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GENERAL TERMS OF SERVICE

Please read these conditions of use carefully, as they contain the terms providing access to the Website www.fashionconnectors.com, as well to the very use of the Website and the B2B and B2C business management platform - FashionConnectors (the "Terms"). If you do not agree to the Terms set forth below, it is not possible to use neither the Website nor the Platform. Any use of Services offered without registration will be deemed a consent to these Terms. In relation to the Services offered, www.fashionconnectors.com processes personal data in accordance with the Privacy Policy ("Policy"), which you can read here. The policy is an integral part of these Terms. Date of last update: May 23rd, 2018 GENERAL TERMS OF SERVICE

1. Registration

1.1. FASHION CONNECTORS OOD, UIC 206053314, having its registered office at 2 Izgrev Str., Ruse, („FASHION CONNECTORS“/„We“/„Us“) offers to individuals and legal entities ("You") Information Society Services ("Services") through the Website www.fashionconnectors.com and mobile versions and applications ( "Website"). The services include, but are not limited to, options to search, view, receive and publish offers and information directly related to your business.

1.2. In order to use certain services, e.g. publishing information, you will need a registration.

1.3. In order to use the Services, you warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and able to enter into a contract under the Terms set forth herein. By visiting www.fashionconnectors.com and agreeing to abide by these Terms, you warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and have the right, authority and capacity to enter into a contract. FASHION CONNECTORS OOD shall not be held responsible in case the Services are used by a person who does not meet the specified age and legal capacity restrictions.

1.4. Registration as an individual in his/her private capacity is done in person, and a registration on behalf of other persons is not allowed. When registering as a private person, information such as: name, mobile phone, email and other information specified in the registration form is required. We use data you have provided to us only in a manner that is consistent with the Privacy Policy (here).

1.5. A company account can be registered by a person having proper capacity and is authorized to represent the company, including to accept these Terms and perform the activities related to the use and management of the company’s account on behalf of the company. To register a company account, the name of the company, UIC, authorized contact person, contact telephone numbers, address and other information specified in the registration form are required. We use the personal data, certain part of this information, only in a manner that is consistent with the Privacy Policy (here).

1.6. You undertake to provide accurate, complete and up-to-date information upon registration, when using the Services and keep it up to date thereafter. In case of incorrect, out-of-date or inaccurate data, You shall immediately rectify them and shall not be entitled to use the Services until You do so.

1.7. In addition to the information provided during the registration, Fashion Connectors retains its right to request additional documents, including signed documents (signed physically or electronically) for extended identification before activating the account or at any time thereafter if there are reasons to believe that the provided information is inaccurate or incomplete.

1.8. You are responsible for all actions carried out through your account accessed via your username and password. You shall immediately notify Fashion Connectors in case of an actual or possible unauthorized access.

2. ENTERING A CONTRACT

2.1. By clicking the ‘Registration’ button, You or You and the company you represent, make an electronic statement by which You enter into a contract with Us under these Terms and undertake to abide by them. The information provided in the registration form can be modified before clicking the “Registration” button.

2.2. You agree that the electronic statements to Fashion Connectors and the electronic statements from Fashion Connectors to you will be deemed to have been electronically signed having the equivalent legal effect of a handwritten signature.

2.3. No registration is required for certain services. In such cases, the consent to these Terms is indicated by the very moment you begin using the Services.

2.4. With regards to Services provided, communication between You and Fashion Connectors by e-mail is required. According to Art. 5 of the Electronic Document and Electronic Certification Services Act, by accepting these Terms, You agree to be the addressee of electronic statements sent by Fashion Connectors in electronic form in connection with this Contract and the Services on the Website.

3. Using the Services and content on the Website

3.1. You undertake to use the Website in accordance with these Terms, the additional conditions and guidelines applicable to the individual Services published on the relevant pages on the Website, and the applicable Bulgarian legislation.

