Privacy Notice

1. GENERAL

This Privacy Policy describes how Finance Magnates uses and protects any information that you give Finance Magnates when you use this website. If you continue to browse or use this website and/or any of its affiliated websites and/or services you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following Privacy Policy, which together with our Terms and Conditions govern Finance Magnates relationship with you

This privacy policy applies to any websites, applications, services, or tools in connection with Finance Magnates (collectively, the “Services”) where this privacy policy is referenced, regardless of how you access or use them, including through mobile devices.

Please carefully review the entire website’s Privacy Policy before agreeing to it. By viewing or using this website or any part of it, you agree to the complete Privacy Policy of this website.

The term "Finance Magnates”, “this website”, “the website”, “us” or “we” refers to the owner of the website. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of the website.

Finance Magnates is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected as provided in this Privacy Policy. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

2. PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

We collect Personal Data, such as your name and email address, when you register for an account on the Services and when you are using our services features, for the purpose it is voluntarily submitted and only at the time it is needed to fulfill that purpose.

In addition, when you use our website, we automatically collect and record information related to this use, either independently or with the help of third-party service providers, through cookies and similar technologies. This information is collected to help us understand your preferences, both individually and in aggregate, so that we can offer a better user experience. Such information may include, inter alia: internet protocol (IP) Address, Mac address, device data, browser information, search history, date and time of registration and exit point, use time, platform type, operating system information and the like.

Further, we may also share personal data provided by you while visiting our Website, with a third parties, including our business partners or contributors, as described hereto, in order to provide our Services.

3. PURPOSES FOR USING THE PERSONAL DATA

We use the Personal Data we collect, store and process, in order to:

(a) Provide our customers with the Services;

(b) Communicate with you with respect to the Services an your queries;

(c) Provide updates, technical troubleshooting, understanding and analyzing trends in connection with usage of the Services, and administering the Website.

(d) Improving your user experience when you visit the Website;

(e) Monitor aggregate metrics and statistical information regarding the Website and the users thereof; and

(f) Diagnose or fix technology problems reported by our users or engineers.

When you register to one of our events, we use the information to send you information regarding the event and other relevant upcoming events. Please notice that you will subscribe to the event mailing list after clicking “save and continue” in the first registration page.

Periodic promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the contact details which you have provided. You can opt out of receiving marketing emails by clicking on the unsubscribe link which we include in all our marketing emails.

Emails, notifications and alerts to you based on your account settings. You can easily opt-out of these notifications and alerts from your account settings by checking the box “I don’t want to receive announcements anymore”, “unfollow” an author, Tag or category of content.

Personalized experience (including advertising and marketing) on our sites according to your interests.

4. COOKIES

We use cookies on our Websites. We use them for the following main purposes:

• to associate each of the pages that you visit on our Websites with each other and thereby allows us to present the correct information to you; 
• to keep you signed in to our Websites and ensures the content you are viewing is secure;
• to maintain your personal preferences

We use cookies, web beacons (or pixels), unique identifiers, and similar technologies to collect information about the pages you view, the links you click, and other actions you take when using our Services, within our advertising or email content.

[We use Google Analytics which is a web analyzing tool of Google Inc. for the purposes of the adequate design and continuous optimization of our website. Google Analytics works with cookies and creates pseudonymized usage profiles, which enable an analysis of your use of our website. Information stored in such cookies (such as browser type/version, operating system used, referrer URL, Hostname of the accessing computer, time of server request) are usually transmitted to and stored on Google’s servers.] [2]

5. PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED FROM OTHER SOURCES

We allow you to share information with social media sites or use social media sites to create your account or to connect your account with the respective social media site. Those social media sites may give us automatic access to certain personal data retained by them about you (e.g., content viewed by you, content liked by you, and information about the advertisements you have been shown or have clicked on, etc.).

You control the personal data you allow us to have access to through the privacy settings on the applicable social media site and the permissions you give us when you grant us access to the personal data retained by the respective social media site about you.

