last updated on 12.04.2024

Overview

In this Privacy Policy, we explain which data and personal information we collect and what we do with the data we obtain about you via our website ReConnective.Art (https://reconnective.art) and related social media and communication services. In addition, we explain how we use cookies on our website. Please carefully read this policy as well as our Terms of Service. We will not use or share your data and personal information with anyone except as described in this privacy policy. In short, we take your privacy very seriously, share as little information as possible and never sell it to anyone.

In our processing of data we have to comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. This means, among other things, that:

• we clearly state the purposes for which we collect & process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy policy
• we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes
• we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent
• we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf
• we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted, at your request

If you have any questions, or want to know exactly what data we keep of you, please contact us.

Which personal data we collect and why we collect it

While using our website and services, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Social media contact details

While you visit our site, we might track:

Location, IP address and browser type, browser version: we’ll use this for purposes like for website usage analysis, or site security.

When you submit a form through our website or contact us by other means, we will store the data you provide to us. We’ll use this information for purposes, such as, to:

• Send you information about your services and reservations
• Assess and respond to your seminar applications
• Respond to your requests, including reservations, bookings, cancellations, refunds and complaints
• Process payments and prevent fraud
• Comply with any legal obligations we have, such as retaining certain data and calculating taxes
• Improve our offerings
• Send you our newsletter from which you can unsubscribe at any time
• Add you to our Telegram groups and channels

How long we retain your data

We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it.

When you use this site several actions (e.g. newsletter subscription, form submission) trigger the dispatch of emails. They contain information about you associated with your email address. Which data are part of these emails depends on the action performed. These emails are stored and accessible to the site management as a log. This log is kept for one year.

How we store your personal data

The information you provide is securely stored in our website and email database which is hosted by A2 Hosting on a server in Amsterdam, Netherlands, European Union.

We use Google Forms during the seminar sign-up process and for feedback purposes. Personal information provided via Google Forms is securely encrypted and stored on Google servers and will be deleted once we no longer need it to provide a Service to you and we are no longer required to keep it by law.

Sharing with other parties

We do not sell your data. We only share data with processors and with other third parties for which the data subjects’ consent has been obtained. It concerns the following third parties:

Name: PayPal
Purpose: When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to PayPal, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information. Please see the PayPal Privacy Policy for more details.

Name: Google Forms
Purpose: We use Google Forms to collect data from you in order to review and improve our services, and to collect data necessary to provide certain seminar features.

Cookies

Our website, https://ReConnective.Art (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for simplicity here all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

There are several types of cookies:

• Session cookies expire at the end of your browser session and allow us to link your actions during that particular browser session.
• Persistent cookies are stored on your device in between browser sessions, allowing us to remember your preferences or actions across multiple sites.
• First-party cookies are set by the site you are visiting.
• Third-party cookies are set by a third party site separate from the site you are visiting.

What are scripts?
A script is a piece of programme code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a cookie notice with an explanation about the cookies we use and an option to customize your settings. Some cookies are essential to the correct operation of our website, while others are optional. You do have the right to opt-out and object to the further use of non-functional cookies.

As soon as you consent to the cookie notice, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the settings pop-up, as further described in this privacy policy. You can also disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

Cookie types and what we use them for
Essential cookies
Essential cookies are required for basic functions of the website, for instance a cookie that remembers your cookie settings. In some instances, some essential cookies may need to be placed before or without your expressed consent to ensure website functionality. Without these cookies our website will not work properly.

Functional cookies
Functional cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly, and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to use our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. As another example, functional cookies are also used to give you access to and manage courses you have purchased. The use of functional cookies is highly recommended as some features on our website might be unavailable without the use of these cookies.

Analytical cookies
We use analytical cookies to optimise the website experience and our services for our users. With these analytical cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place analytical cookies and their use is optional.

Advertising cookies
We are not using advertising cookies to provide you with personalized advertising. If we change this in the future, then we will ask your permission before placing advertising cookies and their use is always optional.

Third Parties
We have made agreements about the use of cookies with other companies that place cookies. However, we cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. Parties such as Google and PayPal are to be considered as independent data controllers. We recommend that you read the privacy statements of these companies.

We do not sell data to third parties and we try to minimize the data that we share with others.

Manage Cookie Settings – Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
When you first visit our website, we ask you to accept cookie placement on your device. You can choose which types of cookies to accept. You can later change your cookie settings.

You can also use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. In addition, you can set your browser so that certain types of cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

“Do Not Track” Settings
California law requires us to inform you how we respond to web browser Do Not Track (DNT) signals. Because there currently isn’t an industry or legal standard for recognizing or honouring DNT signals, we don’t respond to them at this time.

Security

We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorised access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use state-of-the-art means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Third party websites

This privacy policy does not apply to third party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy policies of these websites prior to making use of them.

Amendments to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to make amendments to this privacy policy. It is recommended that you consult this privacy policy regularly in order to be aware of any changes. In addition, we will actively inform you of coming changes wherever possible. Changes to the privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Your rights with respect to personal data – Data Access and Modification

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
• Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
• Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
• If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
• Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
• Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
• You have the right to withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. You will be informed of the implications of such withdrawal.
• The right to know whether personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
• The right to equal service and price, even if you exercise your privacy rights
• CANADA only: You have the right to address a challenge concerning non-compliance with PIPEDA to our organisation and, if the issue is not resolved, to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
• UK only: If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the UK’s supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

In your correspondence with us, please make sure to clearly identify yourself, so that we can be certain that we do not modify or delete any data of the wrong person.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have up to one month to respond to you.

Compliance with Laws

We will disclose your personal data or information only where required to do so by law or subpoena.

Children

Our website is not designed to attract children and it is not our intent to collect personal data from children under the age of consent in their country of residence. We therefore request that children under the age of consent do not submit any personal data to us.

Submitting a complaint

If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to a supervisory authority (EU: the Data Protection Authority).

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a contact person for Ayama’s policies and practices and to whom complaints or inquiries can be forwarded.

If you have any questions or requests with respect to this privacy policy, cookies, or for the Data Protection Officer, you may contact Dr. Lars Weckbecker, via [email protected].

Contact details

Ayama

Website: https://ReConnective.Art
Email: [email protected]