Privacy Policy

INTRODUCTION

This Privacy Policy stipulates in what way SC Enterprises Group LLC uses the personal data of users who visit SC Enterprises Group LLC websites, interact with them, and make use of SC Enterprises Group LLC services. It also informs about the user's rights, and how the law protects the user.
It is important that each user reads this Privacy Policy so that they can use the websites and SC Enterprises Group LLC services with full awareness (including knowing in what way and why the data is used).
In the case of any questions or the desire to exercise the right to privacy, the instructions contained in this Privacy Policy should be followed. The SC Enterprises Group LLC team is at your disposal.

DATA CONTROLLER

1) The controller of personal data is SC Enterprises Group LLC with its registered address at Shams Business Center, Sharjah Media City free Zone, Al Messaned, Sharjah, UAE. The company can be contacted via email at [email protected].

STATEMENT CONCERNING COPPA

2) The website and SC Enterprises Group LLC services contain information that is not directed at children (persons under the age of 13). This website and all other related services and sites (including services and websites of SC Enterprises Group LLC partners) are not intended for children, and thus SC Enterprises Group LLC does not knowingly collect data relating to children.

COLLECTED DATA

3) SC Enterprises Group LLC collects various information about its customers and visitors when it is provided to SC Enterprises Group LLC, when users make use of SC Enterprises Group LLC services, or when SC Enterprises Group LLC obtains it from a different source. The collected data can be classified into the following categories:

Identification Data

Name and surname, company name (affiliation) and address. In the case of contact by means of social media, also the username used on these platforms.

Contact Data

Name and surname, company name (affiliation) and address. In the case of contact by means of social media – also the username used on these platforms. In the case of subscribing to the newsletter, the Contact Details pertain only the given name and e-mail address.

Financial Data

Transaction and Stripe account user data.

Technical Data

Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone settings and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technologies used on devices that users use to access this website.

Usage Data

Information on the use of the website or services (behavioral tracking)

Tracking Data

Information that SC Enterprises Group LLC or other entities collect about users through cookies and similar tracking technologies such as web beacons, pixels and identifiers of mobile devices.

SC Enterprises Group LLC collects, makes available, and uses Aggregated Data (statistical or demographic data), which however, do not constitute personal data. If this data is combined by SC Enterprises Group LLC with data enabling the user's identification, then the aggregated data is treated by SC Enterprises Group LLC as personal data.
SC Enterprises Group LLC does not collect sensitive data (data of a special category), including data revealing racial origin, ethnicity, religious beliefs, data concerning sex life and orientation, political views, information on health and diseases, as well as biometric and genetic data.
If a given user decides not to share certain data with SC Enterprises Group LLC, this may result in the inability to provide services provided by SC Enterprises Group LLC. In cases where the law requires consent, it is always voluntary. However, SC Enterprises Group LLC does not only rely on users' consent when processing data, but also on other grounds for data processing.

DATA COLLECTION METHOD

4) SC Enterprises Group LLC uses various methods of collecting personal data, i.e.:

Direct interactions

The user transfers the data directly to SC Enterprises Group LLC. The transfer takes place with registration (conclusion of the contract), contact by post or telephone, and contact by means of social media or with the performance of the contract.

In this way, we collect Identification Data, Contact Data and Financial Data.

Automated activities

Data is collected automatically when interacting with SC Enterprises Group LLC (including by means of the website), through cookies and analytical tools.

This way, we collect Technical Data, Usage Data, and Tracking Data. We may also collect Aggregated Data.

We use automatic actions only in Google Analytics and Hotjar.

From third parties

The data is transferred by entities external to SC Enterprises Group LLC (including entities providing tracking and statistical services, etc.), so far as these entities have a legal basis for the transfer. This basis is usually the user's consent.

This way, Technical Data, Usage Data, and Tracking Data is collected. We may also obtain Financial Data (payment operators).

Necessary personal data may be obtained by SC Enterprises Group LLC also by means of API located on the portals of SC Enterprises Group LLC's business partners, and entities providing services to SC Enterprises Group LLC.

DATA USAGE METHOD

5) The way data is used by SC Enterprises Group LLC depends on the purpose for which the data was transferred or obtained:

When we perform an already concluded contract or want to conclude it.

For example, when the user logs in

When it is justified by the interests of SC Enterprises Group LLC or the interests of third parties, and the interests of the user do not override

For example, when we have a reasonable suspicion of fraud; when SC Enterprises Group LLC wants to inform about new services

When SC Enterprises Group LLC has to fulfill its legal obligation

For example, for tax settlements

In principle, however, SC Enterprises Group LLC uses the data for: (a) the provision of services that are electronically provided, and in the case of users with whom the contract has been concluded – also for the performance of this contract; (b) the provision of other services; (c) the handling of inquiries, requests, and orders; (d) marketing activities (marketing of own products); (e) analytical purposes, and to improve the performance of websites and services provided by SC Enterprises Group LLC; (f) the purposes of development, repair or testing of various functionalities;

LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA COLLECTION. RETENTION

6) SC Enterprises Group LLC may process personal data on the following legal grounds:

Performance of the contract, or activities prior to its conclusion

Article 6 (1) 1 letter b) of GDPR Regulations

The data is stored for the period necessary to perform, to terminate, or otherwise for the expiration of the concluded contract.

Identification Data, Contact Data, and Financial Data

Direct marketing

Article 6 (1) 1 letter f) of GDPR Regulations

The data is stored for the duration of the legitimate interest performed by SC Enterprises Group LLC, however, in the event of exercising the right to object, or withdrawing consent to receive the newsletter, no longer, however, than for the period of limitation of claims after performance of such action. The limitation period is determined by the law, in particular the Civil Code (the basic limitation period for claims related to running a business is three years).

