Privacy Policy - Dr Elena Georgiou Data Protection & Tech Legal Expert

DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY POLICIES

Dr Elena Georgiou Tech Legal and Research Trainings (“Dr Elena Georgiou”) is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data.

This Privacy Policy sets out the personal data we collect and process through this website at www.drelenageorgiou.com (the “Site”), and what rights and choices you have in relation to the personal data Dr Elena Georgiou holds about you. Visitors and any other users of the site are referred to as “user”, “you”, and “your” and Dr Elena Georgiou is referred to as “we”, “us”, and “our”.

On the Site, we provide information about training, mentoring and tutorial sessions on tech legal topics and development of research, interview, and presentation skills as well as public speaking including lectures, seminars, and keynote speeches on technology and law, research and skills, and legal inspiration and career motivation (the “Service”).

Use of the Site, including all materials presented herein and all online Services provided by Dr Elena Georgiou, is subject to the following Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy applies to all Site visitors, clients, university students, and all other users of the Site. By using our Site or submitting your personal data you are taken to accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, without modification, and acknowledge reading it.

Purpose of this Policy

This Privacy Policy informs you how the personal data and other private information that we collect from you as a user of this Site or as a client or visitor will be used and processed by us.

“Personal data” in this policy meansany information that relates to you from which you can be identified.

Personal Data Collected

The Site may collect and process different types of personal data for different reasons.

We may collect the following personal data about you:

Contact information such as your name, job title, postal address, home address (where you provide this to us), business address, telephone and/or mobile number, and email address.
Education and/or Business information which we necessarily process as part of our instructions or services requested and provided by you voluntarily.
Personal information you choose to provide to us when we meet personally (online or offline) and/or you are attending a training, tutorial, mentoring, or consulting session with us.
Sensitive data for the purpose of tailoring our services and meetings to your needs. The processing of such data is based entirely on your specific and explicit consent.
Payment data which is necessary for us to process payments and implemented fraud prevention measures, including credit/debit numbers, security code numbers, and other such relevant billing details.
Information about your preferences, where it is relevant to the services we provide (e.g., to personalise your consulting, mentoring, tutorial, and/or training session based on your needs and request(s)).
Compliance information which we are legally required to collect for compliance purposes.
We may also receive other personal or private information about you that you choose to submit to this Site or any other website we may operate.

When Do We Collect Your Personal Data

We may collect personal data about you in various cases, such as:

When you seek our services.
When you make an inquiry through our website, in person, over email, over the telephone, or over our social media platforms.
When you attend a consulting, mentoring, tutorial and/or training session with us.
When you make an application for registration for a training or public speaking event.
When a third-party entity (e.g., organisation, university, college) engages us to provide services and you hold an office or an interest in or have a certain relationship with that third-party entity.
When you provide services to us or otherwise offer to do so.

How We Use Your Personal Data

When you enquire on our website, you provide your personal details. These are the details that we will use to communicate with you about the products and services offered by Dr Elena Georgiou that have been requested.

We may use your personal data for the following purposes (“permitted purposes”):

To communicate with you and/or deal with any enquires you make.
To provide you with educational, mentoring and/or consulting services in the ordinary course of our business.
To keep a record of your attendance to any training, tutorial, mentoring, or consulting session
To inform you about our events and trainings.
To send you updates or offers which may be of specific interest to you.
To administer payment services.
To contact you about service feedback.
To administer our Site and ensure its optimisation for you and your device(s).
To assist our internal business operations (including data analytics, testing websites, research, and web security).
To combine personal data that you provide us with other information we collect about you for the purpose providing you a customisable service based on your individual needs and request(s).
For compliance with our legal obligations.

Where you have expressly given us your consent, we may also process your personal data for the following purposes:

For surveys, marketing campaigns, market analysis, contests, or other promotional activities or events.
To collect information about your preferences to create a user/client profile to personalise and foster the quality of our communication, services, and interaction with you (e.g., by way of newsletter tracking or website analytics).

