Privacy Policy for Personal Data Processing
1. General Provisions
This Personal Data Processing Policy has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Federal Law No. 152-FZ dated July 27, 2006 “On Personal Data” (hereinafter referred to as the “Personal Data Law”) and defines the procedure for processing personal data and the measures taken to ensure the security of personal data by FORC-Photonics (hereinafter referred to as the “Operator”).
1.1. The Operator considers the observance of human and civil rights and freedoms in the processing of personal data, including the protection of the right to privacy and personal and family confidentiality, to be a key objective and condition for carrying out its activities.
1.2. This Personal Data Processing Policy of the Operator (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) applies to all information that the Operator may obtain about visitors to the website https://forc-photonics.com.
2. Basic Terms Used in the Policy
2.1. Automated processing of personal data — processing of personal data using computer technology.
2.2. Blocking of personal data — temporary suspension of the processing of personal data, except in cases where processing is necessary to clarify personal data.
2.3. Website — a collection of graphical and informational materials, as well as computer programs and databases that ensure their availability on the Internet at the network address https://forc-photonics.com.
2.4. Personal data information system — a set of personal data contained in databases, along with information technologies and technical means that ensure their processing.
2.5. Depersonalization of personal data — actions resulting in the impossibility of determining, without the use of additional information, whether personal data belongs to a specific User or another personal data subject.
2.6. Processing of personal data — any action (operation) or set of actions (operations) performed with personal data using automation tools or without such tools, including collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), retrieval, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, and destruction of personal data.
2.7. Operator — a state authority, municipal authority, legal entity, or individual that independently or jointly with others organizes and/or carries out the processing of personal data, and determines the purposes of personal data processing, the composition of personal data to be processed, and the actions (operations) performed with personal data.
2.8. Personal data — any information relating directly or indirectly to an identified or identifiable User of the website https://forc-photonics.com.
2.9. Personal data permitted for distribution by the personal data subject — personal data to which access by an unlimited number of persons is granted by the personal data subject by providing consent for the processing of personal data permitted for distribution in accordance with the procedure established by the Personal Data Law (hereinafter referred to as “personal data permitted for distribution”).
2.10. User — any visitor of the website https://forc-photonics.com.
2.11. Provision of personal data — actions aimed at disclosing personal data to a specific person or a specific group of persons.
2.12. Dissemination of personal data — any actions aimed at disclosing personal data to an indefinite group of persons (transfer of personal data) or making personal data available to an unlimited number of persons, including publication of personal data in the mass media, placement in information and telecommunication networks, or providing access to personal data in any other way.
2.13. Cross-border transfer of personal data — transfer of personal data to the territory of a foreign state to a governmental authority of a foreign state, a foreign individual, or a foreign legal entity.
2.14. Destruction of personal data — any actions resulting in the irreversible destruction of personal data, making it impossible to restore the content of personal data within a personal data information system, and/or the destruction of physical media containing personal data.
3. Basic Rights and Obligations of the Operator
3.1. The Operator has the right to:
— receive reliable information and/or documents containing personal data from the personal data subject;
— in the event that the personal data subject withdraws consent to the processing of personal data, or submits a request to terminate the processing of personal data, continue processing personal data without the consent of the personal data subject if there are grounds specified in the Personal Data Law;
— independently determine the composition and list of measures necessary and sufficient to ensure compliance with the obligations provided for by the Personal Data Law and regulatory legal acts adopted in accordance with it, unless otherwise provided by the Personal Data Law or other federal laws.