By associating an account managed by a social media site with your account and authorizing us to have access to this information, you agree that we can collect, use and retain the information provided by these social media sites in accordance with this privacy policy. We may also use plug-ins or other technologies from various social media sites. If you click on a link provided via a social media plug in, you are voluntarily establishing a connection with that respective social media site.

If you give us personal data about someone else, you must do so only with that person’s authorization. You should inform them how we collect, use, disclose, and retain their personal data according to our privacy policy.

6. HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR DATA

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide the Services you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our policies.

7. DATA SHARING

We do not sell or disseminate Personal Data to third parties for marketing purposes without your consent. We may ask your consent in order to share data with our business partners.

However, we share Personal Data with service providers and third parties for our operational purposes to enable the provisions of our Website services. Third parties who provide crucial functions such as: customer support platforms, hosting service providers, payment processors, analytics partners, third party account providers, security and/or social media services.

We may also share Personal Data to comply with applicable laws and regulations or to respond to a lawful request for information we receive.

However, please note that we may share some of your personal data with our affiliate website within our group. This disclosure may be required for us to provide you access to other services of our group, and to facilitate our marketing and advertising activities. We attempt to minimize the amount of personal data we disclose to what is directly relevant and necessary to accomplish the specified purposes.

In the event the website is acquired by or merged with a third party, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from you as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control.

8. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

You have certain rights in connection with your Personal Data and the manner by which we handle it. Some of these rights may be subject to certain exceptions or limitations in accordance with applicable law. The following is a non-exhaustive list of certain privacy rights you may exercise:

§ Right to access your information. At any time, you may contact the Company as provided below, and request to access the Personal Data we hold about you.

§ Correcting your information. We may need to ask you to provide certain information to make sure you are who you claim to be. If you find the information on your account is not accurate, complete or updated, please provide us with the necessary information in order to correct it.

§ Withdrawing your consent. You are entitled to contact us if you would like to withdraw your consent to the processing of your Personal Data. Exercising this right will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.

§ Deleting or restricting access to your Personal Data. You may request to delete or restrict access to your Personal Data. We may postpone or deny your request if your Personal Data is in current use for providing services or for other legitimate purposes, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.

§ Opt-out of cookies and other similar technologies. Your browser or device can allow you to opt-out of data collection through cookies or similar technologies. Please note that your experience using our website or the Services might be degraded or certain functionalities may not work, if you opt-out to such collection.

§ Opt-out of marketing communications. If you wish to opt out of our use of your contact information for our direct marketing purposes, you can click the "Unsubscribe" button located within the most recent marketing email you received from us or contact us at.

§ Additional opt-out rights. Depending on where you are located, you may have additional rights to opt-out of certain uses of Personal Data9

9. CONTRIBUTORS' RIGHTS

The rights of C ontent contributors differ from the rights of subscribers in the following manner:

A. The company is entitled to terminate their contributor account at any moment with or without removing the contributed content from the website.

B. The company is entitled to keep Contributor's personal data during our relationship and following its termination, including his name and picture.

10. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA

We protect your personal data against unauthorized access, unlawful use, accidental loss, corruption or destruction.

We follow industry standards to protect the personal data submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. We use technical measures such as secure server software (SSL), firewalls and other encryption means, and password protection - to protect your data and the systems they are held in. We also use operational measures to protect the data, for example by limiting the number of people who have access to the databases in which our booking information is held.

Furthermore, our employees and third-party service providers have access to your non-public personal data only on a “need to know” basis. We follow industry standards to protect the personal data submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your account information is completely segregated from the product parts of the Service and will not be used for any purpose other than to enable management and use of your account and the Services.

11. CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS

We may store and process information in various locations throughout the globe, including through cloud services. Most of the access and processing activities may be performed from Cyprus. The laws in those other countries may provide a lesser degree of data protection than the laws of your own country. You agree to the transfer of your information to such other countries for the purpose of the processing as described in this Policy, including through cloud services.

12. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA

13. Finance Magnates Events:

GENERAL
This section of the notice is covering our Events website and activity.

Finance Magnates CY Ltd. and its associated brands are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected.

