Quantum Whisper Privacy Policy for EU

PRIVACY POLICY FOR EU-BASED CUSTOMERS

We attach great importance to the security and confidentiality of your personal data. This privacy policy informs you about the processing of your personal data. This privacy policy is specifically addressed to our EU-based customers. If you are a US or Canadian customer we refer to our other privacy policy, which can be found here: https://www.quantumwhisper.com/privacy-policy.

1. WHEN DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLY?

1.1 We collect and use your personal data when:

- You visit our website: https://www.quantumwhisper.com/
- You communicate with us via e-mail, fax and social media (hereinafter: “Social Media Channels”, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Google+ and Instagram); or
- You or the company you work for enters into contract with us.

1.2 This privacy policy may be amended as set forth in Article 8.

2. WHO ARE WE?

2.1. “We” in this privacy policy refers to Quantum Whisper, 101-1865 Dilworth Dr, #303 Kelowna, BC V1Y 9TL.

2.2. We are responsible for the collection and use of your personal data in the manner explained in this privacy policy. If you have any questions about this, please contact us by e-mail: support@quantumwhisper.com

2.3. In certain circumstances, third parties may (also) be responsible for the processing of your personal data. In that case, we recommend that you consult the privacy policies of these third parties.

3. WHICH PERSONAL DATA DO WE PROCESS AND WHY?

We will only process your personal data for a specific purpose and to the extent permitted by the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter: “GDPR”) or other applicable legislation. We further explain below in which cases we collect and use your personal data. If we do not receive your personal data directly from you, we will also inform you of this below.

3.1 Use of website and social media channels

3.1.1 Whenever you use our website and social media channels we process the following personal data. Below we will specify the purposes and legal basis for the processing activity:

What personal data?

Why?

Legal basis?

Technical information associated with the device you use, such as your IP address, browser type, geographical location and operating system

Quantum Whisper processes this personal data to provide you in a personalized and efficient way with the information products and/or services you request via the Website.

We also process your personal data to perform statistical analyses so that we may improve our Website, our products and services or develop new products and services.

Quantum Whisper may process your personal data for the preservation of the legitimate interests of Quantum Whisper, its partners or a third party if and when your registration with, or use of, the Website, Social Media Channels or other communication channels can be considered (a) a violation of any applicable terms of use or the intellectual property rights or any other right of a third party, (b) a threat to the security or integrity of the Website, (c) a danger to the Website or any of Quantum Whisper’s or its subcontractors’ underlying systems due to viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, malware or any other form of malicious code, or (d) in any way hateful, obscene, discriminating, racist, slanderous, spiteful, hurtful or in some other way inappropriate or illegal.

The processing of your personal data is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interest of Quantum Whisper.

Information concerning your browsing behavior, such as how long you visit and how many times you visit our Website.

3.2 USE OF CONTACT FORM ON WEBSITE, OR CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, TELEPHONE, FAX OR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS

3.2.1. When you fill out the contact form on our Website, or contact us via e-mail, telephone, fax or Social Media Channels, we collect:

What personal data?	Why?	Legal basis?
Basic identity information (name, e-mail address, postal address, telephone number, the company you work for, your function)	We process your personal data to be able to appropriately respond to your requests for information and other requests and/or complaints.	Our own legitimate interest
The content of your communication and the technical details of the communication		Our own legitimate interest
Your preference regarding receiving our e-mail communications, such as promotions, advertisements, etc.	We process your personal data for marketing and promotion purposes, i.e. to provide you with targeted communications, promotions, offerings and other advertisements.	Your explicit consent

3.3. OTHER PROCESSING ACTIVITIES

3.3.1. We may also process your personal data for the following purposes:

What personal data?	Why?	Legal basis?
All categories of personal data mentioned above	Quantum whisper may process your data to comply with legal obligations or to comply with any reasonable request from competent law enforcement agents or representatives, judicial authorities, governmental agencies or bodies, including competent data protection authorities. Your personal data may be transferred upon Quantum Whisper’s own initiative to the police or the judicial authorities as evidence or if there are justified suspicions of an unlawful act or crime committed by you through your registration with or use of the Website, our Social Media Channels or other communication with us.	To comply with a legal obligation
	Quantum Whisper may process your personal data for informing any third party in the context of a possible merger with, acquisition from/by or demerger by that third party, even if that third party is located outside the EU.	Our legitimate interest
	We will also process your personal data when you apply with us for evidence purposes, so that we may defend ourselves in possible ensuing legal or other proceedings.	Our legitimate interest

4. WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

4.1. In principle, we do not share your personal data in an identifiable manner with anyone other than the persons who work for us, as well as with the suppliers who help us process your personal data. Anyone who has access to your personal data will always be bound by strict legal or contractual obligations to keep your personal data safe and confidential. You understand, however, that if you use our Social Media Channels, your personal data is also processed by the social media providers. You can find more information on how these social media providers process your personal data in their respective countries.

4.2. You understand that we are a Canadian company and that, therefore, your personal data will be transferred outside the EEA. Canada has received an adequacy decision of the European Commission (Decision 2002/2/EC) and is as such considered to be a country which offers adequate protection for your personal data.

5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

5.1. Your personal data will only be processed for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes described above or, when we have asked you for your consent, until you withdraw your consent. In this article we provide you with the information you need to evaluate how long we will keep your personal data identifiable.

5.2. As a general rule, we will de-identify your personal data when it is no longer needed for the purposes described above. However, we cannot delete your personal data if there is a legal or regulatory obligation or a court or administrative order preventing us from doing so.

6. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA SECURE?

6.1. The security and confidentiality of the personal data we process is very important to us. That is why we have taken measures to ensure that all personal data processed is kept secure. These measures include technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data safe from unauthorized access or theft as well as accidental loss, tampering or destruction.

7. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

7.1. You have certain rights related to the processing of your personal data: the right of access, rectification, erasure, and data portability as well as the right to object to or limit the processing of your personal data and to withdraw your consent. To exercise one of your rights, you can submit a written request to support@quantumwhisper.com stating the right to which your request relates. If you are still dissatisfied, you have the right to contact the competent data protection authority, a list of the data protection authorities in the European Union can be found here: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/list-personal-data-protection-competent-authorities.

8. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

8.1. We can change, modify or amend this privacy policy on our own initiative at any time. We will communicate such changes, modifications, amendments via the Website.

8.2. We invite you to read the latest version of this privacy policy on our website: https://www.quantumwhisper.com/privacy-policy.

9. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

9.1. Should you have any further questions about the processing of your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us by sending an e-mail to: support@quantumwhisper.com

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