About GDPR

As of May 25th 2018, a new set of EU regulations called General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) come into effect. The purpose of GDPR is to provide greater protection and rights to individuals regarding their personal data. When you communicate with our services certain Personal Identifiable Information about you will be stored by us in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Your rights under GDPR

Under the GDPR regulations, the key objectives are privacy and protection of personal data. This is a list of your rights (will be in effect on May 25, 2018):

• Right to information. You can ask a company for information about what personal data is being processed and why it’s processed.
• Right to access. You can request a company to provide you with all the personal data they have about you.
• Right to rectification. You have the right to request a company to modify your personal data in case it’s incorrect or not up to date.
• Right to withdraw consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent for data processing at any time.
• Right to object. You have the right to object against processing of your personal data.
• Right to be forgotten. You have the right to request a company to delete all personal data they keep about you.
• Data portability. You have the right to request a company to provide you with your personal information in a digital format so that can you transfer it to another company/controller.

How your data is processed

When you access this website, temporary cookies will be used to keep track of your movement through the site. Browser information and your IP-address are logged. Unless you have created an account no personal information is kept.

If you create and account you consent to storing and processing of your personal data. We store this data to be able to deliver the services you are entitled to. This includes running exams, accessing results and downloading your certificates. In additional to the information you enter we also record and for statistics store:

• Data about the exam. We record what questions you have received, your answers to the questions, time when starting and ending the exam, your score and the number of times the exam window has been activated.
• Public IP-address and OS version of your computer - for troubleshooting and security reasons
• When running an exam using the Tangix TesterPRO software, extensive information may be logged to a local text-file that can be sent to Tangix for support. The information in this text-file is not automatically uploaded

Please note that Tangix acts as Processor of your personal data and requests should be directed to the Controller of the data as specified in Tangix Privacy Policy below.

How long we store your data

If you have taken a certification exam or purchased an exam credit through the web-store we will maintain your account for a minimum of two years to allow you to use the products purchased and access your certificates.

Your exam results are kept for a minimum of two years after the exam was taken. For statistical purposes your exam results will be stored in anonymous form even after your account has been deleted.

Your certification achievements are kept in the system for the duration of your account. For statistical purposes your exam results will be stored in anonymous form even after your account has been deleted.

Tangix Privacy Policy

Revised: Jan 16, 2020

Tangix Design & Development AB, Mörbydalen 15, 182 52 Danderyd, Sweden (hereinafter "Tangix") processes Personal Data (as defined below) of people using and browsing this website (the "Site") and accessing the Certification service, solely acting as a Processor on behalf of Dassault Systèmes, a French « société européenne », registered in the Trade and Companies Register of Versailles and with its principal place of business at 10 rue Marcel Dassault 78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay , France, and its Affiliates.

In accordance with Swedish and European Union law, and by agreement with Dassault Systèmes, Tangix is restricted to only process personal data for which Dassault Systèmes is the Controller in accordance with Dassault Systèmes instructions.

1 SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy sets forth the principles and guidelines governing the protection of the Personal Data (as defined below) collected on or through the Site and concerning the Site’s visitors and users ("You" or "Your").

Personal data ("Personal Data") means any information that may result in the identification of an individual. Non-Personal Data means any information that does not result in the identification of an Individual.

Your use of the Site and any Personal Data You provide on the Site are subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy as well as Privacy Policy of Dassault Systèmes, available at https://www.3ds.com/privacy-policy/

2 DATA COLLECTED

In order to use certain functions and features of the Site, it is required that You provide certain Personal Data when visiting or using the Site.

For information on which Personal Data the Site may process, please refer to the Privacy Policy of Dassault Systèmes.

3 COOKIES

Cookies are text files stored and used to record non-personal and personal information concerning Your browsing of the Site. The Site may use cookies or other technologies which may collect or store Personal Data to improve services for you through, for example:

• enabling a service to recognize your device so you don't have to give the same information several times,
• recognizing that you may already have given a username and password so you don't need to do so repeatedly,
• measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and there's enough capacity to ensure they are fast,
• analyzing data to help Tangix understand how people interact with the Site so Tangix can improve the Site.

The Site may also use third party vendors to measure and analyze the effectiveness of the Site. In such a case, web beacons and cookies provided by such third party vendors may be used and stored.

The Site may use two types of cookies: permanent cookies and temporary cookies.

• Temporary cookies disappear as soon as you log off from the Site.
• Permanent cookies remain after logging off from the Site in order to be used on subsequent visits to the Site.

The Site will notify you the first time you receive a cookie, and then you decide whether to accept it or refuse it. By continuing to use the Site in consideration of the above, you expressly authorize the Site to use such cookies.

You can also configure your browser software to refuse all cookies; if you do so, however, some areas and features of the Site may not function properly and/or you may not access some parts or services of the Site.

4 LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

This Site might offer links to third party Websites which may be of interest to You.

For information on how Personal Data is shared with these third parties, please refer to the Privacy Policy of Dassault Systèmes.

5 LOCATION OF PERSONAL DATA

Personal Data collected by Tangix to provide this service is stored on servers located in Frankfurt, Germany.

6 RIGHT OF ACCESS TO AND RECTIFICATION OF THE DATA

For information on how Your right of access to and rectification of Your Personal Data, please refer to the Privacy Policy of Dassault Systèmes.

7 DATA SECURITY

For information on how protection and security of your Personal Data is ensured please refer to the Privacy Policy of Dassault Systèmes.
Tangix stores data on servers protected by firewalls and strong encryption. Access to the data for administration is limited and protected using two-factor authentication measures.

8 CONTACT

For any additional question concerning this Privacy Policy, You may send an email to info@tangix.com.
For questions concerning Privacy Policy of Dassault Systèmes please see https://www.3ds.com/privacy-policy/

9 TANGIX' DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

Tangix' DPO is Mattias Sandström who can be reached at info@tangix.com.

10 DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE PRIVACY POLICY AND CHANGES TO IT

This Privacy Policy may be updated according to Tangix requirements and circumstances, or when required by applicable laws and regulations.