Who we are
Our website address is: https://itofolch.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
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Cookies
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Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Latest update: 14/6/2023
Ito Folch (“We”) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This policy (together with our terms of use and any other documents referred to on
it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you
provide to us for the purpose of accessing our website or app (“Platform”), will be
processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and
practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, the
Data Protection Act 2018 and any other data protection and privacy legislation in
force from time to time in the UK and Europe as applicable, the data controller is Ito Folch, London, United Kingdom.
INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU
We may collect and process the following data about you:
● Information you give us. You may give us information about you by filling in
forms on the Platform. This includes information you provide when you register
to use the Platform and subscribe to our service. The information you give us
may include your name, e-mail address, phone number, username and profile
picture.
● Information we collect about you. With regard to each of your visits to the
Platform, we may automatically collect some information related to your
device or your access to the Platform.
● Information we receive from other sources. We may receive information about
you if you access the Platform using third party platforms. Any information
collected about you from third party sites will be governed by their privacy
policies and you should read their terms carefully before accessing this
content.
THE BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA
We process your data for the performance of the contract that you have entered into
for the provision of our services, and/or in order to take steps at your request to enter
into the contract.
Your consent will be required at the moment of registering into the Platform and in
case we share some of your data with third parties for a purpose different from those
comprised in this privacy policy and that is not indispensable for the provision of our
services.
We may ask for your consent in other cases where we process your data. Such
consent can be revoked at any time by contacting us at info@itofolch.com.
USES MADE OF THE INFORMATION
We use information held about you in the following ways:
● Information you give to us.
We will use this information:
● to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between
you and us and to provide you with the information and services that you
request from us;
● to notify you about changes to our service; and
● to ensure that content from the Platform is presented in the most effective
manner for you.
● Information we collect about you.
The tracking information collected (such as type of device, connection, or access
information) will be processed anonymously. Accordingly, we will use this
information:
● to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting,
data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
● to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective
manner.
● Information we receive from other sources.
We may combine this information with information you give to us and information
we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for
the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may share your information with selected third parties including:
● Business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any
contract we enter into with them or you.
● Our third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf in
connection with the operation of our business such as IT service providers,
including cloud storage, analytics and communications providers, and system
administrators or third parties who host and manage data.
● Analytics, CRM and other software that assist us in the communication with
you and the improvement and optimisation of the Platform.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
● In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may
disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business
or assets.
If Ito Folch or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in
which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the
transferred assets.
● If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to
comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of
use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Ito Folch, our customers, or others. This may include exchanging information with
other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and
credit risk reduction.
● Any other third parties for the purpose of enabling the services you request to
be provided.
● Any other third-parties with your consent.
WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
All information you provide to us is stored on our webserver.
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to and stored at a destination
outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff
operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. We will take all
steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in
accordance with this privacy policy, by ensuring at least one of the following
safeguards is implemented:
● transferring your personal data to countries that have been deemed to
provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by the European
Commission;
● entering into specific contractual terms which have been approved by the
European Commission and which give personal data the same protection as
within the EEA. In these cases we will undertake a Data Transfer Impact
Assessment where required pursuant to the Schrems II decision in order to
verify, on a case-by-case basis, whether the law in the recipient country
ensures adequate protection for personal data transferred under this
mechanism.
For further information on the safeguards used, please contact us at info@itofolch.com
RETENTION PERIOD
We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the
purposes outlined in this privacy policy, according to our data retention schedule,
unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law. You can
request deletion of your personal information at any time (see the section below on
your right to erasure).
When calculating the appropriate retention period for your data, we consider the
nature and sensitivity of the data, the purposes for which we are processing the data
and any applicable statutory retention periods.
YOUR RIGHTS
RIGHT OF ACCESS
In accordance with the applicable data protection laws, you may have the right to
access the personal information we process about you. We may, depending on the
applicable law, be entitled to charge a nominal fee to cover some of our
administration costs if your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. We may
also ask you to verify your identity and to provide further details about your request.
Please contact us at info@itofolch.com
RIGHT TO RECTIFICATION
We will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure the accuracy of the Personal
Information we retain about you. It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit
true, accurate and complete information to us. You have the right to request that any
inaccurate personal information held by or on behalf of us is corrected and any
incomplete information is completed by contacting us at info@itofolch.com
RIGHT TO ERASURE
Under some circumstances, you have the right to request that we delete personal
information that we hold about you. If you would like us to erase the personal
Information that we hold about you, please contact us at info@itofolch.com
RIGHT TO RESTRICT PROCESSING
You have the right to restrict us from processing your personal information, by
contacting us at info@itofolch.com. where: (1) you believe that the Personal Information
held by us about you is not accurate, until we can verify the accuracy of such
Personal Information; (2) you believe that the processing of your personal
information is unlawful; (3) you believe that we no longer have any reason to process
your personal information, except for the purposes of establishing, exercising or
defending legal claims, or for complying with retention obligations e.g. under tax,
commercial and employment law; and (4) you object to the processing as
described in in the paragraph below, unless and until we can establish that we have
legitimate grounds to continue processing your personal information.
RIGHT TO OBJECT TO PROCESSING
If you would like us to stop processing your personal information, you can request by
contacting us at info@itofolch.com
RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY
You may have the right to receive your personal information in a format that would
enable you to transmit such personal information to another company. You can
request this by contacting us at info@itofolch.com
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this
page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently
to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.
CONTACT
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and
should be addressed to info@itofolch.com.
