Privacy Policy

Privacy policy

General information

A new Data Protection Regulation, adopted by the European Union, entered into force on 25 May 2018. The regulation aims to ensure the protection of data of individuals from all EU Member States and to harmonize the regulations for their processing.

As a data administrator, “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation meets all the requirements of the new regulation by collecting data of the persons insofar as they are necessary for the provision of the service and keeping them responsibly and legally.

Information about the Privacy Controller

  1. Name – “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation
  2. UIC / BULSTAT: 131149678
  3. Headquarters and management: city of Sofia, Sofia, Iskar Area, Druzhba District, bl. 101, ent. A, ap.6
  4. Correspondence data: Sofia, Sofia, Iskar Area, Druzhba District, bl. 101, ent. A, ap.6
  5. E-mail:

 

  1. Phone: + 359 2 8892955
  2. Name of the Personal Data Protection Officer: Chavdar Chalburov
  3. Correspondence data: Sofia, Sofia, Iskar Area, Druzhba District, bl. 101, ent. A, ap.6
  4. E-mail: elena@inet.bg
  5. Telephone: +359 887064614

Information on the competent supervisory authority

  1. Name: Commission for Personal Data Protection
  2. Headquarters and address of management: Sofia 1592, “Prof. 2 Tsvetan Lazarov
  3. Correspondence data: Sofia 1592, “Prof. 2 Tsvetan Lazarov
  4. Telephone: 02 915 3 518
  5. Email: kzld@government.bg, kzld@cpdp.bg
  6. Web site: www.cpdp.bg

 The “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation operates in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.

Reason for collecting, processing and storing your personal data. Goals and principles.

Art. 1. (1) “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation collects and processes personal data you provide to us concerning our mediation activities in the procedures of international adoption in order to:

o  Providing specific information in connection with your inquiry.

o  Preparation of contracts and performance of a contract service.

  • Prepare and process the data contained in your file for submission to the Ministry of Justice of comprehensive information on your permission to adopt a child with a habitual residence in the Republic of Bulgaria and on your specific characteristics in this regard.
  • Implementation of the normative requirements of the Family Code; Ordinance № 2 / 24.10.2014 on the terms and procedure for issuance and revocation of authorization for mediation in international adoption and for implementation and termination of the activities of the accredited organizations; Ordinance № 3 / 24.10.2014 laying down the terms and conditions for keeping the registers in case of international adoption and for giving consent by the Minister of Justice; The Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in the Field of International Adoption of 29.05.1995, ratified by the Republic of Bulgaria.
  • Use of the data collected for the implementation of the international adoption procedure, including procedural representation, as well as post-follow-up surveillance within two years from the end of the adoption procedure with a valid court decision.
  • Implementation of the statutory requirements of the Accountancy Act and other relevant normative acts.

  Performing all activities related to the existence, modification and termination of contractual relationships

  • Establishing a telephone, address and / or e-mail connection to send correspondence relating to the performance of the obligations under the contracts concluded with it.

(2) “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation adheres to the following principles in the processing of your personal data:

–  legality, good faith and transparency;

o  limitation of processing goals;

o  relevance to processing goals and minimization of collected data;

o  the accuracy and timeliness of the data;

o  Restriction of storage in order to achieve the objectives;

o  the integrity and confidentiality of the processing and the guarantee of an adequate level of security of personal data.

What types of personal data collect, process, and store ” St. Constantine and Elena ” Foundation?

Art. 2. (1) “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation collects, processes and stores the following types of personal data to its clients:

  1. Regarding physical identity: names, personal (personal) number, passport data, address, place of birth, contact phones, etc .;
  2. On mental identity – and in particular on mental health;
  3. Regarding psychological identity – documents about their mental health;
  4. On economic identity – and in particular: property status data;
  5. Concerning cultural identity – interests, hobbies, etc.
  6. On family identity: marital status (marriage, divorce, number of family members, including children, etc.);
  7. Concerning education – type of education, additional qualification, etc .;
  8. Regarding the work activity – professional biography, data from the labor book, etc .;
  9. Regarding the civil status of the persons: conviction certificate, data about their parental rights, etc.
  10. Contact telephones, e-mail to establish a contact.

(2) “St. Constantine and Helena “Foundation does not carry out automated decision making with data.

Term of storage of your personal data

Art. 3. The collected personal data for you is kept for 5 years from the end of the court case and the receipt of the 4 adoption reports in accordance with the principle of good case law.

Your rights in the collection, processing and storage of your personal data

Withdrawal of consent to process your personal data

Art. 4. If you do not wish all or any of your personal data to continue to be processed by the St. Constantine and Helena Foundation for any or all processing purposes, you may at any time withdraw your consent to processing by filling in an online form or by request in a free text, provided this does not contradict the current regulatory framework governing adoption.

