FocusEconomics, S.L.U. is the owner of the website https://www.focus-economics.com and is responsible for the processing of users’ personal data. FocusEconomics appreciates your visit and interest in our company, products, and services. We value the importance of protecting your privacy and personal data. To ensure transparency and security, our privacy statement as detailed below will inform you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data that we process.
This Privacy Notice explains how we may use, process and store your personal information as a User of the website. We will receive that information from you with your permission and consent, or we may receive your personal information from third parties who you have given consent to pass this information on to us.
FocusEconomics informs all users that their personal data will be treated in accordance with REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (“GDPR”).
Please note that if your company enlists FocusEconomics services, your company and FocusEconomics may enter into a separate agreement that will govern the processing of all information and data collected by FocusEconomics in connection with the service, including some data collected through our websites. Such agreement takes precedence over any conflicting provision in this Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. We will process data in accordance to the privacy policy that you have consented to at the time of your consent. Upon a change in policy, we will alert you with a conspicuous website banner notice; your continued use of the website and/or its services will constitute your consent to the updated policy. Use the “Last Updated” date in this policy to determine when it was last changed.
1. Purposes of data processing
FocusEconomics processes personal data to maintain a commercial relationship with the User via:
Sending of commercial advertising communications by email, fax, SMS, MMS, social communities or any other electronic or physical means, present or future, which make commercial communications possible.
FocusEconomics may process your information because:
Information you give us
You may give us personal information by
Information we collect about you
If you visit our website, we may automatically collect information about you, for example:
Information we receive from other sources
We work with third parties (including, for example, business partners, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers,) and may receive information about you from them as part of the service we provide you.
Data retention criteria
Data shall be retained as long as there is a mutual interest and, when no longer necessary for that purpose, data will be deleted in accordance with security measures to ensure the total destruction of the data.
Communication of data
Data will not be communicated to third parties unless we are legally obliged to do so.
Users’ rights
Users have the right to:
the treatment does not comply with the regulations in force.
You may request the deletion, rectification or withdraw consent, or changes to your information, at any time by contacting us at info@focus-economics.com or sending a letter to:
FOCUSECONOMICS, S.L.U.
Gran Vía, 657 1ª 1ª
08010 Barcelona, Spain
2. Compulsory or optional nature of the information provided by the user
When marking of the corresponding boxes and entering data into fields marked with an asterisk (*) on any form on this website, users expressly, freely and unequivocally accept that processing your data is necessary for FocusEconomics to meet your request. Any data not marked with an asterisk (*) is not obligatory. The User guarantees that the personal data provided to FocusEconomics is true and correct and is responsible for communicating any changes to the data provided.
FocusEconomics informs and expressly guarantees Users that their personal data will not be used for any other purpose. It will in no case be given to third parties, and that should a transfer of data be made, FocusEconomics the express informed and unequivocal consent of the Users will be requested beforehand. All data requested through the website is necessary, as it is required in order to provide optimal service to theUuser. In the event that not all the requested data is provided, there is no guarantee that the information and services provided will be completely adjusted to your needs.
3. Safety precautions
In accordance with the provisions of the current regulations on the protection of personal data, FocusEconomics is complying with all the provisions of the GDPR regulations for the processing of the personal data for the company is responsible, and clearly following the principles described in article 5 of the GDPR, by which data is processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner in relation to the data subject and is appropriate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.
FocusEconomics guarantees that it has implemented appropriate technical and organizational policies to comply with the security measures established by the GDPR in order to protect the rights and freedoms of Users and has communicated the necessary information to them.
4. Cookies and Tracking Pixels on Visit
When you visit our website, our system automatically collects information about your visit, such as your browser type, your IP address, and the referring website.
This collection may be done in conjunction with our vendors and partners (see data processors list below). We may receive from them general demographic or usage data of our site visitors. We do not use automatically collected information to identify you personally without collecting additional consent.
Such information is typically collected using web cookies, web or email pixels (also known as beacons), embedded hyperlinks, and similar tools. Popular browsers can generally be set to disable or delete individual cookies. See below for the types of cookies we use and their respective purposes.
See below for descriptions about the cookies used on our websites and how you can opt out from them.
Google Analytics (Functional Cookies)
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google, Inc. (“Google”). Learn more from their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Opt-out: Download the browser plugin “Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on” here.
Google AdWords (Advertising Cookies)
Our website uses Google AdWords Conversion Tracking cookie to measure and optimize the performance and user experience related to our ads in Google Search or selected Google Display Network sites. Learn more about Google’s privacy policy here.
Opt-out: Visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
Facebook Ads
Our website uses Facebook ads to show visitors products of interest to them when visiting other websites. Learn more from their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Opt-out: Visit Facebook’s help page for information on how to opt out.
3. Categories of Personal Data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
FocusEconomics collects, processes, or uses the following personal data, if you provide it to us:
4. Data recipients
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third-parties. We do not share your personal information, except as provided in this Privacy Policy.
We use third-party data processors to process personal data on our behalf. Such service providers support FocusEconomics, especially relating to hosting and operating the websites, marketing, analytics, improving the websites, and sending email newsletters. These processors may be located outside the European Union.
Our website may also include social media features (e.g., share or like buttons). Such features are provided by third-party social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook. Where data is collected this way, its processing is governed by the privacy policy of the respective social media platforms.
Our content may link to third party websites to provide relevant references. We are not responsible for such external content, which may contain separate privacy policies and data processing disclosures.
We may disclose your personal information if required by law, regulation, or other legal subpoena or warrant. We may also disclose your personal information to a regulatory or law enforcement agency if we believe it to be necessary to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of FocusEconomics, its customers or any third party.
5. Electronic communications
If you have given us your email for purposes of communication or promotion, we will use your data to contact you or send promotional emails relating to your interests. You may revoke your consent to being contacted by email for promotional purposes any time, by clicking on an unsubscribe link or replying directly stating your wish to unsubscribe.
Further, with your consent, we may make use of email tracking technology to obtain data on if you open an email or if you click on links in an email. This data will be used only in automated ways to help improve future marketing messaging and/or to prioritize follow ups based on perceived communications relevance.
Without your consent, we will not make use of personal data unique to you, such as your IP address, your device or browser information.
If you have asked to receive economic news via Whatsapp as part of our broadcast group, we will send you occasional communications to the phone number you have provided. You may revoke your subscription at any time by sending us a message with “UNSUBSCRIBE” to our Whatsapp phone number (+34 644 75 36 88) or to info@focus-economics.com. For further information on the Privacy Policy of Whatsapp visit this page.
6. Technical and Organizational Data Protection
FocusEconomics implements commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against abuse and loss. We store such data in secure environments. We provide training to our employees on data protection best practices and require them to enter into a confidentiality agreement.
7. Rights and Contact Info
Upon request, our Data Protection Officer will provide you with information as to whether and what personal data we store in relation to you. Should your personal data be incorrect, you may have it rectified. You may also revoke your consent to use your personal data in the future, in whole or in parts, or request deletion of your personal data.
Please feel free to direct such requests, or other questions and comments regarding this privacy statement or the privacy practices of www.focus-economics.com to:
FOCUSECONOMICS, S.L.U.
Gran Vía, 657 1ª 1ª
08010 Barcelona, Spain
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