DISASTERS.NEWS, as the author/owner/administrator/user of the website www.disasters.news respects the privacy and security of the information you provide when using this website, including your personal data, for which purpose it has created and applies this privacy policy.
Your access/visitation of this website is subject to the terms and conditions of use and privacy policy. It implies your explicit acceptance of them and represents the parties’ entire agreement (contract).
DISASTERS.NEWS reserves the right to change and update the content of the www.disasters.news website, as well as the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions of Use, at any time without prior notice. Therefore, please visit this section periodically to check the terms and conditions you have agreed to abide by.
The terms and conditions presented are valid and apply to all websites in the disasters.news domain and for which DISASTERS.NEWS is the author/owner/administrator/user. All such websites (as they currently exist or will be implemented in the future) and the www.disasters.news website will be referred to generically, individually, or collectively as Site and/or Sites in the following.
As used herein, words in the singular include the plural, words in the plural include the singular, words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine gender, and words denoting the feminine gender include the masculine gender.
Definitions
a. personal data – any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable person can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or one or more factors specific to his or her physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity;
b. processing of personal data – any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure to third parties by transmission, dissemination or otherwise, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction;
c. storage – storage on any medium of personal data collected;
d. personal data filing system – any organized structure of personal data, accessible according to specified criteria, regardless of whether this structure is organized on a centralized or decentralized basis or is distributed on a functional or geographical basis;
e. controller – any natural or legal person, whether governed by private or public law, including public authorities, institutions, and their territorial structures, which determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data;
f. third party – any natural or legal person, whether governed by private or public law, including public authorities, institutions, and their territorial structures, other than the data subject, the controller or the processor, or persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or the processor, are authorized to process data;
g. recipient – any natural or legal person, whether governed by private or public law, including public authorities, their institutions, and territorial structures, to whom data are disclosed, whether or not a third party; public authorities to whom data are disclosed within the framework of a special investigative authority shall not be regarded as recipients;
h. anonymous data – data which, because of their origin or the specific method of processing, cannot be associated with an identified or identifiable person;
i. “business contact” data includes the name, function, business address, telephone number, or e-mail address of an employee of an organization in that capacity. Business contact data is not personal data;
j. statistical data – data that have been obtained as a result of the processing of personal data by the controller but which cannot be used to identify a person and are used exclusively for statistical and/or informational, promotional purposes.
Collection of personal data
DISASTERS.NEWS may collect personal data from you, but only with your consent and if you provide it to us voluntarily.
The registration form is on www.disasters.news. The news website asks for information you can be identified or by which we can contact you, which is in the “business contact” data category.
The collection of personal data on the secure.disasters.news Site involves:
Online payment forms are submitted by you when you make an eCommerce transaction on one of the web merchant websites using the DISASTERS.NEWS solution will need to be completed with all information requested and marked as mandatory, including personal data.
We use personal data collected on the secure www.disasters.news Website for the following purposes:
- invoicing the products/services ordered by you;
- delivering them;
- making online payments;
- ensuring the security of the eCommerce/online payment transaction by applying anti-fraud filters.
- Personal data may be disclosed without your consent in case of disputes/disputes regarding payment fraud to the following recipients: banks involved in online payments, International Card Organizations, and service/product providers.
By continuing the eCommerce transaction within the payment page, through the secure.disasters.news website, you expressly consent to collecting and processing personal data in the computerized record system by SC DISASTERS.NEWS, as a personal data controller.
Regarding the data that may be collected when browsing www.disasters.news, we use this personal data collected for the following purposes:
- To ensure that the website is relevant to your needs.
- To deliver services such as newsletters, events, or products you have requested or purchased.
- To help us create and publish content that is most relevant to you.
- To provide access to restricted areas of the site.
DISASTERS.NEWS collects information and processes it into statistical data about which pages you access within the Sites, including the IP address from which the Site is visited. DISASTERS.NEWS may use cookies within the Sites. A cookie is a file that our servers send to your computer and that your computer sends back each time you access a page on our Site.
