Effective Date: July 28, 2024
This Privacy Policy describes how Fast Forward Institute (“Fast Forward Institute,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our website located at fastforward-institute.com (the “Website”) and use our services, including contact forms and commenting on posts.
Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information through the Website:
- Information You Provide: When you fill out a contact form on the Website, you may provide us with certain personal information, such as your name, email address, phone number, and message. When you leave a comment on a post, you may provide your name, email address (optional, but used for follow-up communication), and the content of your comment.
- Automatically Collected Information: We may automatically collect certain information about your visit to the Website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages accessed, and your browsing behavior on the Website. This information may be collected using cookies and other tracking technologies.
Use of Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries and requests submitted through the contact form.
- To moderate comments and ensure a positive user experience on our blog.
- To analyze and improve the Website and our services.
- To send you updates and information about us, including our events, publications, and other activities (only with your consent).
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:
- Contract: When you submit a contact form or comment on a post, you enter into a contract with us to provide you with the requested service (e.g., responding to your inquiry, facilitating a comment discussion).
- Consent: When you choose to receive updates and information from us, you consent to our processing of your email address for this purpose.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. For example, we may retain your contact information for a longer period if necessary to comply with legal obligations.
Your Rights
You have certain rights regarding your personal information under EU data protection laws. These rights include:
- The right to access your personal information and obtain a copy of it.
- The right to rectify inaccurate personal information.
- The right to request the erasure of your personal information.
- The right to restrict the processing of your personal information.
- The right to object to the processing of your personal information.
- The right to data portability (in certain circumstances).
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information below.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website or internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of your information transmitted through the Website.
Children’s Privacy
The Website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us. We will delete such information from our records.
Third-Party Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any website you visit.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on the Website. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about updates.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info @ fastforward-institute.com
Additional Information for EU Compliance
- Data Transfer: We may transfer your personal information to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. However, we will only transfer your personal information to countries that have an adequate level of data protection or where we have put in place appropriate safeguards to protect your information.
- Your Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that we have not processed your personal information in accordance with the law.