Processing of personal data

To ensure compliance with the right of site users to the protection of personal data, we have implemented specific protection measures, taking into account Romanian legislation, as well as the requirements established by Regulation (EU) 2017/679 - applicable throughout the European Union starting with May 25, 2018 (" Regulation ").

Personal data is any information by which you can be identified, in particular by an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more elements related to your physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

Our company takes all necessary measures to ensure compliance with your right to the protection of personal data, and these conditions represent the notification established by art. 13 or 14 of the Regulation through which we explain why we collect your personal data, how we protect this data, as well as what your rights are in relation to this data collection.

We encourage you to read the document carefully and to request any additional information or clarification you consider necessary regarding the content of this information.

1) General considerations regarding your personal data

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/679, TheMarc will manage the personal data provided by Users in a secure manner and only for the specified purposes. Through the Terms and Conditions, Users are informed that the personal data they provide will be processed for the purpose of providing TheMarc with optimal conditions of internet services, goods and services provision services, advertising, marketing and publicity services and statistical services.

TheMarc performs the following processing operations: collection, registration, organization, storage, adaptation, modification, extraction, consultation, use and, in some cases, transmission to third parties, on the exclusive and regulated basis of a commercial contract that ensures data security and confidentiality, as well as compliance with user rights, of the personal data of the site Users in order to administer, maintain, improve and obtain information regarding the services it offers, as well as to prevent errors and information leaks through its own IT network, violations of the law or contractual terms.

The personal data to be collected may be used, including through the automatic creation of profiles (for those Users who have expressed their explicit consent) and to personalize to the greatest extent possible the services offered to Users through the site as well as for marketing purposes. The automatic creation of profiles will not target the data of minors, their personal data not being processed for this purpose.

Personal data will be provided by Users, at their own option, when creating a valid account on the site or subscribing to a service available on the site, in order to benefit from the services and products offered through it. When registering on the site, the User is asked to provide certain personal data, such as name and surname, gender, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, profession, habits/preferences/behavior, as well as other personal information.

The User is solely responsible for all data provided when creating a user account on the site. To confirm the data and account, the User will be notified at the e-mail address declared when creating the account. This confirmation e-mail has the role of stopping fraudulent actions by users who use other people's e-mail addresses to create fictitious accounts. If you receive such a message, provided that you have not personally registered on the site, please send us an e-mail to contact@themarc.ro to delete the respective account within a maximum of 3 business days. The email will contain, in pdf format, the current version of this Agreement.

The User's profile form contains fields that can be edited if you wish to modify or complete the data provided when creating the account.

The User is not obliged to provide this data , as it is necessary i) for the evidence of the use of the site and ii) for the optimal provision of services through it, for the dissemination of promotional campaigns, for advertising purposes, for personalized marketing and advertising actions and for the User's access to additional facilities. The User's refusal to provide the requested data determines the non-participation in the promotional actions organized through the site and the non-use of the facilities and additional services offered exclusively to Users with an account on this website.

The Website may also be used if the User decides not to create a profile by providing personal data, with the exceptions established in the Cookies Policy (integral part of this Agreement).

According to Regulation (EU) 2017/679 and Law no. 677/2001, Users have the right of access, intervention in data, the right not to be subject to an individual decision and the right to seek legal advice. At the same time, Users have the right to oppose the processing of personal data concerning them and to request the deletion of the data.

To exercise these rights, Users may make a written request in this regard, which they will send by e-mail to contact@themarc.ro. with the specification "Request for personal data".

The site undertakes not to send spam messages (commercial messages for which it does not have the prior explicit consent of the User) and to take all accessible technical means to ensure the security and confidentiality of user data.

The site reserves the right to terminate, without prior notice, the accounts and access of members who violate the Terms and Conditions, who undertake activities proven to be fraudulent, slanderous or an attack on the security and confidentiality of information within the site or the company operating the site.

2) The personal data we collect, the grounds for collection and the purposes of collection

Within the online communication relationship established between the site and the user, we collect and process your personal data, the collection and processing of this data being necessary to provide informative and promotional content to the user, following the user's voluntary completion of personal data within the site, by accessing one or more of the sections: account creation, account update, newsletter subscription, online questionnaire completion, online form completion, to obtain personalized information or commercial benefits, within the campaigns promoted on the site.

The grounds for collecting personal data on the site may be the following:

1. the data subject has given consent to the processing of personal data for one or more specific purposes
2. the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or to take steps at the data subject's request prior to entering into a contract.
3. the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the operator is subject.
4. processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person
5. the processing is necessary for the performance of a task which serves a public interest or which results in the exercise of official authority vested in the operator.
6. the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the operator or by a third party, except where the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject prevail, which require the protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

In the lists below we present in detail what personal data is collected as well as the basis, purpose and duration of their collection. Providing the data indicated below is not mandatory to view the Website, except for those concerning Cookies.

The indicated data is only necessary to provide specific services to the Users who transmit them.

Personal data that we collect:

Name, surname, email address, telephone number, geographical location data, mailing address, social media profile link

Grounds for collecting this data: 1), 6)

The purposes of collecting personal data:

To provide access to content and answers to questions and requests submitted by the user online, to send communications, offers and benefits consisting of access to services and products

Method and period of data collection:

Within the secure database, until the user expresses an explicit desire for deletion or up to 10 years from the user's last activity on the site. After the 10 years, the data will be electronic anonymity .

Personal data that we collect:

Cookies, timestamps (date and time of access), site browsing history

The grounds for collecting this data:

1), 6)

The purposes of collecting personal data:

To monitor site traffic and access history, to establish content hierarchy and identify the most relevant content for the user.

Method and period of data collection:

Within the secure database, until the user expresses an explicit desire for deletion or up to 10 years from the user's last activity on the site. After the 10 years, the data will be electronically anonymized.

3) How your personal data is stored, location, retention period

We will store your personal data for a period not exceeding the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the data are processed , and, in cases where we have a legal obligation to keep your personal data for a certain period of time, the retention period will be that provided by law. Depending on the specific situation, this period will vary, and may be between 1 day and 10 years .

For a good understanding of how your personal data will be stored, where it will be stored and the exact period for which it will be kept in our records or systems, please refer to the table above.

In order to guarantee the user's right to be protected with regard to the processing of personal data, we implement, for certain categories of data that are sensitive or that are likely to affect rights in a significant manner, special technical and organizational measures to protect these categories of personal data.

4) User rights regarding personal data and their exercise

In order to protect the data to the highest possible standard, the user has a series of rights regulated by law, which we briefly present below, asking you that for any additional details do not hesitate to contact the person responsible for personal data protection within our Company, using the following contact details: contact@themarc.ro , Str. Petricani 4 Et. D Ap. BOXA 10 Code 023842, telephone 0730.192.700.