Privacy policy

Kostylworks, LLC hereinafter referred to as “Kostylworks” has created this Privacy Policy in line with Kostylworks’s commitment to your privacy on Kostylworks websites and marketing initiatives. The following discloses Kostylworks’s information gathering, dissemination, and protection practices.

Compliance

If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use Kostylworks websites. If you wish to stop receiving Kostylworks marketing materials, then please click on the Unsubscribe button within the marketing email you have received from us.

Collection of information

Kostylworks collects information to provide better services to its users and to better understand the visitors to its websites and what content is of interest to them. Kostylworks collects information in the following ways:

  • information you affirmatively choose to submit to us (such as your name, email address, company name, title, country) for the purpose of accessing various downloads, viewing specific content, subscribing to Kostylworks newsletters, registering for events and your preferences in receiving marketing from Kostylworks and its third party partners and your communication preferences, etc. Information we have obtained about you from publicly available sources such as social media, marketing platforms or on events you attended. You will receive marketing communications from Kostylworks if you have requested information from Kostylworks or you or your employer has purchased services from Kostylworks;
  • information Kostylworks LLC receives from your use of Kostylworks websites, such as the IP address, browser type, ISP, referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, number of clicks, domain name and country/state of all visitors to Kostylworks’s websites;
  • location information when you use Kostylworks’s websites, as Kostylworks may collect and process information about your location. Kostylworks use various technologies and tools to determine location;
  • information that is considered aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data which Kostylworks may use for any purpose. Aggregated data may be derived from your personal information but is not considered personal information in law as it does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity, unless Kostylworks combines or connects aggregated data with your personal information so that it can directly or indirectly identify you;
  • Kostylworks collects technical data from various third parties and public sources as, such as:

    • analytics providers
    • advertising networks
    • search information providers

Other than as required by law, Kostylworks websites do not collect any special categories of personal information about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic and biometric data). Kostylworks will not collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.

Kostylworks will only use your personal information for the purposes for which it was collected, unless it reasonably considers that it needs to use it for another reason that is compatible with the original purpose. If Kostylworks needs to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose, Kostylworks will notify you and explain the legal basis which allows Kostylworks to do so.

Sharing of Information

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

  • to its professional advisers, third party services providers and partners who provide data processing services to Kostylworks (for example, to support the delivery of, provide functionality on, or help to enhance the security of Kostylworks websites), or who otherwise process personal information for purposes that are described in Privacy Notices or notified to you when Kostylworks collects your personal information.
  • to any competent law enforcement body, regulatory, government agency, court or other third party where Kostylworks 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.

Legal Basis of Processing

If your personal information is protected by EU data protection law, Kostylworks’s legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which Kostylworks collects it.

However, Kostylworks will normally collect personal information from you only (a) where it needs the personal information to perform a contract with you, (b) where the processing is in its legitimate interests and is not overridden by your rights, or (c) where it has your consent to do so. In some cases, Kostylworks may also have a legal obligation to collect personal information from you or may otherwise need the personal information to protect your vital interests or those of another person.

If you have questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which Kostylworks collects and uses your personal information, please contact Kostylworks via kw@kostyl.works.

Use of Information

Any information collected by Kostylworks will be done in accordance with this Privacy Policy for the purposes of making better business decisions, supporting the activities you choose to engage in, and providing higher-quality solutions and services to Kostylworks’s customers. Kostylworks uses your location information to tailor your experience with Kostylworks websites. It may also use any non-personal information collected to enhance Kostylworks websites and your IP address for website diagnostics and administration. Kostylworks will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes it was collected for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, Kostylworks considers the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which Kostylworks processes your personal information, and whether it can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

International Transfers

Kostylworks processes information on servers in many countries around the world and you consent to your personal information being processed on a server located outside the country in which you reside. These countries may have data protection laws that are different to the laws of your country (and, in some cases, may not be as protective). However, Kostylworks has taken appropriate safeguards to require that your personal information will remain protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including, 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.

Information Security

Kostylworks protects your personal information in the same way that it protects its other confidential information, such as storing it on secure servers that only select Kostylworks personnel have access to, and by encrypting it to help prevent access by any unauthorized parties. Kostylworks has put in place procedures to deal with any personal information breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach when legally required to do so.

Marketing

As explained above, Kostylworks will collect and use your personal data for marketing purposes. Your data will be stored in our CRM system. We will use your data to inform you about Kostylworks products and services we think may be of your interest and send you our newsletters. For statistical purposes, we will collect information about your response to our emails and our interaction with you to make decisions on future marketing. If you wish to stop us from collecting and using this information, please contact kw@kostyl.works.

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 Kostylworks using kw@kostyl.works:

  • If you wish to access, correct, update or request deletion of your personal information, you can do so at any time by contacting Kostylworks.
  • In addition, you can object to processing of your personal information, ask Kostylworks to restrict processing of your personal information, or request portability of your personal information by contacting Kostylworks.
  • You have the right to opt-out of marketing communications that Kostylworks sends you at any time. You can exercise this right by clicking on the “unsubscribe” or “opt-out” link in the marketing emails Kostylworks sends you or by using the relevant opt-out mechanism for non-email-based marketing.
  • Similarly, if Kostylworks has collected and processed 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 Kostylworks 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 Kostylworks’s collection and use of your personal information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority.

Kostylworks tries to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally, it may take longer if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, Kostylworks will notify you and keep you updated.

Cookies

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies some parts of Kostylworks websites may become inaccessible or not function properly.

Changes to the Policy

Kostylworks reserves the right to modify or amend this Privacy Policy at its own discretion from time to time. The changes can be viewed here or elsewhere on Kostylworks websites. Your continued use of Kostylworks websites constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

This version was last updated on 16 March 2023.

Contact Details

It is important that the personal information Kostylworks holds about you is accurate and current. Please keep Kostylworks informed if your personal information changes during your relationship with Kostylworks. Additionally, if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of Kostylworks websites or your interaction with Kostylworks via Kostylworks websites, please contact:

Kostylworks, LLC.

64b Erkindik, Suite 21Bishkek, 720000

E: kw@kostyl.works