Privacy Policy

We consider the protection of your privacy to be extremely important. We want to inform you as much as possible, respect you and give you control over what happens to your personal data. Below you will find information about what data we collect, why we do this, how long we keep it, what your privacy rights are and how you can exercise them. We are bound by and use your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of April 27th 2016 (the “GDPR”) and its implementation into national law.

ARTICLE 1: WHO IS PROTECTED BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy applies only to the personal data we process in our capacity of data controller (as defined under Article 2 below). It applies to the processing of personal data of our (private and business) customers in relation to our products and services (for example, when making a purchase with us or when creating a sultans tango marathon & festival account), as well as to the personal data of the end users who, through their relationship with our customer (for example: other people whom our customer buys tickets for), use our products and services. This privacy policy also applies to those who visit our websites, use our apps and our online media channels, participate in a market research, survey or contest, action, join any of our events or otherwise use our products and services. For the sake of clarity, processing personal data of businesses is only relevant in the context of this privacy policy if the business represents is a natural person, or – if the business is a legal person – then this privacy policy only applies to the personal data of the natural persons which we process in the context of their relationship with such business (such as mandates, contact persons and/or end users).

ARTICLE 2: DATA CONTROLLER

Sultans tango marathon & festival is responsible for processing your personal data. This means that Sultans tango marathon & festival determines the purpose and means for processing your personal data. This does not alter the fact that our customers have a number of obligations in connection with the processing of personal data of the end users whom they allow to use our products and services (for example: other people whom our customer buys tickets for) Under Sultans tango marathon & festival can be understood the organizer of the Sultans tango marathon & festival festivals, the licensor of Sultans tango marathon & festival and any future Sultans tango marathon & festival-related products or events, Sultans tango marathon & festival-related artists and all affiliated entities and companies.

ARTICLE 3: PERSONAL DATA PROCESSED ABOUT YOU

Processing activities When using the term “processing personal data” in this privacy policy, we are talking about our use of personal information that identifies you or is able to identity you, either directly or in combination with other information that is held or obtained externally. Your personal data may include, for example, your name, your contact details, information on how you use our websites and apps and those of our partners and, generally, how you interact with Sultans tango marathon & festival. The processing of personal data received from third parties is further explained in this policy.
Personal data is collected:
  • • When you use our products and services and interact with us through different channels. This includes:
  • • When you sign up for a Sultans tango marathon & festival account via www.sultanstango.com : your first name, name, postal and e-mail address, date of birth, phone number, preferences relating to which type of communication you wish to receive from us as well as your sex and nationality (optional). When you use/link your Sultans tango marathon & festival account when making a purchase with us, you can access your order history in your Sultans tango marathon & festival account;
  • • When you make a purchase with us or one of our official (ticket) partners: your name, first name, postal and e-mail address, date of birth, phone number, details of the order you placed with us as well as your sex and nationality (optional);
  • • Any personal information or images you share on our social platforms (Sultans tango marathon & festival, Sultans of İstanbul, Academia Del Tango Istanbul);
  • • Ticket information we assign to you, linked to the ticket(s) you buy
  • • Transactional information about your purchase as well as spending, consumption and implied location data when you do transactions on the festival site;
  • • Interest in specific products and services on our websites e.g. when using the price simulator;
  • • Video, images and other media that can identify you on the festival site, for security and in promotional media at our events;
  • • Your media consumption and your Artist preferences when using our apps and websites;
  • • If optionally enabled by you in the Sultans tango marathon & festival App, we can track your location and share this info with friends you have opted to share this with;
  • • If optionally enabled by you in the Sultans tango marathon & festival App, we can connect you to your Facebook contacts who also use our App and have consented to do so
  • • From our partners, such as ticket agencies, the venues in which our events are held, artists who share your data with us, to be used by us for the purposes described in this privacy policy. Where required by law, your consent will be sought by the partner to have the data shared with us for use in accordance with this policy;
  • • From government agencies (e.g. police forces); and
  • • From social media platforms such as Instagram, Google and Facebook, who collect your personal data in their capacity of data controller and obtain your consent (where legally required) to share such data with us in order to enable us to use that data for the purposes described in this policy. Please be aware that your use of social media platforms is governed by the privacy policy of such platforms. We are not responsible for the use of your data on such platforms