Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Cyprus Cultural Odyssey ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our services, or participate in our cultural courses.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our website and services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our website or services.
We may change our Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access our website to stay informed about our information practices and your options.
2. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our website and services, including:
Personal Information
When you register for our courses, subscribe to our newsletter, fill out a form, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect the following personal information:
- Name
- Email address
- Postal address
- Phone number
- Date of birth
- Payment information
- Course preferences and interests
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages you visit on our website
- Time and date of your visit
- Time spent on those pages
- Referral source
- Other browsing statistics
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and to hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.
For more information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect from you for various purposes, including to:
Provide and Manage Services
- Process course registrations and payments
- Provide the courses and services you request
- Manage your account
- Send administrative information
Communicate with You
- Respond to your inquiries and support requests
- Send updates about your courses
- Provide newsletters and marketing communications
- Conduct surveys and collect feedback
Improve Our Website and Services
- Analyze website usage and trends
- Research and develop new features
- Enhance user experience
- Troubleshoot technical issues
Comply with Legal Obligations
- Prevent fraudulent activities
- Protect our rights and property
- Comply with legal requirements
- Enforce our terms and policies
We process your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will only process your personal information when we have a lawful basis for doing so, such as your consent, contract performance, legal obligation, or legitimate interests.
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
Service Providers
We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
Protection of Rights
We may disclose your information to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and that of our customers, or others.
We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties.
5. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure.
Our security measures include:
• Encryption of sensitive data
• Secure payment processing
• Regular security assessments
• Access controls and authentication
• Staff training on data protection
• Data backup and recovery procedures
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include:
Access and Information
You have the right to request information about the personal data we hold about you and to request a copy of your personal data.
Rectification
You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
Erasure
In certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we delete your personal information.
Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Data Portability
You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Object to Processing
You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the time period required by applicable law.
7. Children's Privacy
Our website and services are not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.
If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
For significant changes, we will make reasonable efforts to provide notice before the changes become effective, including, at our discretion, by email to the email address associated with your account.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
You can contact us through our website contact form. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
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