ASCII Code Codes

Privacy Policy

Hello, welcome to ASCII Code’s Privacy Policy. I encourage you to read it. It describes how ASCII Code Codes and all its subdomains collect and use information about its customers, users and subscribers of this website.

In this privacy statement I explain what personal data I collect from my users and how I use it. I encourage you to read these terms carefully before providing your personal data on this website. Persons over the age of thirteen may register on ASCII Code Codes as users without the prior consent of their parents or guardians.

In the case of minors under thirteen years of age, the consent of parents or guardians is required for the processing of their personal data.

Under no circumstances will data relating to the professional or economic situation or the privacy of other family members be collected from minors without their consent.

Your privacy is important to me.

If you are under thirteen years of age and have accessed this website without notifying your parents, you should not register as a user.

This website respects and takes care of the personal data of users. As a user, you should know that your rights are guaranteed.

I have worked hard to create a safe and trustworthy space, and that is why I want to share my principles regarding your privacy:

  • I never ask for personal information unless it is really necessary to provide you with the services you require.
  • I will never share my users’ personal information with anyone except to comply with the law or with your express permission.
  • I will never use your personal data for any purpose other than that stated in this privacy policy.

Please note that this Privacy Policy may vary depending on legislative or self-regulatory requirements, so users are advised to visit it periodically. It will be applicable if users decide to fill out any form on any of the contact forms where personal data is collected.

ASCII Code Codes has adapted this website to the requirements of Organic Law 15/1999, of December 13, on the Protection of Personal Data (LOPD), and to Royal Decree 1720/2007, of December 21, known as the Regulation for the development of the LOPD. It also complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016 regarding the protection of natural persons (RGPD), as well as with Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSICE or LSSI).

Responsible for the processing of your personal data

  • Responsible: Walter Rodriguez Castro
  • Trade name: Walter Rodriguez Castro
  • DNI: 1017196215
  • Email: hello@ascii-code.codes
  • Activity: Electronic commerce and services.

For the purposes of the aforementioned General Data Protection Regulation, the personal data that you send me through the forms on the website will be treated as data of “Website Users and Subscribers”.

For the processing of my users’ data, I implement all technical and organizational security measures established in current legislation.

Principles I apply to your personal information

When processing your personal data, I will apply the following principles that comply with the requirements of the new European data protection regulation:

  • Principle of legality, loyalty and transparency: I will always require your consent for the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes that I will inform you about in advance with absolute transparency.
  • Data minimization principle: I will only request data that is strictly necessary in relation to the purposes for which I require it. The minimum possible.
  • Principle of limitation of the conservation period: The data will be kept for no longer than necessary for the purposes of the treatment, depending on the purpose, I will inform you of the corresponding conservation period, in the case of subscriptions, I will periodically review my lists and delete those records that have been inactive for a considerable time.
  • Principle of integrity and confidentiality: Your data will be treated in such a way as to ensure adequate security of personal data and ensure confidentiality. You should be aware that I take all necessary precautions to prevent unauthorized access or misuse of my users’ data by third parties.

How did I obtain your data?

The personal data that I process at ASCII Code Codes come from:

  • Contact form.
  • Subscription form.
  • Blog comments.
  • Service request form.
  • Registration form.
  • Course registration form.

What are your rights when you provide me with your data?

Any person has the right to obtain information about whether or not ASCII Code Codes is processing their personal data that concerns them.

Interested persons have the right to:

  • Request access to personal data relating to the interested party.
  • Request rectification or deletion.
  • Request limitation of processing.
  • Oppose processing.
  • Request data portability.

Interested parties may access their personal data, as well as request the rectification of inaccurate data or, where appropriate, request their deletion when, among other reasons, the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. In certain circumstances, interested parties may request the limitation of the processing of their data, in which case I will only retain them for the exercise or defense of claims.

In certain circumstances and for reasons relating to their particular situation, data subjects may object to the processing of their data. Walter Rodriguez Castro will stop processing the data, except for compelling legitimate reasons, or the exercise or defence of possible claims. As an interested party, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to me and in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and to transmit them to another data controller when:

  • The processing is based on consent.
  • The data has been provided by the interested party.
  • The processing is carried out by automated means.

When exercising your right to data portability, you will have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from controller to controller where technically feasible.

Interested parties will also have the right to effective judicial protection and to file a claim with the supervisory authority, in this case, the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce, if they consider that the processing of personal data concerning them infringes the regulation.

For what purpose do I process your personal data?