3.2. The Operator is obliged to:
— provide the personal data subject, upon request, with information concerning the processing of their personal data;
— organize the processing of personal data in accordance with the procedure established by the current legislation of the Russian Federation;
— respond to requests and inquiries from personal data subjects and their legal representatives in accordance with the requirements of the Personal Data Law;
— provide the authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects with the necessary information upon request of such body within 10 days from the date of receipt of the request;
— publish or otherwise ensure unrestricted access to this Personal Data Processing Policy;
— take legal, organizational, and technical measures to protect personal data from unauthorized or accidental access, destruction, modification, blocking, copying, provision, or dissemination of personal data, as well as from other unlawful actions involving personal data;
— terminate the transfer (dissemination, provision, access) of personal data, cease processing, and destroy personal data in the manner and in cases provided for by the Personal Data Law;
— fulfill other obligations stipulated by the Personal Data Law.
4. Basic Rights and Obligations of Personal Data Subjects
4.1. Personal data subjects have the right to:
— obtain information regarding the processing of their personal data, except in cases provided for by federal laws. Such information shall be provided by the Operator in an accessible form and must not contain personal data relating to other personal data subjects, except where there are legal grounds for disclosing such personal data. The list of such information and the procedure for obtaining it are established by the Personal Data Law;
— request the Operator to clarify, block, or destroy their personal data if the personal data is incomplete, outdated, inaccurate, unlawfully obtained, or not necessary for the stated purpose of processing, as well as to take measures provided by law to protect their rights;
— require prior consent for the processing of personal data for the purposes of promoting goods, works, and services on the market;
— withdraw consent to the processing of personal data and submit a request to terminate the processing of personal data;
— appeal to the authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects or to a court against unlawful actions or inaction of the Operator in the processing of their personal data.
— to exercise other rights provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
4.2. Personal data subjects are obliged to: — provide the Operator with accurate information about themselves;
— notify the Operator of any clarification (update or modification) of their personal data.
4.3. Persons who provide the Operator with inaccurate information about themselves, or information about another personal data subject without that subject’s consent, shall bear responsibility in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
5. Principles of Personal Data Processing
5.1. Personal data shall be processed on a lawful and fair basis.
5.2. The processing of personal data shall be limited to achieving specific, predetermined, and lawful purposes. Processing of personal data incompatible with the purposes of collecting personal data is not permitted.
5.3. The merging of databases containing personal data processed for purposes incompatible with one another is not permitted.
5.4. Only personal data that meets the purposes of its processing shall be processed.
5.5. The content and scope of processed personal data shall correspond to the stated purposes of processing. Processing of personal data that is excessive in relation to the stated purposes is not permitted.
5.6. During the processing of personal data, the accuracy of personal data, its sufficiency, and, where necessary, its relevance to the purposes of processing shall be ensured. The Operator shall take necessary measures and/or ensure that such measures are taken to delete or clarify incomplete or inaccurate data.
5.7. Personal data shall be stored in a form that allows identification of the personal data subject for no longer than required by the purposes of personal data processing, unless the storage period is established by federal law or a contract to which the personal data subject is a party, beneficiary, or guarantor. Processed personal data shall be destroyed or depersonalized once the purposes of processing have been achieved or when the need to achieve those purposes no longer exists, unless otherwise provided by federal law.
6. Purposes of Personal Data Processing
Purpose of processing:
informing the User by sending emails.
Personal data:
full name (last name, first name, patronymic)
email address
telephone numbers
Legal basis:
the Operator’s charter and constituent documents.
Types of personal data processing:
collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, destruction, and depersonalization of personal data;
sending informational emails to the email address.
7. Conditions for Personal Data Processing
7.1. Personal data shall be processed with the consent of the personal data subject.
7.2. Processing of personal data is necessary to achieve the purposes provided for by an international treaty of the Russian Federation or by law, and to perform the functions, powers, and duties assigned to the Operator by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
7.3. Processing of personal data is necessary for the administration of justice and for the execution of a judicial act, an act of another authority, or an act of an official subject to enforcement in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on enforcement proceedings.
7.4. Processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the personal data subject is a party, beneficiary, or guarantor, as well as for entering into a contract at the initiative of the personal data subject or a contract under which the personal data subject will be a beneficiary or guarantor.
