Privacy Policy of Gotek Telecom LTD

Gotek Telecom LTD collects some Personal Data from its Users.

Owner and Data Controller

Gotek Telecom LTD

 

Your privacy matters. Gotek Telecom LTD is committed to providing secure, reliable global connectivity using its products and services. We value your privacy and as part of our commitment, we want to be transparent about the data we collect and how it is used.

 

This Privacy Policy applies when you purchase a Gotek Telecom LTD product and/or use Gotek Telecom LTD Services. This includes the use of products and services of Gotek IoT & Gotek Cloud.

 

Owner contact email: info@gotektelecom.com / info@gotekiot.com / info@gotekcloud.gotektelecom.com

Address: GOTEK TELECOM LTD., 3107 Avenue des Hôtels, Quebec City, Québec G1W 4W5, Canada.

Types of Data collected

Among the types of Personal Data that Gotek Telecom LTD collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: Cookies; Usage Data; email address; various types of Data.

Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.

Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using Gotek Telecom products and services.

 

Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by Gotek Telecom LTD is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for Gotek Telecom LTD to provide its services. In cases where Gotek Telecom LTD specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.

Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.

Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by Gotek Telecom LTD or by the owners of third-party services used by Gotek Telecom LTD serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy, if available.

 

Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through Gotek Telecom LTD and confirm that they have the third party’s consent to provide the Data to the Owner.

Mode and Place of Processing the Data

Methods of Processing

The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.

The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of Gotek Telecom LTD  (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.

Legal Basis of Processing

The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

  • Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes. Note: Under some legislations the Owner may be allowed to process Personal Data until the User objects to such processing (“opt-out”), without having to rely on consent or any other of the following legal bases. This, however, does not apply, whenever the processing of Personal Data is subject to European data protection law;
  • provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
  • processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
  • processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
  • processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.

 

In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

Place

The Data is processed at the Owner’s operating offices & hosting locations (primarily in the US) and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.

 

Depending on the User’s location, data transfers may involve transferring the User’s Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.

 

Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis of Data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.

 

If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or inquire with the Owner using the information provided in the contact section.

Retention Time

Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.

Therefore:

 

  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
  • Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.

 

The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.

 

Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.

The Purpose of Processing

The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Services, as well as for the following purposes: Content commenting, Interaction with external social networks and platforms, Interaction with live chat platforms, Analytics, Remarketing and behavioral targeting, handling payments, Managing support and contact requests, Platform services and hosting and Data transfer outside the EU.

 

Users can find further detailed information about such purposes of processing and about the specific Personal Data used for each purpose in the respective sections of this document.

Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

Analytics

The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

Google Analytics (Google Inc.)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of Gotek Telecom LTD, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.

Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.

Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

Data transfer outside the EU

The Owner is allowed to transfer Personal Data collected within the EU to third countries (i.e. any country not part of the EU) only pursuant to a specific legal basis. Any such Data transfer is based on one of the legal bases described below.

Users can inquire with the Owner to learn which legal basis applies to which specific service.

 

Data transfer from the EU and/or Switzerland to the U.S based on Privacy Shield (Gotek Telecom LTD)

 

If this is the legal basis, the transfer of Personal Data from the EU or Switzerland to the US is carried out according to the EU – U.S. and Swiss – U.S. Privacy Shield.
In particular, Personal Data is transferred to services that self-certify under the Privacy Shield framework and therefore guarantee an adequate level of protection of such transferred Data. All services are listed within the relevant section of this document and those that adhere to Privacy Shield can be singled out by checking their privacy policy and possibly also by specifically checking for Privacy Shield adherence in the official Privacy Shield List. Privacy Shield also specifically guarantees rights to Users which can be found in its most current form on the website run by the US Department of Commerce.
Personal Data may be transferred from within the EU or Switzerland to the U.S. to services that are not, or not anymore, part of Privacy Shield, only based on other valid legal grounds. Users can ask the Owner to learn about such legal grounds.

Personal Data collected: various types of Data.

 

Data transfer abroad based on standard contractual clauses (Gotek Telecom LTD)

 

If this is the legal basis, the transfer of Personal Data from the EU to third countries is carried out by the Owner according to “standard contractual clauses” provided by the European Commission.
This means that Data recipients have committed to process Personal Data in compliance with the data protection standards set forth by EU data protection legislation. For further information, Users are requested to contact the Owner through the contact details provided in the present document.

Personal Data collected: various types of Data.

Handling Payments

Payment processing services enable Gotek Telecom LTD to process payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means. To ensure greater security, Gotek Telecom LTD shares only the information necessary to execute the transaction with the financial intermediaries handling the transaction.
Some of these services may also enable the sending of timed messages to the User, such as emails containing invoices or notifications concerning the payment.

Managing Support & Contact Requests

This type of service allows Gotek Telecom LTD to manage support and contact requests received via email or by other means, such as the contact form or Gotek support ticketing system.
The Personal Data processed depend on the information provided by the User in the messages and the means used for communication (e.g., email address, account information).

Platform Services & Hosting

These services have the purpose of hosting and running key components of Gotek Telecom LTD, therefore allowing the provision of Gotek Telecom LTD from within a unified platform. Such platforms provide a wide range of tools to the Owner – e.g., analytics, user registration, commenting, database management, e-commerce, payment processing – that imply the collection and handling of Personal Data. Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.

 

WordPress.com (Automattic Inc.)

