Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last Updated: December 05, 2023

Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes the Company’s policies and practices regarding the collection, use, sharing, and other processing of your personal data.
This Privacy Notice applies to the processing of personal data of the attendees of the Event and users of the Event website by the Company, as defined in Terms and Conditions.
We are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other websites, so please check the privacy notices of each site you visit.
We will update this Privacy Policy when necessary to reflect changes in our products and services, and you will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this new manner.
We collect information when you create an account with us, register for the Event, require a service, download one of our publications or apps, or subscribe to our publications or newsletter.
We process your personal data to ensure compliance with the conditions set out in the Terms and to comply with applicable laws.
The Company may use your image, voice and likeness in promotional materials, including on its Event website and off-line materials, and broadcast on the Event channels, including social media channels.
We, or authorized third parties participating in the Event, may scan your digital badge to collect your personal data for access control, analytics, event planning, logistics, health and safety, and data sharing.
If you access and follow the Company’s official social media pages, your personal data may be processed in accordance with privacy policies and access regulations of the applicable social network.
We collect information about you when you use our services or products, including internet protocol addresses, browser type, operating system, and usage information about the use of the Company’s websites and web applications.
The Company receives personal information about individuals from third parties, including your employer, who signs you up for an Event or provides services to the Company and you are involved in the provision of these services.
We process your personal information for account administration, to deliver the products and services you require, and to inform you of the related events, meetings, content, initiatives and other benefits.
We may contact you by e-mail, telephone, post and other available contacts. You may opt-out of receiving marketing communications.
We will use your personal information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, but we may also use it for other purposes if and where this is permitted by applicable data protection laws.
We may share your personal data with third parties for direct marketing purposes, to comply with the law, enforce an agreement we have with you, or to protect our rights, property or safety, or the rights, property or safety of our employees or others.
We may also disclose your information to a potential buyer in connection with a purchase, merger or acquisition of our business.
We will normally collect personal information from you on the following bases: consent, and lawful processing grounds other than consent.
We process your personal information where we need this to perform a contract with you.
If we process your information in our legitimate interests, we will make those legitimate interests clear to you, or they will be our legitimate interests in organizing the Event.
In some cases, we are legally required to process your personal information to law enforcement authorities.
In some cases, we may need to process your personal information for reasons of public interest or to protect your vital interests or those of another person.
Exhibitors, sponsors, partners and other third parties participating at the Event may wish to scan your physical/digital badge to facilitate networking and business relationships at the Event or to contact you after the Event.
The Event website may include embedded content from other websites. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking code, and monitor your interaction.
The Company may transfer your information outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), UK and Switzerland.
The Company retains personal data for as long as we have a legitimate business need to do so, or until deletion is possible.
If you are located in a European Union member state, or certain other countries, you can exercise the following data subject rights: confirmation of processing, access, rectification, restriction of processing, deletion, and portability.
If the Company processes your personal data automatically with negative legal consequences, you have the right to request a human review.
You are entitled to lodge a complaint regarding personal data processing to a supervisory authority if such processing is subject to GDPR. The list of supervisory authorities is available here: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en
We have implemented appropriate physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information. We update and test our security technology on an ongoing basis and train our employees about the importance of confidentiality.
If you would like to contact us about our privacy practices, or if you would like to change your preferences, please contact us by e-mail hello@frkd.io
Cookie Policy
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience and also allows us to improve our website. By continuing to browse the website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
This website contains links to third-party websites. The Company does not control the content of those sites, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the site by the Company.
This Cookie Policy explains how the Company uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website.
This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to our use of cookies, or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Cookies are small text files that a website may place on your computer, mobile phone and other devices in order to improve your browsing experience.
Third-party cookies are used by websites to provide enhanced features and functionality to visitors.
Third parties may serve advertisements on the website using cookies or web beacons. This information does not identify you personally unless you provide us with these details.
We use different types of cookies for different functions to improve the service we provide you and to deliver a smooth experience when you use our website.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the operation of the website. They allow you to log in to secure areas of the website.
Performance cookies
These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors. Also, this is our way to see how the visitors move around the website. It helps us to improve the work of our website: for example, by ensuring that users can easily find what they are looking for.
Functionality cookies
These cookies help us to find out when you return to our website. This allows us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences.
Analytical cookies
These cookies record your visit: the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. This information helps us make our website more relevant to your interests.
Can I opt out?
There are several options available for controlling cookies, but it’s important to adjust your settings to what you feel comfortable with.
All the ‘popular’ browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. If you delete all cookies, some functionality of our website will be lost.
The following links provide information on how to modify the cookie settings on some ‘popular’ browsers:
Apple Safari
Google Chrome
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Opera
For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or http://www.youronlinechoices.com. If you still have questions, please email us at contact hello@frkd.io