Privacy Policy

A. Name and Address of the Accountable

Globally FZ-LLC
Keith Bradley, Managing Partner
Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE

Tel: +971-529 567 481

E-Mail: info@livingbusiness.com

Web: https://www.livingbusiness.com

B. General information on data processing

1. Scope of the processing of personal data
We only process the personal data of our users as is necessary to provide a functioning platform and to provide our content, videos and services, while taking due regard to the legal basis as stipulated by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal basis can be a contractual obligation, our legitimate interest or specific consent provided by the individual user. Because prior consent cannot be obtained always, the processing of personal data requires a legal basis to be permitted.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data
The individual has given her/his consent to the processing of her/his data for one or more specific purposes (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). It is necessary for entering into or performing a contract with the individual (Article 6 (1)(b) GDPR). It is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party, except where these interests are overridden by the interests or the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual which require protection of personal data (Article 6 (1)(f) GDPR).

3. Data deletion and storage
Living Business will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the retention period for personal data, the amount, nature, sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements are considered.

C. Provision of the platform and creation of logfiles


1. Description, scope and purpose of data processing
Each time the Living Business platform is accessed, the system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.

The following data is collected:

Information about the browser type and its version
The user’s operating system
The user’s internet service provider
The user’s IP address
Date and time of access
Platforms accessed by the user’s system through our platform
The temporary processing of the IP address is necessary in order to deliver the platform to the user’s computer. For this purpose, the user’s IP address needs to be saved for the duration of the usage.

The log files are saved to ensure the functionality of our platform. This data enables us to optimise our platform and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. In this context, we will not process personal data for any other purposes.

2. Legal basis for the processing
The processing of the data for the provision of our platform and storage of data in log files is necessary for the operation of the platform.

The legal basis for the temporary processing is our legitimate interest (GDPR Article 6 (1) (f)).

3. Data storage
Living Business will delete your data when the processing of the data is no longer required to fulfil the purposes we collected it for. When we process the data for the provision of our platform, your data will be deleted when the platform session ends.

When we process data in log files, we will generally delete the data 7 days after the processing. Extended storage is possible. In this case, the user’s IP address will be deleted or anonymised in order to prevent the identification of the user.

D. Cookies

a) Description, scope and purpose of data processing
We only process the personal data of our users as is necessary to provide a functioning platform and to provide our content, videos and services, while taking due regard to the legal basis as stipulated by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal basis can be a contractual obligation, our legitimate interest or specific consent provided by the individual user. Because prior consent cannot be obtained always, the processing of personal data requires a legal basis to be permitted.

Living Business uses cookies for the purposes of improving the quality of our platform and its contents. We also analyse your usage of our platform through cookies so that we can constantly optimise our offering.

Additionally, some features of our platform cannot be offered without the use of cookies (technically necessary cookies). Therefore, it is necessary that the browser is recognized when moving from one page to another. The data of the users collected in this way is anonymized, and an identification of the user is not possible. When first accessing our platform, users are informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes.

b) Legal basis for the processing
The legal basis for the processing of personal data with cookies that are technically necessary is our legitimate interest (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

The legal basis for the processing of personal data with using cookies for the purposes of analysis is the individual’s consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

c) Storage of data and individual’s rights
Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and are transmitted from there to our platform. Therefore, as a user, you have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Already saved cookies can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are disabled for our platform, you may not be able to complete all the services or functionality on offer.

E. Subscribing to Platform & Newsletter

1. Description, scope and purpose of the data processing

On the Living Business platform, you are able to subscribe to the platform and to the Living Business newsletter that is available for our subscribers free of charge. By subscribing to the platform and our newsletter we will transfer the data you provided to our service provider for our newsletter mailings.

We will process the following data:

- Firstname
- Lastname
- Date of Birth
- Country of Birth
- Company name
- Company Country of Origin
- E-mail

We will further process the following data:
• date and time of the subscription

For the processing of your personal data, we will ask for your consent in the subscription process and provide a link to this privacy policy for you. We will not transfer your personal data that we process for your platform, newsletter and communication subscription to any party other than the service provider for our newsletter mailings. Your personal data will exclusively be used for your use of the platform, for your newsletter and communication subscription with us.

2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data supplied to us through the platform, your newsletter and communication subscription is the consent provided by you (Article 6 (1)(a) GDPR).

3. Storage of personal data
We will process your personal data as long as required to fulfil the purposes we collected it for. Your personal data will be deleted in accordance with our data retention rules and/or legal obligations.

4. Newsletter-Tracking
To optimise our newsletter and communication services we use personalized newsletter tracking tools. We will not only process your email address but also your activity in connection with our newsletter and communication services (e.g. clicks on articles/events).

5. Individual’s rights
You can unsubscribe from our platform, newsletter and communication services at any time. A link to unsubscribe can be found on the platform and will be provided with every newsletter sent by us.

You can also send us an email to unsubscribe from the platform or our newsletter: adam@Living Business.com

F. E-Mail contact

1. Description, scope and purpose of data processing
It is possible to contact us by email. We will then collect and process your personal data provided to us in this email. There will be no transfer of your personal data to third parties. We will only use your personal data in order to communicate with you about your enquiry.

2. Legal basis for processing
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data provided to us by email is our legitimate interest (GDPR Article 6 (1) (f)). Should your contact with us through email, result in a contract, the basis for processing is the fulfilment of our contractual obligation to you (GDPR Article 6 (1) (b)).

3. Data storage
We will process your personal data as long as required to fulfil the purposes we collected it for. Your personal data will be deleted in accordance with our data retention rules and/or legal obligations.

4. Individual’s rights
You can make a request to delete or amend your personal data with us at any time. Please contact us via info@livingbusiness.com

If we need your personal data for pre-contractual considerations, to fulfil our contractual obligations with you or to adhere to any other obligation, an early deletion is only possible in accordance with our contractual and/or legal obligations.

G. Transfer of personal data to third parties

1. Platform owner
In the context of processing personal data, the data is passed on to the provider which operates the platform and other providers of technical support. The data processing is governed by contracts with these service providers.

2. Platform analysis with Google Analytics
This platform uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google (1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Google Analytics uses “cookies” which are text files placed on your computer and/or device, to help the platform analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the platform (including your IP address) will be transmitted and stored in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymisation, Google will truncate/anonymise the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The IP address will no longer be retraceable to an individual. Under the terms of the agreement, which platform operators have entered into with Google, they use the information collected to compile an evaluation of platform usage and platform activity and provide services in relation to platform usage.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this platform. Furthermore, you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the opt-out browser add-on available here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

For more information on Google, data usage see: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

H. Your rights
You have the right to be informed, the right to access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure and the right to restrict processing of the personal data that we hold about you within the limits of the current data protection legislation. Please contact us via email if you would like a copy of your personal information. You may ask us to correct or remove personal information you think is inaccurate. Please contact us should you wish to exercise any of these rights. We will check the legal requirements for the exercise of this right.

I. How to raise a complaint
For privacy claims, you may contact Living Business at info@livingbusiness.com.