Privacy Policy - How We Protect Your Personal Data

Coding Turtles / Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. General information

Coding Turtles ("we", "our company") is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect the information we receive from you when you use our website and services.

This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable national personal data protection law.

2. Data controller

The data controller is:

Coding Turtles

Company ID: 208011132

Registered address: Pleven, 1 Angel Kanchev St., Bulgaria

Office: Pleven, 185 Vasil Levski St., office 9, Bulgaria

Email: info@codingturtles.com

Phone: +359 879 406 809

3. What data we collect

We collect the following types of personal data:

  • Identification data: first name, last name, email address, phone number
  • Business information: company name, role, business needs
  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, cookie data
  • Usage data: pages you visit, time of visit, actions on the site
  • Communication data: the content of messages you send us

4. How we collect the data

We collect personal data in the following ways:

  • Directly from you: when you fill out forms, contact us, or order services
  • Automatically: through cookies and similar technologies when you visit the site
  • From third parties: from social networks, partners, or public sources (only with your consent)

5. Purposes of processing

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Delivering the services you have requested
  • Communication and responding to your inquiries
  • Improving our services and website
  • Sending information about new services (only with your consent)
  • Compliance with legal obligations
  • Protecting our legitimate interests

6. Legal basis

We process your personal data on the basis of:

  • Consent: for marketing communications and cookies
  • Contractual performance: to deliver the services
  • Legitimate interests: to improve services and communication
  • Legal obligation: to comply with statutory requirements

7. Data sharing

We may share your data with:

  • Service providers: hosting, email services, analytics (Google Analytics)
  • Legal authorities: where required by law
  • Business partners: only with your explicit consent

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for their marketing purposes.

8. Retention period

We retain your personal data as follows:

  • Client data: 7 years after contract completion
  • Marketing data: until consent is withdrawn
  • Technical data: 24 months
  • Contact data: 3 years after the last communication

9. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the following rights:

  • Right of access: obtain a copy of your personal data
  • Right to rectification: correct inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure: request deletion of your data
  • Right to restriction: limit the processing
  • Right to portability: receive the data in a structured format
  • Right to object: object to the processing
  • Right to withdraw consent: withdraw your consent at any time

10. Data security

We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. We use SSL encryption, secure servers, and regular backups.

11. Cookies

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. They let the site remember your actions and preferences for a certain period of time.

Types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the site to work and cannot be turned off.

  • cookie-consent - Remembers your cookie choice (1 year)

Analytics cookies (only with your consent)

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our site. These cookies load only after your explicit consent.

  • _ga - Identifies unique users (2 years)
  • _ga_* - Maintains session state (2 years)

Google Analytics helps us understand which pages are most popular, how users navigate the site, and whether they hit any issues. All data is anonymized and does not identify you personally.

How to manage cookies

On your first visit to our site you will see a banner that lets you accept or reject analytics cookies. You can change your decision at any time by:

  • Clear cookies from your browser and reload the page
  • Use your browser settings to manage cookies

Browser settings

Most browsers let you control cookies through their settings. Here are links to instructions for the most popular ones:

Important: Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some websites.

12. Changes to the policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or via a notice on our website.

13. Contact

For questions about this policy or to exercise your rights, please contact us:

Email: info@codingturtles.com

Phone: +359 879 406 809

Address: Pleven, 185 Vasil Levski St., office 9, Bulgaria

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Bulgarian Commission for Personal Data Protection at: Sofia 1592, 2 "Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov" Blvd.

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