ECONOMЕDIA LTD Privacy Policy Declaration

Privacy Policy of Economedia AD
Data for Economedia AD as a Personal Data Controller
Economedia AD, UIC: 131326269, with its registered office and management address in Sofia, 20 Ivan Vazov Str., tel.: 02 4615 122, fax: 02 4615 235, e-mail: [email protected]
Contact details for the Data Protection Officer:
Ch. Dimov, email: [email protected]
General Information
This Privacy Policy applies to the personal data that Economedia AD (hereinafter referred to as "Economedia") collects about you for the purpose of providing you with services ("Services") according to its scope of activity.
In the collection and processing of your personal data, Economedia is subject to a number of laws and regulations that dictate how these actions should be carried out, for what purposes, and what guarantees for the protection of personal data should be applied. The relevant regulatory framework includes, but is not limited to, the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), the Personal Data Protection Act, and the acts related thereto.
Through this Declaration, we inform you about the policies and practices we apply when processing your personal data, as well as the rights you have in relation to the personal data we have collected about you.
These policies and practices apply both to data collected from you through our websites Capital.bg, Dnevnik.bg, Karieri.bg, Regal.bg, Bacchus.bg, Odit.info ("the Sites") and the mobile applications Capital, Capital PRO, and Dnevnik ("the Mobile Applications"), as well as through paper forms filled out by you personally or by our representative, through email correspondence, upon concluding a contract, or through other methods of personal data collection permitted by law.
If you have any questions, you can contact us by sending an email to our Data Protection Officer at the above email address.
Principles in the Processing of Your Personal Data
We strive to process your personal data lawfully, fairly, and transparently; for the purpose for which we collected it; in the minimum necessary amount and while maintaining its accuracy and currency; for specific periods depending on the purpose of the specific processing activity; and by applying appropriate technical and organizational measures for its security, consistent with the level of risk to your rights and freedoms.
Why We Collect Personal Data and What We Use It For
Economedia processes your personal data for the purposes described below:

for registration and management of your profile, including for the use of services requiring registration and/or payment on our sites;
for the registration and admission to events organized or co-organized by Economedia;
for measuring and tracking user behavior on Economedia sites in order to improve our products and your user experience;
to show you ads and content relevant to you;
for the management of your subscriptions to Economedia publications;
to send you email newsletters;
to send you messages about our products and services if you have explicitly given your consent;
to send you messages about the products and services of our Partners when you have explicitly given your consent;
to protect property in our offices through the video surveillance carried out therein;
for the purpose of complying with regulatory requirements for accounting reporting;
for the conclusion and performance of contracts with you or the person/legal entity represented by you.

