The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant privacy laws. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website.
Data Controller
The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:
- European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)
- Address: Gran Vía Carlos III, 98 - Torre Norte, Planta 10, 08028 Barcelona (Spain)
- Email: events@efbiotechnology.org
- Phone: +34 93 521 11 53
- Company Registration Number: N0171460I
Personal Data We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal data when you interact with our website:
- Contact information (name, email address, phone number)
- Event registration details
- IP address and browsing data (through cookies)
How We Use Your Personal Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries
- To register you for events or webinars
- To improve our website and services
- To send you newsletters or marketing materials (if you have given us consent)
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: When you provide us with explicit consent to process your data (e.g., when subscribing to our newsletter).
- Contractual Necessity: To fulfill a contract or request, such as event registration.
- Legitimate Interests: For activities related to our organizational purposes, such as improving our services and communications.
Sharing Your Personal Data
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties, except as necessary to fulfill our obligations (e.g., event organizers, payment processors). We may also share data in response to legal requests or regulatory obligations.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.
Your Rights
You have the following rights under the GDPR:
- Right of access: You can request a copy of your personal data.
- Right to rectification: You can request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data.
- Right to restriction of processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to data portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to object: You can object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at events@efbiotechnology.org.
Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. We will notify you of significant changes by posting a notice on our website.