Website Privacy Policy
General
APRIL is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. Personal data is any information that can identify you as a data subject.
This Privacy Policy applies to the use of https://aprilproject.eu/ only and it gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. While you may encounter links on our website to other websites, please note that these websites are not covered by this Privacy Policy.
What data do we collect?
APRIL processes your data in compliance with the applicable EU data protection and privacy laws. We only process your personal data for the purposes explained to you in this Privacy Policy or communicated to you when collecting your data.
We may collect the following personal data:
- your name,
- your e-mail address,
- your occupation,
- your internet traffic data,
- your browser user agent string,
- your opinions and views,
- your photo.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide us with some of the data we collect through different means. For example, in the following contexts: subscription to newsletters, events, when you choose to participate in a survey or the testing of the APRIL demonstrations; amongst others. You might sign up to receive newsletters or information about APRIL`s demonstrators, thus you will be asked to provide us with your e-mail address. When you decide to contact us, you give us your name and your e-mail address. When you express your interest to leave a quote on the APRIL website or be part of the dissemination and communication activities (e.g. have your picture as participant of an APRIL event), we will ask you to provide us with your name, your occupation, your personal opinion, and a photo of yourself. You always have the option not to provide the information we request. The legal basis for collecting this data is your consent.
Other data are automatically collected when you visit our website. Specifically, the user information we collect automatically may include information like your IP address, device type, unique device identification numbers, browser-type, broad geographic location and other technical information. We may also collect user information about how your device has interacted with our website, including the pages accessed and links clicked. The legal basis for collecting this data is our legitimate interest in analysing our website traffic, maintaining the security of our website and fulfilling our duty to keep the website secure.
What do we use your data for?
Our primary goal in collecting and processing your data is to enhance your experience on our website, support the website, and improve its features, performance, and other elements. We log and use your traffic data about any service errors or interruptions that you have experienced to create fixes and make technical improvements to our website.
Upon your request and expression of consent to receive our newsletters, we use your e-mail address to send you the requested newsletters. Your data is removed from our mailing list when you cancel your subscription and we instantly delete that data.
Our website also uses a minimal build of Google Analytics for statistical purposes. Google Analytics is a service which transmits website traffic data, allowing us to notice trends to improve the user experience on our website. This minimal build processes data, such as the unique user ID set by Google Analytics, the date and time, the title of the page being viewed, the URL of the page viewed, the URL of the page that was viewed before the current page, the screen resolution, the time in the local time zone, the files that were clicked on and downloaded, the links clicked on to an outside domain, the type of device, the country. You can always opt-out of this tracking at any time by activating the Do Not Track setting in your browser.
What are your data protection rights?
APRIL would like to make sure that you are fully aware of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
Right to access – you have the right to request from us copies of your personal data.
Right to rectification – you have the right to request that we correct any information that you believe is inaccurate.
Right to erasure – you have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to restrict processing – you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to object – you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to data portability – you have the right to request that we transfer the personal data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Right to withdraw your consent – you have the right to withdraw your consent for processing your personal data at any time.
Right to submit a complaint – you have the right to submit a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe we have violated your data protection rights.
How to exercise your rights?
To exercise any of your above rights, you can use the contact form available on our website or you can directly send us an e-mail at [email protected]. In general, we have 40 days from the day we receive your request to respond to you.
If you are not satisfied with our response and you believe your rights have been violated by us, you can file a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Who is the data controller?
For the collection and processing of personal data that happens on this website, the following are joint controller:
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Calle Ramiro de Maeztu 7
28040 Madrid
Spain
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files stored on your computer and saved by your browser that collect internet log information and visitor behaviour information. Cookies do a lot of different jobs which make your experience much smoother and more interactive. For instance, they are used to remember your preferences on sites you visit often, to remember your user ID and to help you navigate between pages more efficiently. They do not harm your computer and are free from viruses.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly, secure, and to improve your overall experience on our website. Among other things, the cookies we use allow us to calculate how many visitors we have and how long they stay on our site. These cookies are called session cookies and they are automatically deleted after your visit.
Other cookies may remain in your device’s memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognise your browser when you visit our website next time.
How to manage cookies?
Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can change the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer. Generally, you have the option to see what cookies you have and delete them individually, block third-party cookies or cookies from particular sites, accept all cookies, be notified when a cookie is issued or reject all cookies. Visit the Options or Preferences menu on your browser to make these settings changes.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Due to the further development of our website and the implementation of new technologies to improve our services, changes to this Privacy Policy may be necessary. Therefore, APRIL reserves the right to change and update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any such changes will become effective at the time of posting the changes or updates to this website. Your use of the website following the changes means that you have accepted the revised Privacy Policy (except where your explicit consent is required – in which case we will again ask for your consent).
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 11 January 2021.