Privacy Policy

MindLink is provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers SIA, a limited company registered in Latvia. The personal data you provide when you use the MindLink services will be controlled by PricewaterhouseCoopers SIA.  (Other entities may also control your personal data as described below.)
 

[ ¹ Footnote: Data may be processed in relation to the MindLink services by the PricewaterhouseCoopers network of independent member firms which includes any entity which carries on business under a name which includes all or part of the PricewaterhouseCoopers name, is a direct or indirect affiliate or subsidiary of a PricewaterhouseCoopers entity or is otherwise within (or associated or connected with an entity within) or is a correspondent firm of the worldwide network of PricewaterhouseCoopers firms (e.g. Landwell), where “entities” or “entity” includes partnerships, firms, corporations or other entities wherever located.]

"We" or "us" in this Privacy Statement means, in relation to your personal data, the PricewaterhouseCoopers entity that is the controller of personal data.
 

"You" in this Privacy Statement means you as an individual.

1. What information is collected?
2. How will personal data be used?
3. Are personal data disclosed to other PricewaterhouseCoopers entities?
4. Parties to whom we disclose information
5. Are cookies used on MindLink?
6. Our practices regarding cookies
7. How can I access, change my personal data or withdraw my consent?
8. Are personal data transferred to another country?
9. How long are personal data retained?
10. How are personal data secured?
11. Transfer of business
12. Changes to this privacy statement

 
WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED?

"Personal data" means any information about you and/or third parties you represent (such as your employer when using MindLink services in the interest of your employer).
When you visit this site and in the course of providing services to you, we may collect personal data either:

(i) directly where you are asked to provide data, such as when you complete your profile, submit a question on line or use any "Contact Us" features of the site (e.g. name, e-mail address and mailing address); or
(ii) information we receive with your authorisation from third parties, such as: financial institutions, companies, and other individuals; or
(iii) indirectly, such as using cookies (as described below) or customizing software to tailor the site to your preferences or to track your use of certain pages of the site (e.g. your internet protocol address) and other technical means to monitor your use of the site or from third parties who provide us with information about you. 

We will only ever collect, hold, process, use, communicate and/or disclose such personal data, whether optional or not, in accordance with this Privacy Statement and the Personal Data Protection Act of the Republic of Latvia.
 

If you are acting as an intermediary or otherwise on behalf of a third party or supply us with information regarding a third party (such as your employer), you must indicate the principal for whom you act and you undertake that you are an authorised representative or agent of such third party and that you have obtained all necessary consents from such third party to the collection, processing, use and disclosure by us of their personal data.  Because we are collecting the third party's data from you, you undertake to make the third party aware of all matters listed in this Privacy Statement, preferably by distributing a copy of this statement to them or by referring them to our website.
 

We do not generally seek to collect sensitive data, as defined by Personal Data Protection Act and/or EU Directive 95/46/EC, through this site. If we do seek to collect such data we will ask you to consent in the ‘Disclosure and Consent Confirmation’ to the submission to us and use by us of such data in relation to the MindLink.com services we provide to you.
 

1. How will personal data be used?
We may process and use personal data collected via this site or otherwise in relation to the MindLink suite of applications for the following purposes:

• to administer the site;
• to provide tax consulting, compliance and other professional advisory services to you, where applicable and in accordance with additional agreements entered into between the subscriber and PwC;
• to update our records and databases;
• to inform your employer (who has contracted for the provision of the MindLink suite of  services on your behalf) of the progression of that service;
• to improve the personalisation of our services for you and maintain information about you or a third party about whom you have supplied us with data (for example, your employer).

The MindLink suite of services refers to the collected set of tools and databases that we use to manage the delivery of services to you.
 

2. Are personal data disclosed to other PricewaterhouseCoopers entities?
The data will only be disclosed to personnel in PricewaterhouseCoopers entities who are specifically authorised to carry out PricewaterhouseCoopers’s tax advisory services, where applicable and in accordance with additional agreements entered into between the subscriber and PwC, together with IT administration and quality control staff, and they will only process the data for the purposes identified in this Privacy Statement.
 

