Privacy and Cookie Policy
This policy outlines how PlanBld collects personal data and uses cookies or similar technologies on its website (the “Website”), operated by VADAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Company registration number (KRS): 0000926337.
Your Privacy Matters to Us
We understand that privacy is crucial to you and respect your right to control how your personal information is handled. Sharing your data with us signifies trust, and we are committed to upholding this trust. PlanBld does not sell, rent, or disclose your personal data unless specified in this Privacy and Cookies Policy and supported by a valid legal basis, such as your consent or a legal requirement. As the data controller, PlanBld ensures appropriate measures are in place to protect your personal information.
By using our services after this Privacy Policy is published, you agree to its terms. This document is the definitive Privacy Policy for our services and supersedes previous versions. It should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Use and any other applicable terms related to our services.
Updates to the Privacy Policy
Occasionally, we may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, website functionality, or legal obligations. In such cases, we will inform you via email and update the policy on our Website. We recommend reviewing the Privacy Policy regularly. If we intend to use your data in a manner significantly different from what was initially stated, we will notify you via email and/or display a notification upon login. You can check the most recent update date at the top of the policy.
1. Acceptance of the Privacy Policy
By continuing to use PlanBld’s services after this Privacy Policy has been published, you indicate your acceptance of its terms. This document is the sole and comprehensive Privacy Policy, replacing any prior versions. It is part of, and should be read alongside, our Terms of Use and any other applicable service-related terms.
2. Information and Personal Data Collection
a. Registration Data
We collect personal data during the registration process, including:
- Details: Email address, password, first and last name, and credit card information.
- Purpose: This data is used to set up and manage your account, contact you, and process payments for our services. Payment information is strictly used for completing transactions and preventing fraud or abuse.
Providing registration data is mandatory; without it, we cannot deliver our services.
- Legal Basis: The processing of registration data is necessary for creating your user account and fulfilling our contractual obligations.
b. Data from Service Use
We collect information about your activities while using our services. This data helps us:
- Customize our services to suit your preferences.
- Strengthen our relationship with you.
- Enhance the user experience by improving services, personalizing content, and tailoring advertisements.
- Identify content you share through our services.
- Aggregate data for business insights and research.
We may create profiles based on your personal data to provide customized services but will not use automated decision-making processes that could affect your legal rights or status. Providing this data is necessary for personalized services; otherwise, we cannot offer tailored content.
Legal Basis:
- Contract performance for tailoring services.
- Legitimate interest in marketing for personalized advertising.
c. Marketing
We may use your personal data to send marketing communications, provided you have not opted out. This includes emails promoting our services. Providing your email address is voluntary but required for us to contact you for marketing purposes.
- Legal Basis: Our legitimate interest in promoting our services directly.
Your Rights
You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data when it is based on legitimate interests, particularly for marketing purposes. Additionally, you can request corrections or deletion of your data if it is inaccurate or outdated. If you ask us to stop processing and delete your data, we will comply unless there is an overriding legitimate reason to retain it, such as defending against legal claims or fulfilling legal obligations (e.g., for accounting or tax purposes).
You are also entitled to:
- Access your personal data.
- Request a copy of the data we process about you.
- Exercise your rights to data portability or request restrictions on processing.
We process your data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. When determining the retention period, we consider factors such as:
- Your continued interest in our services.
- Whether you maintain and use an active account with us.
- Legal requirements for data retention (e.g., for accounting or tax compliance).
Data Processing and Security
We entrust the processing of your personal data to carefully selected third-party entities acting on our behalf and strictly following our instructions (data processors). These processors store your data on secure servers located within the EU, and we implement appropriate security measures. We ensure processors are trusted and verified, and we formalize our arrangements with signed data processing agreements.
Your personal data may also be shared with payment service providers to facilitate payment processing. This transfer is based on our legitimate interests and is necessary to fulfill our contract with you.
In certain cases, we may be legally required to disclose your personal data to competent authorities, such as the police or public prosecutor’s office, provided there is a valid legal basis (e.g., a court order) for doing so.
Contact and Complaints
If you have questions about how we process your personal data or wish to exercise your rights, you can contact us at hello@planbld.com. Additionally, you have the right to file a complaint with a data protection authority.
Use of Information
Payment Information
We use payment details, such as credit card numbers, only as needed to complete transactions, provide services, or prevent misuse. We do not share credit card numbers or any related cardholder details with third parties under any circumstances. Our strict policy prohibits the distribution of such data, underscoring our dedication to safeguarding user privacy and security.
