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Privacy Policy

Relating to data provided in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data
("GDPR")

The key concern and philosophy of GOPAS is not only the satisfaction of the participants of our trainings, but also of our customers/clients with whom we build a mutual business relationship. For this purpose, we use the personal data provided to us, which we not only protect carefully, but also process in accordance with applicable legislation.

In our Privacy Policy GOPAS, consisting of

• GOPAS, a.s. with registered office at Kodaňská 1441/46, 101 00 Prague 10, ID No. 63911035, registered in the Commercial Register maintained by the Municipal Court in Prague, Section B, Insert 7753,
• GOPAS SR, a.s. with registered office at Dr. Vladimíra Clementisa 10, 821 02 Bratislava, ID No. 35881674, registered in the Commercial Register of the District Court Bratislava I, Section Sa, Insert 3308/B,

informs you about its privacy practices, what data it collects, uses, discloses and transfers, as well as the choices you can make and the rights you can exercise in relation to your personal data under applicable legislation.

What personal data we use and for what purposes we need it

GOPAS only processes personal data containing name, surname and e-mail, which are necessary for the purposes related to the fulfilment of contracts, ensuring the organization and implementation of the services provided, in particular of trainings, conferences, seminars and certifications.

In general, GOPAS collects personal data only to the extent that it was provided in connection with the order or the conclusion of a contract, i.e. only to the extent necessary for the performance of a contract.

On what legal basis we process them

In the case of personal data provided for the performance of services within the framework of the organization and implementation of trainings, conferences, seminars or other services provided by GOPAS, we process the aforementioned personal data in our legitimate interest consisting in the need to identify the person to the extent strictly necessary for the performance of a contract.

Protecting the privacy of children

GOPAS products and services are not intended for children and GOPAS does not knowingly participate in the collection of personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian of a minor(s) and believe that they have provided us with personal information, please contact us by email: info@gopas.cz.

Who we share personal data with

GOPAS may share personal data with business partners, in particular for order fulfilment or marketing campaigns. These business partners and service providers include, but are not limited to, training resellers, providers of training materials and courseware, payment processors, financial institutions, delivery companies, or information technology service providers. Business partners are contractually obligated to keep information received on behalf of GOPAS confidential and secure and not to use it for any purpose other than that for which it was provided to them.

GOPAS may share personal information as required by law or legal process, such as in response to a duly authorized and lawful request by a police or public authority (including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements), in the enforcement or protection of GOPAS's rights, when such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss as permitted by applicable law, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.

International data transfers

The information that GOPAS collects may be stored, processed and transferred between the countries in which it operates in order to use this information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

All personal information stored and processed by GOPAS is securely located within the European Union. There is no systematic transfer of data outside the EU for any other purpose. GOPAS is committed to using EU model clauses in all contracts in which data may be transferred to the USA.

How we keep personal data secure

To prevent the loss, unauthorized access, use or disclosure of information and to ensure the proper use of your information, GOPAS uses reasonable and appropriate physical, technical and administrative procedures to protect the information it collects and processes.

How long we keep personal data

GOPAS retains personal data only for the period of time specified in customer contracts and does not attempt to retain data for longer than necessary to perform the services provided and to comply with legal and contractual obligations. When we no longer have a need to use your personal information, we will remove it from our systems and records or take steps to anonymize the information.

Automatic data collection

The GOPAS website uses cookies and other similar technologies (collectively, automated data collection tools) to remember login details, collect statistics to optimize site functionality, improve the user experience, and provide content tailored to your interests. For more information about automated data collection tools, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Cookies

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect information such as your IP address, browser type and language, operating system, location, date and time. We may use cookies to collect information when you browse our website. Cookie are small amounts of data that are sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your device.

GOPAS uses some cookies that are strictly necessary for the provision of services on our website. Strictly necessary cookies allow us to improve the safety and security of our website and to balance the traffic on our website. Cookies that are strictly necessary are not used for marketing purposes.

GOPAS also uses cookies to improve our services and customize the user experience of the website, for example, by better understanding your interests and requests regarding our website, our business or our products and services. The cookies we use to improve our services and the user experience of the website may remember your language settings and page preferences.

