Privacy policy

Last updated: 23.12.2021.

Thank you for choosing to be part of out community at University of RijekA, Faculty of Economics and business. We are comitted to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our practices with regard to your personal information, please contact us at ema.muric@efri.hr.

This privacy policy describes how we might use your information if you:

Visit our website at https://www.e-laboratory.eu

In this privacy policy if we refer to:

Website – we are referring to any website of ours that references or links to this policy

Services- we are referring to our Website and other related services, including any sales, marketing or events.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. If there are any terms in this Privacy policy that you don’t agree with please discontinue use of our Services immediately.

Please read this Privacy policy carefully as it will help you understand what we do with the information we collect.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
3. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
4. RETENTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
5. CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
6. UPDATING OR DELETING YOUR PERSONAL DANA
7. QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS
8. CHANGING OUR PRIVACY POLICY
9. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATIONS FROM MINORS?

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us

We collect personel information that you voluntary provide to us when you register on the website, express an interest in obtaining information about uso or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Website or otherwise when you contact us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Website, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personel information we collect may include the following:

Personel information provided by you; we collect email addresses, usernames, passwords, contact or authentication dana, names and other similar information.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Information automatically collected

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information such us your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Website and other techical information. This information is primaly needed to maintain the security and operation of our Website and for out internal analytics and reporting purposes.

We also collect information through cookies.

What You Agree to by Using Our Site

We consider that the legal bases for using your personal information as set out in this Privacy Notice are as follows:

our use of your personal information is necessary to perform our obligations under any contract with you (for example, to comply with the Terms of Use of our Site which you accept by browsing our website and/or to comply with our contract to provide Services to you, your academic institution, your employer, or other organization that may be providing you with access to our Services); or

our use of your personal information is necessary for complying with our legal obligations; or

use of your personal information is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of others. Our legitimate interests are to:

run, grow and develop our business;

operate our Site and provide our Services;

select appropriately skilled and qualified suppliers;

build relationships with partners and academic institutions;

carry out research and statistical analysis;

carry out marketing and business development; and

for internal administrative and auditing purposes.

consent, to send you certain communications or where you submit certain information to us, or where required to rely upon consent by local law.

Which legal basis applies to a specific activity will depend on the type of personal information used and the context in which it is being used.

If we rely on our (or another party’s) legitimate interests for using your personal information, we will undertake a balancing test to ensure that our (or the other party’s) legitimate interests are not outweighed by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of the personal information.

We may process your personal information in some cases for marketing purposes on the basis of your consent (which you may withdraw at any time as described below).

If we rely on your consent for us to use your personal information in a particular way, but you later change your mind, you may withdraw your consent by visiting your profile page and clicking the box to remove consent and we will stop doing so. If you withdraw your consent, this may impact the ability for us to provide some of our Services to you.

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We use information relating to your use of the Site to build higher quality, more useful Services by performing statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior of our users, and by measuring demographics and interests regarding specific areas of our Site. We may also use this information to ensure the security of our Services and the Site.

Personally Identifiable Information provided directly by you or via third parties.

Providing the Site and our Services; We use Personal Data which you provide to us in order to allow you to access and use the Site and in order to provide any information, products, or Services that you request from us.

Technical support and security; We may use Personal Data to provide technical support to you, where required, and to ensure the security of our Services and the Site.

Updates; We use Personal Data collected when you sign-up for our various email or update services to send you the messages in connection with the Site or Content Offerings. We may also archive this information and/or use it for future communications with you, where we are legally entitled to do so.

Participation in Content Offerings; We use the Personal Data that we collect from you when you participate in a Content Offering through the Site for processing purposes, including but not limited to tracking attendance, progress, and completion of the Content Offerings. We may also share your Personal Data and your performance in a given Content Offering with the instructor or instructors who taught it, with teaching assistants or other individuals designated by the instructor or instructors to assist with the creation, modification, or operation of the Content Offering, and with the Content Provider(s) with which they are affiliated. We may also use the information generated when taking a Content Offering or using the Services for predictive analysis of your performance in the Content Offerings. Also, we may archive this information and/or use it for future communications with you, where we are legally entitled to do so.

Identity Verification; For Services that require identity verification, we may use the Personal Data that we collect for verifying your identity, and for authenticating that submissions made on the Site were made by you. This service may be provided through a third-party identity verification vendor. Your photo identification document will be deleted after successful verification of your profile information.

