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1. INTRODUCTION
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1. INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This Privacy Policy (\u201cPrivacy Policy<\/strong>\u201d) relates to (i) the the website\u00a0https:\/\/thefirthgroup.com and\/or any sub-website and\/or associated domains (and\/or sub-domains) (the \u201cSite<\/strong>\u201d), (iii) the owner of the Site , whether direct or indirect, including but not limited to The Firth Group (hereinafter collectively referred to as \u201cWe<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cUs<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cOur<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cOurselves<\/strong>\u201d and\/or \u201cMediarex<\/strong>\u201d).<\/p>\n

\u201cYou<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cYour<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cUser<\/strong>\u201d refer to an identified or identifiable natural person being the User of the Site, Apps and\/or client (or prospective client) of any of Our services.<\/p>\n

This Privacy Policy provides detailed, layered information as to how and why We process Personal Data (via the Site, any of Our Apps, or otherwise) as well as detailed information about Your various rights. We are committed to protecting Your privacy and handling your information in an open and transparent manner.<\/p>\n

We strongly encourage You to read this Privacy Policy with care.\u00a0Please contact Us for any clarification You may need<\/strong>. We would be happy to provide You with any information You may need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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2. CONTENTS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Introduction<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Contents of this Privacy Policy<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Applicable Laws<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. What is personal data?<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Personal data we collect about you<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. How and why we collect personal data<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. What we use your personal data for (purpose of processing)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. Special note on consent<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Accuracy of personal data<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. Direct marketing<\/strong><\/li>\n
  11. Transfers to third countries<\/strong><\/li>\n
  12. Internet communications<\/strong><\/li>\n
  13. Authorized disclosures<\/strong><\/li>\n
  14. Sharing of personal data with other categories of recipients<\/strong><\/li>\n
  15. Security measures<\/strong><\/li>\n
  16. Retention periods<\/strong><\/li>\n
  17. Processing for research and statistical reasons<\/strong><\/li>\n
  18. Links to third-party sources<\/strong><\/li>\n
  19. Cookies<\/strong><\/li>\n
  20. Minors<\/strong><\/li>\n
  21. Your rights under the data protection laws<\/strong><\/li>\n
  22. Updates<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    3. APPLICABLE LAWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    As an entity established in Malta (EU), the main privacy laws that are applicable to Us in so far as You are concerned, are the following:<\/p>\n

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    • The\u00a0Maltese Data Protection Act<\/strong>\u00a0(Chapter 586 of the Laws of Malta) as well as the various subsidiary legislation issued under the same \u2013 the \u2018DPA\u2019 as may be amended or replaced from time to time;<\/li>\n
    • The\u00a0Regulation (EU) 2016\/679<\/strong>\u00a0of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 and the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of Personal Data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95\/46\/EC (General Data Protection Regulation<\/strong>) \u2013 the \u201cGDPR<\/strong>\u201d as may be amended or replaced from time to time; and<\/li>\n
    • Any successor legislation to the DPA and\/or the GDPR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      All the above is referred to collectively as the \u201cData Protection Laws<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      4. WHAT IS PERSONAL DATA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      \u201cPERSONAL DATA\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0means any information that identifies You as an individual or that relates to an identifiable individual.<\/p>\n

      Whenever it is not possible or feasible for Us to make use of anonymous and\/or anonymized data (in a manner that does not identify any Users of the Site, Apps or customers of Our services), We are nevertheless committed to protecting Your privacy and the security of Your Personal Data at all times. We collect Personal Data in various ways, digitally via the Site or the Apps (either when you choose to provide Us with certain data or in some cases automatically, or from third parties).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      5. PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      We collect various categories of Personal Data from you, namely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Category of Personal Data<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Contact Details<\/td>\nFull legal name, email address, residential address and mobile\/phone number.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Locational<\/td>\nIP address of the computer connected to the internet, location data through the mobile phone and Apps used and GPS data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      National Identifier<\/td>\nA number or code attributed to you by a government to identify who you are, such as a passport number or national identity number (including nationality)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Usage date<\/td>\nDetails about how and when you use Our services (our Site and\/or Apps).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Documentary Data<\/td>\nDetails about You that are stored in documents in different formats, or copies of them. This includes passports, identity cards and utility bills that confirm Your identity and prove the residential address; as well as any other additional documentation as deemed necessary by Our compliance team.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Special types of data<\/td>\nData Protection Laws treat some types of personal information as special, which We will only collect and use if the law allows Us to do so. Such data consist of:\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Political connections<\/p>\n

