories of cookies that we use in our website are the following:.

NECESSARY COOKIES: These are all the cookies without which the website could not perform basic functions. They may be set automatically when pages load, or as a result of a user request that cannot be fulfilled without the use of the cookie. Generally, these are session cookies that expire on closing the browser but not always. This is the most important category of cookies, as it is the only one that is recognized by the legislation. The law allows that any Strictly Necessary cookies are exempted from any requirements for user consent.

ANALYTICS/PERFORMANCE COOKIES: These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.

How to manage and delete cookies

Most browser menus provide choices about how to manage cookies. Depending on the browser user’s options, the user can allow cookies to be installed, deactivate / delete existing cookies, or be notified whenever they receive cookies. Instructions for managing and deleting cookies are usually within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” menu of each browser. Also, the user can find more detailed guidance at www.youronlinechoices.com/gr, which explains how to check and delete cookies in most browsers.

The user must take into account that if the cookies are rejected or disabled on the company’s website, the functionality of the website may be lost in part. Also, disabling a Cookie or a Cookie class does not delete the Cookie from the browser. Such an action should be made by the user, by changing the internal features of his browser.

4. Data retention period

We store your personal data for as long as it is required to fulfill each purpose for which they have been collected. As soon as the processing purpose is fulfilled the data are deleted. Specific retention periods for each purpose is stated above in detail.

5. In what ways and with whom do we share your personal data (personal data recipients)

We may have to share your personal data with third parties that act as processors for us. Such cases may include website services providers, advertising agencies, email marketing services providers etc. We bind our providers with contracts that dictate suitable and specific measures to safeguard the confidentiality and safety of your personal data.

We may also have to provide personal data to law enforcement entities to abide by legal obligation or court order.

6. Data security

Our company adopts all suitable technical and organizational measures to safeguard the personal data from destruction, loss or unauthorized access. Nevertheless, we cannot vouch for the absolute safety of the data that are transmitted at our website since no web transmission can be absolute safe.

Our website may contain links to other websites and social media pages. We do not act as controllers for these websites since they are not governed by this privacy policy. We urge you to always study carefully the privacy policies of those websites and social media before sharing personal information.

7. Your Rights as a data subject

You have the right to be informed about your personal data that are being processed by us or for us (right of access). You have the right to ask for rectification, restriction of processing or erasure of your personal data within the limitations of the law. You can exercise these rights by sending your request here:  gdpr8@artius-signs.com  Please keep in mind that requests that do not meet the requirements of the law or our policies may not be accepted. You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to have them transmitted to another controller under the condition that it is technically possible.

8. Right to object and automated individual decision-making, right to withdraw consent

You have the right to object on grounds, relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data including profiling. You also have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling. If personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing.

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This withdrawal acts for the future and does not affect the legitimacy of the processing that took place before it (the withdrawal).

9. Point of contact – Complaint

All requests concerning your rights should be addressed to the following email address gdpr8@artius-signs.com

10. Applicable Law

For any argument that may come up from the use of our website, the Romanian courts will have exclusive jurisdiction.

11. Amendments

Our Privacy Policy is drawn up in accordance with the provisions of General Data Protection Regulation (EU/2016/679). An updated version of this Policy is displayed on our website for all users to be informed.