Who we are
Our website address is: https://tonythefreelancer.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Information You provide to us.
Information that is necessary for the use of the Tonythefreelancer Platform
We ask for and collect the following personal information about you when you use the Tonythefreelancer Platform. This information is necessary for the adequate performance of the contractual arrangement which is in place between you and us and to allow us to comply with our legal obligations. Failing to provide any of this data or decision to delete or object to the processing of any of such data may result in de-activation of your Tonythefreelancer Account.
Account Signup Information. When you sign up to Tonythefreelancer, we require you to provide minimum information – email address and password. In some particular cases we ask you to provide more information – such as your first and last name, identity verification, contact details.
Payment Information. To order and use features of the Tonythefreelancer Platform (such as web-hosting, domain name registration), we may require you to provide certain financial information in order to facilitate the processing of payments. We use 3rd party (payment processor) services, so we do not collect and store credit card information (we receive information about the payment status and store only last 4 credit card digits).
Communications, Chats, Messaging. When you communicate with Tonythefreelancer (using general inquiries window), we collect information about your communication and any information you choose to provide or disclose. In order to respond to your request, we may access information provided in your Tonythefreelancer Account, purchase history, etc.
Visitors and users of our User’s websites or services. We may also collect information pertaining to visitors and users of our User’s websites or services (“Users-of-Users”), solely for and on our Users’ behalf.
You may also choose to provide us information when you fill in a form, conduct a search, update or add information to your Tonythefreelancer Account, respond to surveys, post to community forums, participate in promotions, or use other features of the Tonythefreelancer Platform. We advise against posting any information you don’t wish to make public on the Tonythefreelancer Platform. If you upload any content to your account or post it on your Website and provide it in any other way as part of the use of any Service, you do so at your own risk.
Tonythefreelancer processes information you provide to us on the legal basis of:
Your consent, expressed when voluntarily submitting and filling your Personal Data details in sign-up forms, by e-mail, request or inquiries window, etc.; and
Conclusion and performance of contractual arrangements and obligations between Tonythefreelancer and the User;
Pursuance of legitimate interests of Tonythefreelancer, as Data Controller and manager of Tonythefreelancer platform;
Compliance with a legal obligation to which Tonythefreelancer is subject, including, but not limited to, ICANN rules: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#whois.
You may at any time access and edit, update or delete your contact details by logging into your Tonythefreelancer’s platform Account.
Information related to the calls or meetings you participate
In cases where you call Tonythefreelancer or schedule an appointment for a meeting, such conversations will be recorded by Tonythefreelancer for quality management purposes. As a result, we will be able to maintain and improve the quality of Tonythefreelancer services based on Tonythefreelancer quality standards and policies. For this purpose we will process the following data: email address, date and time of conversation, its duration, audio and/or video recording, any other personal data provided by you voluntarily during the conversation. Also, provided email address and / or phone No. may be used for the purposes of allowing you to reach us or contacting you regarding your matter.
In such cases processing is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by Tonythefreelancer (under Article 6(1)( f) of GDPR) or is based on your consent, when you consent to video recording by turning video on, or provide certain data voluntary (under Article 6(1)(a) of GDPR).
The recordings will be kept up to for 30 days and deleted thereafter as soon as technically feasible.
Infomation We Collect when You use the Platform
When you use the Tonythefreelancer Platform or contact us directly by any communication channel, we may collect information, including personal information, about the services you use and how you use them.
This information is necessary for the adequate performance of the contract between you and us, to enable us to comply with legal obligations and given our legitimate interest in being able to provide and improve the functionalities of the Tonythefreelancer Platform.
Automatic collection of data
Log data and Device information. We automatically collect log data and device information when you access and use the Tonythefreelancer Platform, even if you have not created an Tonythefreelancer Account or logged in. That information includes, among other things: Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp and/or clickstream data.
Tracking technologies and Cookies. We use cookies, beacons, tags, scripts and other similar technologies. We also automatically collect information about device’s operating system, phone model, device ID and customer number. For more detail information on the use of these technologies, see our Cookies Policy.
Usage information. We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your interactions with the Tonythefreelancer Platform (what pages you visit, such as the pages or content you view, your searches for Listings, bookings you have made, and other actions on the Tonythefreelancer Platform. In consequence, Google, Inc. plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this Site). For more information please visit Google.
Geo-location data. We collect information about your approximate location as determined by data such as your IP address to offer you an improved user experience and comply with applicable legal requirements, such as taxes, pricing, etc. Such data may be collected only when you access Tonythefreelancer platform using your device.
Tonythefreelancer processes this information on the legal basis of:
Your consent;
Conclusion and performance of contractual arrangements and obligations between Tonythefreelancer and the User;
Pursuance of legitimate interests of Tonythefreelancer, as Data Controller and manager of Tonythefreelancer platform.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.