Privacy Policy
At Academy4UA, accessible from academy4ua. eu, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document informs about the types of information that is collected and recorded by Academy4UA and explains how Academy4UA uses it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at academy4ua.eu

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors of our website with regard to the information that they shared with us. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information we collect
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

When you contact us via the form available on our website, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name and email address.

Log files
Academy4UA follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and as a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

For how long do we keep your data
We keep your data for 30 days.

Do we share your personal data with third parties?
We process your data only for internal business purposes. Some of our internal processes are done with the help of third parties. This includes:
  • Companies that we collaborate with for software integration and hosting, such as Tilda
  • Companies that we collaborate with for analytical purposes, such as Tilda and Google Analytics

With all the stated above partners we work on a contractual basis, which guarantees the secure protection of your personal data. We make sure that our partners treat your data only on our behalf and not for their own purposes.
Your personal data will never be sold or transferred to other parties without your permission. The only exceptions to disclosing your personal information are if we get a request from the competent authority or when we are being taken over by another company.

Third-Party Privacy Policies
Academy4UA's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found on the browsers' respective websites.

What are your data protection rights?
We would like to make sure that you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right of erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at academy4ua@ugent.be

What are cookies?
A cookie is a piece of information in the form of very small text that is placed on your hard drive. This piece of information is generated by our server and it might be used when you visit our website. A cookie can be described as your internet identification card, which can tell us that you returned to the website.
You can find more information about cookies and a great edible cookie recipe at https://www.aboutcookies.org/

How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. Cookies keep you signed in, so you do not lose your data. They also help us to understand how you use our website, so we can improve usability and make your experience even more pleasant.

What types of cookies do we use?
Our website uses different types of cookies:
  • Essential cookies - These cookies are necessary for you to be able to use our platform. These cookies include but are not limited to: request-related info / previous actions, etc.
  • Performance cookies - These cookies help us to improve the performance of our website, as well as to record your preferences. These cookies include, but are not limited to: Remembering preferences/analytics/load balancing/testing/ error management, etc.
  • Marketing cookies - These cookies are used to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you view, the links you followed, the information about your browser, device and your IP address. These cookies help us to recommend content you might be interested in. These cookies include but are not limited to newsletters/ remarketing, etc.
  • Third-party cookies - For the functionality of our website, Academy4UA is connecting to third-party websites. These platforms may contain cookies that Academy4UA does not control. Please consult these platforms for more information about the cookies they are using.

How to manage your cookies?
You can always reject cookies in the pop-up menu on our platform. You can also set your browser not to accept cookies, however, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Depending on which browser you use, please consult the following websites for more information:

Changes to our Privacy Policy
We review our Privacy Policy regularly and update it when something changes in the way we treat your personal data. We recommend you to consult our Privacy Policy once in a while to see if there are any changes made. Our Privacy Policy was last updated on 15 December 2022.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about Academy4UA’s Privacy Policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact our Data Protection Officer Hanna Kozachenko.
Email us at: academy4UA@ugent.be

How to contact the appropriate authorities?
If you are not satisfied with our response or would like to report a complaint you can contact the Data Protection Authority: www.dataprotectionauthority.be/


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