Protecting your privacy and the personal information you provide is a top priority for us. We want our clients, partners and users to fully understand what information we collect, how we use this information and the steps we take to protect personal information.

HOW WE COLLECT AND USE (PROCESS) YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Finance Magnates CY Ltd. hosts many events throughout the year. If you register for one of our events, we will collect your name and contact information, which we will store in our database(s) and use to provide you with information and services associated with the event. We process this information to fulfill the order / request w hich you have made.

If you are a presenter at one of our events, we will collect information about you including your name, employer, contact information, photograph, and we may also collect information provided by event attendees who evaluated your performance as a presenter. We may also make and store a recording of your voice and likeness in certain instances. Finance Magnates CY Ltd. relies on a legitimate interest basis for collecting, storing and processing this information.

We keep a record of your participation in Finance Magnates CY Ltd. events as an attendee or presenter. This information may be used to tell you about other events and publications.

Some of our events are sponsored. Finance Magnates CY Ltd. may at times allow sponsors, co-sponsors and/or exhibitors to send you material by mail once per sponsored event, in which case Finance Magnates CY Ltd. engages a third-party mailing house and does not share your mailing address directly with the sponsor/exhibitor. If you do not wish to have your information included in an attendee list or to receive information from sponsors, co-sponsors and/or exhibitors, you can express your preferences when you register for events or you may contact Finance Magnates CY Ltd. at mailto:events@financemagnates.com

Exhibitors at Finance Magnates CY Ltd. events may wish to scan your badge so they can contact you with more information. Finance Magnates CY Ltd. may at times use a third-party service provider to provide badge scanning services to exhibitors who request it. By allowing an exhibitor to scan your badge you are consenting to have the third-party service provider to send the exhibitor your contact information, and thereafter you may be contacted by the exhibitor post-event. If you do not wish the exhibitor to contact you, please communicate this directly with the exhibitor at the event or thereafter.

As explained above, Finance Magnates CY Ltd. processes your data to provide you with the services you have requested or purchased from us. ;. will at times process your personal data to fulfill an order for services, and Finance Magnates CY Ltd. has a legitimate interest in processing data to better understand the needs, concerns, and interests of Finance Magnates CY Ltd. customers so it can operate optimally as a business. At times, Finance Magnates CY Ltd. will rely upon your consent, in which case we will keep a record of it and honor your choices.

As is true of most other websites, this website collects certain information automatically and stores it in log files. The information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, the region or general location where your computer or device is accessing the internet, browser type, operating system and other usage information about the use of the website, including a history of the pages you view. We use this information to help us design our site to better suit our users’ needs. We may also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website, analyze trends, track visitor movements, and gather broad demographic information that assists us in identifying visitor preferences. Finance Magnates CY Ltd. has a legitimate interest in understanding how users and potential customers use its website.

COOKIES AND WEB BEACONS
Finance Magnates CY Ltd. makes available a comprehensive Cookie Notice that describes the cookies used on this website and provides information on how users can accept or reject them. To view the notice, just click here.

PAYMENT CARD INFORMATION
You may choose to purchase services from Finance Magnates CY Ltd. using a payment card. Typically, payment card information is provided directly by users, via the event website, into the PCI/DSS-compliant payment processing service to which Finance Magnates CY Ltd. subscribes, and Finance Magnates CY Ltd. does not, itself, process or store the card information. Occasionally, customers ask Finance Magnates CY Ltd. employees to, on their behalf, enter payment card information into the PCI/DSS-compliant payment processing service to which Finance Magnates CY Ltd. subscribes. We strongly encourage you not to submit this information by email. If an Finance Magnates CY Ltd. employee receives payment card information from a customer by email, fax, phone, or mail, it is entered as instructed and then deleted or destroyed.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE GET FROM THIRD PARTIES
Conference host organizations may share membership lists and previous congress delegate lists with Finance Magnates CY Ltd. to allow Finance Magnates CY Ltd. to inform you of the upcoming conferences.

