SLICES-DS Privacy Policy

SLICES-DS project is a collaborative project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 951850.

This privacy policy will explain how our project uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

Topics:

What data do we collect?
How do we collect your data?
How will we use your data?
How do we store your data?
Marketing
What are your data protection rights?
What are cookies?
How do we use cookies?
What types of cookies do we use?
How to manage your cookies
Privacy policies of other websites
Changes to our privacy policy
How to contact us
How to contact the appropriate authorities

What data do we collect?

In the framework of SLICES-DS project, when necessary and for the purpose of the project’s activities, we will collect, from you, personal identification information such your Name, email address and organisation.

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide SLICES-DS project with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

• Contact us through the website contact form or via email.

• Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

• Register and participate to the events organised by the project.

• Participate to the surveys promoted by the project.

We may also receive your data indirectly from the platforms and websites hosting the project’s events and surveys, such as, but not limited to Zoom, Livestorm or the project’s partners websites or servers.

How will we use your data?

The data collected in the framework of the project will be useful in order to:

• Inform you, via email, about the project’s news (e.g. newsletters, new events).

• Send you the link to the surveys or events organised by the project.

If you agree, we will share your data with the project’s partners, signatories of the Grant Agreement, and listed on the project website.

How do we store your data?

SLICES-DS website is hosted at University of Thessaly (Argonafton & Filellinon, 38221 Volos, Greece) where your data are securely stored.

As coordinator of SLICES-DS project, part of your data may also be securely stored at Sorbonne University (4, Place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France).

Your data will be kept during SLICES-DS duration (until 31 August 2022) and will be deleted at the end of the project.

What are your data protection rights?

We, as SLICES-DS consortium, would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access – You have the right to request SLICES-DS project for copies of your personal data.

• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that SLICES-DS project correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request SLICES-DS project to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that SLICES-DS project erase your personal data, under certain conditions. If you want to request it, please contact info@slices-ri.eu.

• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that SLICES-DS project restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to SLICES-DS project processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that SLICES-DS project transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the website contact form.

What are cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

How do we use cookies?

SLICES-DS uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

• Keeping you signed in.
• Understanding how you use our website.

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

• Functionality – We use these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences.
• Advertising – We use these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. SLICES-DS will nor share aspects of this data with third parties neither online data collected through cookies for advertising purposes.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The SLICES-DS website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to the SLICES-DS website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 11 May 2021.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about SLICES-DS privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us, through the website contact form.

How to contact the appropriate authorities

If you have any questions about the GDPR and the different national legislations in Europe, you can contact directly the appropriate national authorities. The updated list of contact is available on the European Data Protection Board’s website (https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en).