Aetos Research
Privacy Policy
Aetos Research LLP, with registered offices at North Lodge, Meigle, Perthshire PH12 8TQ (“Aetos Research”), is committed to protecting the online privacy of the users of this website (“Website”). As such, this Privacy Policy has been written in order to allow you to understand Aetos Research’s policy regarding your privacy, as well as how your personal information will be handled when using the Website. This Privacy Policy will also provide you with information so that you are able to consent to the processing of your personal data in an explicit and informed manner, where appropriate.
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In general, any information and data which you provide to Aetos Research over the Website, or which is otherwise gathered via the Website by Aetos Research, in the context of the use of Aetos Research’s services (“Services”), will be processed by Aetos Research in a lawful, fair and transparent manner. To this end, and as further described below, Aetos Research takes into consideration internationally recognised principles governing the processing of personal data, such as purpose limitation, storage limitation, data minimisation, data quality and confidentiality.
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1. Data controller and Data Protection Officer
Aetos Research, as identified at the top of this Privacy Policy, is the data controller regarding all personal data processing carried out through the Website.
To get in touch with Aetos Research’s Data Protection Officer, please contact: info@aetosresearch.co.uk
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2. Personal Data processed
When you use the Website, Aetos Research will collect and process information regarding you (as an individual) which allows you to be identified either by itself, or together with other information which has been collected. Aetos Research may also be able to collect and process information regarding other persons in this same manner, if you choose to provide it to Aetos Research.
This information may be classified as “Personal Data”, and can be collected by Aetos Research both when you choose to provide it (e.g., when you submit an enquiry through the Contact form) or simply by analysing your behaviour on the Website.
Personal Data which can be processed by Aetos Research through the Website are as follows:
2.1. Name, contact details and other Personal Data
In order to access some of Aetos Research’s Services made available over the Website – such as contacting Aetos Research to request further information, or purchasing an online teaching module – you will be asked to provide Personal Data, such as your name and contact details.
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2.2. Browsing data
The Website’s operation, as is standard with any websites on the Internet, involves the use of computer systems and software procedures, which collect information about the Website’s users as part of their routine operation. While Aetos Research does not collect this information in order to link it to specific users, it is still possible to identify those users either directly via that information, or by using other information collected – as such, this information must also be considered Personal Data.
This information includes several parameters related to your operating system and IT environment, including your IP address, location (country), the domain names of your computer, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of resources you request on the Website, the time of requests made, the method used to submit requests to the server, the dimensions of the file obtained in response to a request, the numerical code indicating the status of the response sent by the server (successful, error, etc.), and so on.
These data are used to compile statistical information on the use of the Website, as well as to ensure its correct operation and identify any faults and/or abuse of the Website.
2.3. Cookies
- Definitions, characteristics, and application of standards
Cookies are small text files that may be sent to and registered on your computer by the websites you visit, to then be re-sent to those same sites when you visit them again. It is thanks to these cookies that those websites can “remember” your actions and preferences (e.g., login data, language, font size, other display settings, etc.), so that you do not need to configure them again when you next visit the website, or when you change pages within a website.
Cookies are used for electronic authentication, monitoring of sessions and storage of information regarding your activities when accessing a website. They may also contain a unique ID code which allows tracking of your browsing activities within a website, for statistical or advertising purposes. Some operations within a website may not be able to be performed without the use of cookies which, in certain cases, are technically necessary for operation of the website.
When browsing a website, you may also receive cookies from websites or web servers other than the website being visited (i.e., “third-party cookies”).
There are various types of cookies, depending on their characteristics and functions, which may be stored on your computer for different periods of time: “session cookies”, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser, and “persistent cookies”, which will remain on your device until their pre-set expiration period passes.
According to the law which may be applicable to you, your consent may not always be necessary for cookies to be used on a website. In particular, “technical cookies” – i.e. cookies which are only used to send messages through an electronic communications network, or which are needed to provide services you request – typically do not require this consent. This includes browsing or session cookies (used to allow users to login) and function cookies (used to remember choices made by a user when accessing the website, such as language or products selected for purchase).
On the other hand, “profiling cookies” – i.e., cookies used to create profiles on users and to send advertising messages in line with the preferences revealed by users while browsing websites – typically require specific consent from users, although this may vary according to the applicable law.
- Types of cookies used by the Website (as displayed within the “Settings” section of the cookies banner present when first visiting the Website).
The Website use the following types of cookies:
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Browsing or session cookies i.e. “Essential Cookies” , which are strictly necessary for the Website’s operation, and/or to allow you to use the Website’s content and Services.
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Marketing cookies, These cookies are used to track advertising effectiveness to provide a more relevant service and deliver better ads to suit your interests. Currently Aetos research does not enable Advertising through its website.
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Function cookies, which are used to activate specific Website functions and to configure the Website according to your choices (e.g., language), in order to improve your experience.
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Analytics Cookies These cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with our website, discover errors and provide a better overall analytics.
- Cookie settings
You can block or delete cookies used on the Website via your browser options. Your cookie preferences will be reset if different browsers are used to access the Website. For more information on how to set the preferences for cookies via your browser, please refer to the following instructions:
CAUTION: If you block or delete technical and/or function cookies used by the Website, the Website may become impossible to browse, certain services or functions of the Website may become unavailable or other malfunctions may occur. In this case, you may have to modify or manually enter some information or preferences every time you visit the Website.
Upon first visiting the Website you will be asked to select your Advanced Cookie preferences via the Advanced Cookie Settings page. Your selections will then be stored for additional visits you make to the Website.
