World Network Group is committed to protecting your privacy. This document is designed to give a clear explanation of World Network Group data processing practices. Please see below for further information.
GDPR stands for the General Data Protection Regulation and is effective as of May 25th, 2018. GDPR replaces national privacy and security laws that previously existed within the EU with a single, comprehensive EU-wide law that governs the use, sharing, transfer and processing of any personal data that originates from the EU.
Our policy is to respect all laws that apply to our business and this includes GDPR. We also appreciate that our customers have requirements under GDPR that are directly impacted by their use of World Network Group services. We are committed to helping our clients stay in compliance with GDPR and their local requirements.
As part of our commitment to GDPR compliance, we have updated our Privacy Policy.
In addition, here are a few things that World Network Group is committed to doing to ensure our compliance with GDPR and that of our customers:
World Network Group has released an update to our Privacy Policy which came into effect on May 25th, 2018. Our new policy addresses new data regulations (including GDPR). The most significant changes in the new policy are detailed below. Concretely, it provides our clients more control over their information. Our policy explains how you can make choices about your information and the measures we’ve put in place to keep your information secure.
World Network Group has a research department who is tasked with the responsibility of finding relevant potential participants for our network. The department does in depth market research on LinkedIn and Google to collect data. The data we collect include Name (First & Last Name), Company Name and email only!
In addition, we collect data via our website. Our website provides the possibility to submit your information to register and request for the agenda of our events. The personal information provided is being collected for legitimate business purposes, which includes enquiries, keeping you informed about events, opportunities and providing the best possible service to you. Whenever we process data for these purposes we will ensure that we always keep your Personal Data rights in high regard and take account of these rights.
The provision of this information is voluntary. However, if you do not provide the information requested, we may be unable to process your registration or enquiry. All information provided by you will be held in the strictest confidence.
World Network Group is the sole owner of the information collected on our site and by sending us your information you give us explicit consent/right to process your information to respond to your enquiries and keep you informed about our current and future opportunities and events including other business offers.
We only collect data that is necessary for the purposes mentioned above. World Network Group does not receive or purchase any contacts from a third party.
When you visit our site, a cookie (a very small text file) is placed on your device which is powered by google ads. If you accept it, it is used to provide you with a personalized experience and to assist in the collection of the site visitation statistics. You may refuse the cookie, if you wish. To do so, you will need to check your browser settings.
The cookies collect certain information about your computer hardware and software, this includes
(however is not limited to):
IP Address
Browser Type
Operating System
Access Times
Referring Website Addresses
This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of World Network Group websites
World Network Group does not share or publish our collected data. We do not rent or sell our customer e-mail lists.
World Network Group takes precautions to protect your information. When users submit sensitive information (such as a credit card number) over the internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Access to all of our users’ information is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. The servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure environment.
Your information is safe with us. All our data are securely stored on data servers of our hosting providers. World Network Group SL has a confidentiality agreement with all our Hosting providers and they abide by security decisions and provisions established for their services.
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World Network Group will make every attempt to keep your personal data accurate, complete and up to date. If your personal information is incorrect, changes or if you no longer wish to receive information from World Network Group, we will endeavor to correct, update or remove your information as swiftly as possible. This can be done by e-mailing info@worldnetworkgroup.com. In case you want to verify which data is stored on your behalf, to have it modified corrected or deleted, please contact our data officer – Email: info@worldnetworkgroup.com and explicitly specify your request. Special attention is drawn to the consequences of a request for deletion, in which case any possibility to be able to contact you will be lost.
The personal data we hold is stored on World Network Group servers and on the servers of cloud based database management services of our hosting providers. World Network Group retains data for the duration of the customer’s or member’s business relationship with the World Network Group. For more information on where and how long your personal data is stored, and for more information on your rights of erasure, please contact us at info@worldnetworkgroup.com.
Your personal data will be part of a list of contact details shared internally amongst the staff of World Network Group SL for the purpose of contacting you in the future, in the context of World Network Group´s activities. Personal data will be kept for a maximum 12 months from the day of the reception.
World Network Group respects your right to privacy. We ensure all data is managed lawfully, fairly and transparently. You have a right to be forgotten and can email us at
info@ worldnetworkgroup.com to request your personal data or any information related to privacy.
World Network Group will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
If you do not consent to this storing or processing of your personal information please email info@worldnetworkgroup.com indicating your wishes.
Remarks can be addressed to the WORLD NETWORK GROUP SL Data Protection Officer.