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PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated November 29, 2022

The protection and confidentiality of personal data is of particular importance to us. With this privacy policy we inform you about how we collect, use, and share information about you in accordance with applicable laws and regulations on data protection. This privacy policy describes what types of information we collect from you, how you can manage the information we hold and how you can contact us.

Overview

Our data processing activities and our responsibilities with respect to personal data may differ depending on the context in which this data is processed.  We have divided our privacy policy into the following parts:

  1. Name and Address of responsible Data Controller

  2. What is considered Personal Data?

  3. When and what types of Personal Data does our Company collect and process?

  4. Social Media Features

  5. Purposes and legal basis of Processing of Personal Data 

  6. Does our Company transfer or disclose your Personal Data to third parties?

  7. Appointment of Data Processors and Sub-Processors 

  8. Security measures for the Protection of your Personal Data

  9. Data retention

  10. Your rights

  11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

  12. Contact us

 

1. Name and Address of responsible Data Controller

Moschoula Kramvousanou

Swan Buildings (1st floor), 

20 Swan Street - Manchester, M4 5JW

privacy@slashdata.co

 

2. What is considered Personal Data?

Personal Data is any information that relates to you, or may be attributed to you. Such data is, for example, your name, surname, father’s name, address, postal code, city, country, county/region, telephone number, mobile phone number, as well as your email address, etc. Additionally, personal data also includes some technical data relating to you, such as your IP address or the devices from which you make use of our website, etc.

 

3. When and what types of Personal Data does our Company collect and process?

Our Company collects those types of personal data whenever this is necessary for the operation of our website and the provision of our services to you.

Our Company does not collect personal data of specific categories or personal data concerning individuals of age under 16 years old.

In particular, we collect and process personal data from our website visitors and / or registered members in the following cases:

  • Upon your entrance and browsing our website

When you visit our website for information purposes, our servers may record technical data relating to your electronic device and the network from which you enter, including your IP address. The IP address is a series of numbers which recognize your computer and are generated when using the internet. Your IP address may be used on behalf of our Company in order to manage our system, investigate security issues and develop anonymous statistics regarding the use of our website.  We also collect access data (so-called server log files) including your browser type, your operation system, any file downloaded etc.

  • Cookies

Cookies are small data files which are installed on the electronic device through which you use our website. We use Cookies to ensure the most efficient operation of our website and provide you with a customized experience while browsing our website, as well as to collect anonymous statistical data so as to improve the operation of our website and the provision of our services to you.

You are able to adjust the operation of the cookies according to your preferences through the browser settings from which you enter our website, for example by choosing which Cookies will be placed on your device, or even by deactivating Cookies. However, the deactivation of specific Cookies categories may also affect and restrict and / or fully prevent some specific functions of our website.

More details on the categories and Cookies that we use shall be found in our Cookies Policy.

  • Google Analytics 

Our website also uses web analytics services as developed by Google Analytics. This service uses technologies and tools such as Cookies in order to help us record and comprehend the way you gain access and use our website, so as to improve your experience and configure the website that serves your needs better. Data collected by Google Analytics shall include visits, location, user’s operation system, device type, browser type, pages visited, time spent on each page etc.

 

4. Social Media Features

SlashData uses social media features ("Social Features") provided by companies and services such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Github and Twitter to enable you to share information via these channels. The Social Features are identified on our website by these companies' respective logos. These cookies are owned and controlled by third parties, and therefore the third parties - and not SlashData - are responsible for their use. As such, we can't guarantee that we have listed every cookie you might get from a third party since a third party could change these cookies at any time as their needs change. For information on the purpose and scope of data processing by the social network, as well as your options for protecting your privacy, please visit the appropriate social network web site's privacy policy:

https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/previous

https://twitter.com/en/privacy

https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/?entry_point=ig_help_center_data_policy_redirect

​​https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement

 

5. Purposes and legal basis of Processing of Personal Data 

Our Company endeavors to use your Personal Data only in ways that either is necessary for the purposes for which we have collected them or explicitly authorized by you. We are taking reasonable steps designed to ensure that we collect Personal Data that is essential for the website intended use, or otherwise reliable in relation to the purposes for which we have obtained the information, for as long as our Company retains possession of such information.