GOPAS also uses cookies to collect information about how you use our website, including errors occurring on the pages you visit. These cookies use aggregate information to provide statistics about website usage, help us improve the website by measuring errors, testing different designs on our website, and help us measure traffic on our website so that we can optimize our content accordingly. These cookies are used to help us improve how our website works and to understand what our customers are interested in.

Cookies on the GOPAS website

Remarketing

GOPAS may use remarketing technology to advertise on other websites that you may visit. If you do so, a third party may place or read unique cookies on your device to serve ads and use technical information about your browser and your activity on the GOPAS website to show you ads on non-GOPAS websites.

Google

We use Google Analytics to learn how you use our website and services to improve their performance and shape them according to the preferences of our customers and visitors. The information collected by Google Analytics cookies will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States in accordance with their privacy practices. To see an overview of Google's privacy policy and Google Analytics, please visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Social media and links to other websites

The GOPAS sites may provide social media features that allow you to share information with your social networks and interact with GOPAS on various social media websites. Use of these features may result in information about you being collected or shared, depending on the feature. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and settings of the social media websites with which you interact to ensure that you understand the information that may be collected, used and shared by those websites.

Our website may contain links to other websites. GOPAS does not control and is not responsible for the information collected on websites that are available through links from our website. If you have questions about the data collection practices of linked websites, please contact directly the organizations that operate them.

Privacy settings

You can make or change your choices about receiving selected newsletters at the point of data collection or in the ways described in the following sections. These choices do not apply to communications whose primary purpose is to complete an order, contract, or other administrative and transactional communications whose primary purpose is not promotional in nature.

Newsletter

The GOPAS newsletter may contain information about any of our news, new trainings, conferences, seminars, special offers, personalized content, or targeted advertising that you have either specifically requested or agreed to receive.

Once you have requested these communications, you can unsubscribe by using the "Unsubscribe" link in the email message or by following the instructions in the relevant email. Alternatively, email us at info@gopas.cz.

Tools for automatic data collection

If you do not want to allow cookies, check read your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain categories of cookies may prevent you from accessing certain features of our website or may prevent certain content or features from being available. Some browsers allow you to browse the website in incognito or private mode, where once the browser session is closed, cookies collected during the session are automatically deleted.

If you are in the EU and would like to opt out of third party cookies relating to interest-based advertising, please go to www.youronlinechoices.eu.

To avoid being tracked by Google Analytics on our website, please go to http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Exercising your rights

You have the right to access any personal data that you have provided to us or that we hold about you. In addition, you have the right to withdraw your previously given consent or to request the rectification, addition, restriction of processing, anonymization or deletion of your personal data and to request an explanation of its processing. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.

In certain cases, your request may be denied based on a legitimate exception, for example, if disclosure of the information would reveal another person's personal information, or if we are prohibited by law from disclosing such information

You have the option to unsubscribe from receiving marketing emails from GOPAS at any time at no cost by clicking on the appropriate link contained in our marketing emails.

You may at any time submit a complaint regarding the processing of your personal data or the controller's failure to comply with its obligations under the GDPR with a supervisory authority.

The supervisory authority in the Czech Republic is the Office for Personal Data Protection, located at Pplk. Sochora 27, 170 00 Prague 7, www.uoou.cz.

The supervisory authority in the Slovak Republic is the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic, located at Hraničná 12, 820 07 Bratislava 27, dataprotection.gov.sk.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

GOPAS reserves the right to make corrections, changes or additions to the Privacy Policy at any time. If we revise our Privacy Policy, we will post the revised changes with an updated revision date. If there are significant changes to our Privacy Policy that materially alter our privacy practices, we may notify you, for example, by sending you an email or posting a notice on our homepage or social media pages. This Privacy Policy was last updated in July 2022.

We encourage you to check our Privacy Policy regularly for changes and updates.

Get in touch

If you have questions about the GOPAS Privacy Policy or the use of your personal information, you can contact us by email at info@gopas.cz or at:

GOPAS, a.s.                                 GOPAS SR, a.s.
Kodaňská 46                                Dr. Vladimíra Clementisa 10
101 00 Praha 10                           821 02 Bratislava         
Česká republika                           Slovenská republika