Privacy Notice
Last Updated: March 15, 2025
This Privacy Notice explains how mariustarusi.com collects, uses, and protects your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as incorporated into UK law under the Data Protection Act 2018. This notice applies to individuals in the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK).
1. Who We Are
For the purposes of data protection laws, we are the Data Controller responsible for your personal data.
- EU Representative: [info@mariustarusi.com]
- UK Contact: [info@mariustarusi.com]
2. Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
- Identity Data: Name, title, date of birth, or other identifiers.
- Contact Data: Email address, phone number, postal address.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information (collected via cookies – see our Cookie Policy).
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, or services.
- Financial Data: Payment details (if applicable).
- Special Categories: [e.g., health data, only if relevant], with your explicit consent or lawful basis.
We collect this data when you:
- Visit our website [mariustarusi.com].
- Contact us or sign up for our services.
- Interact with us via email, phone, or social media.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following lawful grounds:
- Consent: Where you have given clear consent (e.g., for marketing emails).
- Contract: To fulfill a contract with you (e.g., delivering a service).
- Legal Obligation: To comply with laws in the UK and EU.
- Legitimate Interests: For our legitimate business interests (e.g., improving services), provided your rights are not overridden.
For special category data, we rely on explicit consent or other conditions under Article 9 of the EU/UK GDPR.
4. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data to:
- Provide and improve our products/services.
- Communicate with you (e.g., respond to inquiries).
- Send marketing materials (where you’ve opted in).
- Ensure the security of our systems and comply with legal obligations.
5. Sharing Your Data
We may share your data with:
- Service Providers: Third parties who process data on our behalf (e.g., hosting providers), acting as Data Processors.
- Legal Authorities: When required by law.
- International Transfers: If data is transferred outside the UK or EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses or UK International Data Transfer Agreement).
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:
- For contractual purposes: [e.g., 6 years after the contract ends].
- For marketing: Until you withdraw consent.
- As required by law: [e.g., tax records for 7 years in the UK].
7. Your Rights
Under the EU GDPR and UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Access: Request a copy of your data.
- Rectification: Correct inaccurate data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
- Restriction: Limit how we use your data.
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured format.
- Object: Object to processing (e.g., for marketing).
- Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent.
To exercise your rights, contact us at [email address]. We will respond within one month (extendable by two months for complex requests).
8. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience.
9. Security
We implement technical and organizational measures (e.g., encryption, access controls) to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
10. Changes to This Notice
We may update this notice. Check [mariustarusi.com] for the latest version.