Cookie & Privacy Policy

The Autonomous Negotiations Academy is operated by Pactum AI, which first pioneered the concept of autonomous negotiations in 2019 and is dedicated to working with other companies, organizations, and individuals to raise wider awareness of this field of AI and uplift skills in order to widen the benefits further.

This Autonomous Negotiations Academy website collects only essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the functioning of the website and analytical cookies to help us improve our content. It does not use tracking cookies. It collects email addresses in order to periodically send key content and summaries of content published on this website. All data is retained within the Ghost Pro platform used to manage the website and is not shared with third parties. Individuals who subscribe may be contacted by Pactum AI for specific purposes relating to their interest or use of autonomous negotiations, such as to profile them for an article on this website with their approval. Subscribers can easily opt out at any time.

Our cookie and privacy policy is explained in more legal detail below.

Cookie policy

Last updated and effective date: 30 May 2024

This Cookie Policy supplements the Autonomous Negotiation Academy's Privacy Notice and describes the use of  cookies and similar technologies which may be used by us on our website or in its integrated Services, and how these cookies and similar technologies are administered. Please note, that the terms and definitions used in this Cookie Policy shall have the same meaning as under the Autonomous Negotiation Academy’s Privacy Notice, unless explicitly stated otherwise herein.

Types of Cookies and Similar Technologies

• Cookies. Cookies are small bits of information that are placed on your device. Cookies remember information about your activities and preferences on our website and its integrated Services to make the use and navigation more efficient and user-friendly by providing you a more customized experience when you visit our website and use its integrated Services. If you have chosen to disable cookies on your browser or mobile device, some of the functionalities of our website and its integrated Services may be lost. Certain domains of our website, particularly those that require a login and password, require that cookies be enabled in your browser and which thus cannot be used when you have disabled cookies in your browser. We use this information to make our website and its integrated Services operate more efficiently, to improve user experience on our website and its integrated Services, and to understand the traffic and how our website and its integrated Services are used.
• Web server logs. Web server logs are records of activity created by the device that delivers the web pages you request to your browser. For example, a web server log may record the search term you entered or the link you clicked to bring you to the website. The web server log also may record information about your browser, such as your IP address and the cookies set on your browser by the server. This information is used to help us understand which features of our website and its integrated Services are the most popular. We use this information to monitor our networks and the visitors and users to our websites and its integrated Services. Among other things, it helps us understand which features of our website and its integrated Services are the most popular.

We do not use cookies with Web Beacons, Clear Pixels, Pixel Tags or Third-Party Tracking.

Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies and similar technologies serve the following purposes:

• Functional purpose. The cookies and similar technologies allow you to use our website and its integrated Services. For example, these types of cookies enable you to navigate around our website and its integrated Services, and use the offered features and functionalities. Additionally, the functional purpose cookies enable us to detect errors, prevent fraudulent activity and maintain security to enable the proper functioning of our website and its integrated Services. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and these cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
• Analytical purpose. The cookies and similar technologies enable us to analyze the performance and design of our website and its integrated Services. For example, these types of cookies allow us to recognize that you have visited our website before and shows which sections of our website and its integrated Services are most popular by enabling us to identify which sections the visitors access most frequently and how much time visitors spend on each section. Analytical cookies are only used to improve how our website and its integrated Services function. Analytical purpose cookies are stored on your device and used only on the basis of your consent.

We do not use cookies for a Tracking purpose.

Cookies and similar technologies are stored on your device only on the basis of your consent, except for the functional purpose cookies which are necessary for the proper functioning of our website and its integrated Services.

Please note that the cookies are divided into two categories with different storage times on your device. Temporary session cookies are set per each use session and stored on your device until you close your device or browser. Persistent cookies are stored on your device after you have finished browsing until they expire or are deleted.

Managing Cookies and Similar Technologies

If you want to remove or block the cookies and similar technologies described herein from your device, you can update your browser settings (consult your browser’s “help” menu to learn how to remove or block the cookies). We are not responsible for your browser settings. You can find instructions on how to manage cookies and similar technologies on the different types of web browsers at www.allaboutcookies.org.

