Beer Awards Platform

This Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") sets forth the rules regarding the collection, use, storage, protection, sharing and rights of Users ("you", "your", "yours") in relation to your data (“Information”), as a result of the use of the Platform called Beer Awards Platform (“we”) - https://beerawardsplatform.com/ - owned by Best Beer, a legal entity under private law, with business identification number 1000808166, registered by 14421400 Canada Inc. located at 4287 Beacon Lane, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5C 3V8. This Privacy Policy is complementary to the Beer Awards Platform Terms of Use available at https://beerawardsplatform.com/home/terms-of-use.

The activities of the Beer Awards Platform consist, among others, in the ease of managing a contest , covering everything from registration to final results, through the Platform Beer Awards Platform, whose sole purpose is to make the beer competition more efficient and safe. Beer evaluation is another outstanding function of the Platform.

Acceptance of the premises provided for in the Privacy Policy is a requirement for the use of the Platform, allowing us to collect and use your information as described in this Policy.

I - Object

This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms of Use of the Platform, aims to provide publicity and clarity regarding the operation of the Platform developed by Beer Awards Platform, under the terms of what is required by Law n. 12.965/2014 (Marco Civil da Internet), by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Law n. 13.709/2018 (General Data Protection Law - LGPD) more precisely in relation to:

• the Information that is collected by the Beer Awards Platform;
• the form of use of the Information collected by the Beer Awards Platform; and
• Users' rights with respect to Information provided and/or collected by the Beer Awards Platform.

II - Information Collected By Beer Awards Platform

To regulate the use and operation of the Platform, as well as to improve the browsing experience, Beer Awards Platform collects some Important Information from its Users, classified below:

a. Registration Information

In order for the User to enjoy the services provided by the Beer Awards Platform, prior registration is required, containing information to access the Platform, being possible the registration of Individuals and Legal Entities (not simultaneously – see Terms of Use), both National and Foreign. For registration purposes, at least full name, full address, telephone and e-mail will always be requested. For the Brazilian user, the identification documents that, by chance, will be requested and accepted by the payment gateways are: RG (with CPF), CPF or CNH or any document that proves the identity, regardless of the country of origin of the newcomer on the platform.

The User undertakes to provide true, complete and up-to-date information about himself and may change the information provided by contacting the Beer Awards Platform via email or directly via the contact form on the website, at which time a new registration validation process may be carried out.

b. Access Information

In addition to the Registration Information that the User voluntarily provides, the Beer Awards Platform, through cookies and similar technologies, including third parties such as Google Analytics, will also collect and store information that is received automatically every time the User interacts with the Platform, such as, IP (Internet Protocol) address, access record, geolocation of the IP address, type of browser used, operating system version, model and characteristics of the mobile device, internet bandwidth , operator, duration of visit, navigation paths to the site, date and time of access, pageview behavior and pages visited, browsing history, IMEI and UDID.

We use the following types of cookies [a ] Cookies strictly necessary for the functioning of our website; [b] Analytics and performance cookies, which allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how they move around the site when using the site. This helps us to improve the functioning of our website; [c] Feature Cookies, which are used for recognition when you return to our site; [d] Targeting cookies, which record your visit to our website, the pages you visit and the links you visit. We will use this information to make our website, and any advertising on it, more relevant to your interest. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

You can control the acceptance and use of cookies by modifying your internet browser settings (Available from hyperlinks: Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer and Safari). You have the ability to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject some of the cookies. If you prefer, you can delete existing cookies on your computer through the browser used. However, if you disable cookies, some features and services of this Platform may not work correctly.

c. Financial information

To carry out operations through the website, the user must have previously registered, have the registration validated and, subsequently, will proceed to one of the payment gateways external to the platform to make the payment . We only share the necessary information (name, e-mail and eventually complete address) with payment gateways for them to fulfill their objective. Data processing takes place on the partner's platform and any obligation and duty of security becomes the responsibility of the payment service.

III - What Do We Use The Information For?

We use and store information collected for the primary purpose of developing, maintaining and improving the features and functionality of our website, platform, products and services, which may provide a better experience for you. We also use the data due to the legitimate interests of Beer Awards Platform, in relation to the execution of the services and fulfillment of its contractual obligations. We specify below for what purpose we may use the collected information:

Contractual compliance

Allowing the conduct of competition management on the Beer Awards Platform.

Personalizing and improving the experience of using the Platform

The information collected by the Platform, in particular that collected automatically ("Access Information"), is intended to allow the Beer Awards Platform to customize and improve the User experience (UX) within of the Platform. The information may also be used for testing, troubleshooting and improving the functioning of the Beer Awards Platform.

Performance analysis

Aims to enable the Beer Awards Platform understands the way in which the User interacts with the Platform and has as its objective the legitimate interest to ensure the functionality and improvement of the Platform, the development of new products/features, the identification of navigability problems, errors and operational failures.

Security analysis

The Information may be analyzed to identify and prevent fraud and illegal activities, as well as risk assessment and improve the security of the Platform, yours and third parties, including to identify and prevent potential security threats and to develop and use anti-fraud tools.

Compliance with data protection legislation

The Beer Awards Platform collects and stores registration information, information entered by the User and access information as well, due to the need to comply with legislation regarding the protection of the data of its Users.