      \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Criminal convictions and offences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      6. HOW AND WHY WE COLLECT PERSONAL DATA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      As a general rule, We do not collect any Personal Data, that is, information that identifies You as an individual other than that which You choose to provide to Us such as the data (including Contact Details) You provide when registering with our Site or Apps, when contacting Us with enquiries relating to Our services, when subscribing to any service offered by Us or via Our Site or Apps, such as any newsletters as may be issued by Us from time to time or even when subscribing to any offers We (and\/or Our affiliates and\/or corporate partners) may offer from time to time.<\/p>\n

      However, we may also collect personal data from other sources, including data companies, publicly accessible databases, joint marketing partners, social media platform and other third parties. We may also receive Personal Data about You from third parties when We need to confirm Your contact details. Should this be the case, We will take all measures as required by law to further inform You about the source of such Personal Data as well as the categories of Personal Data We collect and process. There are certain instances at law where We are specifically forbidden from disclosing to You such activity (for example, when carrying out due diligence for anti-money laundering purposes).<\/p>\n

      For information about the Personal Data that We may collect automatically via the Site or Apps, please see the Cookies section below.<\/p>\n

      Unless otherwise specified and subject to various controls, as a general rule, We only collect Personal Data (from You or elsewhere) that We:<\/p>\n

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      • Need to be able to provide You with the services You request from Us;<\/li>\n
      • Are legally required to collect\/use and to keep for a predetermined period of time<\/li>\n
      • Believe to be necessary for Our legitimate business interests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        A detailed description of the reasons why we process specific categories of personal data as well as the corresponding legal ground(s) for doing so, please see the \u2018What We Use Your Personal Data For (Purpose of Processing)\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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        7. WHAT WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR (PURPOSE OF PROCESSING)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

        The Data Protection Laws permit us to use personal data only if We have a proper reason to do so. GDPR states that we must have one or more of these reasons:<\/p>\n

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        • To render the services You have contracted to<\/li>\n
        • When it is Our legal duty<\/li>\n
        • When it is in Our legitimate interest \u2013 this refers to when We have a business or commercial reason to use Your personal data. If We rely on our legitimate interest, We will tell you what that is<\/li>\n
        • When You consent to it\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Below is a description of what We use Your personal Data for and the corresponding legal ground(s) we rely on for doing so.<\/p>\n

          Please note that where we rely on Your consent, this can be withdrawn at will<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Purpose of the processing<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Categories of personal data<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nLegal basis for processing<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Set up an account on Our system<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contact Details\u00b7 Documentary Data<\/p>\n

          \u00b7 National Identifiers<\/p>\n

          \u00b7 Special category (particularly political connections)<\/td>\n

          \u00b7 Contractual Necessity\u00b7 Legitimate interest (to ensure we have an accurate account)<\/p>\n

          \u00b7 Legal duty (for due diligence purposes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

          To manage Our relationship with you<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contact Details<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contractual necessity\u00b7 Compliance with the legal obligations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          To establish and investigate any suspicious behavior in order to protect our business from any risk, fraud or other illegal activities (such as money laundering or terrorist financing)<\/td>\n\u00b7 Documentary Data\u00b7 Contact Details<\/td>\n\u00b7 Compliance with legal obligations\u00b7 Legitimate interest \u2013 detection and prevention of fraud or other illegal activities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Subscribing to a newsletter or mailing list<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contact details<\/td>\n\u00b7 Your consent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Evaluating Your queries and\/or requests You send Us to use\/receive any of Our services (including customer support services)<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contact Details<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contractual necessity\u00b7 Legitimate interest (to be able to attend to Your queries)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Maintain and update the user accounts records on Our system<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contact details<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contractual necessity\u00b7 Legitimate interest (to ensure We have an accurate user account record)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Continue to manage Our relationship with You<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contact details<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contractual necessity\u00b7 Compliance with legal obligations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Comply with legal and regulatory obligations (including the detection and prevention of any financial crime)<\/td>\n\u00b7 Documentary Data\u00b7 Special types of data<\/p>\n

