Datapolicy for A-speakers

General terms in the preparation of this policy:

This policy concerns how A-speakers processes your data when you:

– visit our website

– subscribe to our newsletter

– register as a customer/are a customer with us

– participate in one of our customer events

– sign up for an online lecture where A-speakers is the organizer

Your rights regarding personal data will also be included at the end of the privacy policy.

1) When you visit our website:

The purpose of collecting data during visits to our website is to provide our customers with the best possible experience, improve website functionality, and generate useful and accurate statistics. Additionally, your data is used to tailor our marketing efforts and target relevant recipients, including retargeting via LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Google, and YouTube, if you have consented to marketing cookies. The collected data includes your IP address, network location, duration of website usage, browser information, and details about the platform you use to access our website.

Furthermore, A-speakers’ Cookie Policy applies when you use our website.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for processing is your consent to our use of cookies according to Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation. Your consent to chat/communicate with our support team is also based on Article 6(1)(a) and Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to improve our website and make our marketing as relevant as possible, as stated in Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

Your personal data is obtained, among other sources, from your acceptance of cookies when you respond to the cookie pop-up window or choose to share your data with us.

Data storage is carried out according to applicable regulations. Please refer to our cookie policy on our website for information on the duration of individual data retention.

2) When you subscribe to our newsletter:

The purpose of collecting this data is to be able to send newsletters to you and the organization you represent that you find informative and interesting. The data collected includes your email address, name, postal code, and optionally your phone number, job title, and company/organization (as well as your consent to receive the newsletter).

Newsletters and the website may contain links to other websites outside the group that A-Speakers neither controls nor is responsible for, and where a different privacy policy may apply.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for collecting data when subscribing to our newsletter is Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Source of information:

Your data comes from the subscription form that is filled out when subscribing to the newsletter or from your inquiry via our website.

Data storage:

Your data is stored by MailChimp and complies with all applicable legal requirements of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. As long as you are subscribed to the newsletter, we will retain your data, and once you unsubscribe, your data will be deleted according to applicable rules.

3) When you are a customer with us:

The data collected in connection with you and your organization becoming a customer with A-speakers is processed to provide you and the organization you represent with the best possible customer experience, establish professional contact with you and your organization for seamless communication, and ensure a successful collaboration with you and your organization.

The data collected includes your name, email address, phone number, address, the organization you represent, and other information you may provide for communication and purchases, excluding sensitive personal data.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for processing your data when your organization becomes a customer is Article 6(1)(b) and (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation, which pertains to the necessity for our contractual obligations and our legitimate interest. A-speakers’ purposes for collecting personal information may include one or more of the following: processing your reservation or booking of a lecture, course, or workshop with A-speakers, contacting you with invitations to customer events and specific offers for lectures, as well as inspiration and news, improving and developing A-speakers’ services, customizing A-speakers’ communication and marketing to you, analyzing your user behavior and remarketing, administering your relationship with A-speakers, and fulfilling legal requirements.

Data storage:

At Athenas, we retain collected data related to sales for as long as we have a legitimate basis for doing so. We, of course, comply with relevant legislation regarding deletion deadlines. In order to be able to utilize all the above-mentioned partners, we may need to transfer personal data to third parties that are not established in the EU/European Economic Area (EEA). If and to the extent that we transfer your personal data to such third parties established in third countries, we are obliged to ensure that the respective entity is sufficiently certified or enters into agreements based on EU standard contract clauses to ensure that the basis for the transfer is lawful.

If you receive our newsletter, your data is stored by MailChimp, which uses data centers that may be located outside the EU and the EEA. MailChimp is a member of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which has been approved by the European Commission as having an adequate level of protection. As long as you are subscribed to the newsletter, we retain your data, and once you unsubscribe, your data will be deleted in accordance with applicable rules.

Your data is stored as long as A-speakers has a legitimate purpose for it and in accordance with applicable rules.

4) Your rights:

You have several rights under the General Data Protection Regulation regarding our processing of information about you. If you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at datapolicy@opusgroup.dk.

Right to access information (right of access)

You have the right to access the information we process about you, as well as a range of additional information.

Right to rectification (correction)

You have the right to have incorrect information about yourself corrected.

Right to erasure

In certain cases, you have the right to have information about you deleted before our regular general deletion time occurs.

Right to restriction of processing

In certain cases, you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data. If you have the right to restrict processing, we may only process the information – except for storage – with your consent or for establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims, or for protecting a person or important public interests.

Right to object

In certain cases, you have the right to object to our lawful processing of your personal data. You may also object to the processing of your information for direct marketing purposes.

Right to data portability

In certain cases, you have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to have this data transferred from one data controller to another without hindrance.

Complaint to the Danish Data Protection Agency

Our headquarters are located in Denmark. If you are dissatisfied with the way we process your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Danish Data Protection Agency. You can find the contact information for the Danish Data Protection Agency at www.datatilsynet.dk/english. You can learn more about your rights in the Danish Data Protection Agency’s guidance on the rights of data subjects on their website.

Feel secure

Our primary goal in having a good and transparent privacy policy is to ensure that our users feel secure when using our service. Our relationship with our customers and partners is of utmost importance to us. Therefore, we encourage you to contact us if you have any questions regarding our privacy policy and the protection of your data. You are always welcome to contact us at datapolicy@opusgroup.dk.

Updated on December 11, 2024.