Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

THE-FARIN LTD ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website thefarin.com.

We process personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable data protection laws of the Republic of Cyprus.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

3. Data We Collect

We collect minimal data to provide our services:

3.1 Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our website, our hosting provider automatically collects:

• IP address (anonymized)
• Date and time of access
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website

This data is collected for security purposes and to ensure the proper functioning of our website. It cannot be attributed to specific individuals.

3.2 Contact Data

If you contact us via email, we process:

• Your email address
• Your name (if provided)
• Content of your message

4. Purpose and Legal Basis

We process your data for the following purposes:

• Website operation: To provide and maintain our website (Legal basis: Legitimate interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
• Communication: To respond to your inquiries (Legal basis: Contract performance or pre-contractual measures, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
• Security: To protect our website against attacks (Legal basis: Legitimate interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

5. Cookies

Our website does not use cookies for tracking or analytics purposes. We only use technically necessary cookies that are essential for the website to function properly.

These essential cookies do not require your consent under GDPR as they are strictly necessary for providing the service you requested.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties, except:

• Hosting Provider: Our website is hosted by a professional hosting provider that may process data on our behalf under a data processing agreement.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose data if required by law or to protect our rights.

7. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary:

• Server logs: Deleted after 7 days
• Email correspondence: Retained for the duration of the business relationship, then deleted after 3 years unless legal retention periods apply

8. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) – Request information about your stored data
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) – Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) – Request deletion of your data
• Right to restriction (Art. 18 GDPR) – Request limited processing
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) – Receive your data in a portable format
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) – Object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@thefarin.com.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website uses SSL/TLS encryption for secure data transmission.

10. International Transfers

Your data is primarily processed within the European Economic Area (EEA). If data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with GDPR requirements.

11. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that our processing of your personal data violates data protection laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Cyprus, this is:

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:

THE-FARIN LTD
Email: contact@thefarin.com
Address: Kaminion 1, 4100 Limassol, Cyprus