PRIVACY POLICY

1. Introduction

The “Association of Organizers of Gambling Games and Activities in Bulgaria” (AOGGAB, in Bulgarian СОХИДБ) is the data controller for the personal data that you (the data subject) provide to us. Your privacy and the protection of your personal data are very important to us. With this Privacy Policy, we aim to provide you with information about us and to inform you in detail about how and why we process your personal data.

2. Data Controller Information
Name: “Association of Organizers of Gambling Games and Activities in Bulgaria” (AOGGAB, in Bulgarian СОХИДБ)
Company ID: 206074080
Registered Office and Address: Sofia, Krasno Selo District, 33A Lyulin Planina Street, 1st floor
Correspondence Address: Sofia, 33A Lyulin Planina Street, 1st floor
Email: office@sohidb.bg
Websites: sohidb.bg, aoggab.bg
Supervisory Authority: Commission for Personal Data Protection, address: 1592 Sofia, 2 Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., website: www.cpdp.bg
Regulatory Act: Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities – private benefit activities

3. Personal Data We Collect
AOGGAB processes the following categories of personal data:
AOGGAB Members:
Identification data: first name, last name
Contact details: phone number, email

Professional data: occupation, workplace, or organization the individual belongs to
Participants in AOGGAB forums and events:
Identification data: first name, last name, date of birth
Contact details: phone number, email
Professional data: occupation, workplace, or organization, role and responsibilities
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Contractual Partners:
Identification data: first name, last name, personal identification number (PIN)
Contact details: address, phone number, email
Professional data: legal entity, occupation, workplace, roles and responsibilities
Financial information: bank accounts, remuneration
If members, participants, or partners are legal entities, the mentioned data are collected to the extent necessary for the physical persons who are their legal or authorized representatives, and may also be obtained from public registers.

4. Purposes of Processing Personal Data
AOGGAB processes personal data depending on the specific context for the following purposes:
Correspondence related to your participation in the current activities of the Association
Periodic sending of current information about the Association’s activities (newsletter/informational bulletin)
Promoting and improving the activities of the Association, including conducting surveys
Implementing, reporting, and controlling the activities of the Association to achieve its goals in accordance with its Statutes
Managing membership relations within the Association
Selecting and involving individuals in Association initiatives and projects, reporting their implementation, and promoting them
Financial accounting and tax reporting
Archival and statistical purposes

5. Legal Grounds for Processing Your Personal Data
To process your personal data, there must be a valid legal basis. AOGGAB processes personal data on one of the following grounds:
Consent: The explicit consent to provide personal data may be expressed depending on the context and through any active behavior by which you provide your personal data after being informed of this Privacy Policy.
Entering into membership relationships: The processing of personal data is necessary for managing membership within the Association.
Contractual obligation: The need to process personal data for concluding or executing a contract with the respective individual.
Compliance with legal obligations: Processing data for fulfilling legal obligations, especially those related to accounting and tax purposes.
Legitimate interest: The processing of personal data is necessary for realizing the legitimate interests of AOGGAB, including in carrying out public benefit activities, where processing is proportional to your fundamental rights and interests, and additional safeguards regarding data protection are applicable.

6. How Long Do We Retain Your Personal Data?
The criteria for determining the retention periods and duration are as follows:
If the purpose of data collection cannot be achieved, the data will be deleted within 10 days.
In other cases, the provided personal data will be retained as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which they were collected, keeping them up-to-date and accurate, and will be retained as long as there is a membership relationship, participation in an initiative, project, etc.
Any information for which the grounds and purposes for processing have been exhausted will be deleted, but only after an assessment during the annual inventory process and a decision by the Association’s management board.
Processing may continue if there is an obligation for longer retention in accordance with applicable legislation, which may be up to 5 years depending on the type of data and legal obligation.

7. Data Subject Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to access your personal data
Right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to delete personal data (right to be “forgotten”)
Right to restrict the processing of personal data
Right to object to the processing of personal data
Right to data portability

8. Sharing Personal Data
Your personal data will not be shared with third parties unless it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, required by law, or you have given your explicit consent.

9. Data Protection
AOGGAB applies the necessary technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or destruction.

10. Cookie Policy
Our website uses cookies to improve functionality and provide a better user experience. Detailed information about the types of cookies and how to manage them can be found in our Cookie Policy.

11. Changes to the Privacy Policy
AOGGAB reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy. All changes will be published on our websites and will take effect from the moment they are published.

12. Contact Information
If you have any questions or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at: office@sohidb.bg.

13. Applicable Law
This Privacy Policy is governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of the Republic of Bulgaria.