Privacy Policy

Last updated: 02 April 2024

Apanto is a WebApp developed by Charidimos Chaintoutis, an individual developer exploring its business and technical viability. This privacy policy outlines how Apanto collects, uses, and protects your personal information.

Purpose of This Privacy Policy

This privacy policy aims to give you information on how Apanto collects and processes your personal data, including any data you may provide through the Apanto website (apanto.app) or when you sign up for a newsletter or other services.

Controller

Charidimos Chaintoutis is the controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as "Apanto", "we", "us", or "our" in this privacy policy).

The Data We Collect About You

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).
We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

Identity Data: first name, last name, username or similar identifier.
Contact Data: email address
Transaction Data: details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us.
Technical Data: internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access Apanto.
Usage Data: information about how you use Apanto.
Marketing and Communications Data:your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

How Is Your Personal Data Collected?

We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:
Direct interactions: You may give us your Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by email, or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:

  • apply for our products or services;
  • create an account on Apanto;
  • subscribe to our service or newsletters;
  • reply to a survey; or
  • give us feedback or contact us.
Automated technologies or interactions: As you interact with our WebApp, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies.
Third parties or publicly available sources: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
  • Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
  • Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.

Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions, and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.

Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. These include the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of your personal data.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to processing of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing your personal data.
  • Request transfer of your personal data.
  • Right to withdraw consent.
  • If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us.

Third-Party Links

Apanto may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave Apanto, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

Cookies

Apanto website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse Apanto website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, see our Cookie Policy

Contact Details

Full name of legal entity: Charidimos Chaintoutis - individual developer
Email address: hello[at]apanto.app

Updates to this policy

This policy may be updated periodically. Users will be notified of any changes through email.

This privacy policy sets the foundation for how Apanto handles personal information, but remember to tailor it to reflect your actual practices and comply with local laws. Additionally, it's always good practice to have your privacy policy reviewed by a legal professional, especially to ensure compliance with the GDPR, CCPA, or any other applicable data protection laws. You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the appropriate supervisory authority for data protection issues. However, we would appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the authority, so please contact us in the first instance.