With the following Privacy Policy, we would like to give you as a “data subject” an overview of the processing of your Personal Information by us and your rights under the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) and the EU`s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
In principle, it is possible to use our website without entering Personal Information. However, if you want to use our services, processing of Personal Information could become necessary. If the processing of Personal Information is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain your consent.
What is Personal Information?
Personal Information is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Person responsible and Data Controller
The person responsible for the processing of Personal Information is:
GooSooft LLC
36 South 18th Avenue,
Suite D, Brighton, 80601
Colorado, USA
If you have any questions, you can reach us at contact@goosooft.com or call us on +1 610-234-7814.
Legal basis for processing
Our legal basis for collecting and using your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information involved and the specific context in which we collect it. Generally, your Personal Information will be collected and processed by us on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Your consent,
- Compliance with contractual obligations,
- Compliance with legal obligations, and
- On the basis of our legitimate interests.
If you have any questions or need more information about the legal basis for the collection of your Personal Information, please contact us.
General Principles
- Security
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption to ensure the security of data processing and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders, login data or contact requests that you send to us as the operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser contains a “https://” instead of a “http://” and by the lock symbol in your browser. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
We have also implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of Personal Information processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can always have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed.
Further, databases or data sets that include Personal Information may be breached inadvertently or through wrongful intrusion. Upon becoming aware of a data breach, we will notify all affected individuals whose Personal Information may have been compromised, and the notice will be accompanied by a description of the action being taken to reconcile any damage as a result of the data breach. Notices will be provided as expeditiously as possible after which the breach was discovered.
- Retention and Storage
We will retain your Personal Information as necessary in connection with the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, and in accordance with Colorado`s Statutory Retention Periods and other applicable laws for up to 3 years.
- Minors
Persons under the age of 18 should not transmit any Personal Information to us without the consent of their parents or legal guardians. We do not request Personal Information from minors and children and do not knowingly collect such data or pass it on to third parties.
- Automated decision-making
Automated decision-making including profiling does not take place.
- Do Not Sell
We do not sell your Personal Information.
- Special Category Data
Unless specifically required and consent is obtained, for a particular service, we do not process Special Category Data.
- Social Media
We are present on social media on the basis of our legitimate interest. If you contact us via social media platforms, we and the relevant social media platform and we are jointly responsible for the processing of your data and enter into a so-called joint controller agreement. The legal basis for the use of the relevant social media platform is our legitimate interest, your consent or, in the case of a (pre) contractual relationship with us, the initiation of a contractual service, if any.
- International Transfer
In the course of our website operation, we process data. This also includes disclosure by transmission to third parties and, where applicable, to so-called third countries outside the USA. Where we transfer data outside the USA, we ensure that processing of your Personal Information is governed by Processing Agreements that include Standard Contractual Clauses to ensure a high level of data protection.
- Sharing and Disclosure
We will not disclose or otherwise distribute your Personal Information to third parties unless this is a) necessary for the performance of our services, b) you have consented to the disclosure, c) or the disclosure of data is permitted by relevant legal provisions.
We are however entitled to outsource the processing of your Personal Information in whole or in part to external service providers acting as processors within the framework of the above-mentioned legal provisions. The service providers commissioned by us will process your data exclusively in accordance with our instructions and the above-mentioned legal provisions. Doing so we always make sure that service providers commissioned by us are carefully selected, follow strict contractual regulations, technical and organizational measures, and additional controls by us.
We may also disclose Personal Information to third parties if we are legally obliged to do so e.g., by court order or if this is necessary to support criminal or legal investigations or other legal investigations or proceedings at home or abroad or to fulfill our legitimate interests.
Processing of Personal Information by us
- Log files
Each time a user accesses our website and each time a file is retrieved, data about this process is temporarily processed in a log file. In detail, the following data is stored for each access/retrieval: a) Date and time of the retrieval (time stamp), as well as the IP address of the accessing device or server, b) request details and destination address (protocol version, HTTP method, referrer, User Agent string), c) name of the retrieved file and transferred data volume (requested URL incl. query string, size in bytes) and d) Message as to whether the retrieval was successful (HTTP status code).
On the basis of our legitimate interest in a secure website, we store this data to protect against attacks for up to 7 days beyond the time of your visit. This data is analyzed and required for legal and criminal prosecution in the event of attacks on communications technology. The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the performance of tasks.
- Cookies
We use so-called cookies on our web site. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your respective device (PC, smartphone, tablet, etc.) and saved by your browser. The legal basis for the use of cookies is your consent as well as our legitimate interest.
- Hosting
To provide our website, we use the services of Hostinger International, Ltd who processes all data to be processed in connection with the operation of this website on our behalf. The legal basis is our legitimate interest.
- Contacting us
Personal Information is processed depending on the contact method. In addition to your name and e-mail address, IP address or telephone number, we usually collect the context of your message which may also include certain Personal Information. The Personal Information collected when contacting us is processed for the purpose of dealing with your request and the legal basis is your consent. The use of your IP address takes place exclusively in the context of law enforcement and security measures in compliance with our legal requirements.
