Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) is designed to provide data subjects with information on the processing of their personal data (any information relating to them) by Positive Technologies (“Positive” or “we” or “us” or “our”). We protect business and government entities (the “Customers”) from non-tolerable events using the latest technologies of cybersecurity. We do that through our own legal entities as well as through our authorized partners (the “Partners”). We also believe in the importance of education, which is why we conduct training and educational courses and programs where we teach participants of such courses and programs, who can be individuals as well as representatives of legal entities (the “Participants”). For the purposes of this Policy, by Participants we also mean participants of various events and contests held by us.
This Privacy Policy contains important information about, among others, the collection and use of your personal data; the legal grounds for the processing of that data; disclosures of that personal data to third parties and the use of cookies by Positive. Privacy policy also covers the processing of personal data by our website https://hacking-week.com/hanoi/ (“Website”).
This Privacy Policy is based on the provisions of data protection laws, which may be applicable in the country of your residence.

1. Controller

This Privacy Policy applies when we act as a data controller with regard to your personal data.
Data subjects can contact us on any questions relating to the processing of their personal data under this Privacy Policy by e-mail: privacy@ptsecurity.com

2. Categories of processed personal data

We may process the following personal data depending on the circumstances of our interaction with you. The table below sets out the categories of personal data we process.

3. Purposes and legal bases for the processing

We process your personal data only when we have one of the legal bases mentioned below:
3.1. Performance of the Contract. We may process your personal data to provide you with our services under the contract between you / your company.
3.2. Legitimate Interest. We may process your personal data when we (or a third party) have an interest in using your personal data in a certain way, which is necessary and justified in light of the possible risks.
3.3. Consent. Where required by applicable laws, we will process your personal data based on your consent.
3.4. Legal Obligations. When we must process your personal data to comply with applicable laws.
3.5. Other. We can also process your personal data to exercise our legal rights or on the other legal bases provided by applicable law.
The table below sets out:
  • Positive’s purposes for processing of personal data;
  • Positive’s legal basis for each purpose under applicable law;
  • categories of personal data which Positive uses for each purpose.
We do not process your personal data for other purposes that are not covered by this Privacy Policy.

4. Recipients and sources of personal data

4.1. We disclose certain personal data to the following recipients to the extent required or permitted by applicable law and/or based on their legitimate and reasonable requests:
  • payment services providers;
  • sales and marketing services providers;
  • service providers, otherwise assisting in provision of our services and achievement of other purposes mentioned in the section 3 of the Privacy Policy;
  • affiliate entities of Positive which are a part of the same group of companies
  • governmental and regulatory bodies, including law enforcement authorities, in connection with enquiries, proceedings or investigations by such parties or in order to enable Positive to comply with its legal and regulatory requirements.
4.2. We obtain personal data through any information you provide directly to us or through information provided by third parties. Below is a list of ways in which we collect your personal data.
Personal data collected directly from you, including:
  • when you use our Website;
  • when you contact us for any enquiries, complaints or for any other reason.
Personal data collected from other sources, including:
  • via third parties including in a manner that is permitted.

5. Transfers to third countries

We may transfer personal data of the data subjects to third countries that do not provide the same level of data protection as in the country of your residence. When doing so, we ensure implementation of security measures aimed at protection of your personal data in an appropriate manner.
You can get more information on the mechanisms of transfers to third countries by Positive by sending a request with the use of contact details specified in section 1 of this Privacy Policy.

6. Storage periods

We store personal data as long as it is required to achieve the purposes of the processing specified in section 3 of this Privacy Policy, unless there are specific periods defined in applicable laws.
If you wish to have any personal data removed from our databases, please contact us by sending a request with the use of contact details specified in section 1 of this Privacy Policy.

7. Basic rights of data subjects

Please see your rights and their descriptions in this table. Please note that the list of available rights may vary depending on the law applicable to the relationship between you and the Positive.
We do not process your personal data for other purposes that are not covered by this Privacy Policy.

8. Withdrawal of consent

Where processing is based on consent (or explicit consent), you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on consent before its withdrawal. We can continue to process your personal data if we have another legal basis to do so. To withdraw consent, you can contact us with the use of contact details specified in section 1 of this Privacy Policy.

9. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the area of data protection in the country of your residence.

10. Cookies

To opt out of the use of the relevant cookies, you have the right to use the functionality of our Website intended for this purpose. You also have the right to use your browser settings, where you can disable the use of cookies. Detailed instructions on how to disable cookies are available via external links:

11. Children’s privacy

We do not knowingly or intentionally collect personal data through our services from children under eighteen (18) years of age. If you are under eighteen (18) years of age / other age, recognized in your jurisdiction as sufficient for your use of our services, do not attempt to register for or use of our services, do not provide us any personal data about yourself unless you have the requisite parental consent. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has violated this Privacy Policy and provided us personal data, please contact with the use of contact details specified in section 1 of this Privacy Policy. If we become aware that a minor has provided us personal data or we otherwise process his personal data in violation of the Privacy Policy, we will take steps to remove that information.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time at our sole discretion. If so, we may notify the data subjects about these changes by an appropriate method. If there is no explicit notification, the data subjects may always review the up-to-date version of this Privacy Policy.
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