7.5. Processing of personal data is necessary for the exercise of the rights and legitimate interests of the Operator or third parties, or for achieving socially significant objectives, provided that the rights and freedoms of the personal data subject are not violated.
7.6. Processing of personal data is carried out where access to such data has been granted by the personal data subject to an unlimited number of persons or at their request (hereinafter referred to as publicly available personal data).
7.7. Personal data shall also be processed where such data is subject to publication or mandatory disclosure in accordance with federal law.
8. Procedure for the Collection, Storage, Transfer, and Other Types of Personal Data Processing
The security of personal data processed by the Operator is ensured through the implementation of legal, organizational, and technical measures necessary to fully comply with the current legislation in the field of personal data protection.
8.1. The Operator ensures the safety of personal data and takes all possible measures to prevent access to personal data by unauthorized persons.
8.2. The User’s personal data will never, under any circumstances, be transferred to third parties, except in cases related to the fulfillment of applicable legislation or where the personal data subject has given consent to the Operator to transfer data to a third party for the performance of obligations under a civil law contract.
8.3. In the event that inaccuracies in personal data are identified, the User may update them independently by sending a notification to the Operator at the email address info@forc-photonics.com with the subject line “Personal Data Update”.
8.4. The period of personal data processing is determined by the achievement of the purposes for which the personal data was collected, unless another period is provided for by a contract or applicable legislation.
The User may withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time by sending a notification to the Operator via email at info@forc-photonics.com with the subject line “Withdrawal of Consent for Personal Data Processing”.
8.5. All information collected by third-party services, including payment systems, communication services, and other service providers, is stored and processed by such parties (Operators) in accordance with their User Agreements and Privacy Policies. The personal data subject should familiarize themselves with these documents. The Operator is not responsible for the actions of third parties, including the service providers specified in this clause.
8.6. Restrictions established by the personal data subject on the transfer (except for granting access), as well as on the processing or conditions of processing (except for obtaining access) of personal data permitted for distribution, shall not apply in cases of processing personal data for state, public, or other public interests as defined by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
8.7. The Operator ensures the confidentiality of personal data during its processing.
8.8. The Operator stores personal data in a form that allows identification of the personal data subject for no longer than required by the purposes of personal data processing, unless the storage period is established by federal law or a contract to which the personal data subject is a party, beneficiary, or guarantor.
8.9. The termination of personal data processing may occur upon achievement of the purposes of processing, expiration of the consent of the personal data subject, withdrawal of consent by the personal data subject, a request to terminate the processing of personal data, or detection of unlawful processing of personal data.
9. List of Actions Performed by the Operator with Received Personal Data
9.1. The Operator performs the collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), retrieval, use, transfer (dissemination, provision, access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, and destruction of personal data.
9.2. The Operator performs automated processing of personal data with the receipt and/or transfer of the obtained information via information and telecommunication networks or without the use of such networks.
10. Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data
10.1. Before commencing activities related to the cross-border transfer of personal data, the Operator shall notify the authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects of its intention to carry out such cross-border transfer (this notification shall be submitted separately from the notification of the intention to process personal data).
10.2. Prior to submitting the above-mentioned notification, the Operator shall obtain the relevant information from the authorities of the foreign state, foreign individuals, or foreign legal entities to whom the cross-border transfer of personal data is planned.
11. Confidentiality of Personal Data
The Operator and other persons who have obtained access to personal data are obliged not to disclose or disseminate personal data to third parties without the consent of the personal data subject, unless otherwise provided by federal law.
12. Final Provisions
12.1. The User may obtain any clarifications regarding issues related to the processing of their personal data by contacting the Operator via email at info@forc-photonics.com.
12.2. Any changes to the Operator’s personal data processing policy will be reflected in this document. The Policy shall remain in force indefinitely until it is replaced by a new version.