Communications with or from us;. When you send us an email message or otherwise contact us, we may use the information provided by you to respond to your communication and/or as described in this Privacy Notice. We may also archive this information and/or use it for future communications with you where we are legally entitled to do so. Where we send you emails, we may track the way that you interact with these emails (such as when you open an email or click on a link inside an email). We use this information for the purposes of optimizing and better tailoring our communications to you.

Research; We may share general course data (including quiz or assignment submissions, grades, and forum discussions), information about your activity on our Site, and demographic data from surveys operated by us with our Content Providers and other business partners so that our Content Providers and other business partners may use the data for research related to online education.

Government Authorities; Legal Rights and Actions. We may share your Personal Data with various government authorities in response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes; to establish or exercise our legal rights or to protect our property; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases we reserve the right to raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us. We also may share your Personal Data when we believe it is appropriate to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal or suspected illegal activities; to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of Coursera, the Site, our users, customers, or others; and in connection with our Terms of Use and other agreements.

Disclosure to Acquirers; We may disclose and/or transfer your Personal Data to an acquirer, assignee or other successor entity in connection with a sale, merger, or reorganization of all or substantially all of the equity, business, or assets to which your Personal Data relates.

3. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

We may use cookies and other similar technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in out Cookie Policy.

4. RETENTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

We keep your Personal Data for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which the Personal Data is collected and processed. The length of time we retain Personal Data for depends on the purposes for which we collect and use it and/or as required to comply with applicable laws and to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights.

5. CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

We will use industry standard physical, technical, and administrative security measures to keep your Personal Data confidential and secure, and will not share it with third parties, except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, or unless such disclosure is necessary in special cases, such as a physical threat to you or others, as permitted by applicable law. Because the Internet is not a 100% secure environment, we cannot guarantee the security of Personal Data, and there is some risk that an unauthorized third party may find a way to circumvent our security systems or that transmission of your information over the Internet will be intercepted. It is your responsibility to protect the security of your login information. Please note that e-mail communications are typically not encrypted and should not be considered secure.

6. UPDATING OR DELETING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

You have certain rights in relation to your Personal Data. You can access your Personal Data and confirm that it remains correct and up-to-date, choose whether or not you wish to receive material from us or some of our partners, and request that we delete or provide you with a copy of your personal data by logging into the Site, selecting ‘Settings’ from the dropdown in the top right, and scrolling down to find the appropriate option.

If you would like further information in relation to your rights or would like to exercise any of them, you may also contact us via ema.muric@efri.hr. If you reside or are located in the EEA, United Kingdom, Switzerland, or other region that offers similar protections, you have the right to request that we:

provide access to any Personal Data we hold about you;

prevent the processing of your Personal Data for direct-marketing purposes;

update any Personal Data which is out of date or incorrect;

delete any Personal Data which we are holding about you;

restrict the way that we process your Personal Data;

provide your Personal Data to a third party provider of services; or

provide you with a copy of any Personal Data which we hold about you.

We try to answer every request promptly where possible, and provide our response within the time period stated by applicable law. Keep in mind, however, that when deleting your Personal Data there may be residual information that will remain within our databases, access logs, and other records, which may or may not contain your Personal Data. Please also note that certain Personal Data may be exempt from such requests in certain circumstances, which may include if we need to retain your Personal Data to comply with a legal obligation. When you email us with a request, we may ask that you provide us with information necessary to confirm your identity.

7. QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS

If you have any privacy-related questions, suggestions, unresolved problems, or complaints, you may contact us via ema.muric@efri.hr. If you reside or are located in the EEA, United Kingdom, Switzerland, or other region that offers similar protections, our Data Protection Officer and Privacy Team may assist with all queries regarding our handling of Personal Data at ema.muric@efri.hr.

8. CHANGING OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Please note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, and that these practices are subject to change. Any change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on our Site. We will notify you of any material change to this Privacy Policy by posting a notice on our Site’s homepage for a reasonable period of time following such update or by sending an email to the email address associated with your user account, and by changing the effective date (located at the top and bottom of this page). Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.

9. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

We strongly believe in protecting the privacy of children. Any use or access by anyone under the age of 18 is prohibited. In line with this belief, we do not knowingly collect or maintain Personal Data on our Site from persons under 18 years of age, and no part of our Site is directed to persons under 18 years of age. If you are under 18 years of age, then please do not use or access this Site at any time or in any manner. We will take appropriate steps to delete any Personal Data of persons less than 18 years of age that has been collected on our Site without verified parental consent upon learning of the existence of such Personal Data.