General information 

The confidentiality of your personal data is a priority for WINSEDSWISS SRL (the “Company“), headquartered in Romania, Bucharest, 2nd district, 164A Barbu Văcărescu St., Caro Castel, 2nd floor, registered with the Trade Registry under no. J40/4928/2020, Unique Identification Code 42487190, as data controller. Therefore, the Company permanently seeks to ensure the processing of personal data in strict accordance with data protection principles. 

This Personal Data Protection Policy (the “Policy“) concerns the processing of personal data of users of https://inv-est.eu/, of the participants in events organized by the Company, business partners of the Company, as well as other persons contacting or visiting the Company and their representatives, potential employees, and it applies to data collected through the Website, as well as other personal data we collect through the email service or other offline contacts. 

The policy has been developed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (“General Data Protection Regulation”) and contains information on the requirements applicable to the protection of the processing of personal data. 

Purposes and grounds of processing 

The Company collects and processes your personal data in the following cases: 

If you are a user of the Website 

We use personal data collected from you when accessing the Website to monitor traffic and improve the content of the Website. The legal basis for this data processing activity lies in our legitimate interest in ensuring the proper functioning of the company’s website, as well as improving the website. 

The personal data categories processed in this context are the time and date of accessing the site, and the IP address from which it was accessed. 

If you subscribe to the Company’s newsletter 

We may also use your contact details for the purpose of sending you, in electronic format, informative materials regarding future Company events that are of interest to you, but only if you have subscribed, and therefore expressly agreed to this processing. You can withdraw your consent at any time by expressing your option not to receive this sort of information in the future, by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link when receiving the respective email or by writing to us at dpo.romania@winsed.swiss. 

The categories of data processed in this context are generally your first and last name, e-mail address, telephone number, which you communicate to us directly, for example when filling in the subscription section available on the Website. 

If you are a participant in events organized by the Company 

We use your relevant personal data to prepare and allow your participation in the Company’s events. For example, we may need to use your relevant personal data to carry out events in areas of interest to you. The legal basis for the processing of personal data is the execution of our contract (if you have registered for the event) or our legitimate interest in ensuring your participation at the event (if your attendance is provided by another person, e.g. your employer). 

Communication with you 

We use your contact details to communicate with you about any relevant aspects of the event concerned. The legal basis for the processing of personal data is the execution of our contract. 

The categories of data processed in this context are, usually, your first and last name, position, email address, telephone number, as well as other personal data that you may communicate directly to us. 

If you contact or visit the Company 

We use your personal data to ensure the security of the company’s headquarters, assets and personnel. In this case, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is the legitimate interest of the Company to protect the company’s headquarters, assets and personnel. 

The personal data categories processed in this context concern names and other personal data provided by you directly. 

If you are a contractual partner of the Company 

We use your relevant personal data to maintain the contractual relationship with you. In this case, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is the execution of our contract. 

If you are a representative, contact person, employee or another collaborator of a contractual partner of the Company 

We use your relevant personal data to maintain our contractual relationship with you as our contractual partner. In this case, the legal basis for processing is the legitimate interest in ensuring the proper management of the contractual relationship. 

Communication with contractual partners, representatives, contact persons, employees or other collaborators of contractual partners of the Company 

We use your contact details for the purpose of communicating with you on any relevant aspects regarding the field of activity concerned. In this case, the legal basis for processing is the legitimate interest to ensure the proper management of the contractual relationship. In all cases, the data will be provided either directly by you or by the contractual partner. 

The categories of data processed in this context are generally your name, position, email address, telephone number, as well as other personal data made available to the Company, as a rule by you, as they are necessary to fulfill the above purposes. 

Online payment processing 

To offer you the option to pay online, we use the payment processing platform NETOPIA PAYMENTS. 

When you opt for online payment, you will be redirected to the NETOPIA PAYMENTS platform, where you will be asked for certain personal data depending on the chosen payment method – for example, card data (card number, name & surname of the cardholder, expiry date and the security code on the back of the card). This data is used strictly for processing the payment through the NETOPIA PAYMENTS platform and is not communicated to us. 

In certain situations, we can send directly to the NETOPIA PAYMENTS platform specific information regarding the transaction, namely: transaction amount, phone number and email address (if these have been filled in the customer’s account). 

In order to be able to track transactions and settle payments, NETOPIA PAYMENTS provides us with reports on the payments we receive. These reports may include personal data of the payers (name, surname, e-mail, telephone number, billing address). NETOPIA PAYMENTS sends this data to us as part of payment processing services. 

If problems arise strictly related to the processing of your payment, you may be contacted directly by NETOPIA PAYMENTS representatives to resolve them. 

The NETOPIA PAYMENTS platform processes your personal data as an independent operator for online payment processing. You can see more details about their policy for processing your personal data collected for payment processing here: https://netopia-payments.com/nota-de-informare-gdpr-platitori/ 

Provision of personal data 

The provision of your personal data is necessary in order to benefit from the services provided by the Company. Refusal to provide personal data may result in the impossibility of benefiting from the services provided by the Company. For direct marketing activities, the provision of your data is voluntary. 

If personal data must be communicated by you directly, please provide all categories of personal data requested for the purposes mentioned above. 

If you provide the Company with personal data of other individuals, please inform them, prior to disclosing the data, about how the Company intends to process their data, as provided in this Personal Data Protection Policy. 

Disclosure of personal data 

In the context of fulfilling the processing purposes, the Company may disclose the data thus collected to its contractual partners (for example, partners of the events you participate in), to its affiliates or to central / local public authorities, in the following cases: 

• in situations where such communication would be necessary for the provision of services constituting the object of activity of the Company; 

• in the case of promotional campaigns organized by the Company together with the respective contractual partners or affiliates of the Company; 

• to maintain, personalize and improve this website and the services carried out through it; 

• to perform data analysis, testing and research, monitor usage and activity trends, develop safety features and authenticate users; 

• for the transmission of advertising / promotional materials, under the conditions and limits provided by law; 

• when disclosure of personal data is required by law. 

Transfer of personal data 

Personal data provided to the Company will be shared outside Romania, with winsedswiss SA, (located in Lausanne, Switzerland), a linked company that acts as co-organiser of this event. 

Duration of processing 

Personal data is stored for processing for the duration necessary to achieve the processing purposes mentioned above and subsequently according to the requirements of our internal policies and in accordance with legal requirements. The processing of personal data ceases as soon as the purposes of the processing are achieved, the legal bases for data processing cease to exist, and the storage period of the documents, provided by the legislation on the national archives in Romania and the local regulations of the Company, expires. 

Your rights 

In connection with the processing of your personal data described in this Policy, you have the right to request access to your personal data, their rectification or deletion or restriction of processing, as well as the right to oppose further processing, within the limits and conditions provided by law, as well as the right to data portability. Also, if you choose to give your consent, you have the right to withdraw it at any time. In addition, you have the right not to be subject to an automatic individual decision, as well as the right to address the courts and the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing. 

This website uses cookies. For more information on how to use these files, please access the Cookies Policy section. 

For any additional questions regarding how your personal data is processed (including how to exercise the rights indicated in this Policy), please contact us at dpo.romania@winsed.swiss. 

For any queries about GDPR issues directly related to the online payment processing, please note that NETOPIA PAYMENTS is qualified to answer them. In order to submit a question or a request, use the following contact form: https://netopia-payments.com/cereri-gdpr.