Privacy Policy
Overview
At Bartesian Inc. (“Bartesian”), your right to privacy is very important to us. During the course of providing you with our products, we may become exposed to your personal information. Because we are committed to protecting your privacy rights and the information you provide to us, we have developed this privacy policy. It explains how we will protect your information and describes how we will use and share it. This policy also outlines our policies and procedures to ensure we are in compliance with requirements of EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679.
This policy is concerned with the protection of your personal information only. Personal information includes any data that can be used to identify you as an individual, including your name, income, personal opinion, interests, home contact information, identification numbers, user IDs, passwords, ethnic origin, and age. Under Canadian law, in a business context, personal information does not include the name, job title, business address, or business telephone number of any employee in an organization.
This policy describes the following practices:
- Collecting information
- Sharing your personal information
- Maintaining your personal information
This privacy policy may change from time to time to reflect Bartesian’s internal needs, customer feedback, or changes in applicable privacy legislation. Bartesian will post all such changes on our website, so please visit this page regularly.
NOTE: Bartesian products are not intended to be sold to children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or maintain any personal information or non-personally-identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18 nor is any part of our website directed to children under the age of 18. We will not accept product orders from individuals that we know to be children and will remove and/or delete any personal information we believe was submitted by any child under the age of 18.
Collecting Information
In order to order products from Bartesian or to obtain services from Bartesian relating to such products, you may be required to provide specific information about yourself, such as your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. We will inform you when we need information that personally identifies you, and we will keep this information in strict confidence. Additionally, you may, on occasion, voluntarily provide Bartesian with information that can be classified as personal information – all such personal information will be stored and maintained in accordance with this privacy policy.
We collect information about you in the following ways:
As part of your purchase of Bartesian’s products
We will require your name, address, telephone number, certain financial account or credit card information, and potentially other information of which we will inform you in advance, for billing, shipping and payment purposes. This information is kept confidential and stored securely by Bartesian and/or its payment provider. Bartesian currently uses payment providers Shopify/ShopPay, Amazon and Stripe, these are subject to change.
As part of your use of Bartesian’s website
Use of Bartesian’s website and/or products may result in the collection of technical information such as your computer's IP address, operating system, browser name/version, the referring web page, requested page, date/time, and sometimes a "cookie" (which can be disabled using your browser preferences); such information is used to help us understand the overall usage pattern of our website. You may also have the ability to post information on Bartesian’s website, such as comments and opinions. Please be advised that any personal information that you voluntarily post to any public forum or to any area where third parties may legally access it, will NOT be considered confidential in any way, and Bartesian will not have any obligation to protect it in a secured system or obtain your consent to its disclosure, as you will have made the decision to publicly post it. However, at your request, Bartesian will be happy to change it, remove it, or restrict access to it (subject to technical feasibility) in order to protect the integrity of the personal information.
You contact Bartesian directly
Customers and business partners often contact us directly. When you contact any Bartesian employee by telephone, e-mail, in person, or through our website, you will be asked to provide consent to the collection of personal information if your personal information will help us deliver the information, products, or services you require.
You respond to communications from Bartesian
From time to time, Bartesian may invite you to provide us with information for specific purposes. We may ask for this information through feedback features on our website; we may send out e-mail inviting feedback or offering products; or we may ask you for information concerning support of our products. Your response to these communications may require you to submit personal information and opinions.
Your information is obtained through a third party
Occasionally, Bartesian will obtain information about you from third parties, such as mailing list providers, third party service providers, ISPs, or third party application or account providers. Third-party providers are responsible for obtaining consent for the release of personal information to us from those individuals identified on mailing lists, surveys, or through other collection methods.
Sharing Your Personal Information
Subject to any exceptions stated above in the collection of information section, should Bartesian collect any of your personal information, we will follow these practices regarding the distribution of that information.
Your Personal Information Is Protected
Bartesian uses reasonable precautions to protect your personal information and store it securely. Access to your personal information is restricted to those persons who need it, and Bartesian takes reasonable steps to prevent the unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information.
Bartesian only uses and discloses your personal information if it helps us facilitate your needs, improve our products, meet legal and regulatory requirements, or — to the limited extent possible — manage our internal business operations. Additionally, if there are any disclosure or use restrictions in your consent to the collection of your personal information, Bartesian will abide by those restrictions (subject to the consent exceptions listed below). For example, your credit card or financial information will only be used to bill you for the products and services that you have ordered and/or authorized, as applicable.
