Privacy Policy

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1. Introduction 

1.1 We take data protection seriously, and we have tried to write this Privacy Policy in plain language rather than dense legal text, while still giving you the full picture of how personal data is handled on the Website. 

1.2 This Privacy Policy applies to anyone who visits, browses, or interacts with the Website, including Users who submit reviews, ratings, comments, or other content, company representatives who contact us or are featured on the Website, and business contacts such as advertisers, sponsors, and partners. 

1.3 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy or in our Cookie Policy have the meanings assigned to them in our Terms and Conditions. 

2. Who We Are 

2.1 The Website is operated by SEVIO SOLUTIONS S.R.L., a private company limited by shares, registered in Romania under company registration number J22/1250/2014, tax registration number 33470068, with its registered office at IASI, CALEA CHISINAULUI N0.104BIS-106, ROMANIA (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). 

2.2 For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Romanian Law No. 190/2018, we act as the controller of personal data processed through the Website, unless we state otherwise in a specific context. 

3. Scope of This Privacy Policy 

3.1 This Privacy Policy covers personal data collected through the Website itself, including any forms, submission tools, or communication channels made available on it. It does not cover the data practices of Sevio Solutions’s other businesses, platforms, or products, which, if any, are governed by their own separate privacy notices. 

3.2 This Privacy Policy does not cover the data practices of third-party websites linked from the Website. See clause 19 for more on this. 

4. Key Summary 

4.1 Here is a short summary. The full details follow below. 

We collect information you give us directly, such as when you contact us, submit a review, or make a correction request. We also collect some technical and usage information automatically, such as your IP address and how you browse the Website, mainly through cookies and similar tools. We use this information to run the Website, publish and moderate content, respond to you, prevent abuse, and improve our editorial coverage of the AdTech industry.  

We may share data with service providers who help us operate the Website, and in limited circumstances with authorities or advisers.  

We do not currently offer user accounts.  

You have rights over your personal data under GDPR, including the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your data. 

5. Personal Data We Collect 

5.1 The personal data we collect depends on how you interact with the Website. This may include: 

1. identifiers such as your first and last name, personal or business email address, company name, job title, and website URL; 

2. content you submit, such as reviews, ratings, comments, feedback, correction requests, complaints, and takedown requests; 

3. review verification data, including the platform reviewed, the URL of a screenshot or other evidence submitted to demonstrate prior use of the platform, the verification outcome, and any related records; 

4. business inquiry details, such as advertising, sponsorship, or partnership inquiries; 

5. technical and usage data collected automatically, such as IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referral source, pages viewed, and interaction data; 

6. information from public sources or third parties relating to companies featured on the Website, as described in clauses 5.6, 5.7. 

Data You Provide Directly 

5.2 We collect personal data that you choose to provide to us, for example, when you: 

(a) contact us through a contact form or by email; 

(b) submit a review, rating, comment, or piece of feedback; 

(c) submit a correction request or takedown request regarding Content about a company; 

(d) submit a press release or other material for possible publication; 

(e) make a commercial or advertising inquiry; 

(f) subscribe to a newsletter or similar update, if this feature is enabled. 

5.3 The specific data collected depends on the form or channel used, but typically includes your name, email address, and the content of your message or submission, and may include your company name and job title where relevant to the submission. 

Data Collected Automatically 

5.4 When you browse the Website, certain technical and usage data may be collected automatically, including your IP address, approximate location derived from your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referral URL, pages viewed, time spent on pages, clicks, search terms used on the Website, and similar log and interaction data. 

5.5 Except for some technical data, which is recorded in server and security logs, this data is generally collected through analytics cookies and similar technologies, as described in clause 8 and in our separate Cookie Policy. 

Data From Third Parties and Public Sources 

5.6 In connection with our editorial coverage of AdTech companies, we may collect or receive personal data relating to company representatives from public sources such as company websites, press releases, professional networking profiles, public registries, and other publicly available materials, as well as directly from the companies themselves. 

5.7 This may include names, job titles, business email addresses, and business contact details of individuals associated with companies we review, rank, or profile, used for editorial research, verification, correction handling, and business communication purposes. 