What Personal Data We Collect From You
In the majority of cases, we collect data from you that is explicitly specified in the law or data necessary for the conclusion and performance of a specific contract between us, as well as to provide you with our Services.
We will inform you in a clear and transparent manner in case it is necessary to collect personal data from you that is not explicitly specified in the law as mandatory, but which Economedia finds necessary and/or has a legitimate interest in collecting.
Data for the Purposes of Using Services and Registration in the Economedia Site Network
The network of registered users of Economedia is called and located at id.capital.bg. You can register through any of the sites Capital.bg, Dnevnik.bg, Karieri.bg, Regal.bg, Bacchus.bg.
In the forms through which you enter personal data, we clearly designate which data is mandatory to provide. These are data without which it is impossible to provide the relevant Service or part of it.
Registration/Profile Creation. Part of the Services provided under the General Terms and Conditions, which constitute a contract between us, are accessible after registration. To register and create a profile, it is necessary to enter: an email address and a password. In addition, information about the registration and acceptance of the General Terms of Use (date, time, and IP address) is stored.
You can also register using your Facebook or Google profiles. In these cases, we collect data from your profile in the respective social network, which may include your email, names, photo, age, professional information, etc. Please note that we collect this data only if you have personally granted permission to the respective social network through the privacy option shown just before you register on our sites.
Regardless of how you choose to register, every profile becomes part of the Economedia network of registered users at id.capital.bg.
Data Stored in Your Profile. For the purposes of some of the provided Services, you have the opportunity to create and/or store information in your profile such as a photo, a short biography, information about your social network profiles, information about your gender, age, education, professional status, and income. You decide independently whether and what data concerning you to store in your profile.
Photo
Including a photo in your profile is entirely your choice. It is part of your public profile in the Economedia network of registered users at id.capital.bg and is visible to other registered users. The photo is displayed, for example, next to your comments under articles and helps other users identify that you have left the respective comment. Please note that if you use the option to log into your profile via your profile on Facebook or Google, your profile picture from the respective network may replace the photo you uploaded to your profile at id.capital.bg, depending on whether you have allowed this in your settings on the respective social network.
Username
The username is a unique string of letters and numbers that the system gives you automatically upon registration. It is used for the functioning of id.capital.bg and cannot be changed.
Your Names
When registering, you can fill in your names, but this is not mandatory. If you do, other users in the network will be able to recognize you and contact you more easily. For example, your names will appear next to the comments you leave under articles. If you have not filled them in, your username will appear there.
Data on Your Demographic Characteristics, Work, Income, and Professional Status
In your profile at id.capital.bg, you have the opportunity to fill in data about your gender, year of birth, education, country and city where you are located, form of employment, the industry in which you work, position in the official hierarchy, number of employees in the company, monthly income, and the type of department in which you work. Filling in this data is entirely your choice. We use it for statistical purposes to know who the registered users of Economedia are. If you explicitly give us your consent, we may use this data to send you email messages about our and our partners' events, products, and services that we believe would be of interest to you.
We also use this data to show you content or advertising that may be of interest to you. You have the right to object to this by writing to us at [email protected].
Data for the Purposes of Your Public Profile in the Economedia Registered User Network id.capital.bg
In your profile at id.capital.bg, you have the opportunity to fill in data for your profiles on the social networks LinkedIn and Twitter, a short biography, the internet address of your personal site/blog, as well as your signature in the Economedia forums, which will appear under your comments under articles. Filling in this data is entirely your choice. It is visible to other users. With it, you become more recognizable to other users at id.capital.bg and on our other sites.
Data for the Purposes of Registering a Profile at karieri.bg
For the purposes of registering a profile on the karieri.bg site, the only mandatory information is your email and name. In your profile, you have the opportunity to fill in information about yourself, which will serve your subsequent applications for job advertisements published on the site. Besides your name, this includes, without being mandatory: age, photo, short description, telephone, data for your profiles on social networks Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter, and the internet address of your personal site/blog. You can also upload information about your professional experience, education, skills, and languages you speak. You also have the option to upload your curriculum vitae (CV). Filling in all this data is entirely your choice, with only your name being mandatory. They are visible and accessible to companies whose ads you decide to apply for, as part of the application process. If you choose to apply through the platform, you will see information about the privacy policy of each company whose ad you are applying for.
Data Related to Email Newsletters for Which You Have Subscribed
For most newsletters, you can subscribe from your profile settings at id.capital.bg or through a field in the article you are currently reading. The subscription for each newsletter can be terminated at any time when you are logged into your profile, in the Newsletters menu, or from the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter.
If you subscribe to newsletters outside of your profile at id.capital.bg and are not logged into your profile on the site you are reading at the same time, upon subscribing, we send you an email for confirmation and activation of the subscription and save the IP, date, and time (timestamp) of when you did this.
Other Data
When you perform any of the following actions on our sites, our web server automatically records your IP address, date, and time (timestamp):

publishing a comment under an article, topic/opinion in a forum
recommending an article
voting in a poll
rating/reporting a comment
suggesting a topic/cause/debate/poll
publishing a job advertisement (karieri.bg)
sending a news item/gallery for publication
sending a comic for publication (dnevnik.bg)
recommending a comic (dnevnik.bg)
recommending a restaurant (bacchus.bg)
sending a private message (id.capital.bg)
following/avoiding another user (id.capital.bg)

Logs (Log files) Related to Security, Technical Support, Development, etc.
Logs are files that record events in and interactions between systems and/or between users and a given system.
On our sites, logs are used for the following purposes:

to ensure the reliable functioning of the Services and identification of technical problems;
to ensure the security of the Services and detection of malicious actions;
for the development and improvement of the Services on the Site;
for measuring traffic and usability of the Site.