Please be aware that rejecting the cookies and similar technologies may affect your ability to use the website and its integrated Services, and our ability to recognize your browser from one visit to the next. Please note you must separately opt-out in each browser and on each device.

Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may change our Cookie Policy over time in order to adapt it to any updates that might arise. You can see when this Cookie Policy was last updated by checking the date indicated in the beginning of the Cookie Policy.

Contact us

If you have questions concerning our Cookie Policy, please contact us at privacy@pactum.com.

Privacy policy

Last updated and effective date: 30 May 2024

This Privacy Notice describes how Pactum AI group entities listed below (“Pactum”, “we”, “us” or “our”) process and safeguard personal data of data subjects who visit our website at www.autonomousnegotiations.com, use or engage with our content and courses (collectively, “Services”) and with whom we otherwise interact.

Please note that this Privacy Notice does not apply to Pactum's website, Pactum.com, which has its own privacy policy.

Controller of personal data (responsible entity)

The controller and responsible entity for the processing of your personal data is the entity listed below who determines the purposes and means of the processing of your personal data: 

For most data processing purposes, and where we have not expressly determined otherwise below in this Privacy Notice, Pactum AI entities act as joint controllers.

Categories of personal data and sources of collection

We collect and process your personal data from Autonomousnegotiations.com in limited ways. The following provides the list of the types and sources of personal data that Pactum entity (or entities) may collect and process either as an independent data controller or, where applicable, as joint controllers.

• E-mail addresses: We collect this information when you subscribe on this website.
• Information collected in the course of using and engaging with our website and Services, such as your IP address, used devices, any other usage, navigation, telemetric and log data concerning the use of our website and Services. We collect this information when you use and engage with our website and Services. We may also receive this data from third party service providers, including cookie vendors. For more information regarding the use and the purposes for which we use the cookies and similar technologies, please read our Cookie Policy.
• Information you or our business partners provide by communicating with us, such as data required for establishing and maintaining a business or contractual relationship, feedback data collected in customer satisfaction surveys, content of submitted customer inquiry or support request, or any other information that you or our business partners voluntarily provide to us.We collect this information when you or our business partners communicate with us, including by submitting customer inquiries and support requests, participating in customer satisfaction surveys, etc.

Purposes and legal bases for processing personal data

We process your personal data for a variety of purposes. The following provides the list of the purposes and legal grounds for processing your personal data we process.

Legitimate interest

• Emailing content from this website and summaries of content from this website.
• Approaching prospective stakeholders for the purpose of requesting interviews in order to generate more helpful content for others.
• Approaching prospective customers for the purpose of establish contractual relationships.
• Managing and responding to customer inquiries and support requests.
• Improving and developing our website and Services.
• Maintaining and improving security winthin our website and services, including to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud or other unlawful activity.
• Establish, exercise, or defend any particular legal claim.

Retention of personal data

We process your personal data only for as long as necessary for the fulfilment of the original purposes of personal data processing, which are described above, or as long as required to comply with applicable legal obligations. We determine the appropriate retention period for personal data on the basis of the nature and sensitivity of the personal data being processed, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the personal data, whether we can achieve the purposes of the processing through other means, and on the basis of applicable legal requirements.

Once the established retention time period for a particular purpose expires and unless you instruct us otherwise and we agree on the terms on longer storage of your data, we will delete or anonymize the personal data, so it can no longer be associated with you.

Sharing of personal data

In addition to the specific situations discussed elsewhere in this Privacy Notice, we may disclose information in the following situations:

• Affiliates and acquisitions. We may share information within and between Pactum group companies. In addition, if we are involved in a merger or if another company acquires, or anticipates acquiring, our company or part of our company, business, or our assets, we may share information with that company, including at the planning and negotiation stages.
• Other disclosures. We may disclose information in response to lawful requests by state authorities, court orders, or in connection with any legal process, or if permitted or required by applicable law. We may also share your information in order to establish or exercise our rights, to defend against a legal claim, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible illegal activities, suspected fraud, safety of person or property, or a violation of our policies, or to comply with your request for the provision of services by a third party intermediary. For these reasons, your personal data may be disclosed to courts, state authorities, legal advisors, etc.
• Service providers. We may share your information with third party service providers who provide services to us or on our behalf in accordance with our instructions. Among other things, service providers help us to administer our website, assist with technical support, and send communications. In these cases, we will control and remain responsible for the use of your personal data at all times.

