Privacy Policy
- INTRODUCTION
We treat the confidentiality of personal data seriously and responsibly, and keeping it secure is a priority for us.
We are therefore committed to complying with the rules introduced by European Regulation No. 2016/679 (the “Regulation”, supplemented by Law 190/2018) on the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data.
In this policy we explain what personal data we process, how we collect it, how we use it and, above all, how we protect it.
We also inform you of your rights and guide you on how to exercise them.
2. ABOUT US
The FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION is part of THE BUCHAREST UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMIC STUDIES, a legal entity in Romania. Our registered office is at 6 Piața Romană, Sector 1, Bucharest, tax code 4433775.
The legal representative of the FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION is the ASE Legal Office, which can be contacted at 6 Piața Romană, Sector 1, Bucharest, and at the email address secretariat@economie.ase.ro.
Under EU Regulation 2016/679, THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION is a personal data controller and has designated the ASE Legal Office as the contact point for matters concerning the application of the Regulation, which can be contacted:
- by email at secretariat@economie.ase.ro
- by post at: 6 Piața Romană, Sector 1, Bucharest, for the attention of the PERSONAL DATA OFFICER.
- WHAT DATA WE COLLECT AND HOW WE COLLECT IT
We use only the information that is strictly necessary and relevant to our activity and to your needs, and we collect it through our website, which is hosted and managed in Romania.
We obtain your data mainly because you choose to disclose it to us voluntarily, but also through automatic capture when you access our website, by means of specific technology and software.
Although you can visit our website without revealing your identity, you can provide your personal data to us directly when you use:
- The PRE-REGISTRATION form *in which you enter and send us your identification and contact details so that we can contact you to SEND YOU FURTHER INFORMATION.
* Available on the page https://economie.ase.ro/
Data collected:
- surname;
- first name;
- email;
- phone;
Information about your rights regarding personal data collected and processed through the Website, and how to exercise them, can be found in the relevant section of this privacy policy.
If you do not agree to disclose this information to us, we will be unable to fulfil your request.
Automatic data capture takes place through:
- cookie technology; a cookie is a piece of information sent by the website and saved by your browser on your device, which we can access later. It keeps statistical information a website needs to personalise the browsing session (e.g. by showing dynamic images of products of interest), such as previously visited pages, downloads, the Internet provider used and the visitor's country of origin.
The most common cookies are:
- Technical:strictly necessary to make sure the website works efficiently from a technical point of view,
- Functional:they remember your choices and help us improve your browsing experience on our website,
- Performance:they help us measure the website's performance using information about how visitors navigate the site,
- Retargeting:they help us show ads on other websites you use
- Social media plugins:to connect our visitors to various social media channels.
We collect and process data provided by cookie technology only if you allow us to.
- standard web server log files provide us with statistical information about the number of visitors and allow us to assess the technical capacity of our website.
Through them we collect some information about the IP address, but this does not identify you directly; it only gives us statistical data about traffic on the website.
Google Analytics
Our website uses the “Google Adwords/Analytics” web analytics service of Google Inc. for statistical purposes.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), which in turn uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored on Google servers in the USA.
If IP anonymisation is enabled, your IP address will be shortened within the Member States of the European Union or other parties to the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. IP anonymisation is enabled for this website. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to provide them with other services relating to website activity and Internet use.
The IP address sent by your browser will not be associated with other data held by Google. You can refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser, but in that case you may not be able to use all the features of the website. You can also choose to opt out of Google Analytics in future by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Addon for your browser: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Facebook pixel
We use the Facebook Pixel as an analytics tool that lets us measure the effectiveness of our advertising. We use the data provided by the pixel to make sure our ads are shown to the right people and to benefit from Facebook's advertising tools.
To give or withdraw your consent to automated processing through the programs or technologies mentioned above, set this option in the welcome message you see when you access the website, or adjust your browser settings accordingly. For more details, see our cookie policy.
If you choose to browse without these technologies or programs, some functions or features of the website will not be available.
If you fill in all the forms on the website and accept full use of the automatic capture programs and technologies, we will collect the following data:
- identity data: first name and surname,
- contact data: email address, phone,
- technical data: connection data, including IP, operating system and platform, browser identification, location, technologies used on the devices used to access the website
- usage data: of the website, marketing data:your preferences for receiving information from us or from third parties
- PURPOSE OF COLLECTION AND LEGAL BASIS
We collect information containing personal or technical data mainly to:
- Fulfil the contractual obligations we have towards you(processing requests, including ensuring communication with students).
The basis for collection is legal and necessary for concluding an agreement between you and the Faculty of Economics and Business Communication.
- Improving our services and your browsing experience on our website.
For this activity we rely on our legitimate interest in promoting and providing information about the activities of the Faculty of Economics and Business Communication, while taking care to respect your rights and freedoms, which is why we give you an easy way to opt out of the programs and technologies we use to collect and process data.
