Privacy Policy

1. We process data in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons concerning the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (hereinafter referred to as "GDPR"), as well as the Personal Data Protection Act of 10 May 2018.

2. The data controller for personal data collected via this website is INFOCUS FZ LLC, with its registered office in Fujairah, UAE.

3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Data Processing A. When contacting us via our website, your data is processed based on the legitimate interest of the Controller (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), which includes responding to your inquiry and maintaining correspondence. If the correspondence aims to conclude a contract with us, the processing is for the purpose of performing or taking steps towards the conclusion of a contract at the request of the individual providing their data (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR). B. If you have subscribed to our newsletter, your data is processed based on the consent you provided for sending commercial and marketing information to the specified email address (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). C. Your data is also processed on the basis of consent if you have given us permission to contact you by phone for commercial and marketing purposes (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). D. In the case of email correspondence, your data is processed for the purpose of communication, including responding to your inquiries, which constitutes our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). E. Data of Users who have liked our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/adam.photographer or Instagram page at www.instagram.com/adamblackphotographer, as well as other social media related to www.adamblack.com, will be processed for administration purposes, based on the consent granted by following our profile (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Users voluntarily choose to like/follow/interact with the profile/page/group on a given social media platform. The rules governing interactions on the www.adamblack.com profile on such platforms are set by the Administrator, but the general rules for social media platforms are determined by the providers who act as joint controllers of the data.

At any time, you may unfollow or block the Administrator's profile on social media. Due to the nature of the platforms used by the Administrator, only using the "block user" option will prevent any content from being displayed to you by the Administrator. Otherwise, content on the respective social media platforms is publicly accessible.

The Administrator processes publicly available personal data, such as your name, surname, and other information that you post on your profiles and make public.

4. Use of Social Plugins

On the website www.adamblack.com, we use so-called Social Plugins ("Plugins") from social networks Facebook and Instagram. If a user interacts with the plugin, cookies are used to identify the user and initiate a request.

Once the plugin is activated, the user’s personal data is transferred to the respective plugin provider and stored on their servers. Since the plugin provider collects data primarily through cookies, we recommend clearing all cookies via your browser's security settings.

Www.adamblack.com has no control over the data collected or the data processing procedures, nor do we have full knowledge of the scope of data collection, the purposes for which data is processed, or the duration of data storage. We also have no information about the deletion of data collected by the plugin providers. The plugin mechanism allows users to integrate with social networks and other users, which helps us improve our services and tailor them to user preferences.

The legal basis for using plugins is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Further information about the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by Facebook or Instagram can be found in the privacy policies of the plugin providers:

• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

• Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

These sources also provide information on user rights and settings to protect privacy.

5. Duration of Processing www.adamblack.com processes and stores personal data for a period dependent on the legal basis that provides the justification for the processing of personal data, namely: a. If you contacted us via the contact addresses provided on the website, your data is processed until a response is provided. If you are interested in our commercial offer, your data is processed until a contract is concluded with us or a refusal decision is made. b. If you have subscribed to our newsletter, your data is processed until you withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data, i.e., until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. c. If you gave us consent for phone contact, your data is processed until the consent for processing personal data is withdrawn. d. In the case of email correspondence, your data is processed for a period of 20 years. e. The data of users who liked social media profiles related to www.adamblack.com available on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram) will be processed as long as you follow our profiles.

Here is the translation of the provided text into English, written in legal language:

6. Rights of Data Subjects

Every individual whose data is processed by us has the following rights:

• The right to access personal data,

• The right to rectify personal data,

• The right to delete personal data,

• The right to restrict processing,

In cases where we process data based on the legitimate interest of the controller:

• The right to object to processing for reasons related to your particular situation, unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Additionally, if we process data based on your consent or for the performance of a contract between you and us, you have the right to data portability.

If you have consented to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out based on consent before its withdrawal.

7. Requirements for Providing Personal Data

Providing data when submitting an inquiry via email contact or conducting email correspondence is necessary to respond to your questions and for general communication. Providing data for receiving newsletters or telephone contact is voluntary.

8. Data Recipients

We transfer personal data to other entities based on legal requirements or in connection with fulfilling the purpose for which the data was provided to us. We also declare that we only use services from verified entities, known in the local market, that guarantee data security. The agreements through which we entrust data processing include clauses on the protective measures we require to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the transferred data.

Your data may be disclosed to entities that provide IT services for us (including website hosting). If you have requested to receive a newsletter, your data may be transferred to companies providing IT services to execute this service. We also use cookie management tools.

For handling all correspondence, including email correspondence, we use tools provided by Microsoft.

9. Cookies

To a limited extent, we may collect personal data automatically through cookies on our websites. Cookies are small data files stored on a computer, tablet, or smartphone, intended for using websites. "Cookies" usually contain the name of the website from which they originate, the time they are stored on the device, and a unique number.

Visitors to the website will be presented with information about cookies in compliance with legal requirements until the visitor accepts or closes this notice. Information on the acceptance will be saved in cookies on the visitor’s computer.

Our website and the services offered through it use cookies for the following purposes:

• Statistical analysis,

• Configuration of the website and services (allowing us to place functions and services on the website),

• Authentication – to inform users (including you) that they are logged in, enabling the site to display relevant information and functions,

• Analyzing and researching your (as a website user’s) behavior – this allows us to understand preferences related to the services we offer, thus analyzing, improving, and developing our products and services,

• Advertising – through cookies, we can provide you with more interesting and personalized ads, which may be displayed in remarketing campaigns on Facebook ADS, Google ADS after visiting our site.

The information collected concerns the IP address, the type of browser used, language, type of operating system, internet service provider, information about the time and date of location, and information transmitted to the website through email contact from the site.

We use two types of cookies on the website: "session" cookies and "persistent" cookies. "Session" cookies are temporary files stored on the user's device until logging out, leaving the website, or closing the software (web browser). "Persistent" cookies are stored on the user's device for the time specified in the cookie parameters or until the user deletes them.

The following types of cookies are used on the website: a) "Necessary" cookies, enabling the use of services available on the website; b) Cookies used for security purposes; c) "Performance" cookies, allowing the collection of information on how the websites are used; d) "Functional" cookies, enabling the "remembering" of selected settings chosen by the user and personalizing the user's interface.

In many cases, web browsing software (web browser) by default allows cookies to be stored on the user's device. Website users can change their cookie settings at any time. These settings can be changed, particularly to block the automatic handling of cookies in the browser settings or to inform them each time cookies are placed on the user's device. Detailed information on cookie management and handling can be found in the settings of the browser software. Deleting or blocking cookies is always possible. The user can do this personally in the appropriate browser settings.

We inform you that restrictions on the use of cookies may affect some of the functionalities available on the website.

Cookies placed on the user's device may also be used by advertisers and partners cooperating with us.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We commit to regularly reviewing this Privacy Policy and modifying it when necessary or desirable, due to new legal regulations, new guidelines from the authorities responsible for overseeing data protection processes, or best practices in the area of personal data protection.