Statement on the protection and collection of data, privacy, sharing of personal data and the method of informing and deleting personal data
1. Privacy statement
This Personal Data Protection Statement for Tech Garden d.o.o. applies from May 25, 2018. By using our services, you entrust us with your data. This Statement describes what data we collect, how we process it and for what purposes we use it, as well as your rights related to your data.
The following is responsible for data processing:
Tech Garden d.o.o.
Braće Nakić 27, 22000 Šibenik
Tel. +385 99 333 3585
The Commissioner for Personal Data Protection is available via:
e-mail for contact: info@techgarden.hr
Note: “Personal data protection”
Your privacy is important to us and we want you to feel safe when visiting our pages. In the following, we inform you about the purposes for which we collect and use your personal data and how you can monitor these procedures and exercise your rights. You can access and print our personal data protection statement at any time via the Data Protection link at the bottom of our website.
Our IT systems are protected by technical and organizational measures against unauthorized access, modification or dissemination of your data, as well as against loss or deletion.
Techgarden.hr uses the so-called “cookies” (eng. cookies). In the text below, you can learn more about cookies, how we use them and how you can control them.
By using this website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with our cookie notice. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, please disable them by following the instructions in the cookie notification where you have the option to opt out, so that some or all cookies from this website stop being stored on your device.
Techgarden.hr undertakes to protect personal data in such a way that it collects only necessary, basic data that is necessary for the fulfillment of our obligations and informs you about the way of using the collected data, regularly gives you the option of choosing about the use of data, including the option of deciding whether or not you want to your name is removed from lists used for correspondence and marketing activities. All data is strictly kept and is available only to employees who need this data to perform their work.
2. Purposes and legal basis of data processing:
During your visit to the techgarden.hr website, certain types of information may be collected, including the name of the operating system you are using, the name of your browser, the type of device you are using to access our site, etc. We use this information to enhance our site and improve your user experience, and it is exclusively utilized for these purposes or for our own marketing efforts. We do not share this data with any third parties. Additionally, any other information voluntarily provided to us on our contact page or through comments on our articles is kept secure.
Data processing is conducted in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and Croatian laws and regulations.
3. Basic contexts in which the processing is performed:
Central database of people who contacted us through the website
Cookies and web analytics
Direct marketing
4. Central database of people who contacted us through the website:
When you make an inquiry or request an offer on our website, we do not store your personal data in the website database. Instead, your personal data is directly sent to an email address accessible only by authorized personnel within the company. If you engage in certain activities on our site, such as subscribing to our newsletter or commenting on articles, your data may be saved in the website database along with your cookies. Depending on the activity, you may share information such as your name, surname, email address, phone number, or other contact information, as well as details about your company or trade.
We process this data as necessary to conclude or fulfill contracts with you and to address your other requests. Additionally, data processing is based on our legitimate interests in improving our business, as further explained below. Access to this data is limited to employees who require it to perform their duties.
For contract preparation and conclusion, we require at least your name, surname, and official address to identify you, as well as your email address to send you offers. For issuing offers and R1 invoices to companies, craftsmen, and self-employed individuals, we also require an OIB.
The active role of the user and/or customer in privacy protection is demonstrated through consent, which should be voluntary, specifically informed, and unambiguous. Consent management allows users and/or customers to authorize the company to collect and process certain personal data for one or more purposes through clear affirmative actions. Users should also have the ability to withdraw consent previously given for the collection and processing of personal data in the same manner.
5. Cookies and web analytics:
On our website, we utilize necessary and functional cookies to enable certain technical features, thereby enhancing your user experience. Additionally, we employ analytical cookies to conduct web analytics, allowing us to analyze the usage of our pages and improve the quality and content of our services. Furthermore, we utilize marketing cookies to facilitate remarketing on display networks and advertising on social media platforms.
A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. Upon revisiting the website, the cookie enables the page to recognize your browser. While cookies typically do not store personal data, they may be utilized to gain insights into user preferences and other data. You have the option to configure your browser to reject all cookies or notify you when a cookie is sent. However, please note that certain features of the website or service may not function properly without cookies, so we recommend accepting them to fully utilize the website’s features.
For more information about cookies and instructions on how to disable them, please visit: https://cookiesandyou.com/
6. Which cookies do we use and for what purposes:
We utilize the Google Analytics service to process data for analytical purposes. Pursuant to our agreement with Google, this data is not used for any other purpose, and Google acts solely as a processor on our behalf. Furthermore, Google is committed to protecting data through its participation in the Privacy Shield program, a cooperation initiative between the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA).
Service provider details:
Google LLC
1600 Amphitheater Pkwy
Mountain View, California 94043, USA
For further information about the Privacy Shield program, please visit the website of the Agency for Data Protection.
Google Analytics Universal uses “cookies” to help analyze user behavior. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States of America. IP-anonymization has been activated on this website, which shortens your IP address in the territory of member states of the European Union or other signatories of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the entire IP address be first transmitted to Google servers in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of analyzing your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for the website operator and providing other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of the Google Analytics Universal service will not be combined with any other data held by Google. You can refuse the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate setting on your browser, but please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use all features of this website. You can also opt out of tracking by Google Analytics Universal by downloading and installing the Google Universal Analytics “Opt-out Browser Add-on” option for your web browser: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/%20gaoptout?hl=en or via cookie settings on this website.
This website uses Google Double Click Ad Exchange software. These services allow you to target website visitors by displaying personalized interest-based ads when you visit other websites that are part of the Google Display Network. Google uses what are known as cookies to analyze how users use the website. Data collected by cookies forms the basis for interest-based advertising. For this purpose, Google stores a small sequence of numbers in the browser of a site visitor. This number is used to record visits to the website and collect anonymous data on how the website is used. During this period, no personal data about website visitors is collected. If you subsequently visit another website that is part of the Google Display Network, you will be shown ads that are most likely related to the products or information you previously viewed. You can permanently disable the cookies used by Google by clicking on the following link and downloading and installing the content: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and following the instructions contained therein. Additional information about Google’s advertising and privacy statement can be found at: http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.
7. How you can manage cookies:
In your internet browsers, you can delete cookies and manage general settings for saving cookies. Below are links to instructions for popular browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. If you wish to manage cookies from our website, you can disable analytical cookies. Additionally, if you do not wish to accept third-party cookies placed on several of our pages, alternative options are available.
Deletion and management in browser settings:
Most web browsers allow for a complete ban on cookies or a ban on third-party cookies. Disabling all cookies in your browser may result in many websites, including ours, not functioning properly. Prohibiting third-party cookies can enhance protection against tracking on the internet, although it may limit the availability and quality of external content. However, there will be no difference in our website’s functionality.
Web analytics of the techgarden.hr domain and opt-out option:
Analytical cookies and web analytics, which provide statistical reports, help us improve our pages and content. If you object to our use of cookies for these purposes, you can disable that type of cookie here, and we will delete them from your device until you choose to enable them again.
8. Direct marketing:
Direct marketing involves providing information and advertising directly to our narrow and wider audience through various channels, such as mail or email, as well as to potential clients who have shown interest in our products or services. We use data shared with us through previous cooperation or provided by you to receive our newsletters.
We base the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes on our legitimate business interest, as explained below.
- We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- Processing your requested information, such as inquiries sent via contact forms.
- Sending you the newsletter you subscribed to.
- Presenting our site to you in the most efficient and interesting manner possible.
Improving our business.
As part of direct marketing, we send information to all subscribers of the techgarden.hr newsletter periodically, including details about the services we offer, important news in the agricultural sector, or other informative content.
We obtained your email address, name, and surname for the purpose of sending our newsletter when you filled out the newsletter form on our website. We adhere to current laws and regulations regarding marketing practices. Therefore, we only send the newsletter to users who have subscribed to it. If you receive the newsletter without subscribing, it indicates that someone has subscribed on your behalf or that someone with access to your email address has forwarded it to you. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for these purposes at any time, or you can unsubscribe from receiving our newsletter using the methods described below.
By providing us with your email address, you consent to it being stored in our database of potential or existing clients/customers (Mailchimp). Additionally, by signing a cooperation agreement and/or availing of our services, you consent to subscribing to our newsletter and receiving email messages containing important information, as well as occasional promotions and special offers. We guarantee that we will not share or sell your email address to other companies.
You have the right to object to the processing of your data for individual or all channels of our direct marketing at any time. Furthermore, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided in any newsletter.
For newsletter deliveries, managing recipient lists, and handling complaints (such as unsubscribes), Techgarden.hr utilizes the Mailchimp platform and services provided by “The Rocket Science Group, LLC” from the USA. “The Rocket Science Group, LLC” acts as our processor and exclusively on our behalf, taking all necessary measures for data protection in accordance with its participation in the “Privacy Shield” cooperation program between the EU and the USA.
Service provider details:
The Rocket Science Group LLC
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
You can find more information about the “Privacy Shield” program on the website of the Agency for Personal Data Protection.
9. External links and cookies:
When using external links on our websites, such as those leading to social networks or YouTube, you may be redirected to external domains that utilize cookies, over which we have no control. We do not receive data collected through cookies and similar technologies on these domains from their owners or managers. For more information about the cookies used and management options, please refer to the cookie statements and policies of the visited domains.
10. Period in which personal data will be stored:
We store your data for as long as there is a purpose for its storage and processing:
- Contract documentation (bookkeeping documents): 11 years (in accordance with accounting regulations)
- Personal data entered in the comment form: until the data owner requests deletion
- Inquiries related to potential cooperation, support, creation of offers, invoices, provision of information about practice or job inquiries: until the data owner requests deletion. We retain this data to improve our business and as part of our legitimate interests.
If certain data is subject to tax liability required for the execution of a sales contract, the storage period is extended to 10 years in accordance with tax regulations, and processing of such data is limited during that period.
If the same data is used for different purposes, we retain it until the end of the later storage period. However, we cease using it for purposes for which the (shorter) storage period has expired. Upon the expiration of the data retention period, your data that is no longer needed is either irreversibly anonymized (and anonymized data may be retained) or securely deleted/destroyed.
11. Rights of data subjects:
In relation to the collection and processing of your personal data, we recognize the following rights:
Right of access:
You have the right to receive confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed. If such processing is occurring, you have the right to access the personal data and the following information: the purpose of processing, categories of personal data involved, recipients or categories of recipients of personal data, the duration for which personal data will be stored, information about your rights, and data sources if not collected directly from you. If your data is transferred and processed outside the EU, you have the right to information about appropriate protective measures. Where feasible, you may also obtain a copy of the personal data undergoing processing.
Right to rectification:
You have the right to request the correction of any inaccurate personal data concerning you, which we are obliged to rectify without undue delay. Considering the purposes of the processing, you also have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by providing a supplementary statement.
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”):
You have the right to request the deletion of personal data concerning you without undue delay if there is no legitimate reason for us to continue processing such data (for example, if the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected). If we do have a legal basis for continued processing, we will provide you with detailed information about it as part of our response to your deletion request.
The right to restriction of processing:
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in the following situations: if you dispute its accuracy; if the processing is unlawful, and you object to its erasure; if you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, and we no longer need it for processing; if you have objected to the processing of your personal data, and verification of our legitimate grounds is pending.
The right to data portability:
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit those data to another data controller, where:
- the processing is based on consent or on a contract, and
- the processing is carried out by automated means. When exercising your right to data portability, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from us to another data controller, where technically feasible.
The right to object:
If the processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interests, you have the right to object to such processing at any time regarding your data. If you object:
concerning direct marketing, we will cease processing your personal data for such purposes;
in other cases of legitimate interests, we will cease processing your personal data for the purposes to which your objection relates, unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
12. How you can exercise your rights:
As a user of our services and a visitor to our website, you have the right to receive information about the handling of your personal data and to make requests to exercise your rights. You can find information about personal data at techgarden.hr/osobni-podaci. For basic information, corrections, or other questions regarding your personal data, you can contact us by phone or email at info@techgarden.hr. We will process your inquiries and requests without undue delay and in accordance with legal obligations, and we will inform you about the measures we have taken. Additionally, you can exercise your rights by filing a complaint with the supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data. In the Republic of Croatia, it is the Personal Data Protection Agency located at Martićeva ulica 14, 10 000 Zagreb, where you can find additional information on how to contact them.
13. Transfer of data to third parties:
If you have shared personal data with us, we will not forward it to third parties without your consent. Your personal data will only be transferred to third parties as long as it is necessary to provide our service, or if you have given us your consent. We will not sell, license, or rent your personal data to third parties. However, we may disclose your information when we believe in good faith that disclosure is required by law or court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of others, including our own property or rights.
Under what conditions are personal data forwarded to third parties:
The Company forwards personal data of users and/or clients to third parties (including competent authorities) only in the following cases:
- User and/or customer consent;
- b) In order to fulfill the Company’s legal obligations;
- c) When such processing is necessary to protect the key interests of the user and/or client.
Our employees who will process your inquiries are committed to discretion.
We will not forward your personal data to third parties without your consent; except for the purpose of realizing our services for which you have hired us, which you can revoke at any time.
14. Security
Please note that access by third parties cannot be completely excluded if data is transmitted over the Internet. Since Techgarden.hr still does not use encrypted transmission procedures, protection against unauthorized access cannot be guaranteed. We cannot guarantee that some information or personal data will not be misused or forwarded to third parties. We disclaim any liability to you in the event of such misuse or disclosure. If you believe that the information you share with us should not be made public, please do not share it with us over the Internet.
15. Right to appeal
If you are of the opinion that we have violated Croatian or European data protection regulations when processing your data, please contact us in order to clarify any questions. You certainly have the right to file a complaint with the Croatian Data Protection Agency, or in the event of a change in the applicable regulations, to another authority that will take over its jurisdiction, and as of May 25, 2018, to a supervisory authority within the EU.
Identity confirmation:
In case of doubt, we may request additional information to verify your identity. This serves to protect your rights and privacy.
Abuse of rights:
If you use any of the above rights too often and with the obvious intent of abuse, we may charge an administrative fee or refuse to process your request.
16. Amendments and Changes
We reserve the right to change these data protection information at any time. Any relevant changes will be posted here, so you can stay informed about them at any time. In case of significant amendments, we will take appropriate measures to timely and adequately inform you about all such additions and changes.
17. Intellectual property rights
All materials published on this website represent the intellectual property of Tech Garden d.o.o. and are protected by applicable laws. Any content on the site, including photographs, texts, images, and other documents, is protected by copyright provisions as well as industrial and intellectual property rights. These rights belong to Tech Garden d.o.o. or have been assigned by third parties. Tech Garden d.o.o. reserves the right to edit and organize all content on the website. The use of any part of the content without prior written permission from Tech Garden d.o.o. is not allowed. Any reproduction, partial or complete, without authorization will be treated as a violation of rights.