- Security of our hardware and software infrastructure.
The basis for collection and processing for this purpose is both legal, namely the obligation to safeguard assets, and our legitimate interest in protecting the information on the website.
If we use the information we hold for purposes other than those stated above, we will expressly ask for your consent and explain the new rights you have in that situation.
- INABILITY OR REFUSAL TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PERSONAL DATA
If you do not provide the requested information, you will most likely be unable to use our website normally, and we may not be able to accept and process your request or provide you with the information you are interested in.
- USERS
Your data are used by THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION and we will never share your personal information with a third party for purposes other than those described in this Policy.
We may pass your personal information to trusted partners who can offer guarantees regarding the security and confidentiality of your data and who process the data only in accordance with our instructions.
Our partners are generally third-party service providers we work with in areas such as IT services and maintenance, database hosting in Romania and the EU, behavioural analytics (Google Analytics), legal consultancy and assistance, advertising and other services, as well as public authorities.
- WHERE DATA ARE STORED
Both the website and the electronic database containing personal information are hosted and stored on secure servers in Romania.
Where we transfer certain personal data to entities located in the European Union or outside it, including countries that the European Commission has not recognised as providing an adequate level of personal data protection, we will take steps to protect your rights and interests.
Transfers will be protected by contractual clauses or other safeguards, such as certification schemes, including the Privacy Shield for the protection of personal data transferred from the EU to the United States of America.
- SECURITY MEASURES
Although your data are collected online, some of them are also stored on paper (e.g. applications).
The FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION is particularly and constantly concerned with implementing effective security measures to protect your personal data and prevent security breaches regarding information stored online.
Regardless of how they are stored, your data are kept in secure environments protected against unauthorised access, use, disclosure, modification or destruction.
We have also implemented special measures for network and data transfer security, infrastructure auditing and testing, trained staff, and transfers of data outside Romania only to entities that can ensure similar protection, etc.
- STORAGE PERIOD
Where we process your data under a legal obligation or in the public interest, we will store the data for as long as necessary to comply with our legal obligations or for as long as the interest is considered to be of public benefit.
Where we process your data to protect our legitimate interests, we will store the data until you ask us to stop, unless we can demonstrate that our reason for collecting and storing them overrides your interests, rights and freedoms.
Where we process your data on the basis of your express consent, we will store the data until you ask us to stop.
We store personal data collected through the PRE-REGISTRATION or News Subscription form
- AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING
The FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION does not use automated processes that may produce legal effects concerning you or significantly affect you.
You can ask at any time not to be subject to a decision made only by automated means, if that decision has legal effects for you or affects you in a similarly significant way.
You cannot exercise this right if the decision resulting from automated processing is necessary for us to conclude or perform a contract, or if it is permitted by law and there are adequate safeguards for your rights and freedoms.
If you change your mind about automated processing, you can withdraw your consent at any time by writing to us (see the Contact section).
- RIGHTS
- The right to information– you have the right to know whether your personal data are being processed; what data are collected, where they come from and why, who processes them, for how long, and whether they are subject to automated processing likely to produce legal effects or significantly affect you.
- The right of access– you have the right to access, free of charge and at reasonable intervals, the data collected from or about you. This includes your right to request and obtain a copy of the personal data collected.
- The right to update/rectification– you have the right to request the correction or updating of your personal data where they are inaccurate or incomplete.
- The right to erasure– if you have withdrawn your consent, object to the processing, the processing does not comply with the Regulation, or it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which the data were collected and processed, you can ask for your personal data to be deleted from our records.
- The right to restrict processing– where certain conditions apply, you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data.
- The right to object– in certain cases you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, for example in the case of direct marketing.
- The right to object to automated processing– where your personal data are subject to automated processing, including profiling, which may produce legal effects or significantly affect you, you are entitled to ask us to exclude your data from any individual automated decision-making.
- The right to data portability– you have the right to obtain your personal data in a suitable format or, where possible, by direct transfer from one processor to another.
- The right to assistance from the supervisory authority– you have the right to seek the help of a supervisory authority and the right to other remedies, such as claiming compensation.
- The right to withdraw consent– you have the right to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
- The right to lodge a complaint– if you wish to raise a concern about the way we process your personal data, please contact us:
- by email at secretariat@economie.ase.ro
- by post or courier at 6 Piața Romană, Sector 1, Bucharest, for the attention of the PERSONAL DATA OFFICER.
We assure you that all your concerns and complaints will be handled seriously, professionally and in full confidentiality.
If you are nevertheless dissatisfied with how we have responded to your concerns, you can contact the authorities that oversee our activity regarding personal data.
In Romania, this authority is the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing, whose contact details are:
- Address: 28-30 G-ral. Gheorghe Magheru Blvd., Sector 1, postcode 010336, Bucharest, Romania
- Phone: +40.318.059.211 or +40.318.059.212;
- Email: anspdcp@dataprotection.ro