SC Enterprises Group LLC cannot process data for the purpose of direct marketing in the event of an effective objection in this regard by the person whose data it concerns.

Contact Data

Bookkeeping

Article 6 (1) 1 letter c) of GDPR Regulations in connection with art. 74 sec. 2 of the Accounting Act

Data is stored for the period required by law requiring SC Enterprises Group LLC to store accounting books (5 years from the beginning of the year following the financial year to which the data relates).

Identification Data, Contact Data and Financial Data, tax identification number

Providing an answer to the question asked

Article 6 (1) 1 letter f) of GDPR Regulations

Data is stored for the duration of the legitimate interest pursued by SC Enterprises Group LLC, however, no longer than for the period necessary to answer the questions asked.

Identification Data, Contact Data

Establishing, pursuing, or defending claims

Article 6 (1) 1 letter f) of GDPR Regulations

Data is stored for the duration of the legitimate interest pursued by SC Enterprises Group LLC, however, no longer than for the period of limitation of claims against the person whose data it concerns. The limitation period is determined by the law, in particular the Civil Code (the basic limitation period for claims related to running a business is three years).

Identification Data, Contact Data and Financial Data, tax identification number

Ensuring data security and protection, as well as protection against fraud

Identification Data, Contact Data and Financial Data

RIGHTS OF PERSONS WHOM THE DATA CONCERNS

7) The data subject (user) has the following rights:

Right of access, rectification, restriction, deletion, or transfer

the person whose data it concerns has the right to request SC Enterprises Group LLC to access their personal data, rectify it, delete it ("the right to be forgotten"), or to limit the processing, and has the right to object to the processing, and has the right to transfer their data. Detailed conditions for the exercise of the above-mentioned rights are set out in Art. 15-21 of the GDPR Regulation

The right to withdraw consent at any time

a person whose data is processed by SC Enterprises Group LLC on the basis of expressed consent (pursuant to art.6 (1) letter a) or art. 9 (2) letter a) of the GDPR Regulation) has the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing which was carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal

The right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority

the person whose data is processed by SC Enterprises Group LLC has the right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority in the manner and mode specified in the provisions of the GDPR Regulation and Polish law, in particular the Act on the Protection of Personal Data. The supervisory authority in Poland is the President of the Personal Data Protection Office

The right to object

the person whose data it concerns has the right to object at any time – for reasons related to their particular situation – to the processing of their personal data based on art. 6 (1) letter e) (public interest or tasks) or f) (legitimate interest), including profiling based on these provisions. SC Enterprises Group LLC, in such case, is no longer allowed to process this personal data, unless it demonstrates the existence of valid legitimate grounds for processing, overriding the interests, rights, and freedoms of the person whose data it concerns, or grounds for establishing, investigating, or defending claims

The right to object in regards to direct marketing

if personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, the person whose data it concerns has the right to object at any time to the processing of their personal data for the purpose of such marketing, to the extent that the processing relates to such direct marketing

Exercising the rights of the person whose data it concerns is done by contacting SC Enterprises Group LLC using the contact details specified at the beginning of the policy.

PROFILING

8) SC Enterprises Group LLC does not perform profiling

TRANSFER OF DATA

9) Data collected by SC Enterprises Group LLC, in principle, is not transferred to third parties. However, SC Enterprises Group LLC can:

transfer the data of persons who have used SC Enterprises Group LLC services to entities supporting SC Enterprises Group LLC in providing services, such as payment service providers or analytical tool providers (e.g., Google Analytics);
transfer data to law enforcement authorities, supervisory authorities, entities performing public tasks or others, when the obligation to disclose data results from legal provisions.

The transfer of data must always take place on the basis of a legal provision or an appropriate contract (entrusting the processing of personal data).

Data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area, with SC Enterprises Group LLC ensuring that appropriate security measures are provided. In particular, SC Enterprises Group LLC concludes appropriate contracts (standard contractual clauses) to secure the transferred personal data, and transfers the data to countries for which the European Commission has issued a decision declaring the appropriate level of protection.

COOKIES AND ANALYTICS

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Cookie files (cookies) are small text information in the form of text files, sent by the server and saved on the side of the person visiting the website (e.g., on the hard drive of the computer, laptop, or on the smartphone's memory card – depending on the device which is used by the user).
As a standard, most internet browsers available on the market accept cookies by default. Every person has the option to define the terms of using cookies by means of settings of their own web browser. This means that it is possible, for example, to partially limit (e.g., temporarily), or completely disable the option of saving cookies – in the latter case, however, it may affect some of the website functionalities.
SC Enterprises Group LLC uses the following cookies:
1. Google Analytics;
2. Hotjar;
3. files necessary for the operation of the website.

These files are required for traffic analysis, and are not essential for the proper functioning of SC Enterprises Group LLC websites. SC Enterprises Group LLC provides an easy way to disable these files.

Google Analytics

SC Enterprises Group LLC uses Google Analytics services and its functions provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). These services support SC Enterprises Group LLC in analyzing and improving the websites and the services provided through them. Google Analytics, along with advertising functions, uses cookies to analyze the use of websites. The received data is processed in a collective and anonymized way (this means that they prevent the identification of a person. However, this data may be combined with other data. In such case, they constitute personal data for SC Enterprises Group LLC). Every person has the option to block the transfer of data from electronic devices to Google Analytics by downloading and installing a free browser plug-in available here.

Necessary files

These are files that cannot be disabled with other functions, except by changing browser settings. These files guarantee the proper operation of SC Enterprises Group LLC websites and can be used for (a) protection against abuse (security during login and authentication) and (b) maintaining the session (maintaining login when switching between tabs).