3.2. Fashion Connectors does not assume any responsibility to review the content of Ads and is not an intermediary in the relationships between the those, using the Website. You acknowledge that Fashion Connectors does not and cannot guarantee the identity of users, whom you may have relationships with. In case you believe that a consumer does not comply with the agreed conditions and/or his actions are not in accordance with the law, it is necessary to notify the competent state authorities. The use of the service is at your own risk and responsibility.

3.3. The Website and its content are the property of Fashion Connectors and/or its partners, suppliers and customers. You may use the content to search for information, services, offers, machinery and equipment, courier and transport services, and/or to contact vendors. You may not use this content for other purposes, except with Our/respective third parties’ consent.

3.4. You undertake not to use the means provided for communication with other users for purposes other than those, for which the Website and the Platform are intended.

3.5. You undertake not to interfere with the normal operation of technical or software applications and computer systems of Fashion Connectors or the users of the Website and the Platform by unscrupulous actions.

4. Publishing posts and offers

4.1. You’re responsible for the content you post. This means you assume all risks related to its publication and display, including someone else’s reliance on its accuracy and any claims relating to intellectual property or other legal rights.

4.2. You undertake to update the information published by you in the event of any change or in the event that the product or service is not up to date for any other reason.

4.3. You undertake not to publish materials with misleading content or for purposes other than the purposes the Platform is intended for, ads with a minute/impulse-billed phone numbers or foreign phone numbers.

4.4. You undertake to use the "Gallery" field only for photos of relevant goods and/or services.

4.5. You undertake not to post links, references and/or logos on other websites.

4.6. You undertake not to post any unlawful, discriminatory, obscene, offensive, threatening, defamatory, hateful or scandalous content or any material that may be embarrassing, damaging the reputation, insulting a third party, or revealing a secret protected by law.

4.7. You warrant that you are entitled to use any content you post on the Platform or send to others through the Platform, and that it does not violate these Terms or the law. If this is not the case, you are liable for any damages resulting from it to Fashion Connectors or third parties.

4.8. Fashion Connectors retains its right to remove or request editing of materials/parts of materials or other content published by you that does not comply with these Terms or with further terms and conditions published on the Platform.

4.9. Fashion Connectors reserves the right to refuse, suspend temporarily or terminate the provision of a Service:

(a) in case of unfair behavior on the part of an user (e.g. posting inaccurate or misleading materials; references to competitors’ websites, etc.);

(b) in case of establishing that activities similar to those performed on the Website are carried out;

(c) in case of suspected violations of these Terms or the law.

4.10. In order to ensure the reliability and security of the Services, Fashion Connectors shall retain the right to address the competent authorities for assistance in case of gross violations of these Terms.

4.11. You entitle Fashion Connectors to make publicly accessible (both in Bulgaria and abroad) the offers You publish and other public content, in order to provide Services, and Fashion Connectors shall not have any payment obligations in this regard.

4.12. By posting on the Platform, you grant its users the right to access and use it in accordance with these Terms of Use and in accordance with the law.

4.13. When posted, where appropriate, your material shall be published on Fashion Connectors’ and on Fashion Connectors’ partners websites. You can find an up-to-date list of partner websites can be found here. Fashion Connectors assumes no guarantee that the material will be published on the partners’ websites. With regard to personal data contained in the materials published on the partners’ websites, the respective websites policies shall apply. You can get acquainted with them by visiting the websites of partners listed.

5. Account Termination

5.1. Your account may be terminated in the following cases:

(а) at your request (via the Website’s functionality) at any time;

(b) should you breach/are suspected of breaching these Terms, other conditions provided for on the Website or by law;

(c) any other case, at Fashion Connectors’ discretion, subject to prior notice.

5.2. Your account may be blocked in the following cases:

(а) should you breach/are suspected of breaching these Terms, other

conditions provided for on the Website or by law; (b) upon request submitted by a competent public authority;

(c) at your request, provided that a reasonable ground is provided.

5.3. Upon termination of an account and the contract, the information stored in the Platform is deleted. In the event of a legal dispute or proceedings requiring retention of data and/or a request on the part of a competent public authority, it is possible to retain data until the final settlement of the dispute or proceedings before all instances.