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3. Purposes of processing
Aetos Research intends to use your Personal Data, collected through the Website, for the following purposes:
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To respond to your requests for further information, and to provide any other Services which you may request (“Service Provision”);
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For future marketing, promotional and publicity purposes, including to carry out direct marketing, market research and surveys, via e-mail (“Marketing”);
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For compliance with laws which impose upon Aetos Research the collection and/or further processing of certain kinds of Personal Data, as well as, where necessary, for establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (“Compliance”);
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4. Grounds for processing and mandatory / discretionary nature of processing
Aetos Research’s grounds for processing your Personal Data, according to the purposes identified in Section 3, are as follows:
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Service Provision: processing for these purposes is necessary to provide the Services and, therefore, is necessary for the performance of a contract with you. It is not mandatory for you to give Aetos Research your Personal Data for these purposes, and providing some of the Personal Data requested in the respective forms is purely optional; however, if you do not provide all mandatory information requested, Aetos Research will not be able to provide any Services to you.
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Marketing: processing for these purposes is generally based on your consent. It is not mandatory for you to give consent to Aetos Research for use of your Personal Data for these purposes, and you will suffer no consequence if you choose not to (aside from not being able to receive further marketing communications from Aetos Research). Any consent given may also be withdrawn at a later stage (please see Section 8 for more information).
Additionally, if you provide your e-mail address when acquiring any products or services from Aetos Research, that e-mail address may be used to send you direct marketing communications regarding Aetos Research’s own similar products or services. You will be given the opportunity to object to this by emailing us at Info@aetosresearch.co.uk to request that we do not use your e-mail address for such purposes and/ or to request we remove your data from our system(s). Please see Section 8 for more information.
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Compliance: processing for this purpose is necessary for Aetos Research to comply with its legal obligations. When you provide any Personal Data to Aetos Research, Aetos Research must process it in accordance with the laws applicable to it, which may include retaining and reporting your Personal Data to official authorities for compliance with tax, customs or other legal obligations. Additionally, Aetos Research may process Personal Data where necessary to establish, exercise or defend any legal claims.
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5. Recipients of Personal Data
Your Personal Data may be shared with the following list of persons / entities (“Recipients”):
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Persons, companies or professional firms providing Aetos Research with advice and consultancy regarding accounting, administrative, legal, tax, financial and debt collection matters related to the provision of the Services;
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Entities engaged in order to provide the Services (e.g., Universities)
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Persons authorised to perform technical maintenance (including maintenance of network equipment and electronic communications networks);
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Persons authorised by Aetos Research to process Personal Data needed to carry out activities strictly related to the provision of the Services, who have undertaken an obligation of confidentiality or are subject to an appropriate legal obligation of confidentiality (e.g., employees of Aetos Research);
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Public entities, bodies or authorities to whom your Personal Data may be disclosed, in accordance with the applicable law or binding orders of those entities, bodies or authorities;
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6. Transfer of Personal Data
Aetos Research implements appropriate safeguards to ensure the lawfulness and security of any Personal Data transfers, such as by relying on adequacy decisions from the European Commission, standard data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission, or other safeguards or conditions considered adequate to the transfer at hand.
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7. Retention of Personal Data
Personal Data processed for Service Provision will be kept by Aetos Research for the period deemed strictly necessary to fulfil such purposes – in any case, as these Personal Data are processed for the provision of the Services, Aetos Research may continue to store this Personal Data for a longer period, as may be necessary to protect Aetos Research’s interests related to potential liability related to the provision of the Services.
Personal Data processed for Marketing will be kept by Aetos Research from the moment you give consent until the moment you withdraw the consent given. Once consent is withdrawn, Personal Data will no longer be used for these purposes, although it may still be kept by Aetos Research, in particular as may be necessary to protect Aetos Research’s interests related to potential liability related to this processing.
Personal Data processed for Compliance will be kept by Aetos Research for the period required by the specific legal obligation or by the applicable law, or as long as may be required in order to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
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8. Data subjects’ rights
As a data subject, are entitled to exercise the following rights before Aetos Research, at any time:
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Access your Personal Data being processed by Aetos Research (and/or a copy of that Personal Data), as well as information on the processing of your Personal Data;
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Correct or update your Personal Data processed by Aetos Research, where it may be inaccurate or incomplete;
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Request erasure of your Personal Data being processed by Aetos Research, where you feel that the processing is unnecessary or otherwise unlawful;
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Request the restriction of the processing of your Personal Data, where you feel that the Personal Data processed is inaccurate, unnecessary or unlawfully processed, or where you have objected to the processing;
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Exercise your right to portability: the right to obtain a copy of your Personal Data provided to Aetos Research, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, as well as the transmission of that Personal Data to another data controller;
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Object to the processing of your Personal Data, based on relevant grounds related to your particular situation, which you believe must prevent Aetos Research from processing your Personal Data; or
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Withdraw your consent to processing (for Marketing)
You can withdraw consent, or object to processing for Marketing by selecting the appropriate link included at the bottom of every marketing e-mail message received.
Aside from the above means, you can also exercise your rights described above by sending a written request to Aetos Research at the following address: info@aetos-research.co.uk
In any case, please note that, as a data subject, you are entitled to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authorities for the protection of Personal Data, if you believe that the processing of your Personal Data carried out through the Website is unlawful.
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9. Amendments
This Privacy Policy entered into force on 1 November 2022. Aetos Research reserves the right to partly or fully amend this Privacy Policy, or simply to update its content, e.g., as a result of changes in applicable law. Aetos Research will inform you of such changes as soon as they are introduced, and they will be binding as soon as they are published on the Website. Aetos Research therefore invites you to regularly visit this Privacy Policy in order to acquaint yourself with the latest, updated version of the Privacy Policy, so that you may remain constantly informed on how Aetos Research collects and uses Personal Data.