Privacy Policy of VISIT.Varna.bg (Tourist Information Center, Tourism Directorate, Varna Municipality)

General Information

As a User of VISIT.Varna.bg website you can browse it without having to fill out registration forms requiring you to give personal information. In some cases, however, VISIT.Varna.bg may collect personal information through our contact and registration forms. If you choose to use any of our specialized modules and services, you need to provide the required data to have the requested procedure done.

Principles of collecting, processing and storing your personal data

In any event, we are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.

The services we offer require processing and storing of personal data that is limited to the minimum.

Why do we collect personal data and what do we use it for?

The purpose of collecting your data is to provide you with our services based on regulatory obligations and/or in the performance of public interest tasks.

We collect and process personal data required for the provision of specific services to the users and the data are stored within the statutory terms. Data processing does not allow transmission of sensitive information (including personal data) through unprotected channels.

The main purpose of the site is to provide effective services to its users with secured personal data protection. We maintain administrative, software and technical measures and resources to protect your data.

Any tourist service provider within Varna Municipality can register their establishment by filling in an online registration form, after accepting VISIT.Varna.bg Terms of Use and receiving confirmation by the System Administrator.

All registered users of VISIT.Varna.bg are fully responsible for the protection of their username and password, as well as for all acts performed by them or by a third party.

All registered users of VISIT.Varna.bg shall ensure that the information given in the registration form is true, complete and accurate, and complies with the provisions of the Law on Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Practices; and agree that in all cases when changes occur in the provided data the User shall, without delay, update the data; and ensure that they have all necessary licenses and permits to perform the activity they promote.

Whether the e-mail, contact person’s name, telephone or address information is personal data or not, Visit.varna.bg will use the submitted data for registration purposes only.

A registered user of VISIT.Varna.bg shall have the right to stop using the services of VISIT.Varna.bg at any time, by written request, without providing any reason.

VISIT.Varna.bg reserves the right to cancel, at its sole discretion, the registration of a User who have agreed with the Terms of Use of VISIT.Varna.bg and then violated them.

VISIT.Varna.bg will use the information you provide through the form to contact an administrator or a service provider, only for the performance of the requested services (receiving a response to a question or providing information).

VISIT.Varna.bg will not pass on your personal data to other recipients or third parties unless they have a legitimate reason to receive them. The categories of recipients of personal data are determined on a case-by-case basis according to their legitimate reason to receive the data.

Cookies and other passive technologies

VISIT.Varna.bg uses “cookies” and other tracking technologies that collect information from you to improve your experience.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files which a website may put on your computer or mobile device when you visit a site or page. The cookies will help the website, or another website, to recognize your device the next time you visit. Web beacons or other similar files can also do the same thing. We use the term “cookies” in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.

There are many functions cookies serve. For example, they can help to remember usernames and preferences, to display information we believe is relevant to your interests, or even allow us to recommend content we believe will be the most relevant to you.

For more information about cookies and how to disable cookies on your device, please see our Cookie Policy.

Your rights in relation to the processing of your personal data

The General Data Protection Regulation provides for the following rights of individuals in relation to the processing of their personal data:

• the right of access to their personal data being processed by the data controller.
• the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
• the right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") of personal data that have been processed unlawfully or there is no longer a legal ground for the processing (expired storage term, withdrawn consent, the data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are collected, and others);
• the right to restrict processing in case of a legal dispute between the controller and the individual until its resolution and/or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
• the right to data portability when personal data are processed in an automated manner on the basis of consent or contract. For this purpose, the data is transmitted in a structured, widely used and machine-readable format;
• the right of objection at any time and on grounds relating to the particular situation of the person, provided that there are no compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or the legal claim;
•  the data subject shall have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her.

You can exercise your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation by filing a request to the data controller personally or through an authorized person, by sending a written application, by post, via a licensed courier or filed electronically with a qualified electronic signature. The application should contain a name, address, and other data to identify you as a data subject, a description of your request, your preferred form of communication and requested actions. You need to sign your request, fill in a date and address for correspondence with you.

If you believe that your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation are violated, you have the right to file a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Commission.

Information about the data controller

Contact details of Data Protection Officer

 Last updated on 14.12.2018