6. Modification

6.1. Fashion Connectors reserves the right to add new Services, modify or remove existing Services, without prior notification of such changes.

6.2. These Terms may be modified in relation to development, addition of new, change or termination of Services or legislative changes. When modifications are made, they will be brought to your knowledge and posted here.

6.3. Since the Services can be only used in accordance with the currently applicable Terms, in case you do not agree to them, we do not have the technical ability to provide you with the Services in the Platform. If you do not agree to the Terms, you may not access or use the Platform. If you wish, you have the option to close your account and terminate the contract at any time.

7. Miscellaneous

7.1. These General Terms govern the relationships between the parties and supersede any prior Terms. Additional agreements can only be made via the functionalities provided for in the Platform or by an explicit written agreement provided by Fashion Connectors OOD, signed by both parties.

7.2. Except in case of intent or gross negligence, Fashion Connector OOD shall not be liable for damages and loss of profit caused:

(a) as a result of use or inability to use the Platform and/or Services;

(b) due to restriction, termination, deletion or blocking of your account and/or your content in compliance with these Terms.

7.3. This Contract is executed in Bulgarian, Italian, German, French, English, Chinese, Russian, Turkish etc. languages, depending on the nationality of the respective partner. Disputes under these Terms will be resolved by the competent Bulgarian court in Sofia.

7.4. Should any provision hereunder be found to be null or void, the same will not have an impact on the validity of the other provisions.

7.5. The legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria shall apply to any unsettled issues.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY POLICY

Please read this document carefully. It contains the Personal Data Protection Policy ("Policy") and is an integral part of the Terms of Use (the "Terms"). In case you do not agree to the Terms, you may not access or use the Website. When modifications in the Policy are made, they will be published here.

Date of last update: May 23rd, 2018

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY

For the purpose of providing the services (“Services”) on the website www.fashionconnectors.com and mobile versions and applications (“Website”), Fashion Connectors” OOD („We“) having its registered office at 2 Izgrev Str., Ruse, UIC: 206053314 processes personal data of individuals (“Data Subjects”/”You”), in compliance with this Policy.

Upon processing of personal data, Fashion Connectors OOD complies with all data protection legislative acts applicable to its business, including, but not limited to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“Regulation”).

Under the Regulation, ‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Personal data processing (“Processing”) means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means.

1. Data Subjects

In relation to the provision of Services, Fashion Connectors OOD processes information regarding the following Data Subjects:

(а) individuals- registered user of the Platform;

(b) individuals, representing a company („Representatives“);

(c) individuals, who have submitted a request, (including by phone), applications, signals, complaints and other correspondence to Fashion Connectors OOD;

(d) individuals, whose information is contained in requests (including by phone), applications, signals, complaints and other correspondence addressed to Fashion Connectors.










2. Data processed in connection with the provision of Services

2.1. Information provided by You

You are free to decide whether and how to use the Services provided through the Platform. We clearly indicate in the personal data entry forms whether the data is mandatory or voluntary. Mandatory data is data without which We would be unable to provide the relevant Service or any part of it.

(а) Private account registration. Certain Services are only provided after registration. To create an account as a private person, you need to enter: name, surname, email address, mobile phone, etc. This data is necessary in order to confirm the registration and subsequent communication with You in relation to services You use. When posting on the Website, the name and mobile phone specified are part of the content you post and are visible to the Website’s visitors. In addition, information on the registration and acceptance of the Terms (date, time and IP address) is stored.

(b) Company account registration. When registering a company, the name of the company, UIC, Representatives (incl. administrative contact person), contact telephone numbers, e-mail address, mailing address and other information specified in the registration form are required. In addition, information on the registration and acceptance of the Terms (date, time and IP address) is stored.

(c) Data stored in relation to your account

Posts and photos When posting, it is Your decision whether and what data related to you to include.

Map When using the Map option, coordinates of the marked location are stored. 