Our Company shall treat your Personal Data as strictly confidential and shall only process them in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Laws and Regulations. We will only process your Personal Data, where:

-  the processing is necessary to provide our Services to you;

-  you have given your consent to such processing (which you may withdraw at any time);

- the processing is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations (e.g., for compliance with tax obligations, or to enforce our legal rights); and/or

- the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests. 

Specifically, we may process your data for the following purposes: 

To monitor the usage of our website and detect, prevent and address technical issues.

To gather analysis or valuable information in order to improve our website.

To undertake market analysis and research (e.g., understanding audience preferences, adjusting content strategy etc.), only if you have explicitly requested and / or have given your consent.

 

6. Does our Company transfer or disclose your Personal Data to third parties?

Our Company does not and will not sell, rent out or trade your Personal Data. Access to your Personal Data shall only be provided to our duly authorized employees or business partners who act on our behalf for the above purposes of processing, by offering us IT or other services for the registration and storage of your data and/or for the operation of our website. We will only disclose (transfer, share, send, or otherwise make available or accessible) your Personal Data to third parties in the ways set out in this Policy.

We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law, if disclosure is required to be made to law enforcement authorities, if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent vital individual’s interests (e.g., from physical harm) or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity. 

Your Personal Data may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), to third countries and international organizations only in ways that either is necessary for the purposes for which we have collected them or explicitly authorized by you. In this case, we take all the appropriate measures in order to ensure that any such international transfers are made subject to appropriate or suitable safeguards as required by GDPR and any other applicable law. 

Specifically, we may transfer your Personal Data mainly at the following cases: 

- To Google, mainly for email and calendar services and the provision of the Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager; 

- To external business advisers (such as lawyers and auditors);

- To government agencies and public authorities, regulatory bodies and enforcement agencies, to comply with a valid and authorized request, including a court order or other valid legal process, to protect against fraud and for related security purposes;

- As required or authorized by applicable law, and to comply with our legal obligations.

7. Appointment of Data Processors and Sub-Processors 

We engage the following sub-processor:

Wix Website creator

 

You acknowledge and agree that our Company may employ third party companies and individuals, agents, contractors or partners to facilitate the provision of its services related to our Company’s website and provide part of these services on our behalf or to assist us in analyzing the use of our website, or to provide to us technical or legal support. These third parties, when appointed, are considered as Data Processors. 

In any such case, our Company shall ensure that any third party subscribes to the principles set hereby and is subject to applicable legal framework (including GDPR), providing the same level of privacy protection as required by the present Policy and agree in writing to provide an adequate level of privacy protection. Any such sub-processors will be selected with due care and we will provide that they will be bound by adequate contractual arrangements pursuant to Article 28 of GDPR.

Our Company shall be liable for the acts and omissions of its Processors and Sub-Processors regarding the protection of your Personal Data to the same extent our Company would be liable if performing the services directly.

 

8. Security measures for the Protection of your Personal Data

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting your Personal Data and will implement and regularly review appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure such level of security appropriate to protect any Personal Data provided to us. We consistently apply such measures in order to prevent accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access to your Personal Data.

Our Company operates in compliance with strict policies and procedures and employs reasonable electronic, managerial and technical procedures to safeguard and secure your Personal Data. 

Every SlashData employee is required to take a data protection training course on an annual basis.

 

9. Data Retention 

We will not retain any Personal Data longer than necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, unless the law requires us to hold your Personal Data for a longer period, or delete it sooner, or unless you exercise your right to have the information erased (where it applies) and we do not need to hold it in connection with any of the reasons permitted or required under the law.

10. Your rights

Our Company ensures that you can exercise all of your rights under GDPR in relation to your Personal Data that our Company holds and processes. 