- Registration
If you register on our website, we will request mandatory and, where applicable, non-mandatory data in accordance with our registration form. The entry of your data is encrypted so that third parties cannot read your data when it is entered. Your data will remain stored for as long as the registration lasts, in particular if the storage is necessary for the fulfillment/execution of the contract, to enforce our rights or for our other legitimate interests or we are required by law to retain your data (e.g., within the framework of tax retention periods).
- Profile
As a registered user, you have the opportunity to create a user profile with just a few clicks and details and the relevant profile data you provide will be posted on your profile. Of course, you can change the information at any time via the settings in your profile. When creating a profile, you can submit Personal Information. You have choices about the information on your profile. You don’t have to provide additional information on your profile; however, profile information helps you to get more from our Services. It’s your choice whether to include sensitive information on your profile and to make that sensitive information public. Please do not post or add Personal Information to your profile that you would not want to be available. The legal basis for the processing of your Personal Information is the establishment and implementation of the user contract for the use of the service. We store the data until you delete your user account. Insofar as legal retention periods are to be observed, storage also takes place beyond the time of deletion of a user account.
- Purchases
When ordering services, it is necessary, among other things, to provide your name, e-mail address and postal address and, if applicable, your payment data. We process the Personal Information provided when you place an order solely for the purpose of providing you with the ordered service. Payment by credit card and debit card and Freelancer pay out are made via the Payment Gateways of PayPal and Stripe as selected by you, to which we pass on your mandatory details (e-mail address) provided during the checkout or pay out, for payment processing. Your data will only be passed on for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider and only insofar as it is necessary for this purpose.
- Reviews
Within your review you may be able to display certain information, share certain details, engage with others, exchange knowledge and insights, post and view relevant content. Content and data are publicly viewable. You have choices about the information on your review. You don’t have to provide additional information on your review. It’s your choice whether to include sensitive information on your review and to make that sensitive information public. Please do not post or add Personal Information in your review that you would not want to be available.
- Service Notifications
By using our services, you are giving your consent to receiving notifications and messages per email. Those typically include general, profile and content information in relation to your use of our Services. Our system notifications are designed to enhance your experience. You can of course opt out from receiving notifications by following the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of every notification e-mail sent by us. The legal bases are to provide you with our services and your consent as well as our legitimate interest.
- Administration, financial accounting, office organization, contact management
We process data in the context of administrative tasks as well as organization of our business, and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. In this regard, we process the same data that we process in the course of providing our contractual services. The processing bases are our legal obligations and our legitimate interest.
- Newsletter
If you have consented to receive our newsletter, we will use your e-mail address and, if applicable, your name to send you information about us, our services, promotions, and news. You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. You will find the unsubscribe link at the end of each newsletter. The revocation leads to the deletion of the collected user data. The legal basis is your consent as well as our legitimate interest.
Your Rights and Privileges
- Privacy rights
Under the CPA, you can exercise the following rights:
- Right to Know/Access
- Right to Delete
- Right to Opt-out of Sale
- Right to Non-Discrimination
- Right to Rectification
- Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information
Under the GDPR, you can exercise the following rights:
- Right to information
- Right to rectification
- Right to object to processing
- Right to deletion
- Right to information
- Right to data portability
- Right of objection
- Right to withdraw consent
- Right to complain to a supervisory authority
- Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.
If you have any questions about the nature of the Personal Information we hold about you, or if you wish to request the erasure or rectification of Personal Information we hold about you, or to exercise any of your other rights as a data subject, please contact us.
- Updating your information
If you believe that the information, we hold about you is inaccurate or that we are no longer entitled to use it and want to request its rectification, deletion, or object to its processing, please do so by contacting us or with your account and profile.
- Withdrawing your consent
You can revoke consents you have given at any time by contacting us. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
- Access Request
In the event that you wish to make a Data Subject Access Request, you may inform us in writing of the same. We will respond to requests regarding access and correction as soon as reasonably possible. Should we not be able to respond to your request within thirty (30) days after receiving your request, we will inform you in writing within thirty (30) days of the time by which we will be able to respond to your request. If we are unable to provide you with any Personal Information or to make a correction requested by you, we shall generally inform you of the reasons why we are unable to do so (except where we are not required to do so under the respective legal regulations mentioned above).
- Complaint to a supervisory authority
If the GDPR applies to you, you have the right to complain about our processing of Personal Information to a supervisory authority responsible for data protection.
Changes and Questions
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes to this Privacy Policy or materially change our use of your Personal Information, we will revise the Privacy Policy accordingly and also change the effective date at the end of this section. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to be informed of how we use and protect your Personal Information. If you would like to contact us regarding our privacy practices for any reason, please contact us.
Effective Date
Saturday, January 28, 2023