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Publisher

Twinberry Mix SRL (“APTIQ Tech” Department)

Registered Address

Str. Petru Maior nr. 66B, District 1,

011265 Bucharest, Romania

 

Correspondence Address

Iablonschi & Asociatii

Willbrook Platinum

172-176 Șoseaua București-Ploiești,

013686 Bucharest, Romania

T: +40 310 050 431

W: www.aptiqtech.com

CEO
Adrian Curaliuc

Trade Register
Bucharest District Court

Unique Registration Number
J40/828/2014

VAT Identification Number
RO 32704616

Disclaimer

Content of this website

The individual pages of this website have been carefully edited and checked. However, we shall not guarantee that the information published on this website is up-to-date, correct, or complete or meets certain quality criteria. Liability claims relating to damage of material or immaterial nature that was caused by the use or failure to use the information offered or by the use of incorrect and incomplete information shall be excluded unless there is proof of intentional or negligent fault on the part of the publisher. We expressly reserve the right to change, supplement, or delete parts of the pages or the entire offering or to discontinue publication temporarily or definitively.

 

Privacy Policy

Introduction

Thank you for your interest in APTIQ Tech.

As the protection and security of your data is one of our top priorities, we wish to inform you which of the data you provide us with when you visit the www.aptiqtech.com website we collect, process and use, as well as how we use it.

We collect, process and use personal data from our site visitors to improve the usability, effectiveness and security of our website and thus provide our site visitors with the best experience. We also collect, process and use the information you send via contact or application forms or buttons (including the Apply via LinkedIn button) to process requests for information or business inquiries, evaluate job applications, register visitors to events, training sessions or contests, and for other purposes you might have. When you submit your information, you consent to  using such information as described herein.

Our website and the underlying technologies are subject to constant change and development, so we might need to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. APTIQ Tech reserves the right to modify or amend this Privacy Policy at any time. All changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this website. You should, therefore, periodically review this Privacy Policy to ensure you agree with the latest terms presented.

Purpose of data collection

We collect, process and store your data to be able to process your request. Whether you are interested in a job opportunity at APTIQ Tech, you need software services from APTIQ Tech or you wish to provide services to APTIQ Tech, we must store your personal data to process your request.

We apply the highest level of security when lawfully and fairly collecting, storing and processing adequate, relevant and not excessive personal data.

Data Collection

We collect and process data automatically (through technology) every time you visit our website and both automatically and manually, every time you provide data via our contact forms. We process the data you send to us via the contact forms manually.

1. Information provided by you that we may collect, processes and use

APTIQ Tech does not collect any personal data (personally identifiable information) from you without your knowledge or permission and does not ask you to provide such information to access and use this website. By personal data, we mean all the information relating to an identified or identifiable website visitor.

When you provide data via this website or directly via email or phone, we collect, process and use only the personal data you send, and necessary information we need to communicate with you on your inquiries or applications via this website.

If you contact us via the contact form, you consent to having APTIQ Tech collect and process the following data:

• Your full name, email address and phone number,
• Your affiliation – the name of the organization you are part of,
• The reason for your inquiry,
• The source of your visit – how you found us.

When you submit and inquiry via the contact form, you also consent to having APTIQ Tech representatives contact you via email or phone.

If you apply for a job position through our website via any available contact or application form or button (including the Apply via LinkedIn button), you consent to having APTIQ Tech collect, process and use the following data:

• Your name, email address and phone number,
• Your city of residence,
• Your technology stack of interest,
• The source of your visit – how you found us,
• A message you willingly and knowingly send to us,
• Your CV,
• Your public LinkedIn profile, containing information such as your name, contact number, email address, city of residence and experience (applications via LinkedIn only).

When you apply for a job position through our website, you also consent to having APTIQ Tech representatives contact you via email or phone.

If you register or apply for an event, training or contest though our website or via email, you consent to having APTIQ Tech collect, process personal data. This data might include but is not limited to:

• Your name, email address and phone number,
• Your city of residence,
• Your years of experience in a field,
• The technology stack of interest,
• The source of your visit – how you found us,
• The reason of your inquiry,
• Your affiliation – the name of the organization/institution/association you are part of,
• A message you willingly and knowingly send to us,
• Your CV.

When you register or apply for an event, training or contest though our website, you also consent to having APTIQ Tech representatives contact you via email or phone.

1. Use of Cookies and Web Server data

As you navigate through the website, certain non-personal information may be passively collected (that is, gathered without your actively providing the information). APTIQ Tech may collect information about your computer and Internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type. This is statistical data about our website visitors’ equipment, browsing actions and patterns and does not identify any individual.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. We use temporary cookies (also known as session cookies) and permanent cookies (also known as persistent cookies). Temporary cookies are stored in your browser for the entire time of your visit on our website and are deleted when you leave. Permanent cookies are those tiny text files that remain in your browser even after you leave our website, unless you delete them yourself.

If you don’t want APTIQ Tech to collect your non-personal information via cookies, you can prevent the acceptance of new cookies in your browser. You can find in the browser’s Help menu information on how to set your browser to notify you when you receive a new cookie and how to disable cookies completely.

The www.aptiqtech.ro website uses Google Analytics. The cookies collected by Google Analytics are used to provide information about how visitors use our website. We use the information for internal reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. Click here for more information about how Google uses cookies.

For technical reasons, the internet browser needs to automatically transmit data to our web server when you visit our website. This data is automatically collected and stored by us or third parties on our behalf. This data might include and is not limited to:

• Your IP address
• The date and time of your visit to our website
• Types of websites you visit
• The URL of the page you visited before (if you accessed our website from a referral source),
• Information about the device and browser you are using (browser type, version, operating system, device type, screen resolution, etc.)

