Privacy Policy

  1. INTRODUCTION
    This Privacy Policy aims to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, how we treat it, to where it can be transferred and how you can update and delete your information. Our services, processes and communication systems aim to ensure the highest possible degree of compliance with the applicable law: Regulation (EU) 2016/679, The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
    This Privacy Policy covers all those residing in a country in the European Economic Area (which includes the European Union) or in any included other country or territory (collectively referred to as the European Region).
  2. DATA COLLECTION
    We collect information about yourself and/or concerning you at the following moments when you use the WINTEX platform:

    1. When you send a message through our contact form or direct email;
    2. When you send a query through our online helpdesk service;
    3. When you subscribe to the project newsletter through the project platform;
    4. When you leave a comment and/or write an article on the project platform;
    5. When you visit and browse our platform if you accept the cookies.


    2.1. User registration on the platform
    Navigation on the project platform does not require any type of user registration. However, where applicable, registration of a new user is available to everyone. In order to register, you are requested to provide personal information, which usually includes your name, email address, username, organization and password. We collect as little data as possible while ensuring that we are able to avoid false registrations and the uniqueness of each user.

    2.2. Sending of messages by contact form
    You do not need to be registered in the platform to contact us. Whenever you contact us through the contact form or by sending an e-mail, the following data are collected: email address, name, subject of the contact and the message you are sending. We usually store the emails we receive for archive purposes and later contacts.

    2.3. Subscription to newsletter
    When you subscribe to the newsletter of the project we ask that you provide your email address.

    2.4. Comments and articles
    When you leave a comment on the platform or post an article (where applicable), the data in the comments/article form as well as the IP address and browser user agent are saved to help with the detection of spam. Generally, the data in the comment form are: email address, name, date and content of the comment.

    2.5. Visiting and use of the platform
    Information is collected every time you visit the platform. This collected information is described and explained in the section on the use of cookies.

  3. USE OF COOKIES
    The WINTEX platform uses cookies to identify information about your session use and personalization of your browser each time you visit. A cookie is a small data file that is stored by the browser when you access the platform.Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a cookie ID, which is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers which contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.Through the use of cookies, the WINTEX consortium can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use WINTEX website. The website user who uses cookies, e.g., does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed, because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.
  4. HOW TO USE YOUR DATA
    The information from the newsletter subscription process is inserted into a programme that manages and sends e-mail. Only your email is used for this purpose. This programme works offline and your data is not shared.Your information will be used for purposes directly related to the platform and/or project and will never be shared with third parties (such as marketing companies).
  5. LEGITIMACY IN THE TREATMENT OF YOUR DATA
    Your data will only be saved if one of the following occurs:

      1. You express your consent by sending an e-mail or submitting an online form;
      2. The data is required to comply with a legal obligation to which the WINTEX project is subject, such as the disclosure of data to Tax Administration and Social Security authorities, as well to as other authorities.

    Your personal data will not be used for purposes other than those described in this policy without you being informed in advance or, where appropriate, your consent obtained.

  6. DATA RETENTION PERIOD
    Your personal data will be kept for the minimum period of time necessary for the purposes described above and/or for compliance with legal obligations.The minimum time required is the duration of the project plus additional five year (for example: in a 3-year project your data will be kept for 8 years). After this period, your data will be removed from the database.
  7. HOW CAN WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION
    Your information will be shared only on request by the police or supervisory authorities when there is suspicion that an illegal act is being committed or if this disclosure would allow an illegal act to be prevented; or as required or authorized by law.
  8. YOUR RIGHTS
    At any time, you can request:

      1. Access to your personal data;
      2. Alteration of your personal information;
      3. Direct editing of your personal information in cases where there is a registered user;
      4. Opposition to, cancellation or limitation in the treatment of your personal data;
      5. Portability of your personal data previously provided, in a structured and compatible manner and in a readable format;
      6. For your data to be deleted and forgotten.

    To exercise your rights, please contact us through the following e-mail info@wintexproject.eu. Your requests will be treated with care, so that we can ensure the effectiveness of your rights. You will be asked to prove your identity, so to ensure that personal data are shared only with the owner.
    Please note that, in certain cases and in accordance with applicable law, your request may not be satisfied immediately or in full.
    In all cases, you will be informed of the measures taken, within 30 days from the time the request is made.

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  10. CLARIFICATIONS OR DOUBTS
    If you have any questions regarding this policy or other privacy issues, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at info@wintexproject.eu