Cookies and Terms of Use Policy
1. Introduction
Forgge Studio ("Forgge", "we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard the personal information of our website visitors and service users in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2. Data Controller
Forgge is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through our website and services.
3. Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal data in a few ways:
- Data provided by users: This includes personal data provided when you use our services, apply for a job, subscribe to our newsletters, or provide feedback. Examples of data we may collect include your name, email address, phone number, resume (if applying for a job), and any other information you choose to share.
4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We collect personal data in a few ways:
- Data provided by users: This includes personal data provided when you use our services, apply for a job, subscribe to our newsletters, or provide feedback. Examples of data we may collect include your name, email address, phone number, resume (if applying for a job), and any other information you choose to share
- Session cookies: These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
- Essential cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.
- Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use the website, such as the pages you visit and the links you click. We use this information to improve the website and your browsing experience.
We may also use other tracking technologies, such as Google Analytics, to monitor user activities and personalize ads.
5. Use of Your Personal Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To communicate with you about job opportunities or services you requested.
- To personalize your experience on our website.
- To improve our website and services.
- To send you marketing communications (only with your consent).
6. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Your consent: We will always obtain your consent before processing your data for marketing purposes.
- Necessity for the performance of a contract: We may need to process your data to fulfill a contract with you, such as providing a service you requested.
- Compliance with our legal obligations: We may be required to process your data to comply with legal or regulatory requirements.
- Legitimate interests: We may process your data for our legitimate interests, such as improving our website and services, provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
7. Sharing Your Personal Data
We may share your personal data with the following third parties:
- Employers for potential recruitment: If you apply for a job through our website, we may share your resume and other application materials with potential employers.
- Service providers: We may share your data with service providers who assist us in our business operations, such as website hosting providers and email marketing platforms.
- Law enforcement or other government authorities: We may share your data with law enforcement or other government authorities if required by law.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. These measures include:
- Secure data storage
- Access controls
- Regular backups
- Employee training
9. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Once your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
10. Your Rights
under GDPR, you have various rights regarding your personal data:
- Access to your personal data: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction of inaccurate data: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
- Deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten"): You have the right to request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
- Restriction of processing of your data: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
- Data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer your personal data to another controller.
- Objection to processing of your data: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
11. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on our website.