Account Login Log
This log makes it possible to identify and automatically block unauthorized attempts to access accounts. It contains the date and time of the account login and information on whether the login is via a mobile version, application, or desktop browser, information on whether the login is with a profile from a social network (social login), and the IP address.
Server Logs, Security Device Logs (Web Application Firewalls), and Other Devices Falling into This Category
These logs are necessary for identifying technical problems, detecting malicious actions, and other purposes listed above. The logs may contain the following information: date and time, IP address, URL, browser, and device information.
Data We Collect Upon Registration for Events Organized by Economedia
When you register for an event organized or co-organized by Economedia, we collect the following data from you: first and last name, position in the company, company you work for, address (of the company), postal code (not mandatory), contact telephone, and email. The data is necessary for the provision of the service and your identification upon admission to the given event.
For the purposes of events with a special access regime, we may collect other data to admit you to the event.
Data We Collect for Subscriptions to Publications and Services
For the purposes of subscriptions to our print editions, we collect the following data from you: first and last name, telephone, email, position, EGN (Personal Identification Number - when an invoice for the subscription is required), address, and a document certifying that you are a student issued by the respective institution (for student subscriptions).
For the purposes of digital subscriptions: email and password, if you are not already a registered user of Economedia. If you are registered, it is enough to log into your profile and make the payment. Upon completing the subscription, you have the opportunity, if you wish, to fill in data about your gender and year of birth, your level in the professional hierarchy, and the industry in which you are currently working.
The data is necessary for the provision of the service and its improvement.
Processing of Personal Data of Persons Under 14 Years of Age
It is important for us to take additional precautions for the protection and safety of children. For this reason, children under 14 are not allowed to create profiles on Economedia sites without the express consent of a parent/guardian. Economedia will delete any profile created by a child under the age of 14 without parent/guardian permission as soon as possible after we are informed of it.
If you are under 14, please do not send or post any information about yourself, including but not limited to name, address, telephone number, email address, and others.
Cookies and Other Passive Technologies
Economedia uses "cookies" and other tracking technologies that collect information from you when interacting with our sites to improve their performance and your experience.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website can store on your computer or mobile device when you visit a page or site. The cookie will help the site or other sites recognize your device the next time you visit. Web beacons or other similar files can do the same. We use the term cookies in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.
Cookies perform many different functions. For example, they help us remember your username or preferences, analyze how well our sites are performing, show you advertisements that we believe are relevant to your interests, or even allow us to recommend content that we think will be interesting to you.
More about cookies, as well as ways to refuse the use of cookies on your device, can be found in our Cookie Policy.
Video Surveillance
Video surveillance is carried out in our premises based on our legitimate interest, for the purpose of protecting the property and assets of Economedia. Video surveillance is carried out taking into account the rights and freedoms of natural persons, and its perimeter is limited only to the extent necessary for the purposes of security. Necessary technical and organizational measures have been taken to protect your confidentiality. Recordings are stored for a period no longer than 60 days, after which they are destroyed.
Data Collected from Other Sources
We may collect information about you from other legal sources for the purpose of providing our services with quality. Such sources include information from our partners (if you have agreed) and publicly available information.
This information includes:

contact details for reaching you;
publicly available information with data on the persons representing your organization.
We collect other publicly available information only after we have the explicit declaration of the person sharing it with us that you have agreed to it being shared with us.
When we contact you, we will tell you where we got your personal data from, in case we did not collect it personally from you.

Legitimate Interest
In cases where it is necessary to collect your personal data due to our legitimate interest, we will inform you in a timely manner and explain the rights you have in relation to this.
Consent
Outside the cases where we collect personal data based on law, contract, legitimate interest, or to protect your vital interests, we will ask for your consent. We will use your personal data only for the specific purpose for which you have given us consent.
You have the right, if you change your mind at a later stage, to withdraw your consent.
Sharing Your Data with Third Parties
Economedia shares your personal data only in the following cases:

before state bodies, institutions, and persons to whom we are obliged to provide personal data by virtue of law;
to our partners with whom Economedia works on the basis of a contract and who help us ensure the implementation of our activities or to provide our services, and with whom we have agreements for maintaining information confidentiality and protection of personal data.

Economedia takes measures to ensure all these persons apply the same protection to your personal data as our own employees and comply with Economedia's Personal Data Protection Policy. It is important for us to use the services only of persons who treat the protection of personal data responsibly and apply appropriate technical and organizational measures.
We use service providers in the processing of personal data for some purposes, such as measuring and tracking user behavior on sites, sending email messages, sharing content by users, logging in with a social network profile, etc. These companies are (without the list being exhaustive):

Google (with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, DoubleClick for Publishers, AdX, AdSense, AdWords, Google Plus): https://privacy.google.com
Facebook (with Facebook Tracking Pixel, Facebook Tools - Plug-in "like" button, Sign in with Facebook profile, etc.): https://www.facebook.com/privacy/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
MailerLite: https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy
MARFEEL SOLUTIONS, S.L.: https://community.marfeel.com/t/marfeel-com-privacy-policy/10383
Twitter widgets: https://twitter.com/en/privacy
Viber (with Viber share button): https://www.viber.com/terms/viber-privacy-policy/

Payments and Third Parties
When you make payments to us, depending on the chosen method of payment, it is possible that your personal data may be transferred by us or provided by you personally to third parties. We strive to use banks, payment operators, and payment service providers that comply with high standards for personal data protection.
You can review the practices and policies applied by these companies and make an informed choice (without the list being exhaustive) at the following addresses:

