PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: August 2023
Introduction
Jand Associates , referred to as “JAND,” “we,” “our,” or “us,” is firmly committed to conducting our services and business with a strong emphasis on good corporate governance. This commitment includes recognizing the paramount importance of data security, privacy and that is subject to, or otherwise afforded protection under, a law, statute, or regulation governing data privacy or security. We are dedicated to processing your personal data transparently and responsibly.
How Do We Collect Your Personal Data
We may directly or indirectly collect your personal data from the following sources:
a. Information provided by you, your representatives, or related parties directly through various channels, including our website, electronic portals, email communications, in-person meetings, or office visits related to our services.
b. Information about you from other reliable or public sources, such as government bodies or other professional institutions.
Types of Personal Data
Depending on the purpose and requirements of processing personal data, we may collect various types of personal data, including:
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| Basic Information |
Full name, gender, phone number, email address, postal address, title, position, identification number, or passport number.
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| Special Categories of Information |
Information regarding religion or similar beliefs, racial or ethnic origin, health data, and details of trade union membership. These categories of information will only be collected in limited special circumstances.
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| Personal Data of Minors and Incapacitated Persons |
We will process the personal data of minors and incapacitated persons only where permitted by Data Protection Law and with the consent of their legal representatives.
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| Financial Information |
Bank account and payment-related information.
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| Technical Information/Registration Data |
IP address, unique device identifier, cookies, and other data linked to a device, as well as data about website usage.
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| Marketing and Communication Data | Information related to marketing activities, event participation, communication with us through seminars, webinars, training activities, and telephone communication. | |
How Do We Use Your Personal Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- Providing Our Legal Services:
- Checking conflicts of interest.
- Conducting anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism, sanction screening, fraud checks, and other background checks.
- Carrying out legal services.
- Fulfilling tax reporting obligations.
- Managing payments, fees, charges, and collecting money owed to us.
- Marketing, Events, Seminars, Customer Satisfaction, Research, and Development:
- Inviting you to participate in marketing events, seminars, webinars, networking events, and specific interest groups.
- Identifying services or areas of interest and sending marketing, offering information, and newsletters through various channels.
- Soliciting feedback and conducting research to improve our services.
Disclosure
We do not sell, lease, or rent your personal information to a third party for profit or other valuable consideration. We will not disclose your personal data without lawful grounds. When required to transfer your personal data to third parties, we will follow appropriate procedures to ensure the protection and prevention of unauthorized access, usage, modification, or disclosure of your personal data. Your data may be disclosed to:
Data Retention Period
The time period in which JAND retains your personal information varies depending on the purpose for the data processing. For example, we retain personal information needed to provide you with products and services, to facilitate transactions you have requested, or to engage in marketing activities, and for so long as necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations (including tax law) and defend our legal or business interests. In all other cases, we retain your personal information for as long as is needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Afterward, we will delete or destroy your personal data, unless required by applicable laws or for the protection of JAND interests. In general, personal data will be kept for a maximum of 5 years or longer
Upon reaching the retention period, we will follow appropriate deletion and destruction procedures to ensure the safe disposal of personal data or its retention in anonymous form.
Your Rights and Requests
In accordance with Data Protection Law, you have the following rights:
Right to be notified: We will notify you and seek your prior consent for any collection, storage, use, or disclosure of personal data beyond the intended purposes or your given consent.
Right to access personal data: You may request a copy of your personal data and information about its source.
Right to rectify personal data: You can request the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right to erasure or destruction of personal data: You may request the erasure or anonymization of your personal data under certain circumstances.
Right to suspend the use of your personal data: You can request the suspension of your personal data’s use under certain conditions.
Right to object to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data: You may object to the processing of your personal data under specific circumstances.
Right to data portability: You can request to receive your personal data or have it transferred in a commonly used and machine-readable format.
Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw consent for processing your personal data where applicable.
We may need to verify your identity and ensure your right to access personal data or exercise any other rights. We may also request further information to support your request.
Please note that we may not be able to respond to your request if it does not meet the requirements of Data Protection Law or if we are authorized to refuse your request as per relevant regulations.
Contact for Inquiries
For all requests, opinions, questions, complaints, and other inquiries regarding the handling of personal data, please contact our Customer Service Officer at the following email address:
Customer Service
Email: cs@jandassociates.co
Technical Data
In addition to the foregoing, when you use the Online Services, we collect and use additional data and tools, including usage data, location data, and cookies and tracking technologies (collectively, “Technical Data”), which is described below. The Online Services collect Technical Data on a consistent and reoccurring basis unless your device settings are updated to prevent such collection. We use this Technical Data in accordance with the terms and disclosures set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Usage Data: When you access and use the Online Services, we may automatically collect details of your access to and use of the Online Services, including traffic data, usage logs, and other communication data, and the resources that you access and use on or through the Online Services (e.g., browsing history, search history). We may also collect information about your device and internet connection, including the device’s unique device identifier (e.g., device type, IMEI, Wi-Fi MAC, IP address), operating system, browser type, and mobile network information. The Online Services may collect diagnostic-related data related to your use of the Online Services, such as crash data and logs, performance data (e.g., launch time, hang rate, or energy use), and any other data collected for the purposes of measuring technical diagnostics.
Cookies:
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small electronic information stored as text files sent to your browser when you visit a website to keep track of your movements within the website. They are sent back to the server every time you revisit the website. Our website sends cookies to your browser, which may be recorded on the computer or devices you use to access the site. Cookies are important for enabling websites to remember your settings like to remember your login details, and for similar activities.
Types of cookies:
First-party cookies: These cookies are stored by the website you are currently visiting. Conversely, third-party cookies are stored by a website different from the one you are currently on. It’s important to note that we have no control over the data collection or subsequent use of your information by third parties.
Performance enhancing cookies: Essential for the technical operation of a website, these cookies enable you to navigate the site and use its features effectively.
These cookies gather data regarding a website’s performance, such as the number of visitors, time spent on the site, and any error messages encountered.
Designed to enhance a website’s usability, these cookies remember your preferences, such as language, region, login information, and more.
Session cookies: Temporary in nature, session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. In contrast, persistent or permanent cookies remain on your device until you manually remove them or until your browser deletes them based on the specified duration in the persistent cookie file.
Why do we use cookies?
- Distinguish between users;
- Improve the use and the functionality of our websites;
- Tailor our websites and services to your needs and preferences; and
- Analyse how our website is used and compile anonymous and aggregate statistics.
We do not use the collected information to create user profiles..
Changes to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to add to, modify or remove portions of our Privacy Policy periodically as needed. The effective date of our Privacy Policy will be included at the beginning of the Privacy Policy We continuously work to enhance our policies and procedures for handling personal information. We advise you to periodically check our website for updates.