Privacy Policy

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RG - PRIVACY POLICY

 

Please carefully read this Privacy Policy ("Policy"), which governs how Metareviews Inc, a company incorporated in the state Delaware, USA with company number 7704087 at 8 THE GREEN, STE B, DOVER, Kent County, DE, 19901 (the “Company”), collects, uses and discloses information, when you access or use a website https://rg.org/ (the "Site") or when you otherwise interact with us. 

I) Applicability and Acceptance of Policy

This Policy defines Personal Data and explains how Personal Data is collected, used, processed, and disclosed.

This Policy shall come into effect at the moment you first access and register on the Website. By accessing, browsing, or using the Website you irrevocably and unconditionally accept and adhere to the provisions of this Policy without any exemptions, limitations, and/or exclusions.

In the event you disagree with any provision of this Policy or would not like to provide your consent for the processing of your Personal Data, you shall cease using the Website.

II) Legal Grounds for Personal Data Processing

We process your Personal Data on the basis that it is:

  • necessary for the performance of a contract, therefore, where we have a contract with you, we will process your Personal Data in order to fulfill that contract (in particular, to provide access to the Website under the Terms of Use);
  • authorized by your Consent, which you give us as it is set out in this Policy;
  • necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, in particular, when we are obliged to respond to a court order or a regulator;
  • necessary for the performance of our legitimate interests;
  • permitted by the applicable legislation.

III) Consent to Personal Data Processing

By transferring to us your Personal Data via the Website or otherwise, you irrevocably and unconditionally consent and agree, that the Company shall be entitled, in accordance with this Policy:

  • to process in any manner, including to collect, store, use, disclose, share and transfer (including cross-border), your Personal Data provided to us, as well as your Personal Data collected from your use of the Website (i.e. your Personal Data which we collect automatically and/or from other sources); and
  • to use cookies and web beacons (pixel tags) to collect your Personal Data and associate the Personal Data with your computer and web browser.

IV) Collection of Personal Data

General Provisions

The type of Personal Data we collect depends on how you are interacting with us. In many cases, you can choose whether or not to provide us with Personal Data, but if you choose not to, you may not be able to receive the full functionality of the Website. When you visit the Website, you may provide us with the following types of Personal Data: (i) Personal Data that you voluntarily disclose that is collected on an individual basis; (ii) Personal Data collected automatically when you use the Website.

The Website contains links to other third-party websites that may collect Personal Data about you, including through cookies or other technologies. If you use our links to visit other websites this Policy will not apply to your use of and activity on those websites. You should consult these other third parties privacy policies as we have no control over them and are not responsible for any information that is submitted to or collected by such third parties.

Personal Data You provide to Us

In order to fulfill our obligations under the Terms of Use, we are entitled to ask you to provide us with your Personal Data, including (but not limited):

  • email address.

Personal Data hereof is collected only when voluntarily offered, and solely for the purposes that are clearly identified on the Website or in this Policy.

The Company may collect the Personal Data from you in a variety of ways and circumstances, including, but not limited to subscription to a newsletter, filling out a form, and providing us with feedback. The Company shall be entitled to combine Personal Data collected in the course of your interaction with different sections of the Website with any other relevant available information.

Personal Data We Collect Automatically

Personal Data collected by or transmitted to the Company in the course of accessing, interacting, and operating the Website may include, without limitation, the following Personal Data:

  • device information, which may include (but is not limited to) information about the computer or mobile device you use to access the Website, including the hardware model, operating system and version, the web browser you use, and other device identifiers;
  • server log information, which may include (but is not limited to) your login details, the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, button clicks, input form changes (without the values being entered), errors, your IP address, time spent on the Website and the websites you visit straight before just after the Website;
  • information collected by cookies and other tracking technologies. We and our service providers use various technologies to collect information when you interact with the Website, including cookies and web beacons. ‘Cookies’ are small data files that are stored on your device when you visit a website which enables us to collect information about your device identifiers, IP address, web browsers used to access the Website, pages or features viewed, time spent on pages, and links clicked. Web beacons are graphic images that are placed on a website or in an email that is used to monitor the behavior of the user visiting the Website or sending an email. They are often used in combination with cookies. The Company`s policy regarding cookies is specified in the Cookies Notice.

