Privacy policy

The Identity Valley® website is owned by Identity Valley Research GmbH, which is a non-proft organisation enganging in trustworthy digitalisation. As owner of this website Identity Valley Research GmbH is taking the role of data controller of your personal data that you may leave on this website.

This Privacy Policy determines how we are processing the information collected by Identity Valley, which also provides the reasons why we must collect certain personal data about you. To be fully informed, we ask you to read this Privacy Policy before using the Identity Valley website.

We take care of your personal data and are committed to its confidentiality and security.

Personal information we collect:

When you visit the Identity Valley website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the installed cookies on your device. Additionally, as you browse the website, we collect information about the individual web pages or products you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the website, and how you interact with the website. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.” Moreover, we might collect the personal data you provide to us (including but not limited to Name, Surname, Address, etc.) during registration to be able to fulfill possible agreements (e.g. Newsletter subscription).

Why do we process your data?

Our top priority is customer data security, and, as such, we may process only minimal user data, only as much as it is absolutely necessary to maintain the website. Information collected automatically is used only to identify potential cases of abuse and establish statistical information regarding website usage. This statistical information is not otherwise aggregated in such a way that it would identify any particular user of the system.

You can visit the website without telling us who you are or revealing any information, by which someone could identify you as a specific, identifiable individual. If, however, you wish to use some of the website’s features, or you wish to receive our newsletter or provide other details by filling a form, you may provide personal data to us, such as your email, first name, last name, organization. You can choose not to provide us with your personal data, but then you may not be able to take advantage of some of the website’s features. For example, you won’t be able to receive our Newsletter or contact us directly from the website.
Users who are uncertain about what information is mandatory are welcome to contact us via info@identityvalley.org.

Your rights:

If you are a European resident, you have the following rights related to your personal data:

The right to be informed.
The right of access.
The right to rectification.
The right to erasure.
The right to restrict processing.
The right to data portability.
The right to object.
Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling.

If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident, we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill agreements we might have with you (for example, if you order our Newsletter via our website). Additionally, please note that non personal information might be transferred outside of Europe, including Canada and the United States. This is actually linked to the use of Hostinger’s CDN service. The CDN (Content Delivery Network) helps speed up our website by distributing its content across multiple servers worldwide. This means that visitors access our site through the nearest server, reducing load time, making it faster and more reliable. It also provides added protection against traffic spikes and DDoS attacks (malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic), keeping our site stable and secure. Under no circumstances will personal data from visitors to our website be forwarded to other servers worldwide.

Links to other websites:

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for such other websites or third parties' privacy practices. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and read the privacy statements of each website that may collect personal information.

Information security:

We secure information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We keep reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect against unauthorized access, use, modification, and personal data disclosure in its control and custody. However, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed.

Legal disclosure:

We will disclose any information we collect, use or receive if required or permitted by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process, and when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

Website Hosting:

We host the content of our website with the following provider:
HOSTINGER, UAB, Švitrigailos str. 34, Vilnius 03230 Lithuania. When you visit our website, HOSTINGER collects various log files including your IP addresses. Details can be found in HOSTINGER's privacy policy: https://www.hostinger.com/legal/privacy-policy.

The use of HOSTINGER is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably as possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Order processing
We have concluded an order processing contract (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Customer Relationship Management (CMR):

We use the Brevo CRM tool on this website. The provider is Brevo, Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany, www.brevo.com.
Brevo CRM enables us, among other things, to manage existing and potential subscribers and stakeholders and their contacts. With the help of Brevo CRM, we are able to record, sort and analyse subscriber and stakeholder interactions via e-mail and if applicable other communication channels. The personal data collected in this way can be evaluated and used for communication with the potential subscribers and stakeholders or for marketing measures (e.g. newsletter mailings). Brevo CRM also enables us to record and analyse the user behaviour of our contacts on our website.

Brevo CRM is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most efficient customer management and customer communication possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Details can be found in Brevo’s privacy policy: https://www.brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy/

Contact information:

If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Privacy Policy or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to individual rights and your Personal Information, you are welcome to send an email via info@identityvalley.org.