12.3. The current version of the Policy is freely available on the Internet at: https://forc-photonics.com/privacy.
1. General Provisions
This Personal Data Processing Policy has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Federal Law No. 152-FZ dated July 27, 2006 “On Personal Data” (hereinafter referred to as the “Personal Data Law”) and defines the procedure for processing personal data and the measures taken to ensure the security of personal data by FORC-Photonics (hereinafter referred to as the “Operator”).
1.1. The Operator considers the observance of human and civil rights and freedoms in the processing of personal data, including the protection of the right to privacy and personal and family confidentiality, to be a key objective and condition for carrying out its activities.
1.2. This Personal Data Processing Policy of the Operator (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) applies to all information that the Operator may obtain about visitors to the website https://forc-photonics.com.
2. Basic Terms Used in the Policy
2.1. Automated processing of personal data — processing of personal data using computer technology.
2.2. Blocking of personal data — temporary suspension of the processing of personal data, except in cases where processing is necessary to clarify personal data.
2.3. Website — a collection of graphical and informational materials, as well as computer programs and databases that ensure their availability on the Internet at the network address https://forc-photonics.com.
2.4. Personal data information system — a set of personal data contained in databases, along with information technologies and technical means that ensure their processing.
2.5. Depersonalization of personal data — actions resulting in the impossibility of determining, without the use of additional information, whether personal data belongs to a specific User or another personal data subject.
2.6. Processing of personal data — any action (operation) or set of actions (operations) performed with personal data using automation tools or without such tools, including collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), retrieval, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, and destruction of personal data.
2.7. Operator — a state authority, municipal authority, legal entity, or individual that independently or jointly with others organizes and/or carries out the processing of personal data, and determines the purposes of personal data processing, the composition of personal data to be processed, and the actions (operations) performed with personal data.
2.8. Personal data — any information relating directly or indirectly to an identified or identifiable User of the website https://forc-photonics.com.
2.9. Personal data permitted for distribution by the personal data subject — personal data to which access by an unlimited number of persons is granted by the personal data subject by providing consent for the processing of personal data permitted for distribution in accordance with the procedure established by the Personal Data Law (hereinafter referred to as “personal data permitted for distribution”).
2.10. User — any visitor of the website https://forc-photonics.com.
2.11. Provision of personal data — actions aimed at disclosing personal data to a specific person or a specific group of persons.
2.12. Dissemination of personal data — any actions aimed at disclosing personal data to an indefinite group of persons (transfer of personal data) or making personal data available to an unlimited number of persons, including publication of personal data in the mass media, placement in information and telecommunication networks, or providing access to personal data in any other way.
2.13. Cross-border transfer of personal data — transfer of personal data to the territory of a foreign state to a governmental authority of a foreign state, a foreign individual, or a foreign legal entity.
2.14. Destruction of personal data — any actions resulting in the irreversible destruction of personal data, making it impossible to restore the content of personal data within a personal data information system, and/or the destruction of physical media containing personal data.
3. Basic Rights and Obligations of the Operator
3.1. The Operator has the right to:
— receive reliable information and/or documents containing personal data from the personal data subject;
— in the event that the personal data subject withdraws consent to the processing of personal data, or submits a request to terminate the processing of personal data, continue processing personal data without the consent of the personal data subject if there are grounds specified in the Personal Data Law;
— independently determine the composition and list of measures necessary and sufficient to ensure compliance with the obligations provided for by the Personal Data Law and regulatory legal acts adopted in accordance with it, unless otherwise provided by the Personal Data Law or other federal laws.
