PRIVACY POLICY & PERSONNAL DATA
This is an important notice regarding your privacy and the way in which 3C Awards (referred to as “we”, “our” or “us” in this policy) collects and makes use of your personal data. We want to be open and transparent with you and therefore encourage you to contact us if you have any questions about this policy or the ways in which we use your personal data. This policy applies to our subscriber, Awards applicants and business contacts generally. We take our privacy responsibilities seriously and are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
3C Awards respects the personal identity and information by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the site www.3Cawards.com. Three C Group GmbH is the sole owner of any information collected on www.3Cawards.com.
Who processes your data?
3C Awards with its registered office Three C Group GmbH, Grabenstrasse 15a, 6340 Baar, Switzerland (hereinafter 3C Awards), is the data controller of the personal data of the users registered through the website that it owns and manages, which is www.3Cawards.com. The registration on the website allows the use of the services dedicated to the users who are registered on the website of our by using the same credentials. Three C Group wants to be sure that users’ personal data are safe, so it gives instructions on privacy and security to its employees, and it makes sure that these instructions are strictly applied in the company.
Our Policy
Everyone has the right to protect personal data belonging to them. Three C Group respects the right of its users to be informed regarding the collection and other processing operations of their personal data. In processing data that can directly or indirectly identify you personally, we try to respect the principle of strict necessity. For this reason, we have set up the website so that use of your personal information is kept to a minimum and to exclude the processing of your data when the purpose of the specific activity can be achieved by using anonymous data (like, for instance, in market research aimed at the improvement of services) or by other means, which allow the person concerned to be identified only if needed or requested by the authorities and police forces (such as, for example, but not limited to data on traffic and on the time you spend on the website or your IP address). Decisions about the purposes and methods of processing your personal data and the tools used, including the security profile, are made by Three C Group as personal data controller of the users. This Privacy Policy provides you with all the information necessary to understand how we collect and use the information to identify the users of our website.
Information collected by Cookies, web analytics and tracking technologies
We may use technologies that save cookies to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to improve your experience on the 3C Awards website. We may also collect information using web analytics services. These services, such as Google Analytics help us understand how to improve visitor experience on the website. Where we store your personal information: Electronic versions of your personal information are stored on our supplier platform located in the US.
The servers which we use to provide our services to you depends on the location that you or your organization is based; to make it user friendly and faster. For example, if you or your organization elects for our services to be provided within Europe, then the server used to provide our service to you or your organization will be based within Europe.
Where we use third party service providers to assist us, your personal information may also be stored in accordance with their practices and procedures. We require third parties to respect your personal information and to treat it in accordance with the law.
Use of Information
The information may be used to perform a variety of purposes, including to: Promote the winners of 3C Awards brands, Remind registrants of the upcoming deadlines, Notify winners of their win, Send updates, and news regarding other Three C Group related competitions, and select partners, Respond, and help with customer service support questions, Monitor and analyze trends, usage of marketing effectiveness, Prevent illegal activities, spamming and another unauthorized usage of the our websites, Present relevant advertising to visitors. Rights of access, erase and be forgotten
Your rights in connection with your personal information
- Request access to your personal information (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of your personal information and to check we are lawfully processing it.
- Request the correction of your personal information. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate personal information corrected.
- Request the erasure of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us to continue to process it. You also have the right to ask us to stop processing personal information where we are relying on a legitimate interest and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground.
Request to be forgotten
We will delete all your personal data from our server. If you want to review, verify, correct or request the erasure of your personal information, object to the processing of your personal information, or request that we transfer a copy of your personal information to another party, please contact us at info@threec.group.
What we may need from you
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to another person who has no right to receive it.
Right to withdraw consent
In the limited circumstances where you may have provided your consent to the collecting, processing and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. To withdraw your consent, please contact us at info@threec.group.
Where we are providing you with marketing information, you can also change your marketing preferences by using the unsubscribe button at the bottom of our marketing e-mails to you. Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your personal information for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Three C Group is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. Three C Group encourages our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.
Cookies
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you would like, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies or to prompt you before accepting such a cookie. Please note that, if you choose to remove or reject browser cookies, this could affect the availability or functionality of the 3C Awards website.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@threec.group.