In compliance with Article 15 of the Political Constitution of Colombia, Law 1581 of 2012 and its Regulatory Decree 1377 of 2013, the Personal Data Processing Policy of SOPHOS SOLUTIONS S.A.S. (“The Company” and / or “SOPHOS”), establishes the general guidelines for the proper handling of the personal data collected in the databases administered by The Company, in which it has the capacity of Information Controller.
In this way, SOPHOS has defined the following Objectives:
Establish the criteria for the collection, gathering, storage, use, circulation, deletion, processing, compilation, exchange, updating and to share and dispose of the data that have been provided and that have been incorporated in different databases or data bank, or in electronic repositories of all types that SOPHOS has because of its activities.
Establish the responsibilities of SOPHOS and its controllers with regard to the processing of personal data.
Communicate the purposes for which the processing of information is carried out, as well as the rights of the holders of the information and the procedures to exercise them.
Establish appropriate measures to ensure the processing of personal data in a secure, confidential and subject to the established purpose, in accordance with the provisions of Law 1581 of 2012.
In the SOPHOS databases, general information such as full name, identification number and type, gender, image or any other physical trait that may be recorded in audio, photographs and video recording, fingerprint, signature and contact data (e-mail, physical address, landline and mobile) are stored. In addition to these, and depending on the nature of the database, The Company may have specific data, related to information about employment history, academic, and sensitive data required by the nature of the employment relationship.
The information contained in SOPHOS databases is subject to different forms of processing, such as collection, exchange, updating, processing, reproduction, compilation, storage, use, systematization and organization, all of them partially or totally in compliance with the purposes established here.
The information may be delivered, transmitted or transferred to public entities, business partners, contractors, affiliates, subsidiaries, solely for the purpose of fulfilling the purposes of the corresponding database. In any case, the delivery, transmission or transfer shall be made after underwriting the commitments that are necessary to safeguard the confidentiality and security of the information.
SOPHOS may transfer and transfer, including at international level, personal data that it has in its databases, mainly to other companies of the SOPHOS group, to public entities when these require, to customers who need to validate the personal information of SOPHOS collaborators, among other third parties, provided that the Company has the express authorization of the holder and / or has signed the contracts required by the Colombian regulations on personal data protection.
Therefore, SOPHOS will implement appropriate mechanisms that allow compliance with the provisions of this Policy by third parties, on the understanding that the personal information that theyreceive solely will
be used for matters related to SOPHOS and in accordance with the purposes authorized by the owner.
The holders of the information or authorized person under the terms of paragraph 3.15. of this Policy, may exercise their right to know, update, correct or delete information contained in the database, as well as may revoke the authorization granted to the Data Controller.
Any request for consultation, correction, updating or deletion shall be made in writing or by e-mail, in accordance with the information contained herein.
The consultations will be attended within ten (10) working days from the date of receipt of the respective request. If it is not possible to attend the consultation within this term, the interested party will be informed, stating the reasons for the delay and indicating the date on which his/her consultation will be attended, which in no case may exceed five (5) working days after the expiry of the first term.
The Company reserves the right to modify the content of this document, in the terms and with the limitations provided in the Law. Undertaking in such a way to inform the holders of personal data in a timely manner, any substantial changes.
The databases managed by The Company will be maintained indefinitely as long as they are necessary or relevant for the purpose for which they were collected, or for the term established in a current legal provision, however, the personal data may be deleted at any time at the request of its owner, as long as this request does not breach contractual or legal obligations.