Privacy Policy
Thank you for using the services of WAYS.
WAYS offers a specialized mobile and web tool for connecting job seekers and employers in the hospitality and tourism industries and other services related to talent development, advertising, and promoting events in the hospitality field. WAYS does not provide student services or work opportunities to other users.
Currently, the BETA VERSION of the WAYS web application is available.
The owner and operator of the website www.waysabroad.com and the WAYS mobile and web applications is WAYS d.o.o., software development and education, Ljubljanska ulica 1, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
By using the WAYS services and registering or logging into the WAYS web or mobile application, you confirm that you have read the terms of use below, agree with them, and fully accept them.
WAYS reserves the right to change and supplement these general terms of use. The modified terms of use apply from the date of publication on the website.
1. GENERAL
WAYS d.o.o. respects your right to privacy and strives for the highest level of protection of your personal data. Therefore, in providing our services through this website, we are committed to operating in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the protection of personal data, in particular in accordance with the currently applicable Personal Data Protection Act, Electronic Communications Act and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about the purposes for which your personal data will be collected and how it will be used, as well as your rights in relation to the data we hold about you and how to exercise them.
WAYS d.o.o. undertakes to use the collected personal data that you provide through the website in accordance with this Privacy Policy, that it will not sell, lend, or otherwise disclose your personal data to third parties, except as provided by law.
2. DATA CONTROLER
The controller of your personal data is WAYS d.o.o., software development and education company (hereinafter WAYS), located at Ljubljanska ulica 1, 1000 Ljubljana, email: support@waysabroad.com.
3. PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING AND TYPES OF PERSONAL DATA
We collect personal data that you provide us directly and non-personal data that we automatically obtain when you use our website (i.e. log data).
All personal data that you provide us with will be treated confidentially and will only be used for the purposes for which they were provided. If there is a need for further processing of your data for another purpose, we will contact you beforehand and request your consent.
Website visit: On each visit to the website, the web server automatically stores a logfile (e.g. IP address - a number that identifies a particular computer or other device on the internet; browser version, date and time of visit, length of website visit, pages visited, etc.). We process this data for the purpose of keeping statistics of visits to our website.
WAYS does not process the collected data separately and does not link it with other data.
4. COOKIES
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to a user's computer when they visit a website and are important for the functioning of websites, often with the purpose of improving the user experience. Our website uses cookies to collect information and improve functionality.
The following first-party cookies are used on our website:
- Google Analytics cookies _gat 1 minute
- These cookies do not contain any personal information, _gid 24 hours and are only used to provide uniqueness of visits. _ga 2 years
You can decide whether or not to use cookies. You can always remove cookies and remove your identity online. Also, most browser scan be set not to store cookies. Information on cookie settings in individual browsers can be found at the links below:
Note that if you refuse cookies, you can still use our website, but certain subpages may not work.
Newsletter registration: On our website, you can subscribe to our newsletter and confirm your interest in receiving notifications and information about news, activities, and events. Based on this, WAYS will inform you about news, activities, marketing campaigns, and events.
You can revoke the data you provided with your consent to receive the newsletter at any time. We collect the following data for sending newsletters: name and surname and email address. For more information about your rights regarding direct marketing, see the section "Your Rights."
The administrator is not responsible for damages caused by unauthorized use or misuse of the user's username or password.
The administrator is not responsible for any damages that may occur on the user's hardware, software, or other equipment due to the use of the administrator's services. The user must provide adequate protection of their equipment (antivirus, etc.) before accessing and using the services.
The administrator uses links to other websites as part of its services that are not under the administrator's control. The administrator is not responsible and does not assume responsibility for information and materials or other content available on third-party websites.
5. DATA USERS
All data collected based on the above legal basis will be used in accordance with the purpose for which it was collected and will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent.
Within the framework of legal competencies, your personal data will be disclosed to the following data users: the administrator and website manager, providers of information technology services for the purpose of servicing and maintaining software.
6. RETENTION PERIOD OF PERSONAL DATA
We assure you that we store your data only for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which the individual data was collected and further used.
7. DATA PROTECTION MEASURES
WAYS is committed to protecting the personal data you provide us when using our website. We will do everything to protect personal data against any violations and abuses.
We store personal data in electronic form. Our computer systems are protected by technical and organizational measures that prevent accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access to your personal data.
After the need for data storage ceases, i.e., after the purpose for which the data was collected has been fulfilled, the data is immediately and permanently deleted.
8. YOUR RIGHTS
WAYS ensures the exercise of all your rights related to the processing of your personal data.
The individual to whom personal data relates may request that WAYS:
- confirm whether or not data concerning him/her are being processed,
- provide access to personal data (i.e. access and their transcript or copy),
- provide information on the processing of such data (e.g. purpose of processing, type of personal data, users to whom personal data have been or will be disclosed, retention period, technical and organizational measures for data protection, etc.),
- correct inaccurate personal data concerning him/her and complete incomplete personal data,
- allow the right to erasure (the right to be forgotten),
- allow the right to restriction of processing,
- allow the right to object to the processing of data based on the legitimate interest of the controller, including profiling,
- allow the right to data portability by providing data in a commonly used and machine-readable format or by directly transferring data to another controller,
- allow the right to withdraw consent, where personal data are processed on the basis of consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal, and
- provide additional information about his/her right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
WAYS also undertakes to provide the individual to whom personal data relates with other information regarding their personal data being processed, in accordance with applicable law, upon request.
WAYS undertakes to respond to the individual's requests without undue delay, and in any event, within the deadlines prescribed by law.
9. CONTACT
For questions regarding the confidentiality of your data, the method of data collection and processing, or for your requests to exercise your rights in relation to your data, please write to us at the following email address: support@waysabroad.com
10. CHANGES
We reserve the right to occasionally adjust this Privacy Policy in response to actual circumstances and legislation in the field of personal data protection. For this reason, we kindly ask you to check the current version before providing any personal information, so that you can be informed of any changes and additions.
11. VALIDITY OF PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy is published on the website and is valid from March 1, 2023.