When a user connects to this website, for example to comment on a post, send an email to the owner, subscribe or make a purchase, he or she is providing personal information for which ASCII Code Codes is responsible. This information may include personal data such as your IP address, name, physical address, email address, telephone number, and other information. By providing this information, the user consents to his or her information being collected, used, managed and stored by ASCII Code Codes, only as described in the Legal Notice and in this Privacy Policy.

At ASCII Code Codes there are different systems for capturing personal information and I process the information provided to me by interested parties for the following purpose for each capture system (forms):

  • Contact form: I request the following personal data: Name and email, to respond to the requirements of ASCII Code Codes users. For example, I can use this data to respond to your request and answer any questions, complaints, comments or concerns you may have regarding the information included on the website, the services provided through the website, the processing of your personal data, questions regarding the legal texts included on the website, as well as any other questions you may have that are not subject to the terms of the contract. I inform you that the data you provide me will be located on the servers of HostGator (Walter Rodriguez Castro’s hosting provider) within the US.
  • Blog comment registration form: In order to comment on ASCII Code Codes blog posts, the user must register using this form. In this case, I request the following personal data: Name and email. Once registered, the user may make as many comments as they wish and respond to previous ones. I inform you that the data you provide me will be located on the servers of HostGator (Walter Rodriguez’s provider) within the US.
  • Service request form: I request the following personal data: Name and email, to request any of the services that ASCII Code Codes makes available to its users. The information collected will allow you to request the corresponding service for possible offline processing. Requests will be answered by email. The website does not allow direct payment management. I inform you that the data you provide me will be located on the servers of HostGator (Walter Rodriguez provider) within the US.
  • Registration form: In this case, I request the following personal data: Name and email, so that you can create an account in my system and have access to its features. I inform you that the data you provide me will be located on the servers of HostGator (Walter Rodriguez provider) within the US.

There are other purposes for which I process your personal data:

  • To ensure compliance with the conditions of use and applicable law. This may include the development of tools and algorithms that help this website to ensure the confidentiality of the personal data it collects.
  • To support and improve the services offered by this website.
  • Other non-identifying data is also collected, which is obtained through some cookies that are downloaded to the user’s computer when browsing this website, which I detail in the cookies policies.
  • To manage the social networks in which ASCII Code Codes may have a presence. The processing of data carried out on people who become followers on the social networks of the official pages of ASCII Code Codes will be governed by this section. As well as by those conditions of use, privacy policies and access regulations that belong to the social network that applies in each case and previously accepted by the user of Walter Rodriguez Castro. Your data will be processed for the purposes of correctly managing your presence on the social network, reporting on activities, products or services of ASCII Code Codes. As well as for any other purpose permitted by social media regulations. Under no circumstances will I use followers’ profiles on social media to send advertising on an individual basis.

In accordance with the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679, Walter Rodriguez Castro with address in Medellín, Colombia, 050035 will be responsible for the processing of data corresponding to website users and subscribers.

ASCII Code Codes does not sell, rent or transfer personal data that may identify the user, nor will it do so in the future, to third parties without prior consent. However, in some cases collaborations with other professionals may be carried out. In these cases, consent will be required from users informing them of the identity of the collaborator and the purpose of the collaboration. This will always be done with the strictest security standards.

Remarketing

The remarketing feature allows me to reach people who have previously visited ASCII Code Codes and associate a specific audience with a specific message. Remarketing is a method of getting users who have visited my site to come back again.

As a user of ASCII Code Codes, I inform you that we are collecting information for this remarketing function in ASCII Code Codes.

The information I collect through this feature is collected by Facebook cookies. You can find out what data these cookies collect in the following privacy policies for each service:

If you do not want your information to be collected by these cookies, you can opt out of Google’s use of cookies through Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies through the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

This type of service allows users to interact with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this website. The interactions and information obtained by this website will always be subject to the user’s privacy settings on each social network. If a service is installed that allows interaction with social networks, it is possible that, even if users do not use the service, it may collect web traffic data related to the pages on which they are installed.

Facebook Ads

In ASCII Code Codes I use Facebook ads, Facebook’s advertising platform, which allows me to create campaigns and ads. When creating an ad, the audience can be segmented by:

  • Location.
  • Demographics (age, gender, etc.)
  • Interests (activities, hobbies, etc.)
  • What they buy online and through other channels.
  • Etc.

Data obtained through Facebook ads are subject to this privacy policy from the moment the user leaves their data in the form on this website to join the subscription newsletter. Under no circumstances will the information from Facebook be used for a different purpose.

Legitimation for the processing of your data

The legal basis for the processing of your data is: Consent.

To contact or make comments on this website, consent to this privacy policy is required.