 Right of access

Art. 5. (1) You have the right to request and obtain from the “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation a confirmation whether personal data related to you are being processed.

(2) You have the right to access the data related to it, as well as information relating to the collection, processing and storage of your personal data.

(3) “St. Constantine and Elena “Foundation provides you with a copy of the processed personal data relating to you on request in electronic or other appropriate form.

Right of correction or completion

 

Art. 6. You may correct or fill in the inaccurate or incomplete personal data relating to you by requesting to the “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation

 Right to delete (“to be forgotten”)

Art. 7. (1) You have the right to request from the St. Constantine and Elena Foundation the deletion of the personal data relating to you and the “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation has the obligation to delete them without undue delay when there is any of the -based reasons:

o  personal data is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed;

o  you withdraw your consent on which the processing of the data is based and no other legal basis for the processing;

o  You object to the processing of personal data related to you, including for the purposes of direct marketing, and there are no legitimate grounds for the processing that will take precedence;

o  personal data has been tampered with;

o  Personal data must be erased in order to comply with a legal obligation under EU law or the law of a Member State that applies to the St. Constantine and Helena Foundation;

o  personal data have been gathered in connection with the provision of information society services.

(2) ” St. Constantine and Elena ” Foundation is not required to delete personal data if it stores and processes it:

o  for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and the right to information;

o  to comply with a legal obligation that requires treatment provided for under EU law or the law of the Member State that applies to the Administrator or for the performance of a public interest task or the exercise of official authority conferred on him;

o  for reasons of public interest in the field of public health;

o  for purposes of archiving in the public interest, for scientific or historical research or for statistical purposes;

o  for the establishment, exercise or protection of legal claims.

(3) In order to exercise your right of “forgotten”, you should submit a written request to the “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation as well as to certify your identity and identity with the person to whom the data relate, such as the representations of place his identity card for identification purposes

(4) “St. Constantine and Elena” Foundation does not erase the data, which it has a legal obligation to store, including for protection against claims against it or proof of its rights.

Right of limitation

Art. 8. You may request the St. Constantine and Helena Foundation to restrict the processing of related data when:

o contesting the accuracy of personal data for a period that allows the St. Constantine and Helena Foundation to verify the accuracy of the personal data;

o the processing is illegal, but you do not want your personal data to be erased, but only to limit their use;

o The St. Constantine and Elena Foundation no longer requires personal data for the purposes of processing, but you require them to establish, exercise or protect your legal claims;

 o You have objected to the proceedings pending verification that the legal grounds of St. Constantine and Elena Foundation have an advantage over your interests.

Right to receive information

Art. 9. You may request St. Constantine and Elena to inform you of all recipients to whom personal data for which correction, deletion, or limitation of processing has been requested has been disclosed. ” St. Constantine and Elena ” мay refuse to provide this information if this would be impracticable or requires disproportionate effort.

Right of objection

Art. 10. You may at any time object to the processing of personal data that are ” St. Constantine and Elena ” relevant to you, including whether processed for profiling or direct marketing purposes.

Your rights in violation of the security of your personal data

Art. 11. (1) If you identify a breach of security of your personal information that may pose a high risk to your rights and freedoms, we shall notify you without undue delay of the violation and of the measures taken or to be taken .

(2) ” St. Constantine and Elena ” Foundation is not required to notify you if:

o has taken appropriate technical and organizational protection measures with respect to the data affected by the security breach;

o has subsequently taken measures to ensure that the violation will not lead to a high risk for your rights;

o notification would require disproportionate efforts.

Individuals to whom your personal information is provided

Art. 12. The administrator shall submit data to state bodies such as the Ministry of Justice – Central Authority within the meaning of Article 6 of the Hague Convention, Court, Prosecutor’s Office, Prosecutor’s Office and other revising authorities – upon requesting due details of the implementation of their powers.

 

Other provisions

Art. 13. In case of violation of your rights under the above or applicable data protection laws, you have the right to file a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Commission as follows:

  1. Name: Commission for Personal Data Protection
  2. Headquarters and address of management: Sofia 1592, “Prof. 2 Tsvetan Lazarov
  3. Correspondence data: Sofia 1592, “Prof. 2 Tsvetan Lazarov
  4. Telephone: 02 915 3 518
  5. Email: kzld@government.bg, kzld@cpdp.bg
  6. Web site: www.cpdp.bg

Art. 14. You may exercise all of your rights to protect your personal data through the forms enclosed with this information. Of course, these forms are not mandatory and you can make your claim in any form that contains a statement about it and identifies you as the data holder.

Art. 15. If the consent relates to a transfer, the Administrator shall describe the possible risks for the transfer of data to third countries in the absence of a decision on adequate protection and appropriate remedies.

 

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