WordPress.com is a platform provided by Automattic Inc. that allows the Owner to build, run and host Gotek Telecom LTD.

Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

Further Information about Personal Data

Service use, Device & Location

Service use
The Owner (Gotek Telecom LTD) or third-party services employed by the Owner collects information automatically when the User uses or engages with Gotek Telecom LTD Products & Services, such as the Gotek Telecom LTD website, mobile app, and web platform technology. The information collected includes the User usage data, purchases made, app installation and updates, and how the User engages with service content. Gotek Telecom LTD uses login information, user data, cookies, device information, and internet protocol (“IP”) addresses in order to identify Users, log API calls, and provide User support.

Information is collected automatically (or manually by the user) about User’s services usage, these services include the usage of specific Gotek IoT products, such as Healthcare data, Vehicle Tracking data, etc. The information collected includes, but is not limited to, user and device location, health data, vehicle data, personnel data, login status, user & device tracking and positioning, length of data sessions, amount of data used in a session, and network connectivity status. This information is required in order for Gotek Telecom LTD to be able to provide access to, and billing for, use of Gotek Telecom LTD services to the User. Gotek Telecom LTD stores this data as long as the user account is running and active, as stated in the retention period, data will be deleted after a specific time, if the user account is inactive / deleted / subscription is not paid / retention period is over.

Gotek Telecom LTD Customer Support accesses User data to troubleshoot and resolve User complaints and service issues. Additional information may be requested from the User to investigate further. User data may be shared with third party vendors (if any) in order to address service issues beyond Gotek Telecom LTD ’s control.

Device and location
In order to offer services, Gotek Telecom LTD automatically collects User information pertaining to device & user location, operating system, IP address, device identifier, ISP and/or mobile carrier connection, cell id, and Gotek Telecom LTD app version.

Communications

Gotek Telecom LTD provides Users with email and push notifications to communicate the following, but is not limited to, availability of Services, policy changes, network disruptions, order confirmations, rate changes, account information details, service details and notifications, and personalized offers. By registering on the mailing list or using any of Gotek IoT services, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive commercial or promotional email messages or any type of information regarding the user’s active service or product. Users may opt out of receiving promotional marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link located at the bottom of every email. However, Users cannot opt-out of receiving communications related to service and account updates, including security and legal notices. If a user wishes to stop receiving all account-related communication, they must cancel their account by reaching out to info@gotektelecom.com / info@gotekiot.com / info@gotekcloud.gotektelecom.com .

Personal Data collected: email address, first name, last name, country, and phone number.

Advertising

Gotek Telecom LTD may use User Data in order to communicate news, special offers, and promote growth and engagement. Gotek Telecom LTD  targets and analyzes ads displayed to Users and visitors on Gotek Telecom LTD .com and other partners’ sites (if any), using Data from advertising technologies (e.g. pixels, cookies, and ad tags), information provided by the user (e.g. country), and Data from roaming service usage (e.g. amount of data used, countries visited).

Personal Data collected: amount of data used, home country, countries visited (e.g. Vehicle tracking location), cookies, pixels and ad tags.

The Rights of Users

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.

In particular, Users have the right to do the following:

  • Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data (this may result in limited support or account closure since some services rely on some specific user data).
  • Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent. Further details are provided in the dedicated section below.
  • Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
  • Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
  • Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
  • Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
  • Receive their Data. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
  • Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.

Details about the right to object to processing

Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.

Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time without providing any justification. To learn, whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month.

Cookie Policy

Cookies and other Identifiers consist of portions of code placed on the User’s device that assist the Owner in providing the Service according to the purposes described. Some of the purposes for which Identifiers are used may also require the User’s consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided below.

 

Gotek Telecom LTD uses Cookies or other Identifiers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service and, therefore, do not require Users to consent. Users can disable such Identifiers by modifying their browser or device settings as described in more detail within this document, but this may affect core operational functions or result in the unavailability of the Service.

 

How to provide or withdraw consent

 

Users can provide or withdraw consent to the use of Cookies and other Identifiers by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences via the relevant consent-preferences widget accordingly, if available.

 

Additionally, Users can manage preferences regarding Identifiers directly from within their own device settings and prevent – for example – the storing of third-party Identifiers. It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Identifiers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent. Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Identifiers in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

 

Notwithstanding the above, Users are hereby informed that they may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

Additional information about data collection and processing

Legal action

The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of Gotek Telecom LTD or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User's Personal Data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, Gotek Telecom LTD may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, Gotek Telecom LTD and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with Gotek Telecom LTD (System logs) use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

How “Do Not Track” requests are handled

Gotek Telecom LTD does not support “Do Not Track” requests.
To determine whether any of the third-party services (if any) it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page and possibly within Gotek Telecom LTD and/or – as far as technically and legally feasible – sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.

Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)

Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

Usage Data

Information collected automatically through Gotek Telecom LTD  (or third-party services employed in Gotek Telecom LTD ), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use Gotek Telecom LTD , the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User’s IT environment.

User

The individual using Gotek Telecom LTD’s products and services who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

Data Subject

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)

The on behalf of the Controller, as described in this natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of Gotek Telecom LTD. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of Gotek Telecom LTD.

Service

The service provided by Gotek Telecom LTD as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookies

Small piece of data stored in the User’s device.

Legal information

This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

This privacy policy relates solely to Gotek Telecom LTD, if not stated otherwise within this document.

Rev. 2.1 Dated: 02/02/2022