Libertatio (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://libertatio.com website (the “website”, “LIBERTATIO” or “service”). Libertatio takes the privacy of your information very seriously.
This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and Libertatio, the owner and provider of this Website. It tells you how we collect, use, disclosure and store personal information when you visit LIBERTATIO on all our digital platforms and use our services.
This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website. It has been updated to comply with GDPR. Please read this privacy policy carefully.
Scope of this privacy policy
This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Libertatio and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.
Definitions and interpretation
In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:
Cookies: a small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies);
Data: collectively all information that you submit to Libertatio via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Act 1998;
Data Controller: means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.
Data Processors (or Service Providers): means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
Data Subject (or User): is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.
Libertatio, “we”or “us”: Libertatio, a company incorporated in England located at 52 Fox Lane, Winchester, England SO22 4DY;
UK and EU Cookie Law: the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011;
User or you: any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Libertatio and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Libertatio and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services; and
Website: the website that you are currently using, www.libertatio.com, and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.
In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:
- the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
b. references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;
c. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships; - “including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”;
e. reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;
f. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.
Scope of this privacy policy
- This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Libertatio and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.
Collection of personal information
- We may, and can, collect information from the following sources:
- visitors to our website;
- people who subscribe to our e-newsletter;
- people who contact us via social media;
- people who share our content via social media;
- people who donate;
- people who attend our events;
- people who email;
- people who write for LIBERTATIO;
- Current and former staff.
- Any such information we gather falls into two categories:
(i). Information anonymously and automatically tracked that is gathered as visitors navigate through our site and/or use our email newsletters, share our content on social media and donate to us. This information is collected by third-party service providers on our behalf. Third parties featured on or linked to by our the Website are MailChimp, Stripe, PayPal and Google Analytics. These third parties may be gathering information through processes we don’t control and their Privacy Policies are linked to below.
(ii). Information voluntarily supplied by visitors to the site when they register, donate to LIBERTATIO, sign up to receive our e-newsletters, obtain tickets for our events or donate to LIBERTATIO.
- We use third-party agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and partners that perform functions on our behalf, including, but not limited to, hosting, content syndication, content-management tools, social-media integration, marketing, analytics, billing and customer service. These entities may have access to personally identifiable information if needed to perform their functions. If such access is required, the third parties will be obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of that personally identifiable information. They are restricted from using, selling, distributing or altering this data in any way other than to provide the requested services to the Sites.
- We use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not allow Google to find out the identities of visitors to our website. Read Google’s privacy policy.
Types of Data Collected
- Whilst using our service, we may ask you to provide us with certain identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Such Personal Data we may collect rom you, includes the following:
- Name (first and last);
b. Date of Birth;
c. Gender;
d. Job Title;
e. Profession;
f. Contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
g. Demographic information such as post code, preferences and interests;
h. IP address (automatically collected);
i. Web browser type and version (automatically collected);
j. Operating system (automatically collected);
k. A list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on this Website, and the site you exit to (automatically collected);
l. Other openly available tracking information provided by third party social media or other platforms provided by tracking pixels included in the web page or app. The information garnered in this process will remain the property of the third-party providers/services and thereupon subject to their terms and conditions.in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy. - Donations made to Libertatio Limited from PayPal and/or Stripe contain information. Libertatio uses PayPal and/or Stripeto collect and store information about such donations. For more information about these third parties, please see PayPal’s and Stripe’s privacy policies. Libertatio can view each donator’s name, email address if provided to the third party, amount received and in some cases the location and address if the donator agrees to provide that information. The only control Libertatio has is to cancel a donation.
Libertatio stores the name, email, amount of donation and duration internally for our financial records to keep track of monthly income and to thank people for their donations. All other information remains solely within the third-party systems. Libertatio maybe contacted directly about donations or other methods of doing so from individuals or entities. Libertatio may provide them with our direct bank details so an individual can set up a direct debit. Libertatio only sees and stores the donators name which may be later connected to any personal contact details we already have.
LIBERTATIO also uses Facebook and Twitter. For more information, please see Twitter’s privacy policy and .;Facebook’s privacy policy
o. We use a third-party provider, MailChimp, to deliver our e-newsletters. Libertatio can access the name you provide, your email and your geolocations as well as statistics around email opening and clicks using industry-standard technologies. For more information, please see MailChimp’s privacy notice.
Our use of Data
- For purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, Libertatio is the “data controller”.
We will retain any Data you submit but you can request that it is deleted by emailing a request to editors@libertatio.com.Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to any third party disclosures specifically set out in this policy, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. This does not include our affiliates and / or other companies within our group. - All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR. For more details on security see the clause below.
- Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:
a. internal record keeping;
b. improvement of our products / services;
c. transmission by email of promotional materials that may be of interest to you such as our newsletters, videos, podcasts or event details;
d. contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customize or update the Website;
in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
Third party websites and services
- Libertatio may, from time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing with certain processes necessary for the operation of the Website. The providers of such services have access to certain personal Data provided by Users of this website.
- Any Data used by such parties is used only to the extent required by them to perform the services that we request. Any use for other purposes is strictly prohibited. Furthermore, any Data that is processed by third parties will be processed within the terms of this privacy policy and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Links to other websites
This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.
Changes of business ownership and control
- Libertatio may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of the business or legal entity. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.
- We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.
- In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected and complying fully with GDPR.
Controlling use of your Data
- Wherever you are required to submit Data, you will be given options to restrict our use of that Data. This may include the following:
– use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and
– opting out of direct correspondence.
Functionality of the Website
- To use all features and functions available on the Website, you may be required to submit certain Data.
- You may restrict your internet browser’s use of Cookies. For more information see the clause below (Cookies).
Security
- Data security is of great importance to Libertatio and to protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected via this Website.
- If password access is required for certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.
- We endeavour to do our best to protect your personal Data. However, transmission of information over the internet is not entirely secure and is done at your own risk. We cannot ensure the security of your Data transmitted to the Website.
Cookies
- This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. Libertatio uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of services. Libertatio has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
- All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with the third parties’ terms and conditions. Please read our Cookies Policy.
- By using or continuing to use the digital services offered by Libertatio you are giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling Libertatio to provide a better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies by amending your personal settings; however, certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.
- This Website may place the following Cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
Analytical/performance cookies: They allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functionality cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Targeting cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
- You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.
- You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalization settings.
- It is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
Transfers outside the European Economic Area
- Data which we collect from you may be stored and processed in and transferred to countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). For example, this could occur if our servers are located in a country outside the EEA or one of our service providers is situated in a country outside the EEA. These countries may not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the EEA.
- If we transfer Data outside the EEA in this way, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this privacy policy. You expressly agree to such transfers of Data.
General
- You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
- If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.
- Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
- This privacy policy is governed by and interpreted according to English law. All disputes arising under this privacy policy are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
Changes to this privacy policy
Libertatio reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.
Changes to this privacy notice
We keep our Privacy Notice under regular review. This Privacy notice was last updated on March 2018. We are currently reviewing our Privacy Notice.
How to contact us
If you want to request information about our Privacy Policy, you can contact managing editor, on editor@libertatio.com.