Subscriptions The platform allows You to subscribe and receive notifications for new Ads and offers published in the Platform at your e-mail address, based on criteria selected by You. The subscription can be terminated at any time.

Notes The platform allows you to save ads selected by You and to view them at a time convenient for you. You can add new or delete previously saved ads at any time.

Correspondence, complaints and signals

In order to resolve complaints, signals, disputes, requests, applications or other issues addressed to Us via electronic forms on the Platform, calls through the phone exchange system of Fashion Connectors OOD, using postal services or e-mail, We store and process this information, as well as the result of this processing.

Special categories of data

The services of Fashion Connectors and functionalities provided on the Platform are not intended for storage and processing of special categories of data within the meaning of Art. 9 and Art. 10 of the Regulation. You undertake not to store or transmit through the Platform, in any form, any information containing special categories of data and/or sensitive data. Fashion Connectors has no obligation and does not monitor the availability of the data specified here on the Platform. The provision of such information is entirely at the risk and responsibility of the person providing it.

Other data

Fashion Connectors Fashion Connectors may also process other data relating to You in the cases where You voluntarily provide such data by filling in the relevant electronic forms on the Website, adding preferences, settings, etc.

2.2. Data processing for the purpose of providing the Services

Submitting requests

This section refers to the sending of requests (messages) relating to advertisements and/or offers, in which the requests (messages) sent by you are sent to the e-mail address of the user who published the respective request and/or offer on the Platform. When sending a request, it is automatically sent to the administrator of Fashion Connectors and upon approval is sent to the email address provided by the user who has posted the request and/or offer on the Platform.

Settings and notifications

Settings and notifications option (including by email) is available with certain Services to facilitate your operations on the Website. Fashion Connectors processes the relevant information for this purpose.

Logs related to security, technical maintenance, development, etc.

The Website uses logs for the following purposes: • to ensure reliable functioning of the Services and to detect technical problems;

• to ensure the security of the Services and to detect malicious activities;

• logs in cases where this is required by law.

Logging in the Login account. This log makes it possible to detect and automatically block unauthorized attempts to access any account. It is maintained for up to 1 /one/ year (or until the deletion of the account), and contains date and time the account is logged in, status, whether the login is through a mobile version, application or desktop browser, IP address..

Server logs, Web Application Firewalls and other devices falling under this category. Such logs are required to detect technical problems, malicious activities, etc., as described above. They are stored for a period of up to 1 /one/ year. The logs may contain the following information: date and time, IP address, URL, browser and device information. In addition, some devices are able to use cookie-based security technologies.

Cookies

The normal functioning of the Website requires the use of cookies. Detailed description of cookies used and their purpose you can find here

3. Purpose of personal data processing

Fashion Connectors collects, uses and processes information, the information described earlier for the purposes provided for in this Policy and in the Terms of Service. These include:

• purposes necessary for the conclusion and performance of the contract for the provision of Services between You and Fashion Connectors;

• purposes necessary for the protection and exercising the legitimate interests of other users of the Services, third parties and Fashion Connectors;

• purposes you have explicitly agreed to;

• purposes for the fulfilment of Fashion Connectors’ legal obligations.



Contract conclusion and performance

These are the purposes necessary for the conclusion and performance of the contract between You and Fashion Connectors, including data processing upon registration, creating an account and the activities related to the provision of Services available on the Website. Furthermore, these purposes include communication with You, including via email, in relation to the provisioning of Services and/or for notifying You of any changes in the Services offered. To this end, processing of some or all of the above categories of data may be necessary.

Legitimate interest

These are purposes relating to the legitimate interests of Fashion Connectors and/or of third parties (such as other users of the Website and persons whose data are provided on the Website by a user of the Website, employees of Fashion Connectors, and its subcontractors or service providers, etc.). These goals include:

• ensuring the Website’s normal operation and use by You and by the other users, maintenance and administration of the Services, dispute resolution, detection and prevention of malicious activities;

• identifying and resolving technical or functionality problems;

• ensuring communication with You, including via electronic means, on important issues relating to Services offered;

• receipt and processing of claims, complaints, requests and other correspondence;

• exercising and protecting Fashion Connectors’ rights and legal interests, including court proceedings, and rendering assistance to other users of the Website and/or affected third parties in exercising and protecting their rights and legitimate interests.

