Legal
Information in accordance with § 5 TMG
EURACTIV Media Network
Brussels Network Office
Boulevard Charlemagne 1,
1041 Bruxelles, Belgium
Represented by: Cristina Zygomalas
Tel: +32 (0)2 226 58 10
E-Mail: projects@euractiv.com
Internet address: www.euractiv.com
Registry entry
Entry in: Handelsregister
Register Number: kVk 74344358
Register Court: Schiphol
VAT identification number: NL 859865034B01
Responsible for content according to § 55 (2) RStV is:
EURACTIV MEDIA NETWORK BV
Evert Van de Beekstraat 354,
1118 CZ Schiphol, The Netherlands
Represented by: Cristina Zygomalas
Privacy and Data Protection
1. Introduction
EURACTIV running this website. All data collection and management carried out through this website and associated communication products is done in full accordance with this privacy and data protection policy. This can be read in full below.
EURACTIV respects the privacy of our members and other contacts and seeks to ensure that any personal data that we collect is processed in a secure, responsible manner. EURACTIV only collects personal data that we need in order to provide our services.
EURACTIV operates greenfoot-project.com, publishes e-news items, and operates a mailing list for our members who subscribe to the list. The mailing list contacts will be used to send out newsletters (at least 2 per year) and invitations to GREENFOOT events to its members.
The personal information you provide to EURACTIV will be used and stored as follows:
2. Data collection and use
EURACTIV collects personal information to deliver the services requested based a legitimate interest in keeping you updated about GREENFOOT activities. EURACTIV strives to limit the amount of personal information collected.
The personal information collected could be used to contact you about the network or in response to a specific enquiry via email, telephone or postal mail.
We collect your preferences and interests connected to our thematic content categories. This allows us to build your personalised service experience, customising the website, and tailored emails and newsletters.
We do not collect any sensitive data (political opinion, religious beliefs, health, etc.) unless it is expressly needed and, in this case, on the basis of your explicit consent.
This policy explains how we process personal data related to our services.
This policy was last updated: March 2021.
3. Website
When you visit our website greenfoot-project.com, a small amount of information concerning your use of it is generated – see our policy on cookies, social media plug-ins and Google maps below. If you only browse the website, no personal data is collected, i.e. we cannot identify who you are.
3.1 Integration of Social Media Plug-ins
(1) For embedded social media plug-ins on our website we are using the two-click solution. This means that when visiting our page, no personal data is initially transferred to the plug-in providers. You can identify the plug-in providers by looking at their logos as well as the text that appears when you hover your mouse cursor over their logos. You can directly communicate with the plug-in provider via the button.
The plug-in provider will only receive the information that you are using on the respective page of our online service once you have clicked the indicated field and thereby have activated it. Additionally, the data listed under point 4 (see below) is transferred. In the case of Facebook, the IP address is anonymised immediately after it has been collected according to the respective providers in Germany.
The activation of a plug-in thus leads to your personal data being transferred to the respective plug-in provider and saved there (in case of US American providers in the USA).
As plug-in providers mostly collect data via cookies, we recommend you delete all cookies in your browser via the security settings before clicking.
(2) We are neither able to influence data collection and data processing, nor are we informed as to the extent of the data collection, the purpose of data processing, or the data retention period. We also have no information from plug-in providers regarding the process of data deletion.
(3) The plug-in provider saves the data collected about you in the form of a usage profile and uses that for the purposes of advertisement, market research, and/or needs-based website design.
Data analysis of this kind is undertaken for the purposes of needs-based advertisement, and to inform other users of the respective social network of your activities on our website.
You have the right to object to the creation of these profiles. To make use of this right, you need to turn to the respective plug-in provider. We offer you the opportunity to interact with social networks and other users via the plug-ins, enabling us to improve our online service and make it more interesting for you as a user. Legal basis for the use of plug-ins is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
(4) Your data is passed on to the plug-in provider independently of you having an account with their network or being logged in there. If you are logged in, the data that was collected about you on our website will be attributed to your account with the plug-in provider.
If you click on the plug-in buttons and e.g. post a link on the social media account you are accessing, this information is also collected by the plug-in provider, saved in your account, and publicly shared with your contacts.
We suggest you regularly log-out after using social networks, especially before clicking on any plug-in buttons as this prevents the plug-in provider from matching the activity with your account.
(5) You can find further information on the purpose and the scope of data collection and processing by the plug-in provider in their respective data protection statements. There you can also find further information on your rights regarding this matter and customising settings and options to further protect your privacy.
(6) Addresses of the respective plug-in providers and URLs to their data protection policies:
a) Instagram, Menlo Park, CA, USA. https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
b) Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA; https://twitter.com/privacy. Twitter has submitted to the EU-US-Privacy-Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
c) LinkedIn, Sunnyvale CA, USA. https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
4. What personal data we collect and why
The mandatory field for subscribing to the e-newsletter is the email address. First name, last name and type of organization are not mandatory, but would help us understand your interests and track and improve our activities. If you receive a news alert about an event that you register for, details about data protection will be included on the registration form.
Other contacts: We collect information from you through information that you provide to us through business cards, through project partnerships that we jointly work on, and through events that you have signed up for.
5. How long do we keep your personal data?
We will not retain your personal information for longer than required. We will keep your personal information:
– For as long as required by law
– Until we no longer have a valid reason for keeping it
– Until you request us to stop using it. Any such requests can be sent to our data protection officer at ian.teunissenvanmanen@euractiv.com or at our postal address, with reference to Data Protection Officer:
EURACTIV
Boulevard Charlemagne 1,
1041 Bruxelles, Belgium
In addition, all our mailings contain an unsubscribe button. Duration is linked to your subscription. If you unsubscribe, your personal data will be deleted permanently. Details of how to unsubscribe are provided in each newsletter. This feature is managed by Mailchimp, with more information available here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
6. How we protect your data
At EURACTIV we implement technical and organisational measures to secure your personal data against hacking, malware, ransomware, malicious websites, etc.
Our server environment fulfils all modern security requirements for protecting your personal data. This includes software and systems to prevent hacking and to fight malware, ransomware or any other intrusion from potentially malicious websites. All our data are stored on a dedicated and secure server environment.
7. Your rights concerning your personal data
To ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability, you are invited to exercise the following rights, free of charge, whenever you think it is appropriate.
Right to review, update, and correct your personal data
You have the right to review and update, correct or remove any of your personal data by sending a request to ian.teunissenvanmanen@euractiv.com
By requesting access to your personal data, you will obtain:
• A list of personal data about you held by EURACTIV;
• An explanation of the purpose for which your personal data is being processed;
• Details of anyone to whom your personal data may have been disclosed (note: we only disclose your personal information if required to by law).
The right to withdraw your consent to the processing
We process your personal data on the basis of your freely given consent. You have the right to revoke this consent at any time for any reason. To do so, please contact ian.teunissenvanmanen@euractiv.com. After your request has been received, your personal data will be removed from mailing lists and/or deleted entirely from our database within one month (your data may be stored, but not further processed, in order to comply with possible audits or checks from funding bodies, e.g. the European Commission).
The right to lodge a complaint
In case of any complaint, please contact EURACTIV immediately to resolve the problem. However, please note that you have (at all times) the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection supervisory authority. In general, you can refer to the data protection supervisory authority responsible for the location where your place of residence or work is located, or that of our organisation https://www.dataprotectionauthority.be/citizen.
8. Changes to this policy
This privacy policy is reviewed and updated periodically. Any changes to this policy will be communicated to you either via email or on our website.
9. Contact
All questions or requests regarding this policy can be addressed to ian.teunissenvanmanen@euractiv.com.