Privacy Policies for Torres Legal
This Privacy Policy explains what we do with your personal data to provide the services offered on our website (“Site”), such as creating your user account, subscribing to mailings, purchasing products, communications, etc. (the “Services”). Our policy also explains the data we may collect when you visit the Site, as well as how we may use and share it. Please read this policy carefully to understand how we process data and if you have any questions, please contact us so we can help you.
In the event that you do not provide the information indicated as mandatory, we may not be able to process your user registration or provide you with the use of some Services on our Site. This is because some benefits of our Services require the sharing of personal information. Among the personal data we may collect are: name, email, phone, IP address, device identifier, among others. You are solely responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the data you share with us because, if you maintain inaccurate or outdated information within your user, this may affect your use of the site, the information you receive from the site and our ability to contact you.
In order to register and browse the platform, you must be at least 18 years of age. Torres Legal (“Torres”) may use your personal information to verify your age and ensure compliance with this restriction.
- Legal basis for processing personal data
The collection and processing of your personal data is primarily based on the contractual and non-contractual relationship you have with us. When we send you newsletters and you use our Services, or when we use the e-mail address you have provided to contact you individually or to recognize you when you revisit our website, this is done under informed consent. The manner in which we process the information collected by our cookies is based on the informed consent you have given us, in accordance with current legislation; for more information on this topic please review our Cookies Policy.
Within Torres Legal, we adhere to the regulatory compliance of the country of domicile of the Company, as well as internationally, to the rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the Privacy Shield of the United States, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act of Canada (“CPPA”), the Data Protection Act 2018 of the United Kingdom (“DPA”), among others. In general, we follow all current legal guidelines to ensure respect and protection of your data.
- Personal information we collect
To create a user on our Site, you will be required to provide us with personal information, including, but not limited to: e-mail address, date of birth, country or city in which you reside, a photograph, first and last names, and any other information you wish to share in your profile. In addition, to purchase some of our products, we will ask for your credit or debit card information, including validity date and CVV code, through the payment platform. The latter data will not be stored by us or used under any circumstances without your consent.
When you visit or use our Services, we record data that also relates to frequency of use, date and time of access, when you view or click on specific content, your Class preferences, the projects you share or the content you post. We may also collect information from the URLs from which you were redirected to our site. We use that information when you log in and when you read our e-mails, and we use Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses to identify and record your use of the Site.
- About data processing
Torres will process your personal data for the following purposes:
1. To manage your registration as a user of the Site, to identify you and provide access to the Services that are available to registered users of the Site.
2. The development, fulfillment and execution of the contract for the provision of our Services.
3. To contact you by e-mail to update you and inform you about resources, products or contracted services, including security updates to the platform; these communications will be made whenever necessary and reasonable.
4. Respond to requests or inquiries you make through the customer service channels available on our platform.
5. We also use your information to generate non-identifiable aggregate data. For example, to generate statistics about our users, their jobs or areas of expertise, the number of hits or clicks on a particular course or project, or their demographics.
6. For legitimate interests of Torres Legal, such as:
a)To manage, develop and grow our business.
b) To operate our Site and provide our Services
c) Selecting appropriate suppliers
d) Building relationships with allies and academic institutions
e) Research and statistical analysis
f)Marketing development
g) Management and internal audit purposes
All of our handling of your personal data is done with the consent you give us by reading this policy and using the Site. If you wish to withdraw your consent, you may do so, but it is likely to affect our ability to provide you with our Services. Please contact us for any modification or deletion of data you wish to make or for withdrawal of consent; at Torres Legal we protect your information and guarantee your rights as the owner of your personal data.
- Data retention period
Your personal data will be retained for as long as necessary for the purposes for which we have collected and processed such data, and in no event longer than that period. The exact time will depend on the purposes for which we have collected and used the information, always taking into account applicable laws and respecting your right to data protection, data modification and data deletion.
- Data recipients
In order to fulfill the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy, it may be necessary to provide or disclose your personal data to third parties for the following reasons:
• Relationships with service providers: to provide services on our behalf or to assist us in providing our services. For example, we engage service providers to perform marketing, advertising, communication, infrastructure and IT services, to customize and improve our service, to process credit card transactions or other payment methods, for customer service, to collect debts, to analyze and improve data (such as data related to user interaction with our services), and to process and manage satisfaction surveys..
• By accepting our Privacy Policy, you specifically authorize us to process and report your personal data to the aforementioned providers for the purposes described herein and to provide a complete service. As Torres Legal, we are committed to ensuring that such suppliers comply with the rules of personal data protection and have the necessary international standards. We will never share with third parties outside our business information that you have given us and we will always respect your preferences on the use of your personal data.
- Data protection rights
Due to the fact that Torres collects, uses and stores personal data of its users, we are committed to respecting the confidential nature of all personal data and we guarantee the full exercise of these rights. Among the rights and principles that our privacy policy seeks to protect are:
1. Right of access. Right to confirm whether we are processing your personal data. If we are, you have the right to obtain a copy of the data and information related to the processing.
2. Principle of notice. You will be provided with an appropriate and timely notice describing the personal information we are collecting, how we will use such information and the third parties with whom we may share it, as well as the reasons why we will share it.
3.Choice Principle. As a user, you will have the opportunity to opt out of the sharing of personal information with unnecessary third parties and for any purpose or purposes materially different from the initial purpose for which the information was collected. You will also have the right to request that your personal information not be used for direct marketing purposes.
4. Right of modification. The right to correct errors, to modify incomplete or erroneous data and to guarantee the authenticity of the information processed is guaranteed.
5. Right to delete. As a user, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data without undue delay, if it has been processed incorrectly or if the purpose for which it was processed or collected no longer exists.
6. Right to restrict processing. The right to request the suspension of the processing of your information if it is unlawful or if the accuracy of the data is disputed.
7. Data integrity and limitation of use. Your personal data will be processed in a manner that is relevant and compatible with the purpose for which it was collected and for which you authorized its use. Reasonable and necessary steps will be taken to ensure that such information is accurate, complete, current and reliable for its intended use.
The exercise of such rights is free of charge, except when the claims were deliberately unfounded or excessive, in which case the subject will have to pay the costs of the process.
- Changes
Torres Legal may update this Privacy Policy from time to time and in accordance with necessary legal, regulatory or operational changes. In the event of such changes, we will notify you of these changes (including the date from which such changes become effective) in accordance with legal requirements.