For these purposes, it may be necessary to process some or all of the above categories.

Legal obligations

The objectives relating to Fashion Connectors ‘compliance with legal obligations include fulfillment of statutory obligations to retain or provide information upon receipt of a relevant order from the competent state or judicial authorities, while enabling the competent state authorities to exercise their control powers, in fulfilling its legal obligations Fashion Connectors to notify You of various circumstances related to your rights, to Services provided or the protection of Your data, etc. under. For these purposes, it may be necessary to process some or all of the above date categories.

Explicit consent

Your data may be processed on the basis of your explicit consent. In such case, the processing is specific, to the extent and within the scope provided for in the respective consent.

4. Duration of data retention

Here you can find information about how long different types of data may be retained. We apply the general Data storage principle- in minimal volume and for a period not exceeding the period necessary for the provision of Services, ensuring their security and reliability, and meeting the legal requirements.

Data types Storage period Explanation Registration-related data (as name, surname. phone number. E-mail, postal address) or company account details, representatives, incl. administrative contact and information for registration, agreement to the Terms (date, time, IP address) For the entire period of servicing the account on the Website until the termination of registration Data identifying You as a party to the Service Contract on the Website. Materials (incl. photos) and further information, poste by you Until You erase the data or until termination of your registration. As regards advertisements and other information published by you through the Website, Fashion Connectors has no obligation to review and monitor for illegal content or illegal activities with respect to this data. However, in the event that Fashion Connectors is notified of such illegal activity or such illegal content or receives an order from a competent public authority, Fashion Connectors may be required to retain the relevant content, regardless of its possible deletion. Subscriptions for notification of new Ads under selected criteria (e-mail, criteria/filters) For the period of subscription, until its termination/account deletion There is an option for You to subscribe and receive via e-mail notifications for new announcements under selected criteria published on the Platform. The service can be used with or without registration. In case you use the service without registration, you need to provide an email address to which the service to be provided. The subscription can be terminated at any time. Automatic Login For a period of up to 6 /six/ months from the last logging. This option allows you to automatically log in the Website from a PC on which you have selected this option. You should not use this option if other people have access to this PC. Settings Until You erase the data or until the termination of your registration. In case they are stored in a cookie, up to 6 /six/ months after it was used last. This category includes settings supported by the functionality of the Platform. Account log ins (contains data and time of logging the account, status, whether the login is via a mobile version, application or desktop browser, IP address) For a period of up to 1 /one/ year as from the last logging or until the account deletion This log provides an option to detect and block automatically unauthorized attempts to access accounts. Systems logs (may contain information such as date and time, IP address, URL, browser version and device information) For a period of up to 1 /one/ year Server logs, Web Application Firewalls, and other devices falling into this category. These logs are necessary to identify technical problems and / or detect malicious activity. Correspondence, complaints, claims and signals, incoming phone calls These are stored for a period of 5 /five/ years. In order to ensure the reliability of the service, incoming phone calls are stored for up to 3 / three/months In order to resolve claims submitted, signals, disputes, inquiries, requests or other issues addressed in communication to Us, received by the electronic forms on the Website, Fashion Connectors’ telephone exchange system, via regular postal service or by e-mail, We store and process this information, as well as the result of that processing. Given prescription periods envisaged under Bulgarian legislation, this information is stored for up to 5 /five/ years. Cookies Up to 6 /six/ months as from the last time the Services have been used Please, refer to Cookies Policy section for more information

In case of a legal dispute or proceedings requiring data retention and/or at the request of a competent public authority, data may be stored for longer than specified above until the final settlement of the dispute or the proceedings before all instances. The storage duration may be changed according to the applicable legislation.