Specifically, upon your request we will: 

- allow access to copies of your Personal Data within a reasonable timeframe;

- correct your Personal Data where inaccurate;

- withdraw a previously provided consent to processing of your Personal Data etc.;

- restrict or oppose to your data processing;

- get free access to your Personal Data (depending on the volume of data, we may ask you to cover some of our costs).

 

We will use our best endeavors to evaluate and respond to your requests within a reasonable time, while we will inform you of their progress.

Our Company reserves the right to reject requests that are unjustifiably repetitive, or their implementation is contrary to our legal obligations, or require disproportionate technical efforts or have disproportionate technical implications for the operation of our website. In any event, you have the right to submit a complaint before the competent supervisory authority.

If you wish to exercise any of your rights with respect to your Personal Data, you may inform us in writing at privacy@slashdata.co.

 

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may change from time to time according to relevant legislation without prior notice. The "LAST UPDATED" section at the bottom of this page states when this Policy was last revised.

 

12. Contact us

In case that you need further clarification or information on the terms of this Privacy Policy or you wish to exercise any of your aforementioned rights, or you have a complaint, please communicate with us via email to privacy@slashdata.co .

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Developer Nation (Hereafter "Company," "we," "us," and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://www.developereconomics.net ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

 

In some cases we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, SlashData) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

Why do we use cookies?

We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.

How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.

The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our website. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.

The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit):

Cookie
Purpose
Duration
Type
bSession
Used for system effectiveness measurement
30 minutes
Essential
consent-policy
Used for cookie banner parameters
12 months
Essential
fedops.logger
Used for stability/effectiveness measurement
12 months
Essential
hs
Used for security reasons
Session
Essential
ssr-caching
Used to indicate the system from which the site was rendered
1 minute
Essential
svSession
Used in connection with user login
12 months
Essential
XSRF-Token
Used for security reasons
Session
Essential
_wixCIDX
Used for system monitoring/debugging
3 months
Essential
_wix_browser_sess
Used for system monitoring/debugging
session
Essential
smSession
Used to identify logged in site members
Session
Essential
TS*
Used for security and anti-fraud reasons
Session
Essential
wixLanguage
Used on multilingual websites to save user language preference
12 months
Functional
OTZ
Used by Google analytics to track website traffic information
1 month
Marketing
___Secure-ENID
Used by Google to prevent fraudulent login attempts. This also contains a Google user ID which can be used for statistics and marketing purposes following a successful login.
13 months
Marketing
AEC
Ensures that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites
6 months
Security
_ga
Store and count pageviews
24 months
Statistics
_gid
Store and count pageviews
1 Day
Statistics
_gat_gtag_UA_*
Store a unique user ID
1 minute
Statistics
_rdt_uuid
This cookie is set by Reddirt to help build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads. The main purpose of this cookie is: Targeting/Advertising.
18 months
Advertising
CONSENT
Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.
24 months
Advertising
DV
Ad delivery or retargeting
1 Day
Tracking
__cf_bm
Read and filter requests from bots.
30 minutes
Functional
_gcl_au
Store and track conversions.
Persistent
Tracking
IDE
This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to help build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites.
13 months
Advertising
SOCS
Store a user’s state regarding their cookies choices.
13 months
Functional

How can I control cookies on my browser?

As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:

In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit:

What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an email including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.

Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?

Websites may also use so-called "Flash Cookies" (also known as Local Shared Objects or "LSOs") to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of our services, fraud prevention, and for other site operations.

If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage using the tools contained in

the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions (which may include instructions that explain, for example, how to delete existing Flash Cookies (referred to "information" on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without your being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to block Flash Cookies that are not being delivered by the operator of the page you are on at the time).

Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash Cookies may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with our services or online content.

Do you serve targeted advertising?

Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. They can accomplish this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other details that directly identify you unless you choose to provide these.

How often will you update this Cookie Policy?

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at privacy@slashdata.co or by post to:

SlashData Ltd
Swan Buildings (1st floor)
20 Swan Street
Manchester, M4 5JW
United Kingdom

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