Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to Akos Gerold Comunicação Persuasiva para Negócios Ltda – ME (Akos Gerold Brain-Friendly Persuasion & Presenting). This is why we created this Privacy Policy to explain to you what personal data we collect and how we use, disclose, transfer and store your personal data.
By using our services, you accept our Privacy Policy, and you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. In addition, by using our services you are accepting the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. Each time you visit our website or use our services and any time you voluntarily provide us with information, you agree that you are consenting to our collection, use and disclosure of the information that you provide, and you are consenting to receive emails or otherwise be contacted, as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to all users of the website, newsletter subscribers, potential clients, and clients.
1. Identity of data controller
Akos Gerold Comunicação Persuasiva para Negócios Ltda – ME is the controller for the personal data that we process.
Akos Gerold Comunicação Persuasiva para Negócios Ltda – ME
SRTV/Sul Quadra 701 Conjunto L Bloco 02 No. 30 Sala 417 – Parte F 37 – Asa Sul
70.340-906 Brasilia/DF
Brazil
Phone: +55 61 99880-9919
E-mail: contact@akos-gerold.com
Company registration number (CNPJ): 14.387.612/0001-93
2. Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions about the Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data please contact us by sending your query to our Data Protection Officer, Ms. Sandra Acimovic at contact@akos-gerold.com.
3. What personal data we collect, purposes and legal basis for processing and data retention period
3.1. I am a website user
While you are using our website the only way, we can automatically collect data about you is via Cookies. No Cookie will be placed in your browser, except for necessary Cookies, unless and before you give us your consent. You can give and manage your Cookies consent via our Cookies banner. For you to be able to make an informed decision which Cookies to allow, we have prepared our Cookies Policy where you can learn all about Cookies that we use.
3.2. I am a website contact form user
If you are a website contact form user, we process the personal data that we receive from you when you fill out our website contact form and click the “submit” button. We process your name and email address and any personal data you choose to share with us via the website contact form message field, if any.
The purpose of such processing is to be able to get back to you and respond to your website contact form request, as well as for the purpose of record keeping of all our contact requests.
The legal basis for such processing is the necessity of such processing to take place prior to entering into a service contract. Whereas the legal basis for record keeping of all our contact requests is our legitimate interest to be familiar with individuals that once made a contact request and enquire about our services.
We keep your name and email address as long as we are in business, since we have a legitimate interest to be familiar with individuals that once made a contact request and enquire about our services.
3.3. I am a newsletter subscriber
If you are a newsletter subscriber, we process the personal data that we receive from you when you subscribe to our newsletter. We process your name and email address.
The purpose of processing your name and address is to send you our newsletter and special offers.
The legal basis for such processing is your consent that you give us when you subscribe to our newsletter. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” button provided in all our newsletter emails. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
We keep your personal data as long as you are a newsletter subscriber. Once you unsubscribe from our newsletter list, we shall delete your name and email address as a newsletter subscriber from our systems immediately. Please note that, there must be a chance that we still keep your name and email address within our systems if you are as well our customer, or prospective customer, or once made a website contact form request.
3.4. I am a prospective client
If you are a prospective client, we process the personal data we receive from you when we first get in touch with you. We process your name, and email address, mobile number, and your job title.
It is necessary for us to know your name, email address, mobile number, and job title so we can prepare and communicate to you the offer for our services, and that you can decide whether you would like to become our client or not. The legal basis for such processing is the necessity of such processing to take place prior to entering into a service contract. Whereas the legal basis for record keeping of all our prospective clients is our legitimate interest to be familiar with individuals that once considered our service offer.
We keep your name, email address, mobile phone and job title as long as we are in business, since we have a legitimate interest to be familiar with individuals that once made a consideration of buying our services.
3.5. I am an individual client
If you are our individual client, we process your name, email address, mobile number, job title, postal address and date of birth. For Brazilian citizens only, we also process your CPF and RG numbers.
It is necessary for us to know your name, email address, mobile number, job title and postal address so we can enter into a service contract with you and that we can deliver our services to you. Your postal address is necessary for invoicing. The legal basis for processing such data is necessity for the performance of a service contract to you. We keep such data as long as we are in business since we have a legitimate interest to keep records of our current and previous clients’ information as well as we have a regulatory obligation to keep records of all our current and past clients’ data.
If you are a Brazilian citizen, we also process your CPF and RG numbers. It is necessary for us to know your CPF and RG number so we can enter into a service contract with you and that we can deliver our services to you. We keep such data as long as we are in business since we have a legitimate interest to keep records of our current and previous clients’ information as well as we have a regulatory obligation to keep records of all our current and past clients’ data.
The purpose why we collect and process your date of birth is because we want to wish you a happy birthday every year. The legal basis for such processing is your consent which you give us when you tell us your date of birth. You can withdraw your consent any time by sending us an email to contact@akos-gerold.com and we will permanently delete your date of birth from all our systems and send you a written confirmation. We will keep your date of birth as long as we are in business or until you revoke your consent.
3.6. I am a corporate client
If you are our corporate client we process your company name, website, LinkedIn and Instagram profiles, email address, and postal address, your company ID and tax ID numbers; your legal representative’s full name, email address, mobile number, job title; and for your designated contact person(s) we process your full name, email address, mobile number and job title. For Brazilian companies only, we also process your CNPJ number. For Brazilian legal representatives only, we also process your CPF and RG numbers.
