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An overview of data protection
General
The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit
our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified.
Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found
below.
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's contact
details can be found in the website's required legal notice.
How do we collect your data?
We collect and process personal data when you register for a byFax account and/or the newsletter
and/or, the use of the web services and/or one of the byFax applications. Furthermore, we store a
certain amount of data that arises during the use of our service to ensure that the byFax service
can be provided. In addition, the data submitted by you after registration via any means to us are
stored electronically on our servers in order to make the data accessible to third parties to the
extent you require (so-called content data). However, we do not process or use the content data for
any other purpose.
Type and extent of collection and processing of personal data
We collect and process personal data when you register with us and use our services. When
registering for a byFax account, we ask you for the following data:
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your first name
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an email address and
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a password (the password is not visible in plain text at any time).
The above data is your account data. We need the account data of our users in order to manage the
user accounts, to be able to contact the users if necessary and to provide the byFax service. Due
to the special technical possibilities offered by the web services and the increased potential for
abuse, the user must be clearly identified.Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper
functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
Depending of the type of service you wish to use, we may ask for the additional type of information:
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your full address and
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documents in PDF or graphical format required by the telecom regulators consisting of one or
more of the following documents: copy of personal ID/passport, electronic copy of last
utility bill or another document showing the address of residence.
These documents are shared with our service provider to comply with telecom legal regulations
applicable and to be able to assign you a fax number to your account. This is required only once
when applying for a number in one of the countries that apply such regulations. Should you request a
fax number outside these countries, only your address is required. This information is shared with
our service provider.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients,
and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be
corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal
notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also,
of course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities
General
When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens
primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous,
i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent
it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this
regard.
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An overview of data protection
Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat
your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations
and this privacy policy.
If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is
any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what
information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this
happens.
Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to
security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.
Data protection
The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
ValConsultBy, Private Unitary Enterprize
13-21 Severny lane
220036 Minsk, Belarus
Telephone: +375 17 200-0236
Email: contact@valconsult.by
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the
purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your
consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The
data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities
If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a complaint
with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to
data protection legislation is the data protection officer. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the
following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission
of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can
recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to
"https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
Encrypted payments on this website
If you enter into a contract which requires you to send us your payment information , we will require this data to process your payment.
Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard) are only made via
encrypted SSL or TLS connections. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's
address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon in your browser line is
visible.
In the case of encrypted communication, any payment details you submit to us cannot be read by third
parties.
Information, blocking, deletion
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge
about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose
for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or
deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have
further questions on the topic of personal data.
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Data collection on our website
Cookies
Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses.
Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text
files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after
your visit. Other cookies remain in your device's memory until you delete them. These cookies make
it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a
case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be
configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to
automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the
functionality of this website.
Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you
wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of
DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an
optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to analyze
your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically
transmits to us in "server log files". These are:
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Browser type and browser version
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Operating system used
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Referrer URL
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Host name of the accessing computer
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Time of the server request
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IP address
These data will not be combined with data from other sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to
fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
Contact form
Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form,
including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We
do not share this information without your permission.
We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art.
6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is
sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your
consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling
your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data
retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.
Registration on this website
You can register on our website in order to access additional functions offered here. The input data
will only be used for the purpose of using the respective site or service for which you have
registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full.
Otherwise, we will reject your registration.
To inform you about important changes such as those within the scope of our site or technical
changes, we will use the email address specified during registration or entered later in case of
registration via social networks.
We will process the data provided during registration only based on your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a)
DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this
request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally
processed.
We will continue to store the data collected during registration for as long as you remain
registered on our website. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Processing of data (customer and contract data)
We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, or modify
legal relationships with us (master data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows
the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract. We collect,
process and use your personal data when accessing our website (usage data) only to the extent
required to enable you to access our service or to bill you for the same.
Collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the
business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Data transmitted when entering into a contract with online shops, retailers, and
mail order
We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the
terms of your contract, for example, to companies entrusted to deliver goods to your location or
banks entrusted to process your payments. Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose
unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third
parties for advertising purposes without your express consent.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to
fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
Data transferred when signing up for services and digital content
We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the
terms of your contract with us, for example, to banks entrusted to process your payments.
Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express
permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes
without your express consent.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to
fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
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Social media
Facebook plugins (Signup process, Like & Share buttons)
Our website includes plugins for the social network Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo
Park, California 94025, USA. The Facebook plugins can be recognized by the Facebook logo or the Like
button on our site. For an overview of Facebook plugins, see
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our site, a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is
established via the plugin. This enables Facebook to receive information that you have visited our
site from your IP address. If you click on the Facebook "Like button" while you are logged into your
Facebook account, you can link the content of our site to your Facebook profile. This allows
Facebook to associate visits to our site with your user account. Please note that, as the operator
of this site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to Facebook or of how
Facebook uses these data. For more information, please see Facebook's privacy policy at
https://en-us.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our site with your Facebook account, please
log out of your Facebook account.
Twitter plugin
Functions of the Twitter service have been integrated into our website and \app. These features are
offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you use
Twitter and the “Retweet” function, the websites you visit are connected to your Twitter account and
made known to other users. In doing so, data will also be transferred to Twitter. We would like to
point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data
transmitted or how it will be used by Twitter. For more information on Twitter's privacy policy,
please go to https://twitter.com/privacy.
Your privacy preferences with Twitter can be modified in your account settings at
https://twitter.com/account/settings.
Google+ plugin
Our pages use Google+ functions. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain
View, CA 94043, USA.
Collection and disclosure of information: Using the Google +1 button allows you to publish
information worldwide. By means of the Google+ button, you and other users can receive custom
content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the fact that you have +1'd a piece of
content and information about the page you were viewing when you clicked +1. Your +1 can be
displayed together with your profile name and photo in Google services, for example in search
results or in your Google profile, or in other places on websites and advertisements on the
Internet.
Google records information about your +1 activities to improve Google services for you and others.
To use the Google + button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at
least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used by all Google services. In some cases, this
name may also replace a different name that you have used to share content via your Google account.
The identity of your Google profile can be shown to users who know your email address or other
information that can identify you.
Use of collected data: In addition to the uses mentioned above, the information you provide is used
in accordance with the applicable Google data protection policies. Google may publish summary
statistics about users' +1 activity or share it with users and partners, such as publishers,
advertisers, or affiliate websites.
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Analytics and advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600
Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and
that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie
about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored
there.
Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a
legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. Your IP address will be shortened by
Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area
prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to
a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the
operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website
activity, and to provide other services regarding website activity and Internet usage for the
website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be
merged with any other data held by Google.
Browser plugin
You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser.
However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full
functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of
the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by
Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Objecting to the collection of data
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link.
An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this
site: Disable Google Analytics.
For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's privacy policy:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Outsourced data processing
We have entered into an agreement with Google for the outsourcing of our data processing and fully
implement the strict requirements of the European data protection authorities when using Google
Analytics.
Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program from Google Inc., 1600
Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google").
As part of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad served by
Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser
stores on your computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal
identification of the user. Should the user visit certain pages of the website and the cookie has
not yet expired, Google and the website can tell that the user clicked on the ad and proceeded to
that page.
Each Google AdWords advertiser has a different cookie. Thus, cookies cannot be tracked using the
website of an AdWords advertiser. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to
create conversion statistics for the AdWords advertisers who have opted for conversion tracking.
Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a
conversion tracking tag page. However, advertisers do not obtain any information that can be used to
personally identify users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can opt-out of this by
easily disabling the Google Conversion Tracking cookie by changing your browser settings. In doing
so, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
Conversion cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate
interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.
For more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, see the Google Privacy
Policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a
case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be
configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to
automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the
functionality of this website.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our websites. This service is provided by
Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").
reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our website (such as on a contact form) has
been entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of
the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as
the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information
(e.g. IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website, or mouse movements made by the
user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses take place completely in the background. Website visitors are not advised
that such an analysis is taking place.
Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in
protecting its site from abusive automated crawling and spam.
For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy, please visit the following
links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.
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Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you would like to receive our newsletter, we require a valid email address as well as information
that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to
receive this newsletter. No additional data is collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis.
We only use this data to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art.
6 (1) (a) DSGVO. You can revoke consent to the storage of your data and email address as well as
their use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. through the "unsubscribe" link in the
newsletter. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
The data provided when registering for the newsletter will be used to distribute the newsletter
until you cancel your subscription when said data will be deleted. Data we have stored for other
purposes (e.g. email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.
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Payment service providers
Visa, Mastercard, Belcard
Our website accepts payments via Belgazprombank JSC payment gate. The provider is Belgazprombank JSC
Belarus, 220121 Minsk, Pritytskogo st. 60/2 (hereinafter referred to as "Bank")..
If you select payment via Bank, the payment data you provide will be supplied to Bank
based on Art. 6 (1) (a) (Consent) and Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO (Processing for contract purposes). You
have the option to revoke your consent at any time with future effect. It does not affect the
processing of data previously collected.