Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy outlines how we process your Personal Data. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or its contents, please contact us via email at [email protected]

Dropea Limited (hereinafter “Dropea“) respects the privacy rights of its website users and customers. Dropea will always strive to protect your Personal Data.The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to describe how Dropea processes any personal data you provide while visiting this website. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such, and Dropea is not responsible for the content or privacy policies of these other sites.

The following definitions will have the same meaning as those contained in the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”): “Data Subject”, “Data Controller”, “Data Processor”, “Personal Data”, “Process” or “Processing”.

Specifically, this Privacy Policy addresses:

• What Information is Collected?
• How we use your personal data
• Providing Personal Data to Third Parties
• Personal Data Retention and Right to Erasure
• Privacy Compliance
• Security
• Third-Party Websites
• How We Communicate with You
• Security Measures and Staff Awareness
• Right of Access/Questions
• Changes to the Privacy Policy
• Who We Are and How to Contact Us.

What Information is Collected?

Dropea may collect your Personal Data as a Data Subject when you provide your Personal Data through our website, while interacting with our staff, or at any other stage of the business process.

Dropea retains two types of information

1. Personal Information: 

Any information related to an identified or identifiable person, particularly by reference to an identification number or to one or more factors specific to that person’s identity.

1. Non-Personal Data: 

Like most websites, Dropea collects statistical and other analytical information collected on an aggregate basis from all visitors to this website. This non-personal data includes information that cannot be used to identify or contact you, such as demographic information related to browser types and other anonymous statistical data regarding the use of this website.

Through our website

You can visit our website without revealing any information about yourself. However, you may choose to provide us with your Personal Data so we can offer specific services. In such cases, we will store and process the information you provide as needed to respond to and manage any requests you make.

From time to time, we may process your Personal Data to provide you with information and updates related to our services that may interest you. Please inform us by emailing [email protected] If you do not wish to receive this information from us, or if you want to unsubscribe, please use the “Unsubscribe” link in any marketing email.

Our website also uses a technology called “cookies”. Please refer to the cookie policy on our website for more information.

Through our professional services

Before providing our professional services, we view and retain personal data such as your first and last name, residential address, email address, contact number, tax identification, bank details, and IP address.

How we use your personal data

Dropea uses non-personal data collected from website visitors in aggregate form to better understand where visitors come from and to help design and organize the website more effectively.

Dropea will process any Personal Data you provide for the following purposes:

1. to provide you with any service you have requested;
2. to provide you with product information and/or clarifications you have requested

The legal basis for processing your Personal Data may vary, but this would include the following:

• Your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time by emailing us or unsubscribing from marketing communications;
• When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract, such as a service agreement or an engagement letter;
• When processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, in providing the services you have engaged us to perform;
• When processing is necessary to promote security and protection as described in the “Security” section below;
• When processing is necessary to comply with any applicable legal obligations.

Providing Personal Data to Third Parties

Dropea may share your Personal Data with third parties, such as advertising service providers (including website tracking services), business partners, and other similar parties.

Your Personal Data, once obtained from you, may be transmitted to third parties in the following exceptional circumstances.

Notwithstanding the contents of this Privacy Policy, it is pertinent to note that we are obligated to disclose personal data related to you to any third party if such disclosure is necessary.Among other things for the following purposes:

• To prevent, detect, or suppress fraud or any other criminal activity;
• when necessary for national or public security reasons;
• in the interest of national budgetary, monetary, or taxation matters;
• to protect and defend our rights and property or those of our website users;
• to protect against abuse, misuse, or unauthorized use of our website;
• to protect the personal safety or property of our website users (e.g., if you provide false or misleading information about yourself or attempt to impersonate someone else, we will disclose any information we have about you to assist in any investigation of your actions);
• for any purpose necessary for the execution of any agreement you have with us; or
• as permitted or required by any law.

It is also important to highlight that there may be instances where we transfer your Personal Data to other service providers acting as Data Processors, who process data on our behalf, according to our instructions and in compliance with this policy and any other relevant agreements. appropriate confidentiality and security measures. The Data Processors, contracted to help us achieve the processing purposes listed in the “How We Use Your Personal Data” section, include service providers who offer services to us worldwide.

International Transfers

International Transfers involve the transfer of personal data to a country outside the European Union. As mentioned above, we may allow access to your personal data to third parties located outside the European Union. However, we will ensure that any international transfer of information is managed to protect your personal data.

You have the right to request more information about the safeguards we have implemented as mentioned above.

Personal Data Retention and Right to Erasure

We retain your Personal Data for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes listed above.

We will not keep personal data longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. Personal data will only be retained for a period corresponding to our retention obligations under relevant laws.

If you wish to have all or certain categories of your Personal Data deleted, you can request it in writing at [email protected] for further evaluation.

Privacy Compliance

Our Privacy Policy complies with the Data Protection Act (Chapter 586 of the laws of Malta) and the European Union’s data protection legislation, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Security

Dropea makes all reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of all personal data it processes and periodically reviews and improves its technical, physical, and management procedures to ensure that your personal data is protected from:

• unauthorized access,
• misuse or improper disclosure,
• unauthorized modification,
• unlawful destruction or accidental loss.

To this end, we have implemented security policies, rules, and technical measures dedicated to protecting the Personal Data we process and any data under our control. All our employees and external data processors who have access to and are associated with the processing of Personal Data are also obliged to respect the confidentiality of the personal data of our visitors and customers.

Third-Party Websites

Dropea’s website may occasionally contain links to third-party websites, both local and international, after obtaining your permission. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by us of any information on those websites or the products and/or services offered through them. We do not accept any responsibility for the content, use, availability, privacy practices, or the content of such websites. Please note that by accessing such websites, you will be subject to their Privacy Policy.

No third party is permitted to link any other website to our site without obtaining our prior written consent.

Data Subject Rights

The full list of data subject rights:

• Right of access
• Right to be forgotten
• Right to rectification
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object
• Right to withdraw consent
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise your rights, please contact us by emailing [email protected].

Changes to the Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be modified at any time, especially when required by legal obligations or when necessary for the security interests of our users. We will ensure to inform you about any changes made to this Privacy Policy.

Who we are and how to contact us.

If you have any questions about Dropea’s Privacy Policy or data usage for a specific service, you should contact [email protected]