WHEN AND HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION WITH OTHERS
We may disclose personal data to the following parties:

1.Finance Magnates CY Ltd. Group companies and Partners;

2.Contractors - who support Finance Magnates CY Ltd. in our provision of services;

3.Payment processors - to allow payments to be made;

Marketing software – to provide you with information about the conference and association;

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA
We protect your personal data against unauthorized access, unlawful use, accidental loss, corruption or destruction.

We follow industry standards to protect the personal data submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. We use technical measures such as secure server software (SSL), firewalls and other encryption means, and password protection - to protect your data and the systems they are held in. We also use operational measures to protect the data, for example by limiting the number of people who have access to the databases in which our booking information is held.

Furthermore, our employees and third-party service providers have access to your non-public personal data only on a “need to know” basis. We follow industry standards to protect the personal data submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your account information is completely segregated from the product parts of the Service and will not be used for any purpose other than to enable management and use of your account and the Services.

CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS
We may store and process information in various locations throughout the globe, including through cloud services. Most of the access and processing activities may be performed from Cyprus. The laws in those other countries may provide a lesser degree of data protection than the laws of your own country. You agree to the transfer of your information to such other countries for the purpose of the processing as described in this Policy, including through cloud services.

CONSENT
Through agreeing to this privacy notice you are consenting to Finance Magnates CY Ltd. processing your personal data for the purposes outlined. You can withdraw consent at any time by selecting “unsubscribe” to any emails that you receive from us, or by emailing mailto:events@financemagnates.com

HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?
Finance Magnates CY Ltd. will retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to provide the services to you, and to comply with our legal obligations. If you no longer want to hear from us, you can use the unsubscribe mechanism at the bottom of any marketing email. You may also request a listing of personal data held or for that data to be edited or erased by emailing Finance Magnates CY Ltd. privacy officer at the contact details below.

YOUR RIGHTS AS A DATA SUBJECT
At any point whilst Finance Magnates CY Ltd. is in possession of or processing your personal data, all data subjects have the following rights:

Right of access – you have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you.

Right of rectification – you have a right to correct data that we hold about you that is inaccurate or incomplete.

Right to restriction of processing – where certain conditions apply you have a right to restrict the processing.

Right of portability – you have the right to have the data we hold about you transferred to another organization.

Right to object – you have the right to object to certain types of processing such as direct marketing.

Right to object to automated processing, including profiling – you also have the right not to be subject to the legal effects of automated processing or profiling.

If Finance Magnates CY Ltd. refuses your request under rights of access, we will provide you with a reason as to why, which you have the right to legally challenge.

Finance Magnates CY Ltd., at your request can confirm what information it holds about you and how it is processed.

TO ACCESS WHAT PERSONAL DATA IS HELD, IDENTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED
Finance Magnates CY Ltd. will accept the following forms of ID when information on your personal data is requested: a copy of your national ID card, driver’s license, passport. A minimum of one piece of photographic ID listed above and a supporting document is required. If Finance Magnates CY Ltd. is dissatisfied with the quality, further information may be sought before personal data can be released.

All requests should be made at mailto:privacy@financemagnates.com

CONTACT
If you wish to make a complaint about how your personal data is being processed by Finance Magnates CY Ltd. or its partners, you have the right to complain to the person overseeing this at mailto:privacy@financemagnates.com subject areas in financial services and fintech.

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14. CONTACT US

If you have any concerns about the way we process your Personal Data, you are welcome to write to us at privacy@financemagnates.com We will look into your request and make good faith efforts to resolve any concern you may have

Or you can write to us here:

Finance Magnates CY Limited

11 Apostolou Andrea, Hyper Tower 3rd floor, Mesa Geitonia, 4007, Limassol, Cyprus

When you get in touch, we will come back to you as soon as possible and where possible within one month. If your request is more complicated, it may take a little longer to come back to you, but we will come back to you within two months of your request. We may also ask you to verify your identity before we provide any information to you.

15. CHANGES

We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page, and by providing any information to us you’re accepting such changes. You should check this page from time to time for any changes.

Last updated on March 23, 2023.

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