Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (the ‘Policy’) specifies for what purposes and how the Contemplative Education Network, collects and processes personal data pertaining to those who visit its website (the ‘Website’) available at http://contemplative-education.com (the ‘Users’).

This Policy also aims at informing the Users on their rights in relation to the processing of their personal data, as well as on the way of exercising such rights. Please read this Policy carefully before you start browsing the Website.

1. WHY AND HOW DOES CONTEMPLATIVE EDUCATION NETWORK COLLECT USERS’ PERSONAL DATA?

When Users access and browse the Website, Contemplative Education Network and/or its subcontractor may collect Users’ personal data relating to their browsing in order to perform statistics of visits of the Website and to improve Users’ experience of visiting the Website, in particular by proposing them content adapted to their interests and needs. The processing is based on Contemplative Education Network’s legitimate interest in analysing and improving its Users’ experience, unless the personal data processed are derived from cookies, in which case the processing is based on Users’ consent.

2. TO WHOM DOES CONTEMPLATIVE EDUCATION NETWORK DISCLOSE USERS’ PERSONAL DATA?

Users’ personal data collected by and/or on behalf of Contemplative Education Network may only be disclosed to:

· authorized persons within Contemplative Education Network and its affiliates, on a need to know basis, in order to enable such persons to fulfil their functions, in accordance with the purposes for which such personal data was collected; and

· Contemplative Education Network’s subcontractors, which process Users’ personal data only upon instructions from Contemplative Education Network and ensure at least the same level of personal data security as Contemplative Education Network does.

3. MAY USERS’ PERSONAL DATA BE TRANSFERRED OUTSIDE OF THE EU?

Contemplative Education Network may transfer Users’ personal data, including their identification and contact information, to its subcontractors located outside of the European Union, in particular in the United States.

Prior to proceeding with such transfers, Contemplative Education Network ensures that appropriate safeguards are implemented in conformity with applicable data protection laws (including the participation of the subcontractor in the Privacy Shield or the execution of appropriate contractual clauses).

4. WHAT RIGHTS DO USERS HAVE IN RELATION TO THE PROCESSING OF THEIR PERSONAL DATA BY AND/OR ON BEHALF OF CONTEMPLATIVE EDUCATION NETWORK?

Users have right to access their personal data which is being processed by and/of on behalf of Contemplative Education Network and to ask for rectification of any inaccurate, incomplete or outdated personal data concerning them.

They also have right to object, on legitimate grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of their personal data, as well as to obtain the portability, restriction of processing and/or erasure of their personal data in cases provided by the applicable data protection law.

Moreover, Users are entitled to complain to a supervisory authority.

Finally, Users have the right to withdraw, at any time, their consent given for the processing of their personal data.

To exercise such rights, Users can send an email to the following email address: contemplative.ed.network@gmail.com

5. FOR HOW LONG IS USERS’ PERSONAL DATA RETAINED?

Contemplative Education Network endeavours not to retain Users’ personal data processed longer than it is allowed under the applicable data protection laws and, in any case, not longer than such personal data is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Personal data collected by Contemplative Education Network and/or its subcontractors during Users’ browsing of the Website is retained for a period of 6 months.

6. HOW USERS? PERSONAL DATA IS PROTECTED

Contemplative Education Network endeavours to implement and to have implemented by its subcontractors appropriate technical and organisational measures aimed at ensuring an adequate level of security of Users’ personal data, notably by preventing such personal data from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure thereof, or access thereto.

Contemplative Education Network and some of its subcontractors use cookies in order to perform statistics of visits of the Website and to improve Users? experience of visiting the Website, in particular by proposing them content adapted to their interests and needs.

You will find hereunder the presentation of various types of cookies used by Contemplative Education Network and/or its subcontractors, of their respective purposes, as well as of the steps to be taken to accept or decline each of such cookies. Please note that enabling some cookies may prevent you from using certain functionalities of the Website.