How we protect personal data

We use adequate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data information. For example, we only grant access to your personal data to authorized employees who have committed themselves to confidentiality or are under a statutory obligation of confidentiality. We make our best efforts to keep your personal data safe and always require the high level of security and confidentiality from our employees.

Please note that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal data from loss, destruction, unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure, we cannot fully guarantee the security of your personal data. In the event that we are required by law to inform you of any unauthorized access to your personal data, we may notify you electronically, in writing, or by telephone, if permitted to do so by law.

Transmission of personal data to other countries

Pactum group includes entities established in the European Union and in the United States. We transmit information between and among our group of companies and we use service providers who may be established outside of the EU/EEA. As a result, your personal data may be processed in a foreign country where privacy laws may be less stringent than the laws in your country. Nonetheless, we take steps to treat personal data using the same privacy principles that apply pursuant to the law of the country in which we first received it. By submitting your personal data to us you acknowledge the transfer, storage and processing of your personal data in a country other than your country of residence including, but not necessarily limited to, the United States. With respect to transfers from the European Economic Area to foreign countries not providing an adequate level of data protection, we base the transfer on appropriate safeguards, such as standard data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission. If you would like to receive more information regarding the transfers of your personal data and the safeguards applied by us, you can contact us at the contact details provided in the beginning of this Privacy Notice.

Information for California Residents

• California information collection and sharing disclosure. California Civil Code 1798.83, 1798.115(c), 1798.130(a)(5)(c), 1798.130(c), and 1798.140 gives California Residents the right to know whether certain categories of personal data are collected, “sold” or transferred for an organization’s “business purpose” (as those terms are defined under California law). The table below indicates the categories of personal data we collect and transfer in a variety of contexts. Please note that because this list is comprehensive it may refer to types of information that we collect and share about people other than yourself. For example, while we transfer credit card or debit card numbers for our business purpose in order to process payments for orders placed with us, we do not collect or transfer credit card or debit card numbers of individuals that subscribe to our website’s mailing list. In addition, if you would like more information concerning the categories of personal data (if any) we share with third parties or affiliates for their direct marketing purposes, you may make such requests by contacting us at the address described below. We do not discriminate against California residents who exercise any of their rights described in this privacy policy.

Your rights

Subject to the restrictions and conditions set out in applicable law, you may exercise the following rights as a data subject:

• Access to your personal data. You may request access to your personal data at any time.
• Rectification to your personal data. You may request that we update, correct or rectify any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Deletion of your personal data. You may request that we delete your personal data, by contacting us at the contact details provided in the beginning of this Privacy Notice. However, please note that certain information is strictly necessary in order to fulfil the purposes defined in this Privacy Notice and may also be required by law. Therefore, such personal data may not be deleted.
• Revocation of consent and right to object. You may revoke consent to our processing (where our processing is based upon consent), or object to our processing (where our processing is not based upon your consent). In some cases we may limit or deny your request if we are required or permitted by law to do so. Please note that revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing of personal data carried out on the basis of consent before revocation.
• Data portability. You may request a copy of the personal data that you have provided to us. In some cases we may limit or deny your request if we are required or permitted by law to do so, e.g. if it is necessary for the purpose of our legitimate interest to protect our trade secrets or any other confidential information.

You may exercise these rights by contacting us at the contact details provided in the beginning of this Privacy Notice. We will respond to your requests and to provide you with additional privacy-related information within the timeframes specified in applicable law. Please note that we may ask you for additional information to adequately verify your identity before actioning your request to exercise your rights as a data subject.

If you are not satisfied with our response or have a concern that your privacy rights have been infringed, and you are in the European Union, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. List and contact details of European supervisory authorities can be found here.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

We may change our Privacy Notice and practices over time in order to adapt it to any updates that might arise. In case of making any substantial update, we will notify you via the email that you have communicated us. You can see when this Privacy Notice was last updated by checking the date indicated in the beginning of the Privacy Notice.