Privacy
Policy
Introduction
This policy applies to the websites operated by whitestudio, Tbilisi, Georgia (hereinafter referred to as “whitestudio”). Other rules may apply to third-party servers and websites.
When you visit our website, we collect your personal data.
Because we take the protection of personal data very seriously, we would like to inform you exactly what data is stored and how it is used.
Processing of personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more specific characteristics.
Data collected, purposes of processing and legal basis
Each time a user visits a whitestudio page and each time a file is accessed, data about this process is stored in a log file. Depending on the access protocol used, the log entry contains the following information:
- IP address of the requesting computer
- Name of the requested file
- Date and time of the request
- Access methods/functions requested by the requesting computer
- Access status of the web server
- URL from which the file was requested
- Operating system and browser type or browser settings
No usage profiles are created that link IP addresses with personally identifiable information. Exceptions apply only where they are specified separately in this policy.
The stored data is used only to deliver technical content, to identify and track unauthorized access attempts to the web server, and for statistical evaluation such as visitor numbers and page popularity. The evaluation is carried out only by authorized whitestudio employees.
Use of cookies
When you visit our website, we use cookies if you have given your prior consent or if they are technically necessary to provide our services to you. Cookies are small text files that our web application stores on your computer and that allow us to recognize your internet browser. Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can disable this function in your browser or set your browser to notify you each time cookies are used.
Cookie data is not used to identify you personally.
Persistent cookies are stored on your computer for 7 days. They are designed to make our website as convenient as possible to use beyond your current visit, and we use them to display personalized content.
If you do not want to allow persistent cookies, you can disable them in your browser. For details, see the help function in your browser’s menu bar. Disabling persistent cookies does not affect the general use of our website.
Session cookies are stored on your system only until the current browser session is closed. They allow you to use our services without restriction during your current visit to our website. This data is anonymous, so you are not personally identified.
If you do not want to allow session cookies, you can disable them in your browser. For details, see the help function in your browser’s menu bar. If session cookies are disabled, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to use all of our services without restriction.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”)). The information generated by cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will first be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting the settings of your browser software accordingly. In addition, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by cookies relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by using the link below tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout to download and install the available browser plugin.
For more information on the terms of use and privacy, visit google.com/analytics/terms or google.com/policies.
Please note that on this website Google Analytics has been extended with the code “anonymizeIp” to ensure the anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).
Google Doubleclick
This website uses Google DoubleClick. DoubleClick uses cookies to show you relevant ads. Your browser is assigned a pseudonymous identification number (ID) to check which ads have been displayed in your browser and which ads you have interacted with. According to Google, the cookies themselves do not contain any personal information. The use of DoubleClick cookies allows Google and its partner websites to serve ads based on previous visits to our website or other websites. The information generated by the cookies is transmitted by Google to a server in the USA for evaluation and stored there. Google transfers data to third parties only on the basis of legal regulations or for order processing.
By using our website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner described above and for the stated purpose. You can object to Google collecting data generated by cookies and related to your use of the website, as well as to Google processing such data, by downloading and installing the DoubleClick deactivation browser plugin: google.com/settings/ads/plugin
Google GA Audiences / Remarketing function
This website uses Google’s remarketing function. The remarketing function allows Google to determine which pages users of the Google network have visited in order to offer them tailored ads. According to Google, no personal information is collected in this process.
You can disable Google’s remarketing function here: google.com/settings/ads
Facebook Remarketing / Retargeting
This website uses the “Custom Audiences” marketing function of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). Using this function and the corresponding Facebook remarketing tag, we can show users targeted, interest-based, personalized Facebook ads when they visit Facebook.
When you visit the whitestudio website, a direct connection to Facebook’s servers is established via Facebook remarketing tags. The Facebook server is informed which whitestudio web pages you have visited, and Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account.
For more information on how Facebook processes data, your rights and privacy, see Facebook’s privacy policy at facebook.com/about/privacy. If you do not want Facebook to link the collected information directly to your Facebook user account, you can disable the “Custom Audiences” marketing function in your Facebook profile, which requires you to log in to your account.
Contact form / comment functions
Personal data provided via the contact form or comment function on the website is transmitted to whitestudio. If you use the comment function, your comment and your name will be published on the website.
The personal data you provide is transmitted to us over a secure connection using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. We use 256-bit encryption. SSL encryption (recognizable by https:// in the website address in your browser) is a protocol for encrypting data transmitted from a web server to an internet browser. Personal data is SSL-encrypted while being transmitted between the user’s computer and the SSL server.
Automated decision-making; profiling
No automated decision-making or profiling takes place.
Supervisory authority
You have the right to receive, free of charge, information about your data stored by whitestudio.
In addition, you have the right to request:
- Correction of inaccurate data
- Restriction of processing
- Deletion of data
- Objection to data processing and data transfer
You have the right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for whitestudio. Contact details:
Amendments
Since the whitestudio website may change or be updated, it may occasionally be necessary to amend these rules. Whitestudio reserves the right to change this policy at any time.
*Your data will be used in accordance with the Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection.