Published on: 25.05.2018

Privacy Policy 
Ropardo SRL (“ROPARDO”) respects your privacy. ROPARDO wants you to understand the type of information which is collected, what ROPARDO does with the information, and the safeguards that ROPARDO has in place to protect the information.

Before you submit any information to ROPARDO via this Website or Mobile Applications (referred as Apps), ROPARDO strongly suggests that you read this Policy to understand how ROPARDO uses the information which you provide.

ROPARDO collect, process and use personal data from you to improve the usability, effectiveness and security of our Website / Apps and thus provide you with the best experience. We also collect, process and use the information you send via contact forms to process requests for information or business inquiries, evaluate job applications, register visitors to events, training sessions or contests, and for other purposes you might have. When you submit your information, you consent to ROPARDO using such information as described herein.

Your use of this Website / Apps indicates your acceptance of this Policy and the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Policy as well as the Terms of Use. If you do not agree with this Policy and the Terms of Use, please do not use this Website / Apps.

Amendments
ROPARDO will post online any changes to its Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. You can determine the date of the last change by noting the effective date of these documents. Your continued access to and usage of the Website, or use of the Services, Content, or Software contained therein, signifies your agreement to any such modifications to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. We encourage you to periodically review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You may at any time print, download and/or store a copy of the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Personally identifiable information
“Personally identifiable information” is information about you, such as name, address, e-mail address, user name, etc. Providing personally identifiable information indicates your consent to the collection and use of your personally identifiable information as described in this Policy.

When you provide data via this Website / Apps or directly via email or phone, we collect, process and use only the personal data you send, and necessary information we need to communicate with you on your inquiries or applications via this Website / Apps.

If you contact us via the contact form(s) / Apps, you consent to having ROPARDO collect and process the following data:

  • Your full name, email address and phone number,
  • Your affiliation – the name of the organization you are part of,
  • The reason for your inquiry,
  • The source of your visit – how you found us.

When you submit and inquiry via the contact form(s), you also consent to having ROPARDO representatives contact you via email or phone.

If you apply for a job position through our Website / Apps, you consent to having ROPARDO collect, process and use the following data:

  • Your name, email address and phone number,
  • Your city of residence,
  • Your technology stack of interest,
  • The source of your visit – how you found us,
  • A message you willingly and knowingly send to us,
  • Your CV.

When you apply for a job position through our Website / Apps, you also consent to having ROPARDO representatives contact you via email or phone.

If you register or apply for an event, training or contest though our website / Apps or via email, you consent to having ROPARDO collect, process personal data. This data might include but is not limited to:

  • Your name, email address and phone number,
  • Your city of residence,
  • Your years of experience in a field,
  • The technology stack of interest,
  • The source of your visit – how you found us,
  • The reason of your inquiry,
  • Your affiliation – the name of the organization/institution/association you are part of,
  • A message you willingly and knowingly send to us,
  • Your CV.

When you register or apply for an event, training or contest though our Website / Apps, you also consent to having ROPARDO representatives contact you via email or phone.

Collection and use of personally identifiable information
ROPARDO does not collect personally identifiable information without your authorization. Any personally identifiable information you provide is voluntary and is solely used to help fulfill a request you make using the Services, Content, Software or Apps through the use or access of this Website / Apps. Examples of personally identifiable information include your account information such as your name, address, telephone number, etc. (which you provide when registering with the Website / Apps) and any other information which may be linked to your account. ROPARDO will not sell, rent, or share with any third party or individual your personally identifiable information except as necessary to help fulfill a request you have made using the Services, Content, Software or Apps through the use or access of this Website / Apps (e.g., sending or otherwise transmitting to you the requested information or custom-tailoring your Website / Apps experience based upon your preferences). However, ROPARDO reserves the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law or as permitted by law when ROPARDO, in good faith, deems it necessary to protect its rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

Collection and use of non-personally identifiable information
ROPARDO collects non-personally identifiable information about your visit to the ROPARDO Website / Apps. This information may include the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that you just came from (whether this URL is on this Website / Apps or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on this Website / Apps or not), what browser you are using, and your IP address. This information is primarily used by ROPARDO to analyze web traffic and to improve the functionality and content of the Website and does not contain any personally identifiable information which may belong to you or any other individual. However, ROPARDO reserves the right to disclose this information as required or as permitted by law when ROPARDO, in good faith, deems it necessary to protect its rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

Google Analytics
ROPARDO uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files which are stored on your computer and which enable you to analyses your use of ROPARDO Website / Apps. The information generated by the cookie on your use of Website / Apps (including your abbreviated IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and are stored there. Google will use this information to assess your use of Website / Apps, to compile reports on the activities for us and to provide more services connected with use of Website / Apps and the Internet. It is also possible that Google may transmit this information to third parties if this is prescribed by law or if third parties process this information on behalf of Google.
You can deactivate Google Analytics by means of a browser add-on if you do not want Website / Apps analysis. You can download this here: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Use of cookies (or other functionally equivalent technology) in the collection of personally and non-personally identifiable information.
Certain features of the Website / Apps are only available through the use of cookies or functionally equivalent technology (collectively referred to as “cookies”). For example, cookies help reduce the number of times you need to enter in certain information while using the Website / Apps.

This data might include and is not limited to:

  • Your IP address
  • The date and time of your visit to our website
  • Types of websites you visit
  • The URL of the page you visited before (if you accessed our website from a referral source),

Information about the device and browser you are using (browser type, version, operating system, device type, screen resolution, etc.).

Cookies can also assist in providing you with Content and Services that are targeted to your particular interests or preferences. Cookies also enable ROPARDO to collect information about your Website / Apps visit (as discussed above). Cookies are stored on your local machine, not on the Website’s / Apps server. You are always free to decline cookies if your browser has this functionality, although if you do so, you may not be able to use certain features on the Website / Apps which are dependent on the information which those cookies collect, and you may be required to re-enter certain information more frequently during a session. If you do not want ROPARDO to collect the information about your Website / Apps visit, please set your browser to reject these cookies.

Data Entered by Users
You can use the ROPARDO Website / Apps both with and without registering. However, you can only access ROPARDO Website / Apps using certain terminals such as an iPhone, iPod, iPad, Windows, Mac or Android and without additional functions. In order to make use of all its advantages, you have to register. To do this, you must enter your email address and select a password. We require these data in order to guarantee that you are able to make full use of our entire offer. We need these and possibly other data not least in order to respond to your wishes, questions and criticism.

Depending on the Website / Apps functionalities you can access an option which will allow you to design your account personally. For example, you will be able to add a photo, choose a username and set up a connection to your Facebook user account. You will not be obliged to design your account personally; this will be entirely voluntary.
Where ROPARDO Website / Apps is used solely offline, the data you enter will be stored de-centrally on your storage medium. In such a case, we will not be able to access these data.

If you use ROPARDO Website / Apps in combination with a registered account, all data and tasks entered will be integrated into a database. The purpose of this database is to allow you to use ROPARDO Website / Apps at various different levels and call up your data anywhere and at any time. Data are transmitted to the respective terminal using SSL encryption so that your data are transmitted securely.

Data Storage
ROPARDO will be storing your personal data for 10 years, ensuring adequate data protection and security for your personal data through this entire period.

ROPARDO will only provide access to your personal data to personnel of ROPARDO, clients, partners or providers of ROPARDO who need it to handle your request or to address your potential future needs.

To avoid automatic decisions on how your personal data is handled we process it both manually and automatically, with computer software. This means machines cannot make assumptions on what you have given consent for.

Protection of your information
ROPARDO exercises great care in protecting your personally identifiable information such as, but not limited to, your user registration, user login, user sessions, and electronic communications to and from ROPARDO. This includes, among other things, using industry standard techniques such as firewalls, encryption, intrusion detection and Website / Apps monitoring. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while ROPARDO strives to protect your personally identifiable information, ROPARDO is not able to ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to or from the Website / Apps.

Internally, ROPARDO restricts access to your personally identifiable information to those who require access in order to provide services in connection your requests or inquiries that you have provided via the Website / Apps.

Deleting Your Data
If your data are no longer required for the aforementioned purposes, we will delete them. Completed tasks will remain stored and will be marked “Completed” in the database. If you delete your account, we will also delete all data completely from your account. Data you have entered in lists belonging to third parties will remain in existence as these are part of third party accounts. If data has to be retained for statutory reasons, these will be blocked and will then no longer be available for any further use.

Newsletter
ROPARDO provides a newsletter service free of charge. We use the newsletter to inform you about new products / services and send you general information about ROPARDO. We need your email address in order to send you the newsletter. You can enter your email address on ROPARDO Website / Apps. We will store and use your email address solely to send you the newsletter.

Of course you can unsubscribe the newsletter at any time. Every newsletter contains the information on how you can unsubscribe the newsletter with effect for the future.
Accessing, correcting, and updating your information.

You may at any time request access to the personally identifiable information that ROPARDO has collected about you and you may request corrections or updates to that information. ROPARDO will make reasonable efforts to respond promptly to all such requests, but reserves the right to limit such requests.

Your Rights
In accordance with the European Union legislation concerning the collection and processing of personal data, you have the following rights:

  • To request us to rectify or erase your personal data or restrict our processing of your personal data or object to such processing.
  • To request from ROPARDO copies of your personal data undergoing processing. We must provide the first copy for free, while for any further copies you request we may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. If you make the request by electronic means and unless you request otherwise, we shall provide the information in a commonly used electronic form.
  • To not be the subject of a decision based exclusively on automatic data processing.
  • To not have your personal data transferred to third party countries.
  • To obtain from ROPARDO restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
    • you contest the accuracy of the personal data we processed, for a period that would enable us to verify the accuracy of your personal data;
    • the processing is unlawful, and you oppose the erasure of your personal data and request the restriction of its use instead;
    • ROPARDO no longer needs your personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require us to keep it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

In short, you can ask us to share with you, adjust, delete or keep the information we have about you for more than 10 years.
You can withdraw at any time your consent to have your personal information processed and stored by ROPARDO by sending us a consent withdrawal at office@nearshore-romania.com.

Additional Information
This Policy only applies to information collected by ROPARDO. Any information you provide to, or that is collected by, third-party websites may be subject to the privacy policies of those websites, if any. ROPARDO encourages you to read any such privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit. It is the sole responsibility of such third parties to adhere to any applicable restrictions on the disclosure of your personally identifiable information. ROPARDO, its directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers and representatives shall not be liable for wrongful use or disclosure of your personally identifiable information by any such third party.

Your consent
By using the Website / Apps, you agree with these terms. Whenever you submit information via the Website / Apps, you must consent to the collection and use of that information in accordance with this privacy policy.

Terms of Use

Acknowledgement of Terms. This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legally binding agreement between you and Ropardo SRL. (“ROPARDO“). By using or accessing this ROPARDO Website (“Website”) or the Software (“Software”), Services (“Services”), Mobile Application (“App”) and Content (“Content”) provided therein (and as hereinafter defined), you agree that you have read and understand this Agreement, and fully agree to all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement, which may be modified from time-to-time by ROPARDO. If you do not agree to the provisions in this Agreement, you must not use or further access the Website, Content, Software, App or Services. This Agreement, together with ROPARDO Privacy Policy, constitutes the entire agreement between you and ROPARDO regarding the Website, Services, Software, App and Content and supersedes and replaces any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements between you and ROPARDO.

Amendments. RROPARDO will post online any changes to its Privacy Policy and this Terms of Use. You can determine the date of the last change by noting the effective date of these documents. Your continued access to and usage of the Website, Content, Software, App or Services signifies your agreement to any such modifications to the Privacy Policy and this Terms of Use. We encourage you to periodically review the Privacy Policy and this Terms of Use. You may at any time print, download and/or store a copy of the Privacy Policy and this Terms of Use.

Password and Security. Certain Services available on the Website, Content, Software, App or Services require that you register with ROPARDO using a User Name and a Password. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any such User Name and Password and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your User Name, Password, or the account accessed pursuant to these. You agree to (i) immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your User Name, Password, or account or any other breach of security, and (ii) ensure that you logoff from your account at the end of each session. ROPARDO cannot and will not be liable for any losses or damages arising from your failure to comply with these provisions.

This Website and App use industry-standard security measures such as secure sockets layer protocol (“ssl”) to protect the transmission of your information to and from the website, app in accordance with this IS terms of use and THE privacy policy. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Although ROPARDO strives to protect your information, ROPARDO cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to or from the website. You are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your user names, passwords, and/or any other account information.

Collaboration with Third Parties. ROPARDO works with certain third parties (“Third Parties”) to provide the Content, Services, Software and the App available on this Website or App and to provide links to other websites. These third parties include, but are not limited to service providers, web hosting providers, technology providers, and the like. These entities may supply information for posting or access to this Website, but they do not control the content or policies of this Website or App. ROPARDO does not endorse, sponsor, or recommend any third party product or service or hypertext links to third parties or other information by trade name, trademark, ROPARDO name, etc.
ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, SOFTWARE, APP OR SERVICES, IS TO BE USED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE TO YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL, FINANCIAL, OR TAX ADVICE, OR ANY OTHER ADVICE WHATSOEVER OR TO BE RELIED UPON AS SUCH.

Intellectual Property. You acknowledge and agree that the Website, Services, Content (i.e., any items accessible on the Website), App and any Software, including, but not limited to, applets, web modules, web-enabled programs, and all other types of software, used in connection with the Website, Services, App and Content, contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. Except as expressly authorized in writing by ROPARDO in each specific instance, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, copy, publish or republish, loan, sell, transmit, distribute, or create derivative works based on the Website, Services, Content, App or Software, in whole or in part for any purpose whatsoever. Failure to adhere to these provisions could subject you to serious penalties under federal copyright law and other federal, state, and/or local laws, where applicable.

ROPARDO grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the Website, Services, Content, App or Software on a single computer, provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the Website, Services, Content, App or Software. You agree not to modify App or Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of App or Software for any purpose whatsoever, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Website, Services, Content, App or Software. You agree not to access the Website, Services, Content, App or Software by any means other than through the interface that is provided by ROPARDO for doing so.

ROPARDO trade names and design marks are trademarks and/or service marks (“marks”) of ROPARDO. No display or use of such marks may be made without the express written permission of ROPARDO.

ROPARDO respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any Services, Content, App or Software available on our Website or App or any other activity taking place on the Website or App constitutes infringement of a work protected by copyright law, please notify us so that we may respond to any such concerns by contacting us at the address of ROPARDO headquarter.

Links to Other Websites. The Website or App may provide links to the Websites or App or services of other third-party sites. Links to such third-party sites do not constitute any endorsement by ROPARDO of such third-party sites, or the quality, fitness, suitability, accuracy, or appropriateness of the products, content, materials or information presented or made available by such sites. You acknowledge and agree that ROPARDO, its directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers and representatives, OTHER THIRD PARTIES, and each of their respective successors and assigns, are not responsible for any claims, damages or losses caused or alleged to have been caused by the use of any third-party sites, or from the products, content, material or information presented by or available through those sites.

Modifications to Website/Services/Content/Software/App. You acknowledge and agree that ROPARDO may change, modify, amend, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Website, Software, Services, App or Content at any time, without notice and without liability to you or any OTHER third party.

Disclaimer of Warranties. ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, SOFTWARE, APP OR SERVICES, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT. ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, SOFTWARE, APP OR SERVICES, IS TO BE USED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE TO YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL, FINANCIAL, OR TAX ADVICE, OR ANY OTHER ADVICE WHATSOEVER OR TO BE RELIED UPON AS SUCH.

ROPARDO, its directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers and representatives, OTHER THIRD PARTIES, and each of their respective successors and assigns, DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES OR THE FUNCTIONS, FEATURES OR INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN OR ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY THIRD-PARTY CONTENT, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, APP, ITEMS OR OTHER MATERIALS USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR APP OR THE SERVICES, WILL BE ACCURATE, TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL ROPARDO, its directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers and representatives, OTHER THIRD PARTIES, and each of their respective successors and assigns, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE CLAIMS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES WHETHER ARISING FROM AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR APP OR CONTENT OR SOFTWARE MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, ROPARDO, ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES, APP OR SOFTWARE OR ANY DECISION MADE IN RELIANCE ON THE CONTENT SERVICES, APP OR SOFTWARE, CONTAINED ON OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIMS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS WEBSITE AND THE RELATED CONTENT, SOFTWARE, APP AND SERVICES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION SHALL APPLY AND SURVIVE NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY.

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

Choice of Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with laws of Romania.

Waiver. The failure of ROPARDO to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not deem a waiver of such right or provision.

Survival. The following provisions shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall apply indefinitely:

  • Password and Security
  • Collaboration with Third Parties
  • Intellectual Property
  • Disclaimer of Warranties
  • Limitation of Liability
  • Severability
  • Choice of Law and Venue
  • Waiver
  • Survival