The integrity of individuals is of utmost importance to AWIC Media. We believe that our advertisers, publishers, media agencies and other customers (herein referred to as Client/Clients) and web surfers whose digital data is processed by us as part of our provision of services to our clients (User/Users) must trust that AWIC Media processes the data in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations. 

 

This privacy policy was formulated for Clients and Users to have a better understanding of how we process the information provided by them. If you do not wish to comply with this Privacy Policy and/or, we request you to not provide your personal data to AWIC Media. AWIC Media reserves the right not to provide you with certain products or services if you opt to not provide required personal data.

 

Part 1 of the Privacy Policy consists of AWIC Media’s general privacy principles with regards to processing personal data provided by Clients, Users, or other individuals. 

 

Part 2 of the Privacy Policy contains information explaining how AWIC Media processes digital information about Users. Besides, it also includes requirements on publishers with whom we have contracted to serve marketing services, to notify Users about AWIC Media’s services on their websites, and obtain the User’s consent when required by applicable laws. 

 

Part 3 of the Privacy Policy consists of contact information for different types of inquiries and requests relating to AWIC Media’s processing of data and this Privacy Policy. 

 

It is recommended that you read this Privacy Policy each time you provide personal data to AWIC Media. 

 

Part 1: General Privacy Principles

 

Personal data and controller of personal data

 

Personal data includes all information that directly or indirectly can be referred to a natural person who is alive, e.g name, postal address, e-mail address, and phone number. A controller of personal data is referred to as the natural or legal person who processes personal data and who decides why and how such data shall be processed. 

 

AWIC Media is the controller of personal data provided by you through the website ‘www.awicmedia.com.’ AWIC Media is the controller of personal data provided to us by you through subsites of www.awicmedia.com , that is published and maintained by AWIC Media or its subsidiaries (all AWIC Media websites hereafter referred to as the “Site”) unless otherwise indicated when such data is collected, or personal data that you are asked to provide us within other situations.

 

Collection of personal data

AWIC Media is the controller of the personal data provided by you to us e.g. in the following situations: 

 

  • If you are a Client you may be required to provide us with personal and corporate information, such as name, address, email address, and other account information, in order to be able to access and use our services;
  • As part of our sales efforts, we may collect and store data through online forms for contact purposes;
  • If you are a prospect Client, you may provide us with personal data through this Site when applying to join our network;
  • You may provide us with personal data when you send us inquiries relating to our services or in relation to this Privacy Policy. The collection of personal data is based on legitimate interest according to the above and for the performance of a contract to which you and AWIC Media are the parties.

 

Use of personal data

 

AWIC Media is committed to protect any personal data you provide to us and to process your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws. 

 

The Personal Data that your provide to AWIC Media may be used for the following purposes; provide you requested products and services; manage AWIC Media’s agreed obligations and rights towards you; process payments; administration; internal analysis to improve or more effectively tailor AWIC Media’s Site, business or offerings generally; allow you access to agreed products and services; direct marketing; any other purpose you have consented to or which is allowed under applicable law. We may also process the personal data provided by you for additional purposes stated on any relevant part of the Site or otherwise in connection with the provision to us of your personal data. We may also combine your personal data with other information collected from you or third parties for the above purposes. 

 

Disclosure and transfer of personal data

 

Your personal data may be transferred to other companies within AWIC Media group of companies. We may as a consequence of the service of agreements with third parties, also transfer personal data to such third parties who process personal data on behalf of AWIC Media. Such service agreement shall contain obligations for third parties to process data only in accordance with AWIC Media’s instructions and to take appropriate measures to ensure that the processing of the personal data is secure.

 

Consent

 

Where it is required by law or where AWIC Media otherwise deems it appropriate, AWIC Media will seek consent from you before AWIC Media processes your personal data. Such consent may e.g. be collected by asking you to accept processing of your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.  If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy and/or other terms and conditions stated in connection with the collection, please do not provide personal data to AWIC Media. AWIC Media reserves the rights not to provide you certain products or services if you choose not to provide required personal data.

 

Withdrawal of consent

 

You are entitled to withdraw your consent to process personal data if you have provided consent to AWIC Media. In that case, AWIC Media will not process your personal data based on consent any more. 

 

You are also entitled to request that AWIC Media shall not process your personal data for direct marketing purposes. 

 

If you wish to withdraw your consent and/or to request  that AWIC Media shall not process your personal data for direct marketing purposes, refer to Part 3 below for contact details. 

