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Privacy policy

The Owner informs you about its Privacy Policy regarding the processing and protection of the personal data of users that may be collected during navigation through the Website: https://neusfigueras.com/en

In this regard, the Owner guarantees compliance with current regulations on the protection of personal data, reflected in Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and the Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPD GDD). It also complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons (GDPR).

The use of the website implies acceptance of this Privacy Policy.


Identity of the Controller

Controller: Neus Figueras
Address: Barcelona – Spain
Email: info@neusfigueras.com
Website: https://neusfigueras.com/en


Principles Applied to Data Processing

In the processing of your personal data, the Owner will apply the following principles that comply with the requirements of the new European data protection regulation (GDPR):

  1. Principle of lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: The Owner will always require consent for the processing of personal data, which may be for one or more specific purposes, about which the Owner will inform the User beforehand with absolute transparency.

  2. Principle of data minimization: The Owner will request only the data strictly necessary for the purpose(s) for which it is requested.

  3. Principle of limitation of the storage period: The Owner will keep the personal data collected only for the time strictly necessary for the purpose(s) of processing. The Owner will inform the User of the corresponding storage period according to the purpose.

    In the case of subscriptions, the Owner will periodically review the lists and delete those records inactive for a considerable time.

  4. Principle of integrity and confidentiality: The personal data collected will be processed in such a way as to guarantee its security, confidentiality, and integrity.

    The Owner takes the necessary precautions to prevent unauthorized access or misuse of its users’ data by third parties.


Obtaining Personal Data

To browse the Website, it is not necessary to provide any personal data.

The cases in which you do provide your personal data are as follows:

  • When posting a comment on an article or a page.

  • When signing up for a subscription form or newsletter that the Owner manages with MailChimp.


Rights

The Owner informs you that, regarding your personal data, you have the right to:

  • Request access to the stored data.

  • Request its rectification or deletion.

  • Request the limitation of its processing.

  • Object to the processing.

  • Request data portability.

The exercise of these rights is personal and must, therefore, be exercised directly by the interested party by requesting it directly from the Owner. This means that any client, subscriber, or collaborator who has provided their data at any time can contact the Owner to ask about the data stored and how it was obtained, request its rectification, request the portability of their personal data, object to its processing, limit its use, or request the deletion of that data in the Owner’s files.

To exercise your rights, you must send your request along with a photocopy of your National ID or equivalent to the email address: info@neusfigueras.com.

The exercise of these rights does not include any data that the Owner is obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

You have the right to effective judicial protection and to file a complaint with the supervisory authority, in this case, the Spanish Data Protection Agency, if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the Regulation.


Purpose of the Processing of Personal Data

When you connect to the Website to send an email to the Owner, write a comment on an article or page, or subscribe to its newsletter, you provide personal information for which the Owner is responsible. This information may include personal data such as your IP address, name and surname, physical address, email address, phone number, and other information. By providing this information, you give your consent for your information to be collected, used, managed, and stored by — Nominalia —.

The personal data and the purpose of the processing by the Owner vary depending on the information capture system:

  1. Comment forms: The Owner requests personal data such as: name and surname, email address, and website address to respond to Users’ comments.

  2. Content subscription forms: The Owner requests personal data such as: name and surname and email address to manage the subscription list, send newsletters, promotions, and special offers. The personal data provided to the Owner will be located on the servers of The Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a, based in the USA (MailChimp).

There are other purposes for which the Owner processes personal data:

  • To ensure compliance with the conditions contained in the applicable law. This may include the development of tools and algorithms that help the Website to guarantee the confidentiality of the personal data it collects.

  • To support and improve the services offered by this Website.

  • To manage social networks. The Owner has a presence on social networks. If you become a follower on the social networks of the Owner, the processing of personal data will be governed by this section, as well as by those terms of use, privacy policies, and access regulations that belong to the social network that applies in each case and that you have previously accepted.

    You can consult the privacy policies of the main social networks in these links:

    The Owner will process your personal data to correctly manage its presence on the social network, inform you of its activities, as well as for any other purpose that the regulations of social networks allow.

    In no case will the Owner use the profiles of followers on social networks to send individual advertising.


Security of Personal Data

To protect your personal data, the Owner takes all reasonable precautions and follows industry best practices to prevent its loss, misuse, improper access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

The website is hosted on: Nominalia. The security of the data is guaranteed since they take all the necessary security measures for it. You can consult their privacy policy for more information.

The Owner informs the User that their personal data will not be transferred to third-party organizations unless such transfer of data is covered by a legal obligation or when the provision of a service implies the need for a contractual relationship with a data processor. In the latter case, data will only be transferred to the third party when the Owner has the User’s explicit consent.

However, in some cases, collaborations with other professionals may be carried out. In such cases, consent will be required from the User, informing them about the identity of the collaborator and the purpose of the collaboration. It will always be carried out with the strictest security standards.


Content from Other Websites

Pages on this Website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction using this embedded content.


Cookies Policy

For this Website to function properly, it needs to use cookies, which are information stored in your web browser. More information is available on the Cookie Policy page.


Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of your data is:

  • The consent of the data subject.


Categories of Personal Data

The categories of personal data processed by the Owner are:

  • Identifying data.

No specially protected data categories are processed.


Retention of Personal Data

The personal data provided to the Owner will be retained until its deletion is requested.


Recipients of Personal Data

  • MailChimp: The Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a, based in the USA. More information at: https://mailchimp.com

  • Google Analytics: A web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., a Delaware company whose main office is at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States (“Google”).

    Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to help the Owner analyze how Users use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be directly transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

    More information at: https://analytics.google.com

    You can consult how Google handles privacy regarding the use of cookies and other information on Google’s Privacy Policy page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

    You can also see a list of types of cookies Google and its partners use and all information regarding their use of advertising cookies in:


Web Browsing

When browsing the Website, non-identifiable data may be collected, which may include IP address, geolocation, a record of how the services and sites are used, browsing habits, and other data that cannot be used to identify you.

The Website uses the following third-party analytics services:

  • Google Analytics.

The Owner uses the information obtained to obtain statistical data, analyze trends, administer the site, study browsing patterns, and to collect demographic information.

The Owner is not responsible for the processing of personal data carried out by the web pages that can be accessed through the various links contained on the Website.


Accuracy and Truthfulness of Personal Data

You agree that the data provided to the Owner is correct, complete, accurate, and current, as well as to keep them duly updated.

As a User of the Website, you are solely responsible for the veracity and correctness of the data you submit to the Website, exonerating the Owner from any responsibility in this regard.


Acceptance and Consent

As a User of the Website, you declare that you have been informed of the conditions on personal data protection, accept and consent to the processing of the data by the Owner in the manner and for the purposes indicated in this Privacy Policy.

To contact the Owner, subscribe to a newsletter, or make comments on this Website, you must accept this Privacy Policy.


Changes to the Privacy Policy

The Owner reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy to adapt it to new legislation or jurisprudence, as well as industry practices.

These policies will remain in effect until modified by others duly published.