All this information is aggregated and analyzed anonymously to improve the experience of using this website. We have ensured with technical and organizational measures that our external service providers follow the rules of data protection and treat this detail with the outmost care.

Collected data

APTIQ Tech limits the personal data it processes to information we can use to identify you personally (name, address, phone number, email) so that we can communicate with you. If your inquiry is related to recruitment, we will also process information about your education, professional experience, skills, and anything else that can help our recruiters identify the best matching job for you. If your inquiry is business related, we will also process and record information about your company or business that enables us to assess the fit between our organizations.

Data Storage at APTIQ Tech

We will be storing your personal data for 10 years, ensuring adequate data protection and security for your personal data through this entire period.

We will only provide access to your personal data to personnel of APTIQ Tech, clients, partners or providers of APTIQ Tech who need it to handle your request or to address your potential future needs.

To avoid automatic decisions on how your personal data is handled we process it both manually and automatically, with computer software. This means machines cannot make assumptions on what you have given consent for.

In addition, we take strict security measures to prevent your personal data from leaking outside the countries in which we operate.

 

Data transfer to third parties

All details collected throughout the website might be sent via email to the relevant department at APTIQ Tech, to collaborators, partners or affiliate companies of APTIQ Tech. When we share your data with collaborators, partners of affiliate companies, we do so to achieve the purpose for which you provided us with the data, such as responding to your request.

The data you provide via our contact forms through this website or via email is shared directly with third parties only if we are legally required to do, such as in case of law enforcement or security. We will never share or sell your data to gain advantage or profit.

Your Rights

In accordance with the European Union legislation concerning the collection and processing of personal data, you have the following rights:

• To request us to rectify or erase your personal data or restrict our processing of your personal data or object to such processing.
• To request from APTIQ Tech copies of your personal data undergoing processing. We must provide the first copy for free, while for any further copies you request we may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. If you make the request by electronic means and unless you request otherwise, we shall provide the information in a commonly used electronic form.
• To not be the subject of a decision based exclusively on automatic data processing.
• To not have your personal data transferred to third party countries.
• To obtain from APTIQ Tech restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
• you contest the accuracy of the personal data we processed, for a period that would enable us to verify the accuracy of your personal data;
• the processing is unlawful, and you oppose the erasure of your personal data and request the restriction of its use instead;
• APTIQ Tech no longer needs your personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require us to keep it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
• To file a complaint against APTIQ Tech at the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing and before the competent courts of law if you believe that we have not handled your personal data according to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) requirements.

In short, you can ask us to share with you, adjust, delete or keep the information we have about you for more than 10 years, or file a complaint against APTIQ Tech if you believe we have not met all the requirements imposed by law when processing your personal data.

You can withdraw at any time your consent to have your personal information processed and stored by APTIQ Tech by sending us a consent withdrawal at dpo@aptiqtech.com .

Security

Protecting your information is one of our primary concern. The information that we collect is stored on secure servers. We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information.

Your consent

By using the website, you agree with these terms. Whenever you submit information via the website, you must consent to the collection and use of that information in accordance with this privacy policy.

 

Compliance and Integrity

Business Principles

APTIQ Tech is committed to following best practices and market standards in areas of accountability, governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR), transparency and business ethics in order to promote sustainability. At the core of these efforts are the mitigation and management of reputational and compliance risks that APTIQ Tech faces.

APTIQ Tech expects its employees and other subcontractors to maintain high ethical standards and conduct their work and business practices in line with the APTIQ Tech’s anti-corruption framework as well as with APTIQ Tech’s guidelines for procurement.

Employees and subcontractors shall report to APTIQ Tech any allegations of Prohibited Practices in any activities related to APTIQ Tech. APTIQ Tech emphasis transparency in all its activities and actively aims at preventing corrupt or illegal behavior. APTIQ Tech support stakeholders, employees and subcontractors in their efforts to fight corruption by establishing appropriate codes of conduct and policies and procedures to prevent, detect and investigate corruption.

Our General Principles on Compliance and Integrity include:

1. Compliance as commonly definedas the adherence to laws, regulations, rules, related self-regulatory organization standards and codes of conduct in matters concerning observing proper standards of market conduct, managing conflicts of interest and specifically dealing with matters such as the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, and investigations of suspected and alleged corrupt and fraudulent behavior.
2. Compliance riskas the risk of legal or regulatory sanctions, material financial loss, or loss to reputation that an entity may suffer as a result of its failure to comply with compliance laws, rules and standards.
3. Institutional complianceincludes issues of APTIQ Tech’s reputation, control, internal structure and decision-making processes, principles of procurement, principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), public information disclosure, sustainability reporting and adherence to internal instructions.
4. Operational compliancethat includes the assessment of integrity, risk and reputation risk in APTIQ Tech’s business practices, in particular by following certain principles, such as Know Your Customer, conducting integrity due diligence checks, including assessing risks relating to Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and tax fraud as well as compliance issues in relation to the development of new products or business practices.
5. Conduct complianceincludes risk in terms of conflict of interest, insider trading and other issues related to the professional conduct of members of APTIQ Tech’s, managers and staff.

APTIQ Tech mitigates and manages conduct risks by fostering an environment of high integrity and ethical values among its staff, business partners and stakeholders.

APTIQ Tech aims at promoting a culture of integrity and high ethical standards throughout all levels, internal and external level.

APTIQ Tech encourages speaking-up and whistleblowing and asks all employees and business partner to report any suspect misconduct or illegal acts within APTIQ Tech.

An email should be sent to whistleblowing@aptiqtech.com .