Privacy Policy

General

This Privacy Policy describes how Scienseed S.L. (hereinafter, “Scienseed”) processes the information collected from you (the “User”) when registering or navigating through the website https://xtream-project.eu (hereinafter, the “Website”). Please read carefully this Privacy Policy as it contains important information concerning the personal data of Users and how we use it.

Scienseed dedicates all its efforts to respect the privacy and security of the Users and undertakes to use personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and national data protection law.

The identification of the data controller and the data protection officer are the following:

Categories of personal data and purposes of the processing

Users may use some functionalities of the Website without having to provide Scienseed any personal data. However, for certain functions, Users shall provide personal data in order to register for certain services, receive newsletters or other information of interest. In addition to the information, you provide directly to Scienseed, we collect certain information when you visit our Website.

Personal data collected through the Website will be duly incorporated in databases under the responsibility of Scienseed which will be registered in our record of processing activities.

We also inform the Users that fields requested in forms marked with an asterisk are mandatory. In this sense, if the requested information is not provided, we will not be able to carry out the service.

Below, we have specified the categories of personal data we collect, the purposes for which we use such data and how long we will keep the personal data:

Users communications and customer service

This category includes any personal data provided by the User during their communications with Scienseed for the purpose of solving any incident or claim. In this sense, if the User has made any request or suggestion through our contact forms or channels, we will process the personal data in order to answer it.

The legal basis for the processing of these personal data is consent when the Users provide their data through the contact forms.

Newsletter and commercial communications

If the User has subscribed to any of our notification or newsletter services, we will use the User’s email address to provide the service. If the User has subscribed, contracted or request information in relation to any product, service or functionality, we may also communicate with the User to inform him or her of other similar products or candidatures that may be of interest.

If the User no longer wishes to receive e-mails, he or she may unsubscribe at any time by using the opt-out feature enabled in each e-mail message or by contacting us at dataprotection@scienseed.com.

The legal basis for this processing is the consent shown by Users when providing their email and submitting the specific forms available. Likewise, Scienseed, based on its legitimate interest, may send the Users or customers information about similar products or services. We will delete your email address once you have opted-out, unless it is also used for any other purposes listed in this Privacy Policy.

Information about the use of our Website

Scienseed collects information automatically obtained by the Website related to the identification of the User’s computer equipment, use and navigation habits.

Said information includes data regarding language, pages or sections of the Website, keywords, date, time, amount of time the User expends in certain types of webpages, which section of the page he has visited, and similar information related to the use of the Website. Scienseed may collect this information using cookies. To obtain additional information please visit our Cookies Policy.

We use this personal data based on our legitimate interest in order to improve our products and services. We will keep the Personal Data for the periods detailed in the Cookie Policy.

Scienseed may combine your personal data with other information provided by the User or collected from the Website as above mentioned. In those cases, all combined information will be processed as personal data during the period the information remains combined.

Website maintenance and optimization

User’s personal data will also be used for the maintenance and analysis of our Website, solve any problem, improve availability and protect the Website against fraud (e.g. in case of repeated log attempts or non-compliance with our terms and conditions, e.g. by persons under the age of 16). Analytics also allow us to check whether the online services we offer work effectively in order to improve them whenever possible.

The use of User’s personal data for these purposes is necessary based on our legitimate interest and will be retained for the periods detailed in the Cookie Policy.

Comply with our legal obligation

We may need to process your personal data to comply with legal obligations binding or accepted by us. Likewise, we may need to provide information to and as required by local law enforcement agencies, other government authorities, or otherwise required by law or to protect the rights and safety of our property, company, employees and customers.

How we share personal data

Sometimes it is necessary to share your personal data with other companies in order to guarantee the correct provision of the Website. We may share such information with the following:

• Service providers, to the extent necessary for the provision of a service.
• Partners who collaborate and participate in innovation and scientific projects with Scienseed.

Such entities may be located in Spain, other countries in the EEA or anywhere else in the world. When we keep personal data outside the EEA, we guarantee an adequate level of protection of the transferred data. To this purpose, we require service providers to take appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality and security of personal data.

For example, for services provided by providers outside the European Economic Area, we use Standard Model Clauses approved by the European Commission.

Scienseed may disclose User’s personal data to any public administration, when required by law and compelled to do so by such authorities. All data communications will always be carried out in compliance with the GDPR and national data protection law.

Security

Scienseed cares to ensure the security and confidentiality of the Users personal data. Therefore, we have taken several security measures and technical means to prevent the loss, misuse or access to the personal data without the User permission in accordance with GDPR and national data protection law.

Nevertheless, it is also the User responsibility to control his or her personal information, therefore Scienseed asks and encourages all Users to be careful sharing information and content. Scienseed shall not control the content and information the User chooses to share with other Users and, therefore, Scienseed is not responsible for the consequences of the Users own actions.

Scienseed pledges (i) to act rapidly and in a responsible manner in the event the Users personal data security is deemed at risk, and (ii) to report it if relevant with the greatest diligence.

Cookies

Much of the information referred to in this Privacy Policy is collected through the use of cookies. Cookies are small text files containing small amounts of information that are downloaded and can be stored on your user device, for example, your computer, smartphone or tablet. These cookies are sometimes necessary to remember your account settings, language and country, but they also allow us to track and analyse Users behaviour on our Website and to display personalised advertisements on our Website or on third party websites. Where necessary, you will be asked to consent to the use of cookies. To obtain additional information on how cookies are used in the Services and its deactivation please visit the Cookies Policy.

Minors

The Website is not intended to be used by persons under the age of 16. Under no circumstances Scienseed will voluntarily collect personal data from persons under the age of 16.

Users rights concerning data protection

At any time, Users may exercise before Scienseed their data protection rights, in particular the right of access, rectification, restriction of processing, erasure, objection and portability pursuant to the applicable legislation. This means Users can ask what personal data we have about them, update, or they can request that Scienseed stops using data for a specific purpose, or simply require Scienseed to delete all personal data from our files and databases among other.

In the event the User decides to object to the processing of the personal data, Scienseed will no longer process personal data in connection to such User. Personal data may still be processed for the purposes established in data protection legislation or bring defence against legal claims.

After the User exercises any of the abovementioned rights, and during Scienseed verification period, all personal data will be kept blocked. The blocking procedure will prevent Sciendseed from processing or erasing such personal data.

For the exercise of any of the abovementioned rights, the User shall contact Scienseed by email, addressing the request to dataprotection@scienseed.com. indicating as reference: “EXERCISE OF RIGHTS” and identifying at the right to be exercised. In addition, Users may also lodge a claim before the Spanish Data Protection Authority or the relevant data protection authority if they consider that we have not processed their personal data in accordance with the regulations.

Privacy Policy Updates

Scienseed reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.

Please review this agreement every so often in order to acknowledge any possible modifications. If you do not accept this document, partially or as a whole, or any subsequent modification, please refrain from the use, access or continue to access the Website or discontinue any use of the Website immediately.

Contact

If you have any further questions about the use of your personal data or about our Privacy Policy, you can contact Scienseed by email through dataprotection@scienseed.com.