Last updated: 26 July 2022
This Privacy Policy describes how Covve may collect, use, store and/or otherwise process Personal Data of the Users of the Business Card Scanner by Covve.
Any processing undertaken in this context shall be in compliance with the provisions of the GDPR and the Cyprus Law providing for the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data and for the Free Movement of such Data of 2018 (Law 125(I)/2018).
References in this policy to "we", "us" and "our" are references to Covve. References to "you" and "your" are to the Users.
Business Card Scanner by Covve is a simple yet powerful business card scanner that respects the privacy of your data. The Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy have been designed to protect your data and to be straightforward and easy to understand.
In a nutshell:
Business Card Scanner by Covve (application) and/or the Application
A mobile application provided by Covve which allows Users to scan business cards.
Covve
Refers to Covve Visual Network Limited, a limited liability company registered under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus, with registration number HE 286317, which is the owner of the Business Card Scanner by Covve application.
Personal Data (or Data)
Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
In the context of the services provided by Covve via the Business Card Scanner by Covve application, Personal Data refers to data relating solely to the User/Users, as these are set out in the Types of Data Collected paragraph below.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically from Covve (or third-party service providers retained by Covve), as set out in detail in the Types of Data Collected paragraph below.
User/Users
The individual/individuals (natural persons) downloading and using the Business Card Scanner by Covve application.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data relates.
In the context of the services provided by Covve via the Business Card Scanner by Covve application, Data Subject refers to User/Users.
Data Processor
The natural person, legal person, public administration or any other body, association or organization authorized by the Data Controller to process the Personal Data.
Data Controller
The natural person, legal person, public administration or any other body, association or organization with the right, also jointly with another Data Controller, to make decisions regarding the purposes, and the methods of processing of Personal Data and the means used, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of the Business Card Scanner by Covve.
Cookie
Small piece of data stored in the User's device.
Business Card Data
The image of the business card being scanned.
With respect to the processing of Personal Data of the Users, Covve acts as a Data Controller. Our contact details are set out below:
Covve Visual Network Limited.
Michalaki Karaoli 8,
4th floor Anemomylos Building
1095 Nicosia, Cyprus.
support@covve.com
Covve collects your Personal Data either by you when you download the Application and you create an account with us or automatically when using the Business Card Scanner by Covve.
Covve may collect the following types of information relating to Users, which also include Personal Data:
We use cookies or other tracking tools to provide and operate the Business Card Scanner by Covve application. Failure to provide these cookies, may make it impossible for us to provide the Application.
Apart from cookies which are strictly necessary for providing the Application, and for which your consent is not required, we may also use cookies for improving our services, troubleshooting as well as remembering your preferences for customisation purposes. In such cases, we will request your explicit consent.
For operation and maintenance purposes, Covve and any third-party service providers retained by Covve may collect files that record interaction with Covve (System Logs) or use for this purpose other Personal.
Users are responsible for any Personal Data of third parties obtained and/or published and confirm that they have the third party's consent to provide the Data to Covve.
Methods of processing
Data is processed in a proper manner and appropriate security measures are undertaken to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated.
In addition to Covve, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of the site (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Processors or by potential purchasers or assignees of the Covve business.
We may share some of the Data with subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under a common control (i.e. affiliates). If another company acquires our company, business, or our assets, that company will possess the Data collected by us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding the Data as described in this Privacy Policy.
Place
The Data is processed at the operating offices of Covve and in any other places where the parties involved with the processing are located. For further information, please contact Covve.
Transfers of data to countries outside the EEA may take place as part of the services described in this Privacy Policy. Any such transfers will be undertaken in compliance with the general principles on transfers, as these are set out in the GDPR and the Cyprus Law providing for the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data and for the Free Movement of such Data of 2018 (Law 125(I)/2018).
Retention time
The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, and the User can always request that Covve corrects, suspends or removes the data.
The Data concerning you as a User is collected to allow Covve to provide its services via the Application.
We may also process your Personal Data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, for example if we are required by law to disclose certain Data to public authorities.
Finally, it may be necessary for us to process your Personal Data
for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by us and where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of Users. For example, your Personal Data may be used for legal purposes in Court proceedings or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of the Application or the related services.
Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
The services contained in this section enable Covve to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
KISSmetrics (KISSmetrics Inc)
KISSmetrics is an analytics service provided by Kissmetrics Inc. used to track and examine the use of Covve and to prepare reports on its activities.
Personal Data collected: Cookie and Usage data.
Place of processing: USA — Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics (Google Inc)
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of Covve, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
Personal Data collected: Cookie and Usage data.
Place of processing: USA — Privacy Policy.
Facebook (Facebook Inc)
Facebook is a service provided by Facebook Inc. used to track and examine the use of Covve and to prepare reports on its activities.
Personal Data collected: Cookie and Usage data.
Place of processing: USA — Privacy Policy.
Appsflyer (Appsflyer Inc)
Appsflyer is an analytics service provided by Appsflyer Inc. used to track and examine the use of Covve and to prepare reports on its activities.
Personal Data collected: Cookie and Usage data.
Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.
These services have the purpose of hosting data and files that enable Covve to run and be distributed as well as to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of Covve. Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
Microsoft Azure (Microsoft Corporation)
Microsoft Azure is a hosting service provided by Microsoft Corporation.
Personal Data collected: Various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Europe —Privacy Policy.
LogEntries (Rapid7 LLC)
LogEntries is a server log management service provided by Rapid7 LLC.
Personal Data collected: Various types of Data as logged by Covve's servers for troubleshooting and system monitoring purposes.
Place of processing: Europe - Privacy Policy
These services allow Covve to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between Covve and the User's browser.
Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information User are transferred.
F5 (F5, Inc.)
F5, Inc. is a technology company specializing in application security, multi-cloud management, online fraud prevention, application delivery networking (ADN), application availability & performance, network security, and access & authorization. All traffic to Covve's systems is filtered through F5's security solution.
Personal Data collected: Various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Europe.
Mailing List or Newsletter (Covve)
By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User's email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning Covve Scan.
Personal Data collected: Email address.
Groove (Groove Networks, LLC.)
Groove provides a helpdesk service. Whenever a User emails support@covve.com this email is managed through Groove's helpdesk service.
Personal Data collected: User email and any email communications with Covve for the purposes of support.
Place of processing: USA - Privacy Policy.
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from Covve at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.
You have the following legal rights with regard to the processing of your Personal data:
You may exercise your above rights by contacting us at support@covve.com.
Covve does not support “Do Not Track” requests.
To determine whether any of the third party services it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.
Covve reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page and by way of an in-app pop up notification. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the top. If a User objects to any of the changes to the Policy, the User must cease using Covve and can request that Covve removes the Personal Data. Unless stated otherwise, the then-current privacy policy applies to all Personal Data Covve has about Users.