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Last Updated: 10th Feb 2025

Introduction

SecurityWithFinux.com is owned and operated by SecurityWithFinux ("we", "us", or "our"), which is the data controller of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we process information collected by SecurityWithFinux.com, outlines the types of personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using our website.

We are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring its confidentiality and security.

Personal Information We Collect

When you visit SecurityWithFinux.com, we collect two types of information:

Device Information: We automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• Web browser information

• IP address

• Time zone

• Installed cookies

• Individual web pages or products viewed

• Referring websites or search terms

• Site interaction information

Personal Data: We may collect personal data you provide to us during registration or when using our services, including but not limited to:

• Name

• Email address

• Address

• Telephone Number

• Payment information

In addition to the information we collect directly, our website uses certain Google services that may collect data about our users. These services include:

• Google Analytics

• Google AdSense

• Google Calendar

• Google Meet

• YouTube embedded videos

How Google Uses Your Information

When you visit our website, Google may collect information such as:

• The URL of the page you're visiting

• Your IP address

• Browser type and settings

• Device information

• Cookies and unique identifiers

• Google uses this information to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve its services

• Develop new services

• Measure the effectiveness of advertising

• Protect against fraud and abuse

• Customize content based on your preferences

For more detailed information on how Google uses data, please visit Google's Privacy Policy.

Legal Basis and Purpose of Data Processing

We process your data based on the following legal grounds under GDPR Article 6:

• Consent: For non-essential cookies, marketing communications, and the use of Google services.

• Contract: To fulfill our contractual obligations to you.

• Legitimate Interests: To improve our services, protect against fraud, and for the use of certain Google services (e.g., Google Analytics).

• Our primary purposes for processing your data are:

• Website maintenance and improvement

• Service provision

• Customer support

• Security and fraud prevention

• Legal compliance

We process only minimal user data, as much as is absolutely necessary to maintain the website and provide our services.

Your Rights

As a user, you have the following rights under GDPR:

• Right to be informed

• Right of access

• Right to rectification

• Right to erasure

• Right to restrict processing

• Right to data portability

• Right to object

• Rights related to automated decision-making and profiling

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@securitywithfinux.com.

Right to Withdraw Consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can do this by:

• Adjusting your browser settings to reject cookies

• Opting out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

• Contacting us at contact@securitywithfinux.com to withdraw consent for other data processing activities

Data Retention

We retain personal data in line with industry standards and as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you

• Legal obligations we are subject to

• Applicable statute of limitations

Google retains data collected from our website in accordance with its own data retention policies. For more information, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use personal information about you. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies and Google services. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

For more information about our use of cookies, please contact us.

Third-Party Services and Data Sharing

We may use third-party services for analytics, payment processing, and other business operations. These services may have access to your personal data only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

We may disclose your personal information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Google may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information publicly and with its partners.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Breach Notification

In the event of a data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and the relevant supervisory authority without undue delay and, where feasible, within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach.

International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Germany and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to Germany and process it there.

For data transfers related to Google services, Google may process your data in any of their globally operating data centers. Google maintains compliance with EU data protection requirements through appropriate safeguards, including EU-US Privacy Shield certification and standard contractual clauses.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Age Restriction

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you are under 18, please do not use our services or provide any personal information to us.

Automated Decision Making

We do not use automated decision-making processes, including profiling, which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• By email: contact@securitywithfinux.com

• By visiting this page on our website: /contact

Your Right to Lodge Complaints

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes upon data protection laws. The supervisory authority in Germany is:

Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit

Husarenstraße 30
53117 Bonn
Germany

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.