Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Borness ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website and users of our services. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of information:

• Identity and contact data: name, email address, phone number, and postal address, typically provided when you submit a form, create an account, or contact us.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, device information, operating system, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website.
• Usage data: information about how you use our website and platform, including pages visited, time spent, and navigation paths.
• Marketing and communications data: your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.
• Financial and transactional data (where applicable): information related to your use of our platform's features, subject to additional terms communicated separately.

3. How We Collect Information

We collect information through direct interactions (such as when you fill in forms or correspond with us), automated technologies (such as cookies and similar tracking tools as you interact with our website), and, in some circumstances, from third parties or publicly available sources.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we hold about you for purposes including:

• Providing, operating, and maintaining our website and platform features.
• Responding to inquiries, requests, or support tickets submitted through our contact channels.
• Sending administrative information, updates, and, where consented to, marketing communications.
• Improving our website, services, and user experience through analysis of usage patterns.
• Complying with legal obligations and enforcing our terms and policies.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable data protection law requires a legal basis for processing personal data, we rely on one or more of the following: your consent, the necessity of processing to perform a contract with you, compliance with a legal obligation, or our legitimate interests in operating and improving our business, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to distinguish you from other users, remember your preferences, and analyze how our website is used. You can set your browser to refuse some or all browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

7. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

We do not sell personal data. We may share information with:

• Service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, and communications support, under appropriate confidentiality obligations.
• Professional advisers, including lawyers and auditors, where necessary.
• Regulatory or governmental authorities, where required by law or to protect our legal rights.
• A successor entity in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, subject to appropriate safeguards.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The specific retention periods applied to different categories of data depend on the nature of the information and the purpose of processing.

9. Data Security

We have implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. International Data Transfers

Where personal data is transferred outside of your country of residence, we aim to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect that data in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

11. Your Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights in relation to your personal data, which may include the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, the right to object to or restrict certain processing, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided on our Contact page.

12. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

13. Third-Party Links

Our website may, from time to time, contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post any updates on this page, and where appropriate, notify you of material changes.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please get in touch via the details on our Contact page.

This document is a general template and does not constitute legal advice. It should be reviewed by a qualified professional and tailored to reflect Borness's actual data handling practices and applicable legal requirements prior to use.