The prospective or commercial offer of products and services is based on the consent requested from you, without the withdrawal of this consent in any case conditioning the execution of the subscription contract.

Category of data collected

The categories of data processed are identifying data. Under no circumstances are specially protected categories of data processed.

How long will I keep your data?

The personal data provided will be kept until its deletion is requested by the interested party.

To which recipients will your data be communicated?

Many of the tools I use to manage your data are contracted by third parties.

In order to provide services strictly necessary for the development of the activity, https://ascii-code.codes shares data with the following providers under their corresponding privacy conditions:

  • Google Analytics: A web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., a Delaware company whose main office is at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help https://ascii-code.codes analyze how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of https://ascii-code.codes (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
  • Web hosting: HostGator.com LLC. (HostGator), with registered office in the United States. More information at: HostGator.com LLC. (HostGator), processes the data for the purpose of providing its hosting services to Walter Rodriguez Castro.
  • Web platform: Automattic Inc., domiciled in the USA. More information at: https://wordpress.com/ (Automattic Inc.). Automattic Inc. processes the data for the purpose of providing its web platform services to Walter Rodriguez Castro.

Navigation

When browsing ASCII Code Codes, non-identifiable data may be collected, which may include IP addresses, geographic location (approximately), a record of how the services and sites are used, and other data that cannot be used to identify the user. Non-identifiable data also includes data related to your browsing habits through third-party services. This website uses the following third-party analysis services:

  • Google Analytics.
  • Google Adsense.
  • Facebook Pixel.
  • Microsoft Clarity.

I use this information to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movements around the site, and to gather demographic information about my user base as a whole.

Data security and confidentiality

ASCII Code Codes is committed to the use and processing of data, including personal data, of users, respecting their confidentiality and using them in accordance with their purpose, as well as to complying with its obligation to store them and adapt all measures to prevent unauthorized alteration, loss, processing or access, in accordance with the provisions of current data protection regulations.

This website includes an SSL certificate. This is a security protocol that ensures that your data travels in an integral and secure manner, that is, the transmission of data between the server and a web user, and in feedback, is fully encrypted.

ASCII Code Codes cannot guarantee the absolute invulnerability of the Internet and therefore the violation of data through fraudulent access to it by third parties.

With respect to the confidentiality of processing, Walter Rodriguez Castro will ensure that any person who is authorized by ASCII Code Codes to process the client’s data (including its staff, collaborators and providers), will be under the appropriate obligation of confidentiality (whether a contractual or legal duty).

When a Security Incident occurs, upon becoming aware of it, ASCII Code Codes will notify you without undue delay and provide timely information related to the Security Incident as it becomes known or as reasonably requested by you.

Accuracy and veracity of data

As a user, you are solely responsible for the veracity and accuracy of the data you send to ASCII Code Codes, exonerating Walter Rodriguez Castro and ASCII Code Codes from any liability in this regard.

Users guarantee and are responsible, in any case, for the accuracy, validity and authenticity of the personal data provided, and undertake to keep them duly updated. The user agrees to provide complete and correct information in the contact or subscription form.

Acceptance and consent

El usuario declara haber sido informado de las condiciones sobre protección de datos de carácter personal, aceptando y consintiendo el tratamiento de los mismos por parte de Walter Rodriguez Castro (ASCII Code Codes) en la forma y para las finalidades indicadas en esta política de privacidad.

The user declares to have been informed of the conditions regarding the protection of personal data, accepting and consenting to the processing of the same by Walter Rodriguez Castro (ASCII Code Codes) in the manner and for the purposes indicated in this privacy policy.

Revocability

The consent given, both for the processing and for the transfer of the data of the interested parties, is revocable at any time by communicating it to Walter Rodriguez Castro (ASCII Code Codes) in the terms established in this Policy for the exercise of ARCO rights. This revocation will in no case be retroactive.

Changes in the privacy policy

Walter Rodriguez Castro reserves the right to modify this policy to adapt it to new legislation or jurisprudence, as well as to industry practices. In such cases, Walter Rodriguez Castro will announce the changes on this page with reasonable notice prior to their implementation.

Commercial emails

In accordance with the LSSICE, ASCII Code Codes does not carry out SPAM practices, and will therefore not send commercial emails that have not been previously requested or authorized by the user. Consequently, in each of the forms on the website, the user has the option of giving their express consent to receive the newsletter, regardless of the commercial information specifically requested.

In accordance with the provisions of Law 34/2002 on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, https://ascii-code.codes undertakes not to send commercial communications without properly identifying them.

This privacy policy was last updated on September 11, 2024.