V) Use of Personal Data

We use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • to make it easier for you to use the Service;
  • to manage your user account and your authentication;
  • providing you with goods, services, information or content that you have requested.

VI) Disclosure of Personal Data

The Company treats Personal Data as confidential and may not pass on or use such data without valid legal grounds.

We will only disclose your Personal Data in the following circumstances:

  • with your Consent or at your instruction;
  • with companies under common control or ownership with us or our offices internationally;
  • for everyday business purposes, such as processing transactions, maintaining accounts, responding to court orders and legal investigations;
  • in connection with a merger or sale of our company assets, or if we do a financing or are involved in an acquisition, or any other situation where Personal Data may be disclosed or transferred as one of our business assets;
  • if we believe your actions are inconsistent with the Terms of use of the Website or applicable legislation, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of any assets of the Company or third parties.

The Company may without limitations share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

VII) Transmission of Personal Data

The transmission of Personal Data or any other information (including communications by e-mail) over the Internet or other publicly accessible networks is not one hundred percent secure. The Company is not liable for the security of any Personal Data or any other information you are transmitting over the Internet, or third-party content.

VIII) Protection of Personal Data. Security Measures

We take appropriate security, administrative and technical measures to protect any Personal Data you provide regarding the collection, storage, and processing of Personal Data, as well as security measures to protect your Personal Data against unauthorized access, modification, disclosure, or destruction.

Personal Data is safeguarded from unauthorized access and unlawful processing or disclosure, as well as accidental loss, modification, or destruction, through state-of-the-art technical and organizational measures. These are adjusted and updated continuously in tandem with technical developments and organizational changes. Additionally, Personal Data protection audits and other controls are carried out on a regular basis. However, no computer security system is entirely foolproof and the Internet is not a secure method of transmitting the information. As a result, we do not assume any responsibility for the Personal Data you submit to or receive from us through the Internet, or for any unauthorized access or use of that information, and we cannot and do not guarantee that information communicated by you to us or sent to you by us will be received, or that it will not be altered before or after its transmission to us. You agree to not hold the Company liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of any misappropriation, interception, modification, deletion, destruction, or use of information provided through the Website.

IX) Rights

The Data Subject has the following rights in accordance with, and subject to the conditions under, the Applicable Data Protection Laws, which this Notice adheres to:

  • the right to be informed about the collection and use of the Personal Data;
  • the right of access to and receiving a copy of the Personal Data that the Company holds about the Data Subject;
  • the right to rectification if any Personal Data that the Company holds about the Data Subject is inaccurate or incomplete;
  • the right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask the Company to delete any Personal Data that the Company holds about the Data Subject and to delete it sooner than as indicated above;
  • the right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of the Personal Data;
  • the right to data portability (obtaining a copy of the Personal Data to re-use with another service or organization);
  • the right to object to the Company using the Personal Data for particular purposes;
  • rights with respect to automated decision-making and profiling;
  • the right to revoke this consent at any time for the future processing of personal data; and
  • the right to complain to the relevant data protection authority.

X) Alterations to the Policy

We have the right, at our discretion, to update this Policy at any time. We recommend that you frequently check this Policy to find any changes and stay informed about how we help protect Personal Data.

By using the Website, you will acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to periodically review this Policy and be aware of the changes.

The subsequent use of the Website after changes to this Policy will also be considered as your acceptance of these changes.

XI) Children`s Privacy

The minimum age to use the Website is 21 years. The Company will not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under this age. The Company encourages parents to instruct their children to never give out personal information when online.

XII) Complaint and Contact

In the event of any cause for complaint about the use of the Personal Data, if the Data Subject has any questions relating to this Notice or the data subject wishes to withdraw his/her consent, the Data Subject can contact: via email support@rg.org. The Company shall apply reasonable efforts best to solve the problem for the Data Subject.