5.8 Where we obtain professional contact data from public sources and use it to communicate directly with an individual, we provide or make available the information required under Article 14 GDPR at the appropriate time, unless a lawful exception applies. 

Data Relating to User Reviews, Ratings, Comments, and Submissions 

5.9 If you submit a review, we collect your first name, last name, email address, the platform reviewed, your ratings, review title, review text, any additional information you choose to provide, and the screenshot URL or other proof of usage submitted for verification. We may also record technical information associated with the submission, such as the submission date, IP address and moderation status, where necessary to prevent fraud and manipulation. 

5.10 If your review is approved for publication, we may publish the review text, title, ratings and two initials derived from your name. Your full name, email address and proof of usage, including any screenshot URL submitted for verification, will not be displayed publicly. This information will be used only for review verification, moderation, fraud prevention, handling disputes and communicating with you about your submission. 

5.11 You should not include confidential information, trade secrets, sensitive personal data, or personal data belonging to someone else in any submission, unless you have a proper legal basis and permission to do so. We do not intentionally request or seek to collect special-category personal data (art. 9 GDPR) or data relating to criminal convictions (art. 10 GDPR) through review or contact forms. If such information is submitted unnecessarily, we may redact or delete it and may ask the sender to resubmit the material without that information. 

5.12 Proof of usage is collected solely to assess whether the reviewer has genuine experience with the platform. You must redact or remove account credentials, financial information, client information, personal data relating to other individuals and any confidential or commercially sensitive information before submitting the evidence. We may reject or delete evidence that contains information that is unnecessary for verification. 

5.13 Access to proof of usage is limited to authorized personnel and service providers involved in review verification, moderation, security and legal compliance. We retain the evidence only for the period reasonably necessary to complete verification and handle related disputes, after which it is deleted or anonymized in accordance with our retention schedule. 

Data Relating to Companies, Representatives, Press Releases, Correction Requests, and Takedown Requests 

5.14 Where a company or its representative contacts us, for example, to submit a press release, request a correction, or make a takedown request, we collect the personal data included in that communication, such as the representative’s name, job title, business email, and the substance of the request. 

5.15 We use this data to evaluate and respond to the request, maintain records of our editorial decisions, and communicate with the company concerned, consistent with the editorial discretion described in our Terms and Conditions. 

6. How We Use Personal Data 

6.1 We use personal data for purposes including: 

(a) operating, maintaining, and improving the Website; 

(b) publishing, moderating, and managing editorial Content, rankings, ratings, and reviews; 

(c) assessing and responding to reviews, comments, feedback, correction requests, and takedown requests; 

(d) preventing spam, fraud, and abuse of the Website’s submission features; 

(e) responding to general inquiries and business communications; 

(f) managing advertising, sponsorship, and other commercial relationships; 

(g) sending newsletters or similar communications, where you have opted in, and this feature is enabled; 

(h) measuring and analyzing Website performance and usage; 

(i) maintaining the security and integrity of the Website; 

(j) complying with our legal obligations and protecting our legal rights. 

The relationship between the purposes of processing and the applicable legal bases is set out in the table below (clause 7). 

7. Legal Bases for Processing Under GDPR 

7.1 As a company headquartered in the European Union, we process personal data in accordance with European Regulation No. 2016/679 (GDPR) and other applicable national and international data protection regulations. Depending on the purposes of the data processing (mentioned above) and the specific processing activity, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases: 

7.2 Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal. Cookie consent may be withdrawn or changed through our Consent Preferences center, and marketing consent may be withdrawn through the unsubscribe method provided in the relevant communication. 

7.3 Where we rely on legitimate interests, we assess whether the processing is necessary for the relevant purpose and whether those interests are overridden by your interests, rights or freedoms. You may object to processing based on legitimate interests on grounds relating to your particular situation, as described in clause 17. Where personal data are processed for direct marketing, you may object at any time, and we will stop processing your personal data for that purpose. 

7.4 We may process personal data where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, relying on our legitimate interests, compliance with a legal obligation, or another applicable legal basis depending on the circumstances. 

7.5 We rely on the contractual legal basis only where the processing is objectively necessary to enter into or perform a contract with you personally. Where you communicate with us solely as a representative of a company or other organization, we will generally rely on our legitimate interests rather than on a contract with you. 