Bartesian may combine your information with other information into an aggregate form, so your information no longer personally identifies you. We may then disclose the aggregate information to third parties, so they can obtain an overall picture of Bartesian’s products, customer sectors and/or usage patterns.
We Only Share Your Information With Your Consent
Bartesian provides your information to third parties only for purposes to which you have consented, and we require such third parties to keep your information confidential.
In a few situations, Bartesian may be required to disclose your information without your prior consent. For example, Bartesian may disclose your information if we are required to do so by law, or if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to:
- comply with law or legal process
- protect and defend our rights and property, or the rights and property of a third party
- protect against misuse or unauthorized use of any of Bartesian’s products, services, or other proprietary materials
- protect the personal safety of any person
- allow for a change of ownership of Bartesian and associated transfer of all personal information to the new owner of Bartesian – this does not affect the protection of your information under this Privacy Policy
Bartesian will always try to provide you with prior notice of such disclosure; however, such notice may not always be possible or reasonable given the circumstances
Maintaining Your Personal Information
Bartesian has established the following practices regarding the maintenance of your personal information.
You Can Request Access To Your Personal Information At Any Time
If, for any reason, you wish to review your personal information that Bartesian has in its possession, you can contact our Privacy Officer, who will be pleased to provide you with all your personal information that Bartesian has on file. Bartesian is required to keep information for a period of at least 6 years for tax purposes.
You Can Request Changes To Your Personal Information At Any Time
Sometimes, it will be necessary for you to update your personal information Bartesian has on file; for instance, up-to-date information is required if you wish to continue to obtain notifications of product recalls or warranty changes. If you wish to make any changes or corrections to your personal information that cannot be done yourself through your personal settings, please contact our Privacy Officer who will implement the changes. This will help us ensure our records are always up-to-date.
You Can Request Data for Own Purposes
You have the right to data portability and can obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services.
You Have the Right to Withdraw Consent at Any Time
You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. Also, know as the right of opposition. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Prior to giving consent, the data subject shall be informed thereof. It shall be as easy to withdraw as to give consent.
You Can Opt Out Of Communications At Any Time
Additionally, you always have the choice of whether you wish to receive information – such as e-mail updates – from Bartesian.
If you do choose to opt out of communications respecting products and services provided by Bartesian, you may not obtain all the benefits we could otherwise provide, such as updates or warnings. Bartesian will not have any liability to you for your loss of those benefits or any negative effects respecting your use of Bartesian’s products or services.
You Can Request That Your Personal Information Be Destroyed At Any Time
A situation may arise where you desire to have all of your personal information that is contained in Bartesian’s records deleted or destroyed. If this is what you wish, please contact our Privacy Officer, who will take care of removing your personal information from all of Bartesian’s records. However, there may be situations where we are obligated to retain one archival copy of your information to allow us to comply with laws or respond to legal processes. We will inform you of all such situations, and will only use your retained personal information to the limited extent necessary to comply with such laws or respond to legal processes.
You Have the Right to Lodge Complaint with and Complain to Supervisory Authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with and complain to a competent data protection authority (DPA).
Legal Basis for Data Collection
Bartesian has legitimate interests and is relying on the lawful basis of consent (data subject has given their consent to processing their person data and has the right to withdraw their request at any time), performance of contract (processing is necessary for the performance of the contract) and compliance with legal obligation (processing is necessary in order to comply with the legal obligations) to collect and use peoples’ personal data. Provision of data is necessary to enter into contract and the consequences of failure to provide data.
Contacting Our Privacy Officer/Controller
Bartesian Inc., located at 452 N. Sangamon St, Chicago, IL 60642 US, welcomes your comments about this privacy policy, and we would be happy to provide any additional information you require. Please contact our Privacy Officer at: hello@bartesian.com
Prighter is the EU and GDPR representative of Bartesian in compliance with Article 27 of UK-GDPR.
This privacy policy supplements any agreements you already have with Bartesian Inc. such as the General Conditions of Sale, website terms and conditions, and any other agreement. Our privacy policy does not replace the terms of those agreements. By agreeing to those terms and using Bartesian’s website and products, you are consenting to the collection and use of your personal information by Bartesian Inc. in accordance with this privacy policy. This policy was written in accordance with the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).