"UniCredit Bulbank" AD - for payment via bank transfer to our account: https://www.unicreditbulbank.bg/en/legal-info/confidentiality/protection-of-personal-data/
Stripe, Inc. - for credit/debit card payments: https://stripe.com/en-bg/legal/ssa
For payments via Google Play: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en#europeanrequirements
For payments via App Store: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/
For payments via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ie/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=en_IE
For payments via "Bulgarian Posts" EAD: https://www.bgpost.bg/bg/529
For purchase of a subscription via "Dobi Press" EOOD: https://www.dobipress.bg/bg/content/zashtita-na-lichnite-danni/23/

Couriers
To ensure our letters and parcels reach you, we use the services of specialized courier companies, and for delivery purposes, we provide your names and address, and where necessary, telephone, position, and name of the company where you work.
Security Measures
Economedia collects, processes, and stores personal data in compliance with regulatory requirements and applies appropriate technical and organizational security measures.
With the aim of maximum security in the processing, transfer, and storage of personal data, we use, where necessary, additional protection mechanisms such as encryption, pseudonymization, and others.
Period (Term) in Which We Store Your Personal Data
Your personal data is stored for the period specified in current laws or depending on the purpose for which it was collected.
In cases of absence of a legally established period, Economedia stores your personal data for a reasonable period determined on the basis of additional criteria. The criteria for determining the period are consistent with our desire to provide you with high-quality services, as well as with the normal development of our partnership relations.
Our goal is for the storage of your personal data to require minimal actions on your part regarding re-registrations or re-provision of data.
When the personal data we collect is no longer necessary for the mentioned purposes, we delete, anonymize, or destroy it in another appropriate manner.
Without the list being exhaustive, here are the terms for which we store some of the data we process:

data provided to us upon subscription to our publications - 5 years after the expiration of your last subscription;
data provided to us by event visitors - 5 years after your registration for our event;
data you have filled in your profile at id.capital.bg - 5 years after deactivation of your profile, while during the period of maintaining it, you have the opportunity to delete your own data from it;
traffic data - according to the Electronic Communications Act, traffic data is stored for a period of 6 months.

Your Rights
You have the right to request access to your personal data at any time.
You have the right to know what personal data we process for you, what we use it for, and how we store it.
In addition to the specified rights, you have the right to request:

that your personal data be corrected;
that your personal data be deleted;
that the processing of your personal data be restricted for a certain period of time;
to object to the processing;
data portability.
Some of the listed rights depend on the specific reason why we process your personal data. For example, in some cases, we are obliged by law to store your personal data. In these cases, it will not be possible, for example, to delete it from our systems.

Contact our Data Protection Officer at [email protected] or any of our other employees if you have questions. They will:

assist you in exercising your rights;
provide you with additional information about each of your rights.

Features in Exercising Some Rights
If you are a registered user in our network id.capital.bg, you can directly access the data in your user profile after logging into it.
You can also personally correct or delete such data through the functionalities provided by us in your profile.
Submission of Request and Identification
To exercise any of your rights, you must send us a Request to exercise your rights under the GDPR. The request is submitted personally by you as the data subject or by a person explicitly authorized by you through a written power of attorney.
The request must contain three names, an address, and other data for your identification as the natural person to whom the data relates, a description of the request, which personal data it refers to, preferred form for response and actions under the Regulation, signature, date, and correspondence address. The request can also be submitted electronically according to the Electronic Document and Electronic Trust Services Act, by being signed with an electronic signature.
You can download the form Request to exercise your rights under the GDPR from here.
To protect both your rights and the rights of other natural persons, before we provide you with access to certain data or perform an action upon your request, we must verify the identity of the person who made the request. Therefore, we may ask you to provide additional information about yourself, to come in person, to send your request signed with an electronic signature, or apply other reasonable measures for undisputed identification, depending on the request, the nature of the data, and the context of its processing.
Response Time for the Request
We always strive to satisfy your requests when they are admissible and well-founded, and to provide you with a response within the legally established 1-month period.
In rare cases, we may need to extend this period, but by no more than the permissible and maximum allowed period under law, indicating the reasons for this.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
In case you believe we are violating your rights, you can contact us to investigate the matter. Our Data Protection Officer is at your disposal at email [email protected].
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission for Personal Data Protection:
Name: Commission for Personal Data Protection
Registered office and management address: Sofia 1592, "Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov" Blvd. No. 2
Correspondence address: Sofia 1592, "Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov" Blvd. No. 2
Telephone: 02 915 3 518
Website: www.cpdp.bg
Update/Renewal
This declaration is periodically revised and updated by us in order to be as clear, accurate, and transparent as possible and to cover changes that have occurred with us (in case of necessity).
Date of its last update - March 2024.