At Fundación Centro de Tecnologías de Interacción Visual y Comunicaciones Vicomtech (hereinafter, referred to as “VICOMTECH”) we are committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy aims to inform you about the types of data we collect through our website or other duly identified means of the entity listed below, how we use it, and the measures we take to protect your personal information.

DATA CONTROLLER

Name: Fundación Centro de Tecnologías de Interacción Visual y Comunicaciones Vicomtech

Address: Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Gipuzkoa, Paseo Mikeletegi 57, 20009, Donostia-San Sebastián

VAT number: G75051912

Registration details: Basque Country Register of Foundations with number F-308.

Contact details:

 

DATA COLLECTION

The personal data processed by VICOMTECH consists of the information you have provided during your navigation on the Website, through dataset access request form, and/or through cookies based on your preferences or other data collection methods outlined in this Privacy Policy.

COLLECTED DATA

The personal data we process are outlined below, collected through the previously identified channels:

  • Internet browsing data (IP address, website visits, Wi-Fi network connections, etc.).
  • Identifying and contact information (Full Name and E-mail).
  • Professional information (Organization/company affiliation).

You hereby confirm that the personal data provided is accurate and correct. In the event that the personal data pertains to a third party, you confirm that you have informed the third party of VICOMTECH’s Privacy Policy and have obtained their consent to share their data with VICOMTECH for the purposes outlined below.

PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING

VICOMTECH will process your Personal Data for the purpose of:

  • Analyze web traffic and how users interact with the site.
  • Personalize content and ads based on your preferences.
  • Remember your settings and preferences during future visits.
  • Manage and process your request as a user of the dataset.
  • Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING

The legal basis that legitimizes the processing of data collected through through dataset access request form is the consent you provide to carry out the previously described purposes.

Regarding the data obtained through cookies on the website, the legal basis is the legitimate interest in recording user access to the website and the consent you provide through your selection of preferences for the use of cookies on the website.

 

RECIPIENTS OF THE DATA

In general, unless required by law, VICOMTECH will not share your data with any third party without your prior express consent. In any case, some communications and/or data transfers to third parties may be imposed by specific regulations or to meet obligations with Public Administrations when required by current legislation. Other communications will be a necessary consequence of providing the service, in which case we commit to formalizing with these third parties, where mandatory, the required data processing agreement as imposed by current legislation.

In the event that your personal data needs to be communicated to organizations located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), these data transfers will always be made based on your consent, the signing of standard data protection clauses approved by the European Commission with these third parties, or, if applicable, any other legal basis that allows these transfers to occur lawfully. Thus, VICOMTECH commits to adopting all necessary measures to protect your data and ensure its privacy and security.

DATA PRESERVATION

Personal data will be retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, or until you revoke your consent or request its deletion at an earlier time. Additionally, data may be retained for the period required to comply with any legal obligations that VICOMTECH is subject to.

SECURITY MEASURES

We take appropriate measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of information stored on our website. However, you should be aware that no data transmission over the Internet is completely secure.

VICOMTECH has implemented security levels and measures to protect personal data by installing the necessary technical measures in its systems and files to ensure the confidential processing of data and to prevent loss, alteration, or unauthorized access.

VICOMTECH will not be held liable for any potential damages or losses resulting from interferences, omissions, interruptions, computer viruses, telephone line failures, or disconnections in the operation of this electronic system caused by reasons beyond VICOMTECH’s control; delays or blockages in the use of this electronic system due to deficiencies or overloads in telephone lines, the Data Processing Center, the Internet system, or other electronic systems, nor for any damages caused by third parties through unlawful intrusions beyond VICOMTECH ‘s control. Nonetheless, the individual should be aware that security measures on the Internet are not impervious.

USER RIGHTS

Data Protection Regulations guarantee the following rights to data subjects:

  • Access: Allows the data subject to know what information is held, where it was obtained from, to whom it has been provided, and how it has been used.
  • Rectification: Allows the data subject to correct any incorrect or outdated information.
  • Erasure: Allows the data subject to request that their data be no longer processed.
  • Objection: Allows the data subject to request that their data no longer be used for a specific purpose.
  • Restriction: Allows the data subject to restrict the processing of their data, but in a way that it is retained for future purposes.
  • Portability: Allows the data subject to obtain a copy of their data in electronic format and, under certain circumstances, request that it be transferred to another service provider. This is only applicable for computerized processing carried out with the data subject’s consent or for the fulfillment of a contract.
  • The user may also withdraw their consent at any time, without affecting the processing of personal data carried out up to that point.

The User may exercise the aforementioned rights in the terms and conditions provided for in the current legislation by writing to the registered office of VICOMTECH, Parque Tecnológico de Miramón, Paseo Mikeletegi 57, 20009 San Sebastián, or by sending an email to rgpd@vicomtech.org, indicating the right that they wish to exercise and attaching a scanned copy of their national identity document or equivalent document valid in law to accredit their identity.

In the event of not obtaining a satisfactory response to the exercising of their rights, they can file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (www.aepd.es).

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these external sites. We recommend reading the privacy policies of those sites.

COOKIES

VICOMTECH will only use cookies when the user has given prior consent, as indicated in the pop-up window on the user’s browser when accessing the website for the first time, and in the other terms and conditions outlined in the Cookie Policy.

PRIVACY POLICY MODIFICATIONS

VICOMTECH reserves the right to modify this policy to adapt it to legislative or jurisprudential developments, as well as to industry practices. In said cases, VICOMTECH shall announce on this website the changes made with reasonable notice of their being put into practice.