3. Parties to whom we disclose information
We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our clients or former clients to non-affiliated third parties except as permitted by law and Codes of Professional Conduct.  Non-public personal information about current and former clients may be disclosed to non-affiliated third parties as permitted by law and Codes of Professional Conduct, as follows:

• Complying with a validly issued and enforceable summons, subpoena, search warrant or with legislative requirements.
• In the course of a review of our firm's practices under the peer review rules of professional practice.
• Initiating a complaint or responding to an inquiry made by the professional ethics division or trial board of the Latvian Sworn Auditors Association or similar professional board or duly constituted investigative or disciplinary body of a State Institution or Authority.
• A review of a professional practice of our firm in conjunction with a prospective purchase, sale, or merger of all or part of our practice, provided that we take appropriate precautions (for example, through a written confidentiality agreement) so the prospective purchaser does not disclose information obtained in the course of the review.
• Participating in actual or threatened legal proceedings or alternative dispute resolution proceedings either initiated by or against us, provided we disclose only the information necessary to file, pursue, or defend against the lawsuit, and take reasonable precautions to ensure that the information disclosed does not become a matter of public record.
• Providing information to non-affiliated third parties who perform services or functions for us pursuant to a contractual agreement which prohibits the third party or affiliate from disclosing or using the information other than for the purposes for which the information was disclosed.
• To data processors, suppliers or providers of goods or services (but only for the purposes of processing your request for services or information).

 
4. Are cookies used on this site?
A cookie is information sent by a Web server to a user's computer and stored there.  The information stored in the cookie can be accessed by that server when the user returns to the web site (in this case www.MindLink.lv).  A cookie can hold a variety of information, including the number of times the user has accessed the site.
We use individual session cookies for each user to track your use of the site within a single session.  Cookies enable us to recognise your browser and to provide certain features to you.
The "help" function on most browsers will have information on how to prevent your computer accepting cookies, find out if you have received a cookie and disable them completely, if this is what you want to do.  However, be aware that if you do disable cookies, you might not be able to use www.MindLink.lv. 
 

5. Our practices regarding cookies
www.MindLink.lv uses cookies for a number of purposes, including to:

• Access specific information about you after signing in so that we can provide you with your customized content;
• Keep track of preferences you specify while you are using www.MindLink.lv services - such as, your preferred date and number formats.

We value your privacy.  To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, we adhere to the following practices:

• This site does not permanently store cookies on your hard drive.  Cookies are removed when you close your browser or sign out of the site;
• We encrypt all information contained in the cookies sent to your computer by this site.

6. How can I access or change my personal data or withdraw my consent?
You are entitled to request access to and correct all your personal data collected by us via this site, as well as to require us to delete your personal data if you no longer want us to process it.  You may have additional rights provided by applicable laws. 
You can make such a request or a related enquiry by sending an email to info@mindlink.lv.  If you consent or have previously consented to the collection, holding, processing, use, communication and/or disclosure of personal data as identified herein, please note that you can withdraw your consent at any time by sending an email message to our office at info@lv.pwc.com and/or info@mindlink.lv
You are able to update some of the data we hold about you directly yourself, by editing your user profile.
In case your personal data have changed, you may file an application with us to request changing of data respectively. However, please note that, in case you yourself would like to access the system and change your personal data, there may be a small charge for making such access request if such a request is made more frequently than twice a year, or it may be free, depending on the circumstances. 
 

7. Are personal data transferred to another country?
Because of the international nature of PricewaterhouseCoopers' activities, personal data may, subject to applicable law, be transferred internationally to other PricewaterhouseCoopers' entities world-wide for the purposes described above.  Details of any international transfers are available on request to info@mindlink.lv. 
To use this site, you explicitly consent to the transfer of your personal data to PricewaterhouseCoopers entities located in other countries for the specific purposes described in this Privacy Statement.
 

8. How long are personal data retained?
We will keep your personal data only as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Statement or, to the extent necessary to preserve our rights or allow us to comply with our obligations in relation to the MindLink service, for 7 (seven) years from the date your registration is terminated, unless the purposes for data collection as described in this Privacy Statement cease to exist earlier.
 

9. How are personal data secured?
We have implemented generally accepted standards of technology including Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and operational security in order to protect the personal data collected but the nature of the internet is of course such that the data might flow over networks without appropriate security measures and may be accessed and used by unauthorised persons.
We also ensure that your data is secure once we have received it. 
 

10. Transfer of Business
This Privacy Statement discusses PricewaterhouseCoopers’ information practices in the ordinary course of its business.  PricewaterhouseCoopers may and reserves the right to transfer all data in its possession to a successor-in-interest to its business or assets, provided that the aim of the personal data processing is not changed.    
 

11. Changes to this Privacy Statement
PricewaterhouseCoopers reserves the right to modify or amend this Privacy Statement at any time or for any reason, within the scope permitted by applicable laws, unless new authorization from competent institutions and/or re-registration of data processing system is required due to the change of processing aim or any other reason.  Any changes to this Privacy Statement will be notified to each individual user through the site by means of the given contact e-mail address at least 10 (ten) days prior to the effective date of such change.
 

PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the network of member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity.
 

Please note that this Policy covers MindLink Latvia and does not regulate the privacy practices of other web sites which may be accessible through or linked to this site.

Last updated: 20.04.2006