Other Information
The information we collect from or about you is used to strengthen our relationship with you and deliver an enhanced user experience. This includes:
- Communicating with you.
- Customizing the content and advertising displayed to you.
- Processing your requests for products or services.
- Identifying content shared during your use of PlanBld Services.
- Improving our services.
- Conducting research and compiling aggregate data for business purposes.
- Preventing illegal activities and protecting our rights.
- Supporting our Terms of Use.
- Any other purpose disclosed to you at the time of data collection.
Recommendations and Advertising
We, or service providers acting on our behalf, may utilize information about you, including your interactions with our Services, to offer personalized recommendations and advertising both on our platform and across other online platforms.
Advertising
Your information may also be used to:
- Provide you with advertising about our services and relevant offers.
- Share information or offers on behalf of our business partners related to our Services.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We are dedicated to maintaining the confidentiality of your personal information. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent, except under the following circumstances:
- Legal Obligations: If required by law to disclose information to third parties.
- Operational Necessities: To perform essential operations such as mail delivery, hosting services, fraud prevention, or payment processing.
- Corporate Transactions: In the event of a corporate transaction such as a merger, sale, consolidation, reorganization, or insolvency. If customer data must be transferred, it will remain subject to the commitments outlined in the existing Privacy Policy or a similar agreement.
We may also share your data with carefully selected third parties, such as agents or subcontractors, engaged specifically to provide services on our behalf. These parties are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your data and to use it solely for delivering services to us.
Additionally, we may share aggregate customer data analyses with potential partners, advertisers, and other third parties to improve our services and better understand user needs. While we may disclose anonymous customer statements or feedback, we will not share personal information about individual customers.
External Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, which are beyond our control. We are not responsible for the practices of these linked companies. We recommend reviewing the terms, conditions, and privacy policies of any external websites before sharing your personal information.
5. Modifying or Deleting Your Information
Members have the ability to view, update, correct, or delete the personal information in their account profiles by logging into their accounts and adjusting the associated user settings. However, if you completely delete all such information, your account may be deactivated. We may retain archived records of your data as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.
6. Cookies and Related Technologies
To enhance the performance of our website, we utilize cookies, web beacons, device fingerprinting, and similar technologies, including Google Analytics.
- Cookies: These are small text files stored on your device (computer, phone, etc.) when you visit a website. They are sent back to the original website on subsequent visits or to other sites that recognize them. Cookies serve various purposes, including:
- Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a specified duration and activate upon revisiting the website.
- Session Cookies: Exist only during your browsing session and are deleted when the browser is closed.
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for website functionality, such as accessing secure areas. Consent is not required for their use.
- Performance Cookies: Collect anonymous data about website usage, like page visits or error messages, to improve functionality.
- Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences (e.g., language, region) to enhance your experience and provide requested services.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Track browsing habits to offer relevant advertisements, limit ad frequency, and measure ad effectiveness. These are often placed by advertising networks with permission.
- Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Transparent image files that track user interactions with website content.
- Device Fingerprinting: Gathers device-specific information (browser, OS, plugins) to enhance security and identify users.
- Google Analytics: A tool used to monitor website traffic, analyze feature usage, and improve performance. For more information or to opt out, visit Google Analytics Privacy or use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Cookies and similar technologies help us tailor website content and advertisements to user preferences and provide statistical insights. Third-party cookies, such as those linked to services like Facebook, are governed by their respective privacy policies.
Users can manage cookie settings in their web browsers. For detailed guidance on managing cookies and related technologies, visit All About Cookies.
7. Behavioral Advertising and Online Privacy
The online advertising industry has created a guide on behavioral advertising and online privacy, available at Your Online Choices. This guide outlines the IAB self-regulatory scheme, offering users greater control over the advertisements they see.
Managing Cookies Through Your Browser:
Most web browsers have a Help menu that explains how to:
- Prevent the browser from accepting new cookies.
- Notify you when a new cookie is received.
- Disable cookies entirely.
You can also manage or delete data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by adjusting the add-on’s settings or visiting the manufacturer’s website.
While cookies are optional, they enable essential website features. Disabling cookies may prevent access to certain functionalities, such as adding items to your shopping cart, completing purchases, or using sign-in-based services. If you choose to keep cookies enabled, remember to log out after using a shared device.
8. Changes and Updates
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. Any changes will be posted on the Site, and we encourage you to review it regularly. If we plan to use your personal data in a significantly different way than stated at the time of collection, you will be notified via email.
9. Contact Us
We welcome your questions, comments, and suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy. Please reach out to us at: hello@planbld.com.
