INSIDE-CoVE

Privacy Notice

Notice on Personal Data Processing

 

  1. INTRODUCTION

INSIDE-CoVE is an EU-funded project, established under the auspices of the Erasmus+ Programme (Grant Agreement ID: 101194017) and represents a consortium of 26 partners. The company, under the name “BUILDING SYSTEMS INNOVATION CENTRE (BSIC)”, operating under the designation “The Architectural Aluminium Academy” and hereinafter referred to as “AAA”, is the project Coordinator. AAA is the appointed Data Controller for the INSIDE-CoVE project website (https://inside-cove.eu/ ), responsible for the hosting and management of the website of INSIDE-CoVE project (the “Project”), as described in the GA101194017. To this end, we provide this Privacy Policy that applies to the INSIDE-CoVE website (the “Website”) and governs personal information processing by the Website and affiliated platforms (e.g. the project Newsletter).

  1. PERSONAL DATA THAT THIS WEBSITE COLLECTS PROVIDED BY YOU AND HOW WE USE IT

Any personal information which you volunteer for the INSIDE-CoVE project through the use of this website will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, strictly in accordance with the GDPR. Unless stated otherwise in detail in the relevant sections of the Website, Personal Data generated from the use of our Website is processed as follows:

  • Contact via contact form

Should you choose to communicate with us via contact form, we invite you to provide your personal data as required. The website does not store your personal data. The legal basis for processing Personal Data for the purposes set out in this item is the art. 6(1)(b) of GDPR.

  • Newsletter subscription

Should you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, we invite you to provide your name and your email address, which are managed by https://www.sender.net/ according to their terms and conditions. The website does not store your personal data. The legal basis for processing Personal Data for the purposes set out in this item is the art. 6(1)(a) of GDPR. You can withdraw your consent from any communication from the Project by using the ‘Unsubscribe’ link in any communication.

  • Social Media

Some of our webpages use social media action buttons leading to Project accounts or to Partner organisations’ accounts.

  • Site visitation tracking

We use Google Analytics (GA) to track user interaction and for statistical reasons. We use this data to determine the number of people using our site, to better understand how they find and use our web pages and to see their journey through the website.

 

  1. RETENTION PERIOD & DATA SECURITY

Legal ground for lawful processing of your personal information is the legitimate interest of the INSIDE-CoVE consortium to promote the INSIDE-CoVE outcomes as more specifically described in the Introduction, in order to meet contractual obligations in that context. Storage and deletion of personal information that we process any personal information you are providing us through the Website is securely stored only for as long as necessary for us to comply with our contractual obligations to the funding authority of the European Commission, and no longer than five (5) years from INSIDE-CoVE completion unless otherwise required for the defense of legal claims arising from the INSIDE-CoVE contract or as otherwise required by compulsory law. Security of personal information that we process, as the responsible party to host the website, applies all appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure safe processing of personal data and to prevent accidental loss or destruction and unauthorised and/or illegal access to, use, modification or disclosure thereof. In assessing the appropriate level of security and in the process of selecting and implementing suitable technical and organisational measures, AAA takes into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing, as well as the risks that are presented by processing, in particular from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed, and additionally, the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons.

  1. RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS

In full compliance with the provisions of the GDPR, AAA satisfies and facilitates the exercise of the rights of data subjects thereunder, in relation to the use of the portal and its services, given that such rights can be effectively exercised in the context of the portal’s operation, namely:

  1. The right of access so that you can receive information regarding your personal data which is processed by AAA, for what reason, and the recipients thereof.
  2. The right to rectification so that you can correct mistakes, inaccuracies and deficiencies in your personal information.
  3. The right to erasure of this data, in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR, so that your data can be deleted from the files of AAA.
  4. The right to restriction of processing where the accuracy of the information is contested, where you have previously objected to processing and the relevant decision is still pending, or in the event that retaining your data is no longer necessary for its initial purpose but cannot be deleted yet for legal reasons.
  5. The right to data portability so that you can receive your data in electronic form and transmit it to third parties.
  6. The right to object to the processing of your personal data by withdrawing your consent, if this has been granted, without this withdrawal affecting the legality of the processing during the period of time that elapsed before the withdrawal of consent.

To exercise your rights, please contact info@inside-cove.eu
Please keep in mind that you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g. the Data Protection Authority within your region or country), should you wish so.

  1. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to or the ability for you to access third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those third parties, nor are we responsible for the information or content on their websites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third parties before proceeding to use their websites.

  1. CHILDREN

We do not knowingly process, use, or disclose information from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected the personal information of a child under 16 we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible. Please immediately contact us if you become aware that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information.

  1. COOKIES

The INSIDE-CoVE website utilises cookies – data files of minimal size, potentially containing an anonymised unique identifier – for the exclusive purposes of technical site functionality and anonymised statistical analysis. Cookies do not identify any natural person but rather record device-specific data regarding user interaction, including visited site areas and duration of use. AAA affirms that cookies do not grant access to additional data stored on the user’s device, nor are they employed to monitor browsing behaviour beyond the INSIDE-CoVE website. Users may configure their browser settings to reject cookies; however, such refusal may impair full access to website functionalities. It is therefore recommended that cookies be enabled for optimal user experience. For additional information regarding cookie management, users may consult www.allaboutcookies.org