Privacy Policy

Thank you for using the services of Animals Project. This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") is here to explain how we collect and use certain information form you when you use our services or website. By continuing to use our services and website you give us consent to collect and use your information as described below. If you do not consent, you are prohibited from using our services and website.

WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED

We will have access to the information you voluntarily provide to us. Such information may include, but may not be limited to, your name, your email address, your phone number, and your profile picture.

We also may collect other information, such as your device’s IP address, information on your use of our services, your internet service provider, the type operating system you use, and the URL’s of websites you visited linking to us or from us. We also may collect information on any custom tags you use and searches you perform.

All information collected may be anonymized and aggregated to enhance the research and search functions of our services, to improve the quality and usability of our services.

USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED

We will only use your personal information for the purposes for which it was collected, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason that is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so. We may use the information we collect from you for the following:

• to respond to your requests, searches, and orders
• to personalize the content and services provided to you
• to inform you of any maintenance or upgrades we may perform
• to inform you of any new products, versions, services, features or promotions
• to inform you of the best way to optimize your use of our services and website
• to optimize the functionality of our services and website
• to improve our understanding of users’ needs

SHARING OF INFORMATION

We may disclose your personal information to the following categories of recipients:

• to any competent law enforcement body, regulatory, government agency, court or other third party where Animals Project believes disclosure is necessary (a) as a matter of applicable law or regulation, (b) to exercise, establish or defend its legal rights, or (c) to protect your vital interests or those of any other person
• to any other person with your consent to the disclosure

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

We are not responsible for the use or misuse of any information that you may provide to third party websites to which we may provide a link. We do not control such third party websites, including the methods by which they collect information or how they use such collected information. You should independently review the privacy policies of such third party websites.

PROTECTION

We use various administrative, technical, procedural and physical measures to protect the information we collect against theft, unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. To better protect this information, you should not share your login or account information with anyone other than authorized persons.

All companies and individuals we employ or may employ to perform various functions on our behalf are required to protect the information in a manner that is consistent with this Policy.

Please be aware that any information you post to a blog or any other forum provided by our website or through our services, will be available to all persons accessing these blogs or forums, and as such may be collected or used by others for any purpose. We are not responsible for any information you elect to submit in such blogs or forums, or for the way any such information may be used or misused by third parties.

SHARING INFORMATION

We will not share your personal information with (or sell it to) anyone except (a) our service providers or subcontractors with whom we deal in connection with providing, modifying, operating or updating the services, and in such cases, only for those purposes, (b) to comply with the law or in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, law enforcement request or other legal process, (c) to protect our interests, rights, safety, or property, (d) to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of our contributors, affiliates, partners, or licensors, and (e) to enforce our Terms of Use, our contractual rights, or this Policy.

OTHER COUNTRIES

Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country, and by subscribing to and/or using our services, you consent to the transfer of information outside of your country (to the extent that any such information is generated in your country). Please note that other countries may have higher or lower standards for the protection of personally information, but we will always endeavor to protect such information and take reasonable steps to do so in accordance with this policy and applicable laws, including, (where applicable) utilizing the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers of personal information between its group companies, which requires all group companies to protect personal information being processed from the European Economic Area to an equivalent standard to that required under European Union data protection law. In countries where it may be required, you will be permitted to correct any inaccurate personally information, opt out of provision of such information to third parties, and/or delete such information, subject to our right to limit or no longer provide the services to you if you delete information necessary for us to provide them.

YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS

If your personal information is protected by EU data protection law, you have the following data protection rights which you may be able to exercise by contacting Animals Project using the contact details provided under the "Contact Details" heading below and in the right-hand side column:

• tf you wish to access, correct, update or request deletion of your personal information, you can do so at any time by contacting Animals Project
• In addition, you can object to processing of your personal information, ask Animals Project to restrict processing of your personal information or request portability of your personal information by contacting Animals Project
• You have the right to opt-out of marketing communications that Animals Project may send you at any time
• Similarly, if Animals Project has collected and processes your personal information based on your consent, then you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing Animals Project conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent
• You have the right to complain to a data protection authority about Animals Project’s collection and use of your personal inform For more information, please contact your local data protection authority

AMENDMENT OF MODIFICATION OF POLICY

We reserve the right to change, amend or modify the terms of this Policy, with or without prior notice. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of any change in this Policy that may require your consent under applicable data protection standards. Your continued use of our services and website constitutes your acceptance of those changes. All changes, amendments or modifications to the Policy will be posted here. Please return to this website at regular intervals to see whether the Policy has been changed, amended or modified.

CONTACT DETAILS

It is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes during your relationship with us. Additionally, if you have any questions about this Policy, the practices of Animals Project or your interaction with us, please contact: Animals Project, Irakli Abashidze str., 19, Tbilisi, Georgia Email: Hi@animalproject.ge