Privacy policy
Introduction
PanEuropa Bulgaria respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect your information when you visit https://adn.bg/acb-home/. Read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree to its terms, please do not visit our website.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you to any changes by modifying the date of its “Last Updated”. Any changes take effect immediately upon posting of the updated Privacy Policy on our website and you waive the right to receive specific notices of any such change.
We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of its updates. Your use of our website after the date of publication of the last revised Privacy Policy will be considered as familiarity with and acceptance of changes to any revised Privacy Policy and you will be subject to it.
Collection of your information
We may collect information about you on our website in various ways. This information includes:
Personal data
Personal information, such as your name, email address, phone number and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown and interests, that you voluntarily provide to us when you choose to participate in various activities related to our website, such as message boards, surveys, petitions and contests. We store your personal data only for the period necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal or regulatory requirements. You have no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, but your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of our website.
Derived data
Information that our servers automatically collect when you access https://adn.bg/acb-home/, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access time and pages you visited directly before and after accessing our website.
Mobile Device Data
Information about the device used to access, such as the identifier, model, manufacturer and location of your mobile device, if you access our website from a mobile device.
Data from surveys, petitions and competitions
Personal and other information you provide when you respond to surveys or petitions, or when you enter a contest.
Use of information
Having accurate information about you allows us to provide you with a smooth, efficient and personalized experience on our website. In particular, we may use information collected about you through our website to:
- Administer surveys, petitions and contests;
- Email you information about your participation in a survey, petition or contest;
- Email you a response to a message sent by you through the notice board on our website;
- Deliver and send newsletters and other information about the activities of the PanEuropa Bulgaria;
- Notify you of updates to our website;
- We collect anonymous statistics and analysis for internal use or use with third parties;
- Monitor and analyze trends related to the use of our website in order to improve its functionality;
- Increase the efficiency and operation of our website;
- Troubleshoot the website;
- Seek support in the maintenance of the website;
- Assist law enforcement and respond to a subpoena.
Disclosure of your information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be shared as follows:
By law or for the protection of rights
If we believe that the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, investigate or remedy possible violations of our policies, or protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes the exchange of information with other organisations.
Service providers
We may share your information with third parties who perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
Online Publications
When you post comments or other content on our website, your posts may be viewed by all users and be publicly distributed outside our website on an ongoing basis.
Partners
We may share your information with our partners, in which case we will require them to comply with this Privacy Policy. Our partners include the other organizations that are part of the Atlantic Digital Network NGO cluster, our joint venture partners or other companies or organizations that we control or that are under common control with us.
Sale or conversion
If we reorganise or sell all or part of our assets, undergo a merger or are acquired by another organisation, we may transfer your information to the assignee. If we cease business or become insolvent, your information will be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may decline the commitments we make in this Privacy Policy.
We are not responsible for the actions of third parties with whom you share personal or sensitive data, and we do not have the authority to manage or control third-party applications. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from third parties, it is your responsibility to contact the third party directly.
Tracking technologies
We may collect and process information about your visits to our website, such as the pages you visit, the website through which you accessed our website, and some of the searches you make. We use this information to improve the content of our website and to collect aggregate statistics about users of our website for internal market research purposes. In this process, we may install cookies that collect information about your domain name, your ISP and operating system, as well as the date and time of access to our website.
Cookies
We may use cookies and other tracking technologies on our website to personalize and enhance your experience. A cookie is a small piece of information sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies do not harm your computer. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, as well as set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, which will allow you to decide whether you want to accept it or not. You can also refuse cookies entirely. However, if you do not accept cookies, you will not be able to use the full functionality of your browser software as well as our website. Under Directive 2009/136/EC, we have the right to store cookies on your device that are essential for the operation of our website, but all other cookies require your permission. The PanEuropa Bulgaria website may use some optional cookies. We do this not to track individual users or identify them, but to obtain useful information about how our website is used and to continue to improve it for the benefit of users.
It is important to know that using a new computer, installing a new browser, upgrading an existing browser, or deleting or otherwise changing cookies on your browser may also clear some refusals to cookies, plug-ins or settings.
Third Party Sites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services that are not affiliated with us. After you use these links to leave our website, any information you provide to those third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy and we cannot guarantee the safety and confidentiality of your information. Before visiting and providing any information on third-party websites, you should inform yourself about the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website and take the steps necessary, in your discretion, to protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to our website.
Security of your information
We use administrative, technical and physical security measures to protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to protect the personal information you provide to us, please note that, despite our best efforts, no security measure is perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security in your provision of personal information.
Child policy
We do not knowingly solicit or collect information from children under the age of 14. If you are aware of data we have collected from children under the age of 14, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
Options regarding your information
If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from us, you can opt-out by contacting us using the contact information below. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from third parties, it is your responsibility to contact the third party directly.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
PanEuropa Bulgaria
Blvd. “Bulgaria” 111, floor 4, office 14
Sofia 1404, Bulgaria
+359 884 373216
Last updated: 14 November 2023