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies 

8.1 The Website uses cookies and similar technologies for purposes that may include strictly necessary website functions, analytics, performance measurement, security, spam prevention, content improvement, and advertising measurement. 

8.2 Full details of the cookies we use, their purposes, retention periods, and how you can manage your preferences are set out in our separate Cookie Policy. Where consent is legally required for certain categories of cookies, we will ask for your consent through our cookie banner or similar mechanism before those cookies are set. 

9. Analytics, Performance Measurement, and Website Improvement 

9.1 We may use analytics and performance measurement tools to understand how visitors use the Website, which pages are most popular, and how we can improve our Content and user experience. These tools typically collect technical and usage data such as pages viewed, time on page, and general location derived from IP address. 

9.2 We currently use Clicky, provided by Roxr Software Ltd, to measure Website usage where the visitor has consented to Analytics cookies. We may use hosting, security, and content management tools for this purpose. Where we introduce new tools of this kind, we will update this Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy as appropriate. Further details regarding the information collected and cookie duration are provided in our Cookie Policy. 

10. Advertising, Sponsorship, Commercial Content, and Business Relationships 

10.1 Where the Website features advertising, sponsorships, promoted placements, or other commercial content, we may process personal data relating to the business contacts involved, such as advertisers, sponsors, agencies, listed companies, and partners, including names, business email addresses, job titles, and communication records. 

10.2 We may use advertising or measurement tools to help assess the performance of commercial content or advertising placements on the Website. Where such tools involve cookies or similar technologies that require consent, this will be handled in accordance with our Cookie Policy. 

10.3 We do not currently earn affiliate commissions from outbound links on the Website. We reserve the right to introduce affiliate arrangements, referral relationships, sponsored links, lead generation forms, or other commercial models in the future, subject to applicable law, and, where relevant, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly. 

11. Newsletters, Marketing Communications, and Opt-Out Rights 

11.1 If we offer a newsletter or similar update feature, we will only send you marketing communications if you have opted in, where required by applicable law, or where we otherwise have a valid legal basis to do so. 

11.2 You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe link included in the relevant email, or by contacting us using the details in clause 22.  

12. User-Generated Content and Public Visibility 

12.1 If your review, rating, comment, or other submission is published on the Website, it may be visible to the public, including any name or affiliation you choose to include with it. 

12.2 If you later ask us to remove or anonymize a published submission, we will consider your request, but we may retain relevant records where needed for moderation, fraud prevention, legal, or legitimate business purposes, even if the public-facing content is removed or amended. 

13. Moderation, Fraud Prevention, Spam Prevention, and Abuse Prevention 

13.1 We may process personal data connected to submissions, including technical data such as IP address, to assess whether content is genuine, moderate submissions, detect and prevent spam, fraud, or manipulation of reviews and ratings, and otherwise protect the integrity of the Website. 

13.2 This processing is generally carried out based on our legitimate interest in maintaining a trustworthy and reliable editorial platform. 

14. Data Transfers 

Sharing Personal Data with Service Providers 

14.1 We may share personal data with third-party service providers who help us operate the Website, including hosting providers, analytics providers, email service providers, security and anti-spam providers, form processing providers, and content management providers. 

14.2 Where a service provider acts as our processor, it processes personal data only on our documented instructions and subject to a data processing agreement and appropriate confidentiality and security obligations. Certain recipients, such as professional advisers, regulators or other organizations that determine their own purposes and means of processing, may act as independent controllers. 

Sharing Personal Data with Third Parties, Authorities, and Legal Advisers 

14.3 We may share personal data with professional advisers, such as lawyers and accountants, where necessary for their services to us. 

14.4 We may disclose personal data to regulators, courts, law enforcement, or other authorities where required by law, or where we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights or property, investigate wrongdoing, or protect the safety of Users or the public. 

14.5 We do not sell personal data to third parties in the ordinary commercial sense of that term and have no intention of doing so. Personal data is shared only in the circumstances and for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. 

International Data Transfers 

14.6 Personal data we process may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including where our service providers are located outside the EEA. 

14.7 Where such transfers take place, we take steps to ensure an adequate level of protection for your personal data, using mechanisms recognized under GDPR, such as adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission, Standard Contractual Clauses, or other lawful transfer mechanisms, as applicable. 