Any change in or termination of relations between a company and its Representatives shall not entail a change in the storage periods specified above, due to the fact that the information regarding the orders, instructions and activities of the Representatives is necessary as proof and for reporting purposes with regard to contractual and legal obligations.

Backup. With a view of ensuring the reliability of Services and preventing data loss for technical reasons, a backup policy is applied. The maximum period for updating (data deletion) from all backup copies is 30 days.

5. Providing information

Fashion Connectors shall not provide your personal data to third parties in any way other than those set out in this Policy, the Terms and as prescribed by law.

This Policy applies to the storage and processing of personal data by Us.

Fashion Connectors is not an intermediary and does not participate in any way in a subsequent communication between users and negotiating terms. Fashion Connectors has no control over the way in which the other users process Your data.

Company representatives. Company account data, such as the data related to Representatives, services, published materials and other actions, is available to the company and its Representatives depending on the level of access.

Suppliers & Partners

5.1. Third parties

Your personal data may only be provided to third parties in the following cases: when this is provided for by a legislative act; if requested by a competent public or judicial authority; with your explicit consent; if necessary to protect the rights and legitimate interests of Fashion Connectors and/or other Services users.

5.4. Change in ownership

In the event of a merger, acquisition or sale of assets affecting personal data processing, You will be given an advance notice.

6. Rights with regard to personal data

The Regulation provides for the right to be informed, right of access, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction, third parties notification, objection to automated processing, including profiling, portability, withdrawal of consent, objection.

You are entitled to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if You consider that the processing of personal data concerning You infringes the applicable data protection legislation. The supervisory authority in the Republic of Bulgaria is the Commission of Personal Data Protection, address: 2 Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., Sofia 1592.

7. Information accuracy

Fashion Connectors assumes no responsibility regarding the accuracy of data provided by You, shall not perform any reviews in this respect and does not guarantee the actual identity of the data subjects. In any case of doubt, identified fraud and/or misuse, please notify Us immediately. When providing any data on the Website, You undertake not to violate other people’s rights in relation to the protection of their personal data or their other rights.

8. Data Protection Officer

Questions and requests concerning your personal data protection rights can be addressed to the Data Protection Officer of Fashion Connectors:

Correspondence address: Izgrev 2 Str., Ruse 7000

E-mail: info@fashionconnectors.com cookies POLICY cookies POLICY

Here you can find information about the cookies and similar technologies used for storage of information related to the services provided(“Services”) on the website www.fashionconnectors.com (“Platform”).

Important: The policy shall enter into force on 25 May 2018.

COOKIES POLICY

Cookies is information stored in your browser (or mobile application). They are used to store settings and identifiers required for some of services provided on the Website.

Fashion Connectors applies strict policy in line with the new EU requirements.

Cookies are used for the following purposes:

Type Storage period Description Session and navigation management (session identifier, security protection, previous steps for the ‘back button’, etc.) Temporarily (for the duration of your visit on the Website) These cookies are technically required to login, navigate and use the Website. The Website cannot function properly and reliably without them. Settings (Website language, mobile or desktop version preference, hiding of information boxes) Up to 6 /six/ months from the last use These are cookies used to save your settings; allowing you to hide information boxes you have become familiar with, etc. My Notes Up to 6 /six/ months from the last use The Website allows you to save your selected ads. You have the option to view them at your convenience. You can add new or delete ads saved previously at any time. Quick search links functionality Up to 6 /six/ months from the last use In case you use this option, you can quickly and easily repeat a previous search (from the last 10 searches). Automatic log in to the account functionality Up to 6 /six/ months from the last use In case you use this option, it allows you to automatically log in to your account.

Deleting cookies from your browser (This option will be available from May 25, 2018) A special functionality is provided on Fashion Connectors, allowing you to delete all cookies from FashionConnectors.com. Should you wish to do so, use this link: Delete all cookies from this browser

Control of cookies in the browser

If you wish, you can also use your browser settings to delete and/or disable the receipt of cookies from a particular or all websites. For more details about cookies and details of how to delete and disable cookies, please visit www.aboutcookies.org.