3.2. The Operator is obliged to:
— provide the personal data subject, upon request, with information concerning the processing of their personal data;
— organize the processing of personal data in accordance with the procedure established by the current legislation of the Russian Federation;
— respond to requests and inquiries from personal data subjects and their legal representatives in accordance with the requirements of the Personal Data Law;
— provide the authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects with the necessary information upon request of such body within 10 days from the date of receipt of the request;
— publish or otherwise ensure unrestricted access to this Personal Data Processing Policy;
— take legal, organizational, and technical measures to protect personal data from unauthorized or accidental access, destruction, modification, blocking, copying, provision, or dissemination of personal data, as well as from other unlawful actions involving personal data;
— terminate the transfer (dissemination, provision, access) of personal data, cease processing, and destroy personal data in the manner and in cases provided for by the Personal Data Law;
— fulfill other obligations stipulated by the Personal Data Law.
4. Basic Rights and Obligations of Personal Data Subjects
4.1. Personal data subjects have the right to:
— obtain information regarding the processing of their personal data, except in cases provided for by federal laws. Such information shall be provided by the Operator in an accessible form and must not contain personal data relating to other personal data subjects, except where there are legal grounds for disclosing such personal data. The list of such information and the procedure for obtaining it are established by the Personal Data Law;
— request the Operator to clarify, block, or destroy their personal data if the personal data is incomplete, outdated, inaccurate, unlawfully obtained, or not necessary for the stated purpose of processing, as well as to take measures provided by law to protect their rights;
— require prior consent for the processing of personal data for the purposes of promoting goods, works, and services on the market;
— withdraw consent to the processing of personal data and submit a request to terminate the processing of personal data;
— appeal to the authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects or to a court against unlawful actions or inaction of the Operator in the processing of their personal data.
— to exercise other rights provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
4.2. Personal data subjects are obliged to: — provide the Operator with accurate information about themselves;
— notify the Operator of any clarification (update or modification) of their personal data.
4.3. Persons who provide the Operator with inaccurate information about themselves, or information about another personal data subject without that subject’s consent, shall bear responsibility in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
5. Principles of Personal Data Processing
5.1. Personal data shall be processed on a lawful and fair basis.
5.2. The processing of personal data shall be limited to achieving specific, predetermined, and lawful purposes. Processing of personal data incompatible with the purposes of collecting personal data is not permitted.
5.3. The merging of databases containing personal data processed for purposes incompatible with one another is not permitted.
5.4. Only personal data that meets the purposes of its processing shall be processed.
5.5. The content and scope of processed personal data shall correspond to the stated purposes of processing. Processing of personal data that is excessive in relation to the stated purposes is not permitted.
5.6. During the processing of personal data, the accuracy of personal data, its sufficiency, and, where necessary, its relevance to the purposes of processing shall be ensured. The Operator shall take necessary measures and/or ensure that such measures are taken to delete or clarify incomplete or inaccurate data.
5.7. Personal data shall be stored in a form that allows identification of the personal data subject for no longer than required by the purposes of personal data processing, unless the storage period is established by federal law or a contract to which the personal data subject is a party, beneficiary, or guarantor. Processed personal data shall be destroyed or depersonalized once the purposes of processing have been achieved or when the need to achieve those purposes no longer exists, unless otherwise provided by federal law.
6. Purposes of Personal Data Processing
Purpose of processing:
informing the User by sending emails.
Personal data:
full name (last name, first name, patronymic)
email address
telephone numbers
Legal basis:
the Operator’s charter and constituent documents.
Types of personal data processing:
collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, destruction, and depersonalization of personal data;
sending informational emails to the email address.
7. Conditions for Personal Data Processing
7.1. Personal data shall be processed with the consent of the personal data subject.
7.2. Processing of personal data is necessary to achieve the purposes provided for by an international treaty of the Russian Federation or by law, and to perform the functions, powers, and duties assigned to the Operator by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
7.3. Processing of personal data is necessary for the administration of justice and for the execution of a judicial act, an act of another authority, or an act of an official subject to enforcement in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on enforcement proceedings.
7.4. Processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the personal data subject is a party, beneficiary, or guarantor, as well as for entering into a contract at the initiative of the personal data subject or a contract under which the personal data subject will be a beneficiary or guarantor.