Regarding newsletters, legal updates, and other general communications, you can opt-out of receiving such communication at any time. We will not use your personal data to make any automated decisions affecting you or creating profiles other than those described above.

Depending on for which of the above “permitted purposes” we use your personal data, we may process your personal data on one of the following legal grounds:

You expressly give your consent to the processing.
To comply with our legal obligations.
Processing is necessary for the performance of a client’s instruction or other contract with you, your organisation or a third-party entity.
Processing is necessary for purposes of our legitimate interest or those of any third-party recipients that receive your personal data, provided that such interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

Cookies

We may send cookies or other tracking signals to your computer to uniquely identify your browser and improve the quality of our service. The term “cookies” refers to small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing the Site. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them). You can accept or decline cookies using your web browser settings. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the Site may not work properly or at all. The Site does not respond to Do Not Track signals sent by your browser.

Links to Third Party Sites

The Site may contain links to a third-party website. Unless otherwise stated, this Privacy Policy only covers information that we collect from you on this Site. Any other link will be covered by the privacy policy of that specific site. You acknowledge and accept that we are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties.

Disclosure of Personal Data

Your privacy is important, and we will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal data to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. When working together, I may give elements of your personal data to another practitioner as part of a referral. This will always be with your personal consent prior to the disclosure of your data.

We may also share your personal data with third parties in the following situations:

As part of compliance procedures or other external legal obligations.
To enforce our Terms and Conditions or Privacy and Cancellation policies that you are subject to.
In support of our IT systems (e.g., data hosting providers or delivery partners), organisations may need to have access to your personal data to provide IT support and enable us to provide membership services and other services/goods available on this Site.
In support of our internal financial operations and credit reference agencies to protect against possible fraud.
To protect us, our clients, visitors, and users against loss or damage. This may include but is not limited to sharing your data with the police, courts, data protection authorities and other law enforcement agencies.

Security of Personal Data

We do our best to protect your personal data from any unauthorised access, misuse, or disclosure. However, you acknowledge that the personal data you voluntarily share could be accessed or tampered with by a third party. You agree that we are not responsible for any intercepted information shared through our Site without our knowledge or permission. Additionally, you release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of such intercepted information in any unauthorised manner. You agree to notify us of any breach of security or unauthorised use of your personal data.

Transfers of Personal Data

Dr Elena Georgiou is active across the world. This means that we may transfer your data abroad if required to do so for the “permitted purposes”. In certain cases, this may include transferring data to countries that do not offer the same level of protection as the laws of your country (such as the data protection legislation of the EU/EEA).

When making these transfers, we will always ensure an adequate level of protection of your data. Such transfer or transfers of your personal data will be subject to appropriate safeguards under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) or other relevant data protection legislation. This may include entering into the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Please get in touch at elena@drelenageorgiou.com if you wish to obtain further information on the safeguards to which we are adhering.

Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to certain conditions under GDPR and/or other relevant data protection legislation, you have the right to:

Receive information about the processing of your personal data.
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Ask us to delete or correct any data we hold about you which is inaccurate or no longer relevant.
Request not to process your personal data for marketing purposes.
Request not to be subject to automated decision-making based on your personal data.
Object or restrict the use of your personal data by us.
Submitting a complaint if you have concerns about how we are handling your personal data.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights above, please contact us at elena@drelenageorgiou.com. To enable us to process your request, we may require that you provide us with proof of your identity, such as by providing us with a copy of a valid form of identification. This is to ensure that we appropriately protect the personal data we hold from unauthorised access requests and comply with our security obligations. Any access requested may be subject to a reasonable administrative fee to meet our costs in dealing with your request.

Children’s Privacy and Compliance

To access or use this Site, you must be 18 years old or older and have the requisite power and authority to enter this Privacy Policy. We do not knowingly collect, process, or solicit data online from children under the age of 13 years old. We do not knowingly market online to children under the age of 13.

Amendments to this Policy

You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed this Site and this Privacy Policy and that you will continue to review this Policy to be aware of any modifications. We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on this website.

Contact

If you have any questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please email: elena@drelenageorgiou.com.

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