Cookies are used for the following purposes:
- To improve access security.
- To improve usability and provide you with better service.
Most internet browsers automatically accept cookies. However, by editing its options, you can ask your browser to stop taking cookies and warn you before accepting a cookie from the sites you visit. If you choose not to accept cookies from us, you will still be able to access sections of our Site that are available to the general public. Still, you will not be able to view certain information and features on our Site designed to enhance your experience on our Site.
You will find links to send us an email message in various sections of the Site. Your email address is used to send you a reply, and your message is retained for future reference should you decide to contact us again. Your email address and name are business contact data and DISASTERS.NEWS. With your consent, disasters.news may use them, including providing them to third parties.
DISASTERS.NEWS may disclose personal data to third parties if required by law or in cases of good faith where such actions are necessary to (a) comply with the requirements of the law; (b) protect and defend the proprietary rights of DISASTERS.NEWS and its websites, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of employees, users of products or services, or members of the public.
When we are asked or permitted to provide personal data, only that data necessary to fulfill the purpose of the request will be disclosed.
DISASTERS.NEWS does not sell, trade, or rent personal data to third parties.
Use of statistical and anonymous data
DISASTERS.NEWS may use the statistical data or anonymous data resulting from processing in its capacity as a controller for the following purposes:
- to carry out analyses/maps;
- to produce information;
- to publish, promote, and offer products/services provided by DISASTERS.NEWS.
- Security of collected data
- DISASTERS.NEWS uses security methods and technologies, along with employee policies and working procedures, including control and audit procedures, to protect the personal data collected per the legal provisions in force.
- The collection of personal data is done using an encrypted SSL connection, using a digital certificate issued by www.cloudflare.com, a Cloudflare, Inc. company.
The servers on which the Sites are hosted are protected from limited physical and remote access and are installed in technically and security appropriate premises. We make all reasonable, commercially justified efforts to protect your personal data collected, review new technologies in the field, and, if appropriate, apply them to upgrade our security systems. Also, the hardware and software infrastructure used by DISASTERS.NEWS is periodically reviewed for security.
Rights regarding data collected and processed
In connection with the processing of personal data and based on the consents specified in Law 677/2001, you may exercise any of the following rights:
a) the right to access your personal data;
b) the right to request rectification, erasure, or blocking of personal data;
c) the right to object;
d) the right not to be subject to an automated individual decision (automated decisions based on the processing of data by automated means to evaluate certain personal aspects);
e) the right to complain with the supervisory authority and apply to the court in relation to any breach of rights concerning the processing of personal data.
All these rights can be exercised using a written, dated, and signed request addressed to our company.
External links
Sites may contain links to other websites outside the control of DISASTERS.NEWS, which we think you will find helpful. If you access these links, you will access/visit websites that may have a different privacy policy than DISASTERS.NEWS.
Minors
DISASTERS.NEWS does not sell products and/or services to be purchased by minors.
DISASTERS.NEWS may sell or charge for products/services intended for minors but purchased by an adult. If you are a minor and access a Site, you may only do so if you are under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
Enforcement of this Privacy Policy
If you have any questions about the Privacy Policy or want to be informed about personal data processed by DISASTERS.NEWS that directly concerns you, please contact us.
Terms and Conditions of Use
Please also visit the Terms and Conditions of Use section, which applies to your access/visit to the Site.
Legislation
The Privacy Policy is subject to international legislation. In the event of a dispute, an amicable settlement will be attempted first, within 30 working days from the registration of the complaint at DISASTERS.NEWS. If a settlement cannot be reached within the period mentioned above, the court of the same administrative structure as the DISASTERS.NEWS office shall be deemed competent.
By accepting this consent form, you confirm that you have been informed of the personal data concerning you that is to be collected, stored, processed, and used and that you agree that this personal data may be processed and used within limits specified herein for the duration of the company’s activities.
CONSENT
I accept this form to indicate that:
(i) I have read and fully understand the above, and:
(ii) I consent to the processing and use of my Personal Data following this form.
Last update: 3 August 2022