          \u00b7 National Identifiers<\/p>\n

          \u00b7 Locational Data<\/td>\n

          \u00b7 Legal obligations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          To provide You with Our services \u2013 especially those provided via the App (including location services)<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contact Details\u00b7 Tracking Data<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contractual Necessity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          To develop and manage our brands, products and services<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contact Details<\/td>\n\u00b7 Legitimate interest (to develop our products and services)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Internal data analysis<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contact Details\u00b7 Tracking Data<\/td>\n\u00b7 Contractual necessity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          Should We need to process Your data for a new purpose in the future, which is entirely unrelated to the above, We will inform You of such processing in advance and You may exercise Your applicable rights (as explained below) in relation to such processing.<\/p>\n

          Finally, do note that without certain Personal Data relating to You, We may not be in the position to provide some or all of the services You expect from Us or even to guarantee the full functionality of Our Site and\/or App.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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          9. ACCURACY OF PERSONAL DATA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          All reasonable efforts are made to keep any Personal Data We may hold about You up-to-date and as accurate as possible. You can check the information that We hold about You at any time by contacting Us in the manner explained below. If You find any inaccuracies, We will correct them and where required, delete them as necessary. Please see below for a detailed list of Your legal rights in terms of any applicable Data Protection Laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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          10. DIRECT MARKETING<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          We only send mail messages, emails, sms and other communications relating to marketing where We are authorized to do so at law. In most cases We rely on Your consent to do so (especially where We use electronic communications). If, at any time, You no longer wish to receive direct marketing communications from Us please let Us know by contacting Us at the details below or update Your preference on any of Our Site(s) or Apps.<\/p>\n

          In the case of direct marketing sent by electronic communications (where We are legally authorized to do so) You shall be given an easy way of opting out (or unsubscribing) from any such communications.<\/p>\n

          No mobile information will be shared with third parties\/affiliates for marketing\/promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.<\/b><\/p>\n

          Please note that even if You withdraw any consent You may have given Us or if You object to receiving such direct marketing material from Us (in those cases where We do not need Your consent), from time to time We may still need to send You certain important communications from which You cannot opt out. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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          11. TRANSFERS TO THIRD COUNTRIES<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          As a general principle, the Personal Data We process about You (collected via any of our Sites or Apps or otherwise) will be stored and processed within the European Union (EU)\/European Economic Area (EEA) or any other non-EEA country deemed by the European Commission to offer an adequate level of protection.<\/p>\n

          In some cases, it may be necessary for Us to transfer Your Personal Data to a non-EEA country not considered by the European Commission to offer an adequate level of protection. In such cases, apart from all appropriate safeguards that We implement, in any case, to protect Your Personal Data, We have put in place additional adequate measures. For example, We will ensure that the recipient is bound by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (the EU Model Clauses) designed to protect Your Personal Data as though it were an intra-EEA transfer. You are welcome to contact Us for more information regarding the adequate safeguards we have in place in relation to such data transfers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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          12. INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          You will be aware that data sent via the Internet may be transmitted across international borders even where sender and receiver of information are located in the same country. We cannot be held responsible for anything done or omitted to be done by You or any third party in connection with any Personal Data prior to Our receiving it including but not limited to any transfers of Personal Data from You to Us via a country having a lower level of data protection than that in place in the European Union, and this, by any technological means whatsoever.<\/p>\n

          Moreover, We shall accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the security of Your data while in transit through the internet unless Our responsibility results explicitly from a law having effect in Malta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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          13. AUTHORISED DISCLOSURES<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          Without prejudice to anything contained in this Privacy Policy and in the interest of full transparency, We reserve the right to disclose (and otherwise process) any relevant Personal Data relating to You which We may be processing (including in certain cases relevant IP addresses) to authorized third parties in or outside the EU\/EEA if such disclosures are allowed under the Data Protection Laws (whether or not You have provided Your consent) including but not limited to the following instances:<\/p>\n