Legal, regulatory obligation and regular exercise of rights

Enable the fulfillment and enforcement of legal, regulatory and contractual obligations and the protection and regular exercise of rights by you and the Beer Awards Platform. Allow the fulfillment of requests, requests and decisions of administrative and judicial authorities or arbitration. For investigation of possible infractions, including those related to the Site and Platform.

Communication

The registration information is used to allow communication between Beer Awards Platform and the User. For example, for updating the terms of use and privacy policy, reporting system crashes, scheduled maintenance, ongoing competitions, updates, among others.

Offering of new services, features and advertising h4>

Registration information may be used, as long as expressly authorized by the User, to send advertising, offers and services from Beer Awards Platform or third parties, allowing, for example, the offering of content related to their specific interests, as new features, individualized content adapted to your geographic location, through the Google AdSense service. For more information on how Google handles data collected on our site, please visit https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/partner-sites/

IV - Sharing Data With Third Parties

We greatly appreciate your privacy and treat your data with great care and confidentiality. Therefore, Beer Awards Platform only shares your information to the extent necessary and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, in the following cases:

a. Service providers and outsourced

In carrying out its activities, Beer Awards Platform hires service providers to carry out various activities, such as: website hosting, access metrics, data storage, among others . These service providers, to the extent necessary to carry out the activities for which they were contracted, will have access to the information provided by the User, being subject to guaranteeing the security of the data provided under their own contracts and using the best technological practices to ensure the fulfillment of its purpose.

b. Transactions, Security and Credit Review

You also agree and consent that we may share your information with credit rating agencies, payment gateways, credit bureaus or any similar agencies that provide information about you. of the capacity and/or credit history of potential users, who prepare credit profiles or credit analyzes and reports for the purposes of identifying users and verifying the authenticity of the documents and information provided (KYC - Know Your Customer) and analyzing the risk of users' credit.

c. Other Group Companies and Business Partners

The Beer Awards Platform may share the Information of its Users with other related companies in order to enable a unified business strategy, thus allowing for a better functioning of the Platform. We may also share information to business partners and/or Beer Awards Platform sponsors.

d. Compliance with law or request by authorities

User Information may be shared with Authorities and Public Agencies in the event of a court order or arbitration order that compels Beer Awards Platform to provide such data or whenever Beer Awards Platform understands that such procedure is necessary to comply with a legal determination.

e. Investors

Users' Information may be shared with third parties, if the Beer Awards Platform is totally or partially sold or negotiations are initiated for the sale of equity interest in the business, safeguarding the right to protection and confidentiality regarding such information.

V - User Rights Regarding Maintenance, Deletion And Correction Of Information

a. Storage

The Beer Awards Platform retains the information collected for the period necessary to comply with legal and contractual obligations, to continue to provide its products and services and for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. Regardless, in compliance with the provisions of Law n. 12.965/2014, Beer Awards Platform is obliged to keep the Registration and Access Information for a minimum period of 06 (six) months, counted from its collection.

b. Users' Rights

Under the terms of article 18 of Law n. 13.709/18 (General Data Protection Law), Users are entitled to: confirmation by Beer Awards Platform of data processing, access to data provided, correction of incomplete, inaccurate or outdated data; anonymization and elimination of unnecessary data; data portability, among others.

c. Access and Change

You have the right to know if the Beer Awards Platform holds information about you and, if so, to have access to that information and request corrections if it is inaccurate. You also have the right to delete your personal information or block it if any processing done with it violates applicable privacy legislation.

d. Interruption of Use of Information for Advertising Use (Opt-out)

The sending of advertising, offers and other information by e-mail may be interrupted by the user following the instructions contained in the sent message, or by contacting the Beer Awards Platform. Furthermore, the User may deactivate the use of his Information by ad networks for the delivery of personalized advertising by third parties by accessing http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices.

The transfer, storage or processing of personal information collected by this site is protected by current common technical measures. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although Beer Awards Platform does its best to protect your personal information, Beer Awards Platform cannot guarantee the complete security of your data transmitted to our website, as any transmission has its own risks. Once we receive your information, we will use the strictest procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.

VII - Link To Third Party Websites

The Beer Platform Awards Platform may from time to time contain links to and from third party websites, such as: partners, advertisers, competitors, sponsors and affiliates. If you visit any of these sites, please note that they have their own privacy policies, sometimes different from ours; therefore, we will not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before submitting any personal data to these sites.

VIII - Privacy Policy Change

This Privacy Policy may be changed unilaterally by Beer Awards Platform to any time. The Beer Awards Platform undertakes to publish the text of the new policy on its website, notifying Users of the update carried out, as well as highlighting that our website will contain a checkbox for acceptance of its new wording. The use of the services made available on the Beer Awards Platform by the User, after changing the Privacy Policy, will imply tacit acceptance of the new conditions provided for.

IX - Jurisdiction And Applicable Legislation

This Privacy Policy is governed and interpreted by Brazilian law. Any dispute arising from its interpretation and application, if not resolved amicably, shall be settled before the courts of the city of Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, expressly waiving any other, however privileged it may be.

X - Contact Us And Relationship

If you have any reason to believe or suspect that any information we have about you is wrong or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible. The Beer Awards Platform team will be ready to respond to your request and correct any information that is wrong.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to make any requests regarding your Information, please contact us at contact@getbap.com.

Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy the Beer Awards Platform!

Last Modified March 19, 2024