Our Privacy Policy
Thanks for visiting our website www.dori-ielts.com. This policy explains the what, how, and why of the information we collect when you visit our website, or when you use our Services. It also explains the specific ways we use and disclose that information. We take your privacy extremely seriously, and we never sell lists or email addresses. This policy (together with our terms of website use (www.dori-ielts.com/website-terms-use/) and any other documents referred to on it) set out the basis on which we will process any personal data we collect from you, or which you provide to us, in the course of using our site www.dori-ielts.com For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 we are the data controller.
YOUR INFORMATION
You do not need to register or supply any personal information to browse our website.
When you register as a subscriber to our site, there are a number of ways in which you provide information and other data to us. By using the site, you consent to us processing and collecting this data, on the terms and for the reasons which are explained below.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED
We may use your information to:
• send you our newsletters from time to time. (To manage your email and newsletter preferences: Click Unsubscribe at the bottom of an email. Once you click Save, it may take up to 48 hours for the changes to go into effect.)
• ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
• provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
• carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
• allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.
• notify you about changes to our service.
Please note that if you click on, or follow, any links from our site to external websites, our privacy policy will no longer apply. Please check the privacy policies of any such external site before submitting any personal data, as we cannot accept any responsibility or liability in relation to them.
What data we collect and how we collect it
We collect the most basic information such as your name and email when you comment on our blog or contact us. This is the type of information found in a typical business card. You do not need to supply us with any personal information to use the services on our website.
We use Google Analytics to track the numbers of visitors to our site but do not collect any personal information or store IP address locally on our site. This is only used to monitor the number of hits on our pages and location at the country level, therefore, we cannot track or trace individual users or their physical addresses however, Google may be able to. We do not have any control over what Google does with this data. They will be the data controller for the data they collect.
DATA STORAGE
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. The website is encrypted using SSL technology. All payments take place through paypal which is one of the safest ways to send money online.
We take your privacy very seriously, and will take all reasonable steps to protect your personal data, but please be aware that any data which you send to our site is sent at your own risk.
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, processed and/or stored at a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). By submitting your personal data, you agree to this. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
What we do with the data
This information is used by us to contact you to offer you services that you have expressed an interest in. We will contact you to offer these and related services. We do not share, outsource, offshore this information with anyone outside our company and only use it to contact you. We do not transfer the data to countries outside the EU.
We respect your privacy and will not sell or pass this information to anyone unless required by law.
Lawful Bases – the legal reason for processing your data
By communicating, commenting or asking us to contact you, you understand that you are providing this information to us voluntarily and there is a legitimate reason to retain this information for the period required to discharge those obligations mentioned above. Without the contact information, we will not be able to get back to you or publish your comments.
Where we ask for Consent you will be asked to opt-in and you are free to not give or withdraw if you have given consent and then change your mind.
We also rely on Legitimate Interest as a legal basis to process information where we have a clear interest to process your data and it does not impact your rights and freedoms. We would not want to harm your privacy so please let us know if you have any issues and we will try and explain and accommodate your wishes.
Your rights
When you provide use with your personal information you have certain rights, these include the right to ensure:
• we process your data fairly and lawfully.
• your data is accurate
• not excessive
• data is secure
• not retained for too long
You can:
• have your data updated and amended if it is incorrect, out of date or incomplete.
• restrict the level of processing or object to automated processing
• know how long we keep your data
• ask us to erase your data at any point and be forgotten under certain circumstances
• ask us to provide details of your personal data that we hold
• You can ask for the data to be supplied to you in a portable format if appropriate
You can do this by using the Contact Us form. We will, of course, need to verify your identity before we can speak to you about the data or act on your instructions.
How long do we keep your data
Your personal data will be retained for the period needed to interact with you but no longer than 2 years and will be retained in an anonymised form thereafter. Which means you will not be identifiable when the data is anonymised.
For comments for the period the blog is published. We do not publish your email address only the name you have used. This does not need to be your real name. Please do not leave personal information in your comments.
