1. Privacy and Security Policy
The following information on our Privacy Policy reflects the commitment of INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS (IATA-CSIC), (hereinafter, the Entity), as responsible for processing, maintaining and guaranteeing secure commercial relations by protecting personal data, ensuring the rights to privacy for the users of our services. This document explains how we use personal data while our services are being used.
2. Definition of personal data
Como “Dato Personal” debemos entender cualquier información concerniente a By “Personal Data” we mean any information concerning an identified or identifiable physical person. Among other items, this includes name, address, postal and e-mail addresses, as well as telephone numbers.
3. Processing and purposes of data collected
Any personal data provided to us by visiting our website will be processed in accordance with data protection regulations and will only be collected, processed and used for lawful, legitimate and information purposes. For this reason, we list all of the purposes for which INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS (IATA-CSIC) uses personal data:
– Sending contact forms or e-mails:
• Purpose: To be able to respond to queries and contact users to resolve any queries or questions asked.
• Legitimacy: The legitimate basis for the processing of data lies with executing pre-contractual measures requested and/or consent given.
• • Storage period: Data will be stored for as long as necessary in order to respond to the queries.
The Entity will inform all users of the non-obligation to provide certain personal data, unless the field is indicated otherwise. Nevertheless, not providing this data will mean that the Entity cannot provide all the services linked to such data, and cannot be held liable for not providing or insufficiently providing these services.
It is the user’s obligation to provide accurate information and keep it updated, and therefore, the Entity reserves the right to exclude any user who provides false data from the services and cancel the service, without prejudice to any other legal actions this may incur.
Your personal data will NOT be transferred to any other company. In the event that it is necessary to transfer your information to another entity, your express consent would be requested before this occurs.
4. Security of your personal data
The Entity is particularly concerned with guaranteeing the security of your personal data. Your data is stored on our information systems, where we have adopted and implemented security, technical and organisational measures to prevent any loss or unauthorised use by third parties, for example our websites use Https data encryption protocols.
5. Information on use of cookies
No personal data which can identify a user is automatically recorded merely by visiting this website or using the Entity’s services. However, we would inform you that while browsing this website, small data files or “cookies” are generated in the browser’s computer and allow us to obtain the following analytical information:
a) The date and time when the website was accessed, allowing us to know the most popular times, and make precise adjustments to avoid problems of saturation at these peak times.
b) The number of daily visitors in each section, allowing us to learn the areas which are most successful and increase and enhance their content, in order for users to obtain a more satisfactory result and improve content design.
c) The date and time when the user last visited the website to perform analytical and statistical studies on website use.
d) Security elements which control access to restricted areas.
For further information visit our cookies policy.
6. Users’ rights
All users can exercise any of the rights provided in the data protection regulations, such as the right to access, rectify, limit processing of, cancel, transfer and oppose data, by e-mailing our data protection officer at gbeltran@iata.csic.es. Where necessary, you may lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency.
7. No longer wish to receive information from us or withdraw your consent?
Any user can oppose to the use of their information for the purposes of advertising, market research or development of satisfaction surveys, as well as withdraw their consent at any time (without retroactive effect). To do so, please send an e-mail to info@iata.csic.es. When you receive advertising via e-mail, you can also oppose from your e-mail, by clicking on the link included in the mail and following the instructions provided.
8. Changes to the Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy is subject to updates, due to legal requirements and changes, as well as improvements and changes included in the way we offer and provide our services. Therefore, we would recommend that you visit and access our Privacy Policy on a regular basis, in order to access and learn about the latest changes that may have been included. In the event that these changes are related to the consent provided by the user, the user will in any case be sent a separate and independent notification to ask for their consent again.
If you have any queries or questions after reading our Privacy Policy or you wish to exercise any right or action relating to your personal data, please contact us via the following e-mail address: gbeltran@iata.csic.es.