 

Right to information and rectification of personal data

 

AWIC Media will take appropriate measures to rectify incorrect information, block or erase personal data without undue delay. You are also entitled to contact AWIC Media if you object to the processing or use the right to data portability. Part 3 of this Privacy Policy consists of contact information if you would like us to correct personal data that we hold on you and which you consider incorrect. 

 

To the extent required by law, we will inform you about AWIC Media’s processing of your personal data in connection with the initial collection or registration of your personal data. Such information may e.g. be provided by notifying you about this Privacy Policy.

 

Destruction of personal data

 

Any personal data that we hold on you is only stored as long as it is required for us to keep them in order to fulfill the purposes for which they were collected. Data may however be necessary to store for a longer period due to legal requirements, e.g. for accounting purposes.

 

Security

 

AWIC Media is dedicated to maintaining the security of personal data and preventing unauthorized access through the implementation of appropriate technical and organizational measures, as far as is reasonably possible. Such security measures also include that personal data may be accessed only by a limited number of persons within AWIC Media.

 

Our employees are aware of and must comply with AWIC Media’s security standards. When we occasionally use third-party contractors to perform tasks that might otherwise be performed by our employees, these contractors are contractually bound to adhere to this Privacy Policy and they are subject to similar restrictions as our employees. 

Cookies And Web Beacons 

To enhance your experience with the Site, we use “cookies.” Cookies are referred to as small packets of data stored on your computer used to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information. You may set your browser to warn you that cookies are in use, or to block the use of cookies. We use strictly necessary cookies to allow you to move around the Site and log in to your Account, and functional cookies to improve the services and support available to you. Accepting strictly necessary cookies is a condition of using the Site. You can control whether or not functional cookies are used, though preventing them may mean some services and support will be unavailable. Cookies may be managed for us by third parties; where this is the case, we do not allow the third party to use the cookies for any purpose other than as necessary to provide the services.

We may additionally collect information using Web beacons, which are commonly referred to in the industry as web bugs, pixel tags or Clear GIFs. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used on the Site, in your Account, or in our emails to deliver cookies, count visits and determine if an email has been opened and acted upon.

Part 2 – AWIC Media’s processing of digital information about Users

Introduction

AWIC Media processes digital information about Users (web surfers) who visit websites belonging to Clients with whom Tradedoubler has contracted to serve advertisements (the “Advertising Network”). This part of the Privacy Policy provides you information about data we collect and process about you as a User on behalf of our Clients, the reason why we collect it and how we use such data in relation to our services to our clients. 

The fundamental principle that underlies AWIC Media’s processing of digital data relating to Users, is that such data shall be anonymous. Keeping it in mind, we do not store IP addresses on the cookie of a User, only a unique randomly generated ID that does not allow AWIC Media to identify the User, we do not have, and will not initiate, any cooperation with Internet Service Providers in order to identify Users. The data stored on the cookie is limited to information collected at the User’s visits to websites belonging to AWIC Media’s Advertising Network.

Privacy

AWIC Media does not save any personal information in the cookie and cannot identify the information in the cookie to a specific person.

Opt-out

You always have an option to prevent cookies from any website from being installed on your computer by readjusting your browser settings. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you should consult the help section of your browser.

Publisher notification

If you are a publisher, please note that you are obliged to notify visitors of your website about third parties who are serving advertisements on your website through the use of cookies. If using AWIC Media’s cross-device tracking solution, you are required to notify visitors to your website of this fact, gain their consent for passing data to AWIC Media and to hash the data in accordance with AWIC Media’s instructions before sending it to AWIC Media. The consent needs to be in line with GDPR and the ePrivacy directive . As a party to the publisher agreement with AWIC Media, you agree to provide clear and unambiguous notice about this.

To comply with the regulations governing cookies under the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive you must:

  • Receive users’ consent before you use any cookies except strictly necessary cookies.
  • Provide accurate and specific information about the data each cookie tracks and its purpose in plain language before consent is received.
  • Document and store consent received from users.
  • Allow users to access your service even if they refuse to allow the use of certain cookies.
  • Make it as easy for users to withdraw their consent as it was for them to give their consent in the first place.

For avoidance of doubt, please note that the foregoing requirement of notification and gaining visitors´consent does not limit any of your obligations according to applicable law. You are yourself as a publisher responsible for providing relevant and accurate information required by law, including applicable privacy laws.

Part 3- Contact information
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