How your data is protected
This information will be retained online on our website and protected behind our hosting provider’s firewall and other security arrangements. As with any such hosts website there is no absolute guarantee of security. If you feel this not sufficient then please do not provide any personal information or let us know and we will dispose of the information, securely of course.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may disclose your personal information to third parties in the following circumstances:
• to any prospective seller or buyer of all (or part of) our business or assets;
• If we are required to do so by law, any applicable regulation or to protect the rights, property, or safety of ourselves or others. This may include disclosing to other companies and organisations in connection with fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Changes
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy is reflected by the version date located at the bottom of this Privacy Policy. All updates and amendments are effective immediately upon notice, which we may give by any means, including, but not limited to, by posting a revised version of this Privacy Policy or other notice on the Website. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy often to stay informed of changes that may affect you, as your continued use of the Website signifies your continuing consent to be bound by this Privacy Policy. Our electronically or otherwise properly stored copies of this Privacy Policy are each deemed to be the true, complete, valid, authentic, and enforceable copy of the version of this Privacy Policy which were in effect on each respective date you visited the Website.
In circumstances where a change will materially change the way in which we collect or use your personal information or data, we will send a notice of this change to all of our account holders.
Scope
This Privacy Policy is effective with respect to any data that we have collected, or collect, about and/or from you, according to our Terms of Use.
Public Information and Third Party Websites
(a) Blog. We have public blogs on our Website. Any information you include in a comment on our blog may be read, collected, and used by anyone. If your Personal Information appears on our blogs and you want it removed, contact us here. If we are unable to remove your information, we will tell you why.
(b) Social media platforms and widgets. Our Website includes social media features, such as the Facebook Like button. These features may collect information about your IP address and which page you are visiting on our Website, and they may set a cookie to make sure the feature functions properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website. We also maintain presences on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Any information, communications, or materials you submit to us via a social media platform is done at your own risk without any expectation of privacy. We cannot control the actions of other users of these platforms or the actions of the platforms themselves. Your interactions with those features and platforms are governed by the privacy policies of the companies that provide them.
(c) Links to third-party websites. Our Website includes links to other websites, whose privacy practices may be different from ours. If you submit Personal Information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any Website you visit.
Third Parties
We may disclose Personal Information to the following types of third parties for the purposes described in this policy:
(a) Service Providers. Sometimes, we share your information with our third party Service Providers, who help us provide and support our Services. For example, if it is necessary to provide you something you have requested (like send you an ebook you requested), then we may share your Personal Information with a Service Provider for that purpose. Just like with the other third parties we work with, these third party Service Providers enter into a contract that requires them to use your Personal Information only for the provision of services to us and in a manner that is consistent with this policy. Examples of Service Providers include payment processors, hosting services and content delivery services.
(b) Advertising partners. We may partner with third party advertising networks and exchanges to display advertising on our Websites or to manage and serve our advertising on other sites and may share Personal Information with them for this purpose. All third parties with which we share this information are required to use your Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with this policy. We and our third party partners may use cookies and other tracking technologies, such as pixels and web beacons, to gather information about your activities on our Websites and other sites in order to provide you with targeted advertising based on your browsing activities and interests. For more information about cookies and other tracking technologies, please see our Cookie Statement here. You can read one of our main advertising partners privacy policy here.
Your rights
Some of you (in particular, European users and those whose information we receive under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield) have certain legal rights to obtain information about whether we hold personal information about them, to access personal information we hold about them, and to obtain its correction, update, amendment or deletion in appropriate circumstances. Some of these rights may be subject to some exceptions or limitations. We will respond to your request to exercise these rights within a reasonable time (and in all cases within 30 days of receiving a request).
Rights which you are entitled to are:
• Data access rights
• Right to restrict processing
• Right of Rectification
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
• Right to object to processing
• Right to withdraw consent; and
• Data portability rights
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
You have the right under the Data Protection Act to access the information which we hold about you. If you wish to exercise this right, please send your request to english@dori-ielts.com. In order to meet our costs in responding, we will charge you a fee of £10.
Personalized marketing
You can opt-out from direct marketing and we provide opt-out options in all direct marketing emails. Finally, if you do not wish to see personalized marketing content on the web related to our service you can clear the cookies in your browser settings.
How to contact us
If you have any issues with our privacy policy or if you feel you data has been used unfairly, then please contact us using the Contact Us form and we will respond to you a.s.a.p.
Questions & Concerns
If you have any questions or comments, or if you want to update, delete, or change any Personal Information we hold, or you have a concern about the way in which we have handled any privacy matter, please use our contact form to send us a message. You may also contact us by postal mail or email at:
Theodora Mantzari
Administrator and Owner
english@dori-ielts.com
Nafsikas Corfu Greece
49100
Updated March 4, 2019
