Privacy Policy

In this Privacy Policy, we are providing you information on how we (The Academy for European Integration) deal with your personal information and aim to ensure your privacy when you are either interacting with us or using our website. More specifically, the purpose of this Policy is to inform users about the personal data we collect, how we use it, and who has access to it. Our organization is fully committed to the consistent implementation of its obligations arising from the Law on Personal Data Protection (,,LPDP“) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (,,GDPR“) which refer to the legal processing of personal data and respect for the rights of the categories of personal data subjects, established by the legislation. This Policy determines the rights of the subjects of personal data and the procedures to be followed in case the subjects of personal data wishes to exercise their rights.

About the Controller:

Academy for European Integration

Bul. Goce Delcev no.11 Lamela A

1000 Skopje

North Macedonia

E-Mail: office@aei.mk

Website: www.aei.mk

Definitions:

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Organization (referred to as either "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Privacy Policy) refers to Academy for European Integration,
Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Country refers to: North Macedonia
Device means any device that can access the website such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

Personal Data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;
Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;
Controller means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law;
Service refers to the Website.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Website refers to aei.mk, accessible from ww.aei.mk
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and using your Personal Data:

We will collect personal data from you in different ways, all related to the use you will make of our website as well as your interaction with us. Mainly we will collect personal data from you when you engage with us in any way or form.

Data collected on our website will only be used for the purpose specified in this section or indicated on the relevant pages of our website. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this section.

Types of Data Collected

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Email address
First name and last name
Usage Data

Usage Data:

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Principles of personal data protection

All personal data processed by us is:

process in accordance with the law, to a sufficient extent and in a transparent manner
collect for specific, clear and legitimate purposes
adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
accurate and, where necessary, updated, whereby all appropriate measures will be taken to promptly delete or correct data that is incorrect or incomplete, taking into account the purposes for which it was processed;
processed in a way that ensures an adequate level of personal data security, including protection against unauthorized or illegal processing, as well as their accidental loss, destruction or damage, by applying appropriate technical or organizational measures.

Rights of the subjects of personal data

According to the Law on Personal Data Protection, in relation to your personal data, you are guaranteed the following rights:

The right to be informed
The right to access
The right to rectification
The right to be deleted
The right to restrict processing
The right to transfer personal data
The right to object
The right to regulate any automatic decision-making and profiling of your personal data.

We use Cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We use the following types of cookies on our website:

Necessary / Essential Cookies

Type: Session Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide you with services available through the Website and to enable you to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and we only use these Cookies to provide you with those services.

Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices you make when you use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time you use the Website.

Performance cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Others

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy settings.

Retention of Your Personal Data

All data stored by the Controller will be protected in the best possible way and will be used only for purposes that are compatible with the Law on personal data protection, as well as with all other relevant laws and bylaws. The controller will store the personal data only as long as necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were originally obtained. The criteria used to determine what is “necessary”depends on the specific personal data in question and the specific relationship that the controller has with the end users (including their duration).

The controller is firstly obliged to determine whether there is / is there any special law (s) that allow or even oblige certain personal data to be stored for a certain period of time (in which case the personal data will be stored for the maximum period specified by any such law).

The Controller will also need to determine if there are any legal and / or contractual provisions under which the End Users and / or third parties may take certain actions against the Controller at prescribed times. In this case, the Controller will keep any relevant personal information that may will be required to defend against any claim, lawsuit, report or other action by End Users and / or third parties for as long as necessary.

In case the controller no longer needs the personal data, the Controller will safely delete or anonymize the personal data in question.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy was last updated in August 2023. We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We understand that your privacy matters to you, and we want you to feel secure when using our services. That's why we encourage you to review our Privacy Policy periodically. This way, you'll always be informed about how we protect your information and what measures we have in place to keep it safe.Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or want to make any related notification you can contact us:

By email: office@aei.mk