About This Privacy and Cookies Notice
The website www.astotz.com (the Site), its sub-domains (e.g., academy.astotz.com), and related domains (e.g., astotz.kartra.com) are operated by LifeFORCE Co., Ltd. (“we”, “us”, “our”), a company incorporated in Thailand under company number 0105553063468. Our registered office is at Maneeya Center, 518/5 Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with our data protection obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 (the DPA 2018), the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (the GDPR) and any other applicable Thai legislation (together, Data Protection Law).
When you interact with us or use the Site, we act as the data controller of your personal data. This means that we are responsible for processing your personal data and deciding how to use it. This privacy and cookies notice explains the types of personal data we may collect about you when you interact with us, why we collect it, what we use it for and what rights you have over that data.
This notice was last updated on 11 October 2021. We may change this notice at any time by posting an updated version on the Site.
Contact Information
If you have any concerns or would like further information about our use of data or this notice in general, you can contact Alexander Wetterling at Maneeya Center, 518/5 Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330.
What Information Do We Collect?
We collect, store and use the types of personal data set out in the table at the end of this notice.
How Will We Use Your Personal Data?
We will use your personal data for the purposes set out in the table at the end of this notice.
How Do We Share Your Personal Data?
When we share personal data, we do so in accordance with Data Protection law. We may share certain personal data:
- With group, associated or affiliated companies including A. Stotz Academy Ltd., for internal administrative purposes.
- With employees, contractors, consultants or advisers, for purposes of customer service, sales, and for general commercial purposes.
- With government or quasi-governmental organisations, law enforcement and other regulatory authorities or third parties when required or permitted by law.
- If the Company or part of the business is sold, transferred or integrated with another business, with advisers and the new owner to facilitate the process.
We may also provide third parties with aggregated but anonymised information and analytics about our customers.
Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies
We and our third-party service providers use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your usage of the Site. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit the Site. We use the following categories of cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies: Essential to enable you to move around the Site and use its features.
- Analytics cookies: Collect information about how you use the Site to help us improve how it works.
- Security cookies: Help us detect malicious activity or violations of our terms of use.
- Targeting or advertising cookies: Record your visit to the Site and the pages you have visited to make advertising more relevant to your interests.
When you visit the Site for the first time we will request your consent to the setting of all cookies other than strictly necessary cookies. You can delete existing cookies and disable some or all types of cookies by changing your browser settings. To find out more about cookies please visit allaboutcookies.org.
Third Party Links
This Site contains links to other websites over which we have no control. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
Your Rights
We respect your rights to privacy and will respond to requests for access or control over information about you in accordance with Data Protection Law. Depending on the reason we have your personal data, you have a right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Request that we correct or complete personal information that is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Request that we erase your personal information in some circumstances, or object to our processing it.
- Restrict how we use your personal information.
- Request a copy of your personal information in a machine-readable format.
- Withdraw your consent to processing where we have asked for it.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the Contact Information section above.
Your Right to Object
You have a right to object to our processing of your personal data. If we are processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes and you object, we will stop immediately. If processing is pursuant to our legitimate interests and you object, we will stop unless we have compelling reasons which override your interests.
Data Retention
Your personal data will only be kept for as long as necessary for our purposes. Specific periods are set out in the table at the end of this notice.
Data Protection Principles
We process your personal data in accordance with the following principles: we process it lawfully, fairly and transparently; we collect it for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes; we only process what is adequate, relevant and necessary; we take steps to ensure accuracy; we do not store it for longer than necessary; and we process it securely.
What Is Our Lawful Basis for Processing?
We will only process personal data when we have a lawful basis. The bases we rely on include:
- Consent: You have given consent for one or more specific purposes.
- Contract: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
- Legal obligation: We need to process your personal data to comply with a legal obligation.
- Vital interests: Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of you or another person.
- Public interest: Processing is necessary for a task in the public interest.
- Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, except where overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Specifically for academy.astotz.com
The below also applies to anyone registering for courses on the sub-domain academy.astotz.com hosted by Thinkific Labs Inc. (“Thinkific”).
1. What Information Do We Collect?
When you enroll as a student on our site or related courses, we collect personal information such as your name and email address. We may send you emails about courses, registration, content, your progress or other updates.
2. Consent
When you provide us with personal information to become a learner, you imply consent to our collecting it for that specific reason only. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at info@astotz.com.
3. Disclosure
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.
4. Thinkific
Our course site is hosted by Thinkific Labs Inc. Your data is stored through Thinkific’s secure infrastructure. For more information, see Thinkific’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. If you make a purchase, payments are processed via Stripe or PayPal and encrypted through PCI-DSS standards.
5. Third-Party Services
Third-party providers will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to provide their services. Providers in different jurisdictions may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions.
6. Security
We take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to protect your personal information. Credit card information is encrypted using SSL and stored with AES-256 encryption. We use cookies to recognize your device and serve targeted ads. You can opt out of targeted ads via the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Opt-Out page.
7. Age of Consent
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Changes take effect immediately upon posting. If our site is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners.
Questions and Contact Information
To access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or for more information, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at info@astotz.com.