Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy, based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other regulations governing the protection of personal data, explains what personal data is collected in connection with our activities, how we process, use and protect this data, the purposes for which we use it, and your rights regarding the protection of your privacy and personal data.
PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION ARE OUR CORE PRINCIPLES
Individual privacy and data protection are fundamental human rights. At the Croatian Institute of Kinesiology, we have a duty to protect the privacy of individuals whose personal data we process and store. Data is a responsibility and must be collected and processed only when necessary.
The ASCENT Academy adheres to the following principles to protect the privacy of its current, former, and potential trainees, employees, and external collaborators:
• We do not collect more information than necessary.
• We do not use personal data for unspecified purposes.
• We do not retain personal data when it is no longer necessary.
• We never sell, lend, or distribute personal data.
• We do not send personal data to third parties without your knowledge.
• We do not use automated processing for decision-making or profiling.
• We do not transfer personal data outside the EU/EEA except to fulfil international agreements.
• We continuously ensure that personal data is stored securely.
It is important to read this Privacy Policy, and we hope you will take the time to do so. We have aimed to make it as clear and understandable as possible, to maintain your full confidence in how we handle your personal data.
This Privacy Policy, like our website, is designed to ensure a high level of protection for your personal data and will be continuously updated and improved.
DATA CONTROLLER
The ASCENT Academy acts as the data controller in relation to your personal data as a trainee and external collaborator, determining the purposes and methods of processing your personal data and ensuring that all necessary security measures are taken. The data controller of your personal data is:
The ASCENT Academy
Dinka Šimunovića 20, Split
21000 Split, Croatia
WHAT DATA DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
In accordance with the terms of the publicly announced competition for enrolment in the training programme, applications are submitted via email and subsequently by providing the original documentation or through the contact form on our website. During the further enrolment process, in addition to the data obtained from the submitted documentation and from the prescribed and publicly published conditions and criteria of the enrolment classification procedure, we collect personal data of future programme participants in order to conclude an education contract.
All personal data of participants is entered into the Andragogic Joint Data Register (AZUP), a database of adult education institutions, their programmes, teachers and participants, in accordance with the Adult Education Act (OG 17/07) and the Regulations on Records in Adult Education (OG 129/08).
WEBSITE
Although you can use our website without providing any personal data, once you contact us via our email addresses, the ASCENT Academy collects information about you. Your personal data (name, surname, and email address) will be processed and stored so that we can contact you and respond to your request. The ASCENT Academy will not share your personal data with any third party or allow them access without your knowledge, unless it is necessary. The data will be used solely for the purpose of contacting you and responding to your enquiry.
The ASCENT Academy does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16 years of age through its website without the appropriate consent of a holder of parental responsibility. If you are under 16 years of age, please do not send us any personal data, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address, without the consent of your parents or guardians. If we become aware that we have collected or received personal data from a child under 16 years of age without the consent of a holder of parental responsibility, we will delete such data without delay.
Our website contains links to other websites and social media pages, and our Privacy Policy does not apply to them. We recommend that you read the privacy policy of each website and social media page you visit, especially where you provide data.
AUTHORISED EXTERNAL PROCESSORS
We grant access to your personal data to authorised external processors for the purpose of processing personal data on behalf of ASCENT Academy, based on our explicit instructions and under contracts that ensure a high level of personal data protection. These business associates are required to strictly comply with confidentiality obligations in accordance with this Policy, the contracts we have concluded with them, and the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation. In its operations, ASCENT Academy engages business entities as processors who handle the personal data of training programme participants, our employees, and external associates to fulfil legal obligations in adult education, accounting and bookkeeping services, IT support, and software maintenance. We exchange and transfer certain data, based on legal obligations, to public authorities such as the Ministry of Science and Education and the Agency for Vocational Education and Adult Education.
COOKIES
Our website uses only necessary cookies to ensure site functionality and does not collect your personal information in the cookies.
YOUR RIGHTS
You are free to contact us at any time to:
• ACCESS all personal data that ASCENT Academy has collected about you
• CORRECT personal data that ASCENT Academy has about you
• DELETE personal data that ASCENT Academy has about you
• LIMIT the processing of your personal data
• OBJECT to the processing of your personal data
• REQUEST your personal data for transfer to a third party
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please request them by email to ASCENT Academy at info@ascent-academy.eu.
We will respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than one month from receipt of your request. If we are unable to securely confirm your identity, we may request additional verification.
RIGHT TO COMPLAIN TO A COMPETENT AUTHORITY
You may lodge a complaint directly with a competent supervisory authority at any time, in particular in the EU country where you have your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that our processing of your personal data is unlawful. The contact details of the competent supervisory authority in the Republic of Croatia are:
AGENCY FOR PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION (AZOP)
Selska cesta 136, 10 000 Zagreb
Phone: +385 1 4609 000
Email: azop@azop.hr; Web: www.azop.hr
IMPROVEMENT OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to amend and update this Privacy Policy from time to time, primarily to comply with legal changes or changes in the purposes and methods of processing. However, we will not restrict your rights under this Privacy Policy or relevant legal regulations. If any changes may affect your rights, we will inform you promptly and directly in an appropriate manner.