7.5. Processing of personal data is necessary for the exercise of the rights and legitimate interests of the Operator or third parties, or for achieving socially significant objectives, provided that the rights and freedoms of the personal data subject are not violated.
7.6. Processing of personal data is carried out where access to such data has been granted by the personal data subject to an unlimited number of persons or at their request (hereinafter referred to as publicly available personal data).
7.7. Personal data shall also be processed where such data is subject to publication or mandatory disclosure in accordance with federal law.
8. Procedure for the Collection, Storage, Transfer, and Other Types of Personal Data Processing
The security of personal data processed by the Operator is ensured through the implementation of legal, organizational, and technical measures necessary to fully comply with the current legislation in the field of personal data protection.
8.1. The Operator ensures the safety of personal data and takes all possible measures to prevent access to personal data by unauthorized persons.
8.2. The User’s personal data will never, under any circumstances, be transferred to third parties, except in cases related to the fulfillment of applicable legislation or where the personal data subject has given consent to the Operator to transfer data to a third party for the performance of obligations under a civil law contract.
8.3. In the event that inaccuracies in personal data are identified, the User may update them independently by sending a notification to the Operator at the email address info@forc-photonics.com with the subject line “Personal Data Update”.
8.4. The period of personal data processing is determined by the achievement of the purposes for which the personal data was collected, unless another period is provided for by a contract or applicable legislation.
The User may withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time by sending a notification to the Operator via email at info@forc-photonics.com with the subject line “Withdrawal of Consent for Personal Data Processing”.
8.5. All information collected by third-party services, including payment systems, communication services, and other service providers, is stored and processed by such parties (Operators) in accordance with their User Agreements and Privacy Policies. The personal data subject should familiarize themselves with these documents. The Operator is not responsible for the actions of third parties, including the service providers specified in this clause.
8.6. Restrictions established by the personal data subject on the transfer (except for granting access), as well as on the processing or conditions of processing (except for obtaining access) of personal data permitted for distribution, shall not apply in cases of processing personal data for state, public, or other public interests as defined by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
8.7. The Operator ensures the confidentiality of personal data during its processing.
8.8. The Operator stores personal data in a form that allows identification of the personal data subject for no longer than required by the purposes of personal data processing, unless the storage period is established by federal law or a contract to which the personal data subject is a party, beneficiary, or guarantor.
8.9. The termination of personal data processing may occur upon achievement of the purposes of processing, expiration of the consent of the personal data subject, withdrawal of consent by the personal data subject, a request to terminate the processing of personal data, or detection of unlawful processing of personal data.
9. List of Actions Performed by the Operator with Received Personal Data
9.1. The Operator performs the collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), retrieval, use, transfer (dissemination, provision, access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, and destruction of personal data.
9.2. The Operator performs automated processing of personal data with the receipt and/or transfer of the obtained information via information and telecommunication networks or without the use of such networks.
10. Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data
10.1. Before commencing activities related to the cross-border transfer of personal data, the Operator shall notify the authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects of its intention to carry out such cross-border transfer (this notification shall be submitted separately from the notification of the intention to process personal data).
10.2. Prior to submitting the above-mentioned notification, the Operator shall obtain the relevant information from the authorities of the foreign state, foreign individuals, or foreign legal entities to whom the cross-border transfer of personal data is planned.
11. Confidentiality of Personal Data
The Operator and other persons who have obtained access to personal data are obliged not to disclose or disseminate personal data to third parties without the consent of the personal data subject, unless otherwise provided by federal law.
12. Final Provisions
12.1. The User may obtain any clarifications regarding issues related to the processing of their personal data by contacting the Operator via email at info@forc-photonics.com.
12.2. Any changes to the Operator’s personal data processing policy will be reflected in this document. The Policy shall remain in force indefinitely until it is replaced by a new version.
12.3. The current version of the Policy is freely available on the Internet at: https://forc-photonics.com/privacy.