General provisions

We are committed to protecting the privacy of your data in accordance with all applicable data protection laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”). This Policy, together with the Terms and Conditions of the website https://www.modernowners.com/, is intended to inform you about the personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us in the course of our relationship, including through this website, and how we will process such data. Please read the following information carefully to understand our practices regarding the collection, use and protection of your personal data.

Who are we?

The data controller is MODERN BUSINESS OWNERS S.R.L. (hereinafter referred to as “MBO”), with registered office in Bucharest, Sector 1, Bulevardul Ion Ionescu de la Brad, No. 57-59, 1st floor, apartment 5, registered with the Trade Register under no. J2024029255005 and having tax identification number CIF50668775.

In the course of MBO’s activities, your personal data may be processed separately, depending on your capacity in your interaction with us. This may include personal data of website users, participants in events, conferences and webinars, clients, employees, or MBO’s contractual collaborators/partners.

We take privacy seriously and never sell lists or email addresses. We understand that personal data belongs to you, and therefore we make every effort to store it securely and process it carefully. We do not provide personal data to third parties without informing you, except for the IT service provider performing maintenance activities for this website, other recipients depending on the type of processing as described herein, and MBO employees whose duties involve processing personal data.

In order for your data to be processed securely, we have made every effort to implement appropriate measures to protect the personal data you provide to us.

Principles regarding the processing of personal data

MBO undertakes to comply with the personal data protection principles set out in the GDPR, to ensure that all data are:

• Processed fairly, lawfully and transparently;
• Collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes;
• Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
• Accurate and kept up to date;
• Kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary in relation to the purpose of processing;
• Processed in accordance with data subject rights, in a manner that ensures appropriate security of processing, so that the data remain intact, confidential and available.

Purposes, legal bases and categories of personal data

In the context of interacting with you as an individual, you may be subject to the data processing activities we carry out. Detailed information for each category of data subject, including the purposes of processing personal data, the legal bases associated with each purpose, the categories of data processed and the retention period, can be found in the following sections.

Information regarding website users

In administering and operating this website, we collect certain information (“personal data”) relating to identified or identifiable individuals. This data may be provided directly by website users (such as first name, last name, email address or other information provided in the course of interacting with us) or collected indirectly (for example, IP address).

1. Website browsing and use of cookies

When you visit our website, we use cookies to automatically collect technical information such as IP address, browser type, operating system, website visit data (number of visits, time spent, browsing behavior) and organic traffic (visits generated through search engines, excluding paid advertisements). Strictly necessary cookies ensure the proper functioning of the website, while statistical cookies, used with your consent, improve the browsing experience by retaining actions or preferences. For additional information on the use and management of cookies, please consult our Cookie Policy in the Cookiebot section, which is permanently available on the left side of the website.

2. Responding to requests or inquiries

Purpose: To provide answers to your questions or requests submitted by email, including to hello@modernowners.com and dpo@modernowners.com, or by telephone.
Categories of data: first name, last name, email address, telephone number, the company you represent, and any other information provided in the request.
Retention period: 5 years from the resolution of your request.
Legal basis: Processing is based on your consent and our legitimate interest, which allows us to respond to your questions or requests, pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) and (f) of the GDPR.

3. If you contact us through the CONTACT US NOW form available at https://www.modernowners.com/partner-with-us, https://www.modernowners.com/become-an-exhibitor or through any other contact form or contact section available elsewhere on our website.

Purpose: Establishing a contractual relationship, depending on your request.
Categories of data: first name, last name, email address, telephone number, the company you represent, and any other information provided in the request.
Retention period: 5 years from the submission of your request.
Legal basis: Processing is based on your consent, the need to take steps prior to entering into a contract, and our legitimate interest, pursuant to Article 6(1)(a), (b) and (f) of the GDPR.

4. Information regarding clients and contractual partners

This section concerns your capacity as a representative, contact person, collaborator or employee of our existing or prospective clients or contractual partners. In general, for the purposes mentioned below, MBO collects personal data directly from you or when you are designated as a contact person.

Purpose: Processing requests, performing the contract, managing the client relationship and complying with legal obligations. This purpose may include activities such as design and development, transport and delivery, as well as preparation of financial and accounting documents.
Categories of data: first name, last name, signature, email address, telephone number, and/or any other data provided to MBO during the performance of the contract for the purpose of fulfilling its subject matter, as well as data concerning the client’s legal representatives.
Retention period: For the duration of the concluded contract and for the period necessary after termination of the contract to protect MBO’s rights, taking into account the law applicable to the contract, including applicable limitation periods and periods prescribed by tax and accounting legislation.
Legal basis: Processing is based on the necessity to perform our contract, pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.

5. If you purchase tickets to events organized by MBO by accessing https://www.modernowners.com/tickets

Purpose: Establishing a contractual relationship, depending on your request.
Categories of data: first name, last name, email address, telephone number, the company you represent, and any other information provided in the form.
Retention period: 5 years from the purchase of the ticket.
Legal basis: Processing is based on your consent and the necessity to perform our contract, pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) and (b) of the GDPR.

