Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Bulgarian Landscapes ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you visit our website (bulgarianlandscapes.com) or use our services. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data. By accessing our website or using our services, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
Last updated: May 15, 2024
Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:
Personal Data
- Contact Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other contact details you provide when filling out forms on our website, subscribing to our services, or corresponding with us.
- Identity Information: Username and password when you create an account with us.
- Technical Information: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website and services, including page views, traffic data, location data, and resources you access.
- Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.
Non-Personal Data
We also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites. This information is used for the purposes of internal analytics to improve our website and services.
Collection Methods
We collect information through:
- Direct interactions: When you provide information by filling in forms on our website, subscribing to our service, requesting marketing materials, or corresponding with us.
- Automated technologies: As you navigate through our website, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies.
- Third parties: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties, such as analytics providers, advertising networks, and search information providers.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect about you for various purposes, including to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our website and services
- Process and fulfill your requests, including sending service confirmations and invoices
- Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events
- Personalize your experience on our website and provide content tailored to your interests
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our website
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
- Comply with our legal obligations
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
- Contract Performance: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
- Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your personal information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who require access to your information to perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, and customer service.
- Business Partners: Partners with whom we jointly offer products or services, or whose products or services we believe may be of interest to you.
- Legal Requirements: When we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights or the rights of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
- Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company, personal data may be transferred as part of the assets.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:
- Access: The right to request copies of your personal information.
- Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- Erasure: The right to request that we erase your personal information under certain conditions.
- Restriction: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
- Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
- Objection: The right to object to our processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
- Withdraw Consent: The right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Information" section below. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law.
Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the website.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal information for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.
International Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the country in which you reside. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. However, we have taken appropriate safeguards to require that your personal information will remain protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us.
Cookie Policy
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization.
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.
Managing Cookies
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
