Privacy policy
This is the privacy notice of Sebastien Braun. In this document, “we”, “our”, or “us” refer to Sebastien Braun.
Introduction
This is a notice to inform you of our policy about all information that we record about you through our website. It sets out the conditions under which we may process any information that we collect from you, or that you provide to us. It covers information that could identify you (“personal information”) and information that could not. In the context of the law and this notice, “process” means collect, store, transfer, use or otherwise act on information.
We take seriously the protection of your privacy and confidentiality. We understand that all visitors to our website are entitled to know that their personal data will not be used for any purpose unintended by them, and will not accidentally fall into the hands of a third party.
We undertake to preserve the confidentiality of all information you provide to us, and hope that you reciprocate.
Our policy complies with UK law accordingly implemented, including that required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The law requires us to tell you about your rights and our obligations to you in regards to the processing and control of your personal data. We do this now, by requesting that you read the information provided at www.knowyourprivacyrights.org
Except as set out below, we do not share, or sell, or disclose to a third party, any information collected through our website.
The basis on which we process information about you
The law requires us to determine under which of six defined basis we process different categories of your personal information, and to notify you of the basis for each category. If a basis on which we process your personal information is no longer relevant then we shall immediately stop processing your data.
If the basis changes then if required by law we shall notify you of the change and of any new basis under which we have determined that we can continue to process your information.
1. Information we process with your consent
When you browse our website or ask us to provide you more information about our work, you provide your consent to us to process information that may be personal information.
Wherever possible, we aim to obtain your explicit consent to process this information, for example if you choose to use our 'contact us' form.
Sometimes you might give your consent implicitly, such as when you send us a message by e-mail to which you would reasonably expect us to reply.
Except where you have consented to our use of your information for a specific purpose, we do not use your information in any way that would identify you personally. We may aggregate it in a general way and use it to provide class information, for example to monitor the performance of a particular page on our website.
We continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw your consent or it can be reasonably assumed that your consent no longer exists.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by instructing us via the email address on our contact us page.
2. Specific uses of information you provide to us
Personal data submitted on this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.
Information you give to us. We may use this information to:
Send you general communications, subject to your consent;
To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for your and for your computer;
Provide third parties with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user; and/or
Deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website.
Information we collect about you. We will use this information:
To administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and review purposes;
To improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
As part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
To measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you; and/or
Information we receive from other sources.
We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).
We will not provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.
3. Complaints regarding content on our website
If you complain about any of the content on our website, we shall investigate your complaint.
If we feel it is justified or if we believe the law requires us to do so, we shall remove the content while we investigate.
Free speech is a fundamental right, so we have to make a judgment as to whose right will be obstructed: yours, or that of the person who posted the content that offends you.
4. Complaining
When we receive a complaint, we record all the information you have given to us. We use that information to resolve your complaint.
How you can complain
If you are not happy with our privacy policy or have any complaint then you should tell us by email, the address for which is on our contact us page.
If a dispute is not settled then we hope you will agree to attempt to resolve it by engaging in good faith with us in a process of mediation or arbitration.
If you are in any way dissatisfied about how we process your personal information, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. This can be done at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
5. Access to your personal information
At any time you may review or update personally identifiable information that we hold about you by contacting us.
To obtain a copy of any information that is not provided on our website you may send us a request via the email address on our contact us page.
After receiving the request, we will tell you when we expect to provide you with the information.
6. Removal of your information
If you wish us to remove personally identifiable information from our systems, you may contact us on the email address given on our contact us form.
7. Verification of your information
When we receive any request to access, edit or delete personal identifiable information we shall first take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting you access or otherwise taking any action. This is important to safeguard your information.
8. Encryption of data sent between us
We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates to verify our identity to your browser and to encrypt any data you give us.
Whenever information is transferred between us, you can check that it is done so using SSL by looking for a closed padlock symbol or other trust mark in your browser’s URL bar or toolbar.
9. Our use of cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website, including:
Understanding how you use our website and using this to help inform what content is most useful to yourself and other visitors.
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however our website uses:
Functionality – we use these cookies to recognise you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and the location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the website allaboutcookies.org tells you how to go about this. However in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
This website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
10. Compliance with the law
Our privacy policy has been compiled so as to comply with the law of the United Kingdom. If you think it fails to satisfy the law, we should like to hear from you.
However, ultimately it is your choice as to whether you wish to use our website.
11. Review of this privacy policy
We may update this privacy notice from time to time as necessary. The terms that apply to you are those posted here on our website on the day you use our website. We advise you to print a copy for your records.
If you have any question(s) regarding our privacy policy, please contact us.