It is necessary for us to know your company name, email address, mobile number, website, LinkedIn and Instagram profiles, postal address, and company ID and tax ID numbers so we can enter into a service contract with you and that we can deliver our services to you. Your postal address is necessary for invoicing. The legal basis for processing such data is necessity for the performance of a service contract to you. We keep such data as long as we are in business since we have a legitimate interest to keep records of our current and previous clients’ information as well as we have a regulatory obligation to keep records of all our current and past clients’ data.
If you are a Brazilian company, we also process your CNPJ number. If your legal representative is a Brazilian citizen, we process their CPF and RG numbers. It is necessary for us to know your CNPJ number and the CPF and RG numbers of your legal representative so we can enter into a service contract with you and that we can deliver our services to you. We keep such data as long as we are in business since we have a legitimate interest to keep records of our current and previous clients’ information as well as we have a regulatory obligation to keep records of all our current and past clients’ data.
If you are a Brazilian company and your designated contact person is a Brazilian citizen, we also process their email address and mobile number. It is necessary for us to know their email address and mobile number so we can communicate with you and that we can deliver our services to you. We keep such data as long as we are in business since we have a legitimate interest to keep records of our current and previous clients’ information as well as we have a regulatory obligation to keep records of all our current and past clients’ data.
4. Sharing your personal data
We may share your personal data only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy with third parties that help us provide, improve, promote or support our services, that help with our business operations and assist in the delivery of our services, or who performing services for us, in order to help us comply with our regulatory obligations. Those third parties are our hosting services provider, IT support services providers, newsletter service provider, accounting company, invoicing system service provider, file storage system provider, event management and ticketing service providers.
5. Third Country Transfer
We operate globally and have customers all around the world. Also, our third-party providers as described in section 7. Sharing your personal data, are located in various countries to help us deliver our services globally. So, there is a possibility of your personal data being transferred outside of your country. The transfer of your personal data outside of your country is necessary to provide you with a service that you have requested, and your personal data may be accessed by third party service providers from countries that do not provide the same level of data protection as provided in your country. We take appropriate measures, which in relation to the recipients of your personal data, is necessary to ensure an adequate level of protection as defined by the applicable data protection law, in particular through the application of the Standard Contractual Clauses or by an adequacy decision of the European Commission which states that the country in which the recipient of the transferred personal data provides an adequate level of data protection.
Here is the list of third countries where your personal data may be transferred, or where it may be accessed from, depending on your location. These currently include Brazil, the European Union, the United States of America, and Israel.
Since we treat all our clients equally regardless of the part of the world they are located in, we have decided to request your consent relating to such data transfers abroad. Please note that such data transfers may be associated with certain risks, particularly that in the country of the data recipient, unauthorized third parties may also have unreasonable access to said data and you may not be able to exercise the rights of the data subject and/or your right to object against acts that may harm your personal data and your right to privacy.
You can revoke your consent anytime you like by sending us an email to contact@akos-gerold.com. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Please note that there is a possibility we will not be able to deliver our services to you if you withdraw your consent for third country transfer. Please note that if you are our client, or a past client and you revoke your consent for third country transfer data processing, that we will immediately stop processing your data, but we have to store those data in order to comply with applicable data retention laws e.g., records keeping for accounting purposes.
6. Your rights in relation to your Personal Data
You have the following rights:
• Right to withdraw your consent
If we have asked for your consent to process your personal data, you may withdraw that consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide all or parts of the services you have requested from us.
• Right of access
You can ask us what information we hold about you (confirmation of the existence of the processing), and you can ask for copies of your personal data.
• Right to rectification
You can ask us to correct your personal data if it is inaccurate or to complete it if it is incomplete.
• Right of erasure (right to be forgotten)
You have the right to ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances (for example, if we no longer need your personal data, if you initially consented to the use of your personal data but have now withdrawn your consent).
• Right to restrict the processing
In certain circumstances, you have the right to ask us to stop using your personal data for a period of time (for example, if you believe we are not doing so lawfully).
• Right to object to the processing
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for any reason relating to your situation, and in this case, we may not be able to process your personal data. If you have the right to object and the exercise of this right is justified, your personal data will not be further processed for the purposes of the objection.
If you object to processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, the personal data shall no longer be processed by us for such purposes.
• Right to data portability
You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data that you shared with us to another provider or that we give you a copy in a machine-readable format so that you can transfer it to another provider.
• Right to anonymization, blocking or deletion of unnecessary or excessive personal data
You have the right to request the anonymization, blocking or deletion of unnecessary or excessive personal data.
If you would like to exercise your data protection related rights, you can submit your request at contact@akos-gerold.com.
7. Complaint with Supervisory Authority
You may at any time lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority regarding our collection and processing of your personal data.
We are supervised by the Brazilian Data Protection Authority, Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados or “ANPD”. The ANPD is the lead supervisory authority for us. You can lodge a complaint against us with the ANPD at https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br.
If you are located within the European Union, you can also contact the competent supervisory authority located in the European Union’s relevant Member State where your habitual residence or place of the alleged infringement is. You can find the competent supervisory authority within the EU at http://ec.europa.eu/justice/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm.
8. Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below.
This Privacy Policy was last modified in April 2021.