15. Data Retention 

15.1 We retain personal data for the periods set out below, unless a longer period is required by law or is necessary in connection with an identified complaint, dispute or legal claim. 

15.2 Where we no longer have a legitimate need to retain personal data, we will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it. 

15.3 Where personal data is required in connection with an active complaint, investigation, security incident or legal proceeding, we may suspend the ordinary deletion period and retain only the information necessary until the matter has been finally resolved. 

15.4 Information that has been irreversibly anonymized and can no longer be linked to an identifiable individual may be retained for statistical, research or editorial analysis purposes. 

16. Security 

16.1 We take proper technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure by unauthorized entities, destruction, removal, or any other type of unofficial activities. 

16.2 Please keep in mind that no security implementations can provide complete security. 

17. Your GDPR Rights 

17.1 As a company established in Romania, we process personal data in accordance with the GDPR. You may exercise the rights set out below, subject to the conditions and limitations provided by applicable law:  

(a) the right to access your personal data; 

(b) the right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data; 

(c) the right to erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances; 

(d) the right to restrict processing of your personal data in certain circumstances; 

(e) the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests, including for direct marketing purposes. Where we process personal data for direct marketing, you may object at any time. We will stop using your personal data for that purpose after receiving your objection. Where processing is based on legitimate interests, you may object on grounds relating to your particular situation. We may continue processing only where we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds or where processing is necessary for legal claims. 

(f) the right to data portability, where technically feasible and applicable; 

(g) the right to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal; 

(h) the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, as described in clause 23. 

17.2 To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests. 

17.3 We generally respond to valid data protection requests within one month of receipt. Where a request is complex or we have received multiple requests, this period may be extended by an additional (2) months, as permitted by applicable law, in which case we will inform you of the extension and the reasons for it. 

17.4 Any identity verification request will be proportionate to the nature of the request and the personal data involved. 

Automated Decision-Making 

 
17.5 We do not currently use personal data to make decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produce legal effects or similarly significantly affect individuals. Automated tools may be used to assist with spam detection or security, but material publication or rejection decisions are subject to human review. 

Rights for Users Outside the EEA 

17.6 If you are located outside the EEA and the United Kingdom, data protection laws that apply to you may differ from GDPR. Where applicable local law grants you rights similar to those described in clause 17, we will handle your request in accordance with that law. 

17.7 Regardless of your location, you can contact us at any time using the details in clause 22 with questions or requests about how your personal data is handled. 

18. Children’s Privacy 

18.1 We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. The Website and its review-submission features are intended for adults and business professionals. Individuals under 18 should not submit reviews, proof of usage or commercial inquiries through the Website. 

18.2 If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us using the details in clause 22, and we will take appropriate steps to review and, where necessary, delete that information. 

19. Third-Party Websites and External Links 

19.1 The Website may contain links to third-party websites that we do not operate. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party websites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. 

19.2 We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal data to it. 

20. Do Not Track and Similar Browser Signals 

20.1 Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” feature or similar signal. There is currently no consistent industry standard for how websites should respond to these signals, and our Website does not currently respond to them in a specific way. We encourage you to manage your cookie preferences directly through our Consent Preferences center or your browser settings, as described in our Cookie Policy. 

21. Changes to This Privacy Policy 

21.1 We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data practices, the Website, or applicable law. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised Effective Date. 

21.2 Where we make material changes, we will provide an appropriate notice through the Website or another suitable communication channel. Where a change introduces processing that requires consent, we will request that consent before carrying out the relevant processing. 

22. Contact Details 

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal data, please contact us and our DPO at: 

SEVIO SOLUTIONS S.R.L 

IASI, CALEA CHISINAULUI 104BIS-106, ROMANIA 

General and privacy rights requests: [email protected] 

23. Supervisory Authority Contact Information 

23.1 If you are located in the EEA and believe that our processing of your personal data does not comply with applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. 

23.2 As we are established in Romania, you may also contact the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP) 

• Address: B-dul G-ral. Gheorghe Magheru 28-30, Sector 1, postal code 010336, Bucharest, Romania 

• E-mail: [email protected] 

Phone: +40.318.059.211 / +40.318.059.212