Privacy Policy

PrivySeal Limited (UK) - www.privyseal.io / www.privyseal.com ("PrivySeal")

This privacy policy will explain how PrivySeal uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

Topics:

What data do we collect?
How do we collect your data?
How will we use your data?
How do we store your data?
What are your data protection rights?
What are cookies?
How do we use cookies?
What types of cookies do we use?
How to manage your cookies
Analytics / Log Files
3rd Party Tracking
Contacting the appropriate authorities

What data do we collect?

PrivySeal stores your email address and password, in this regard, we are a Data Controller.

How do we collect your data?

PrivySeal stores your email and password data when you register as a User online at privyseal.io.

PrivySeal also receives your data indirectly from Certificate Issuers that use our service to provide you with their real-time digital seals and certificates to validate their award of qualifications, licenses, membership, enrollment and other data, in this regard we are a Data Processor.

How will we use your data?

PrivySeal collects your data so that we can:

• help you access your real-time digital seals and certificates;
• help you track the number of times your real-time digital seals and certificates have been viewed.

Where you specifically agree, PrivySeal will share your digital Seal or Certificate with partner companies so that you may embed your real-time digital seal in documents you generate using their software or service.

How do we store your data?

PrivySeal securely stores your data at Amazon Web Services, typically in their Paris Region or another region that is subject to GDPR (strict data privacy law).

PrivySeal will keep your email and password indefinitely, unless you request us to terminate your account by emailing [e-mail].

What are your data protection rights?

PrivySeal would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user ("Certificate Holder") is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request PrivySeal for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that the relevant Certificate Issuer ("Data Controller") correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the relevant Certificate Issuer to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that PrivySeal erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that PrivySeal restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to PrivySeal’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that PrivySeal transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: [e-mail]

Cookies

By continuing to use our Website, you are agreeing to the use of cookies for the purposes described in this policy.

What are cookies

Like many other Websites, our Website uses cookies to improve your online experience. “Cookies” are small pieces of information sent by an organization to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow the website to recognize you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual.

How do we use cookies?

This helps us improve our Website and deliver a more personalized service.

What types of cookies do we use?

We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie is only stored on your device during a single visit to the site (“browser session”) and is deleted when you close your browser to end the session. We use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our website.

A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. When you click a check box asking us to remember you, we use persistent cookies to remember you, so you don’t have to log in every time you use our website.

How to manage your cookies

You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “settings”. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our Website.

Analytics / Log Files

Our website and services gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. This information is used to administer and improve performance, diagnose server problems, and to help ensure the security of our website and services.

3rd Party Tracking

We do not use third party cookies.

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that PrivySeal has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.