6. Information regarding participants in events, conferences or webinars

This section concerns you in your capacity as a participant, including as a speaker, in events, conferences and webinars organized by MBO or in collaboration with MBO. Your data may be collected directly when you register through the methods we make available, or from your employer/entity with which you collaborate, when they register you for the event/conference/webinar or provide us with the data necessary for participation. Data may also be collected from the organizer of the event/conference/webinar.

Purpose: Organization of events, conferences or webinars by MBO or in collaboration with MBO, including their promotion through public communications online.
Categories of data: First name, last name, email address, telephone number, position, company/entity or authority where you work.
Retention period: During the preparation and conduct of the event/conference/webinar and for a further period of 5 years.
Legal basis: Processing is based on MBO’s legitimate interest, consisting of organizing and promoting events/conferences/webinars to bring topics of interest to participants’ attention, maintaining a good relationship by responding to questions asked during or after the event, and efficiently managing participant access, including resolving technical issues, pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

7. If you have given your consent to receive updates from MBO about future events.

Purpose: We will use your data to send you notifications regarding the events we organize.
Categories of data: first name, last name, email address, telephone number.
Retention period: We process your data until you withdraw your consent.
Legal basis: Processing is based on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.

8. Processing of your image and voice captured during events you attend

Purpose: We inform you that throughout the events we organize, MBO has the right to record and photograph within the Festival premises and to make the recorded materials public for event promotion, both on the website and on our social media pages.
Categories of data: your image and/or voice captured through recordings and/or photographs taken during the event for which you purchased a ticket.
Retention period: We process your data until you withdraw your consent.
Legal basis: Processing is based on your consent given when you choose to purchase a ticket to the event and on our legitimate interest in promoting the events we organize, pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) and (f) of the GDPR.

Disclosure of your personal data

Depending on the purposes of processing, your personal data may be disclosed to:

• State institutions and bodies (e.g., the Territorial Labour Inspectorate (ITM), the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF)) or judicial and criminal investigation authorities, in accordance with legal provisions.
• The National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP), which, in accordance with Decision no. 161 of 9 October 2018, has full and immediate access to any personal data processed by us and to information related to such data, without being able to invoke confidentiality.
• Our processors for the provision of services, such as IT, email hosting or website maintenance.

We do not transfer your personal data to third countries or international organizations, except in situations relating to cookies for which you have given your consent and messages sent through social media networks, in accordance with the privacy policies of those platforms.

Your rights regarding the processing of personal data

• a) Right of access: You may request confirmation as to whether your data are being processed, access to such data and information about the conditions of processing, by submitting a request to the data controller.
• b) Right to rectification and erasure: You may request correction of inaccurate data, completion of incomplete data or erasure in situations such as where the data are no longer necessary for the purposes of processing, consent has been withdrawn and there is no other legal basis, the processing is unlawful, or erasure is required to comply with applicable legislation.
• c) Right to restriction of processing: You may request restriction of processing in cases such as contesting the accuracy of the data, unlawful processing without wishing to have the data erased, or the need to retain the data for the establishment, exercise or defense of a legal claim.
• d) Right to withdraw consent: You may withdraw your consent to processing where processing is based on consent and there is no other legal basis for processing, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
• e) Right to object: You may object to processing of your data on grounds relating to your particular situation or for direct marketing purposes, including profiling.
• f) Right not to be subject to automated decision-making: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing which produces significant legal effects concerning you.
• g) Right to data portability: You may request the transfer of your data in a structured, commonly used format to you or another controller, where processing is based on consent or a contract and is carried out by automated means.
• h) Right to lodge a complaint: You may lodge complaints with the ANSPDCP or the competent courts. The contact details of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing are: B-dul G-ral. Gheorghe Magheru 28-30, Sector 1, postal code 010336, Bucharest, Romania, Email: anspdcp@dataprotection.ro, Landline: +40.318.059.211, +40.318.059.212, Fax +40.318.059.602.

In certain cases (see the statistical purpose mentioned above), your personal data will be subject to automated decision-making (profiling); therefore, you have the right to obtain human intervention from MODERN BUSINESS OWNERS S.R.L., to express your point of view, and to contest the decision resulting from the automated decision-making process (profiling).

Security of processing

MBO has adopted technical and organizational data processing measures, updated in accordance with GDPR requirements, in order to protect your personal data against any unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized alteration, destruction or accidental loss. All MBO collaborators, as well as any third parties acting on behalf of and for MBO, are required to respect the confidentiality of your information and GDPR requirements, in accordance with this Policy.

To protect all personal information under our control, we have implemented appropriate security policies, rules and technical measures covering practices relating to improper use or disclosure, unauthorized alteration, unlawful destruction or accidental loss.

External links

This website may contain links or banners to other external websites operated by third parties. If you use any of these external links, you will be directed to a website that is not covered by our privacy policies. This privacy statement applies exclusively to information collected on the MBO website. We assume no responsibility for the content of third-party websites.

How to contact us?

Data are collected and processed by MODERN BUSINESS OWNERS S.R.L., with registered office in Bucharest, Sector 1, Bulevardul Ion Ionescu de la Brad, No. 57-59, 1st floor, apartment 5. To exercise these rights, you may submit a written, dated and signed request to dpo@modernowners.com.

The request should specify whether you wish the information to be communicated to a particular address (including an email address) or through a correspondence service that ensures personal delivery.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 6 October 2026.