Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy
The Owner informs you about its Privacy Policy regarding the processing and protection of the personal data of users that may be collected while browsing the Website: www.eswtr.org
In this regard, the Owner guarantees compliance with the current regulations on the protection of personal data, as reflected in Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December 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 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons (GDPR). Use of the Website implies acceptance of this Privacy Policy as well as the conditions included in the Legal Notice.
Data Controller
Prof. Dr. Elzbieta Adamiak
Address: Institut für Katholische Theologie Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau Bürgerstraße 23 D-76829 Landau (Germany)
Email:
Website: https://eswtr.org
Principles Applied to Data Processing
In processing your personal data, the Owner will apply the following principles, which comply with the requirements of the new European data protection regulation (GDPR):
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 in advance with absolute transparency.
Principle of data minimization: The Owner will request only the data strictly necessary for the purpose or purposes for which it is requested.
Principle of storage limitation: The Owner will keep the personal data collected only for the time strictly necessary for the purpose or purposes of the processing. The Owner will inform the User of the applicable retention period according to the purpose. In the case of subscriptions, the Owner will periodically review the lists and delete records that have been inactive for a considerable period of time.
Principle of integrity and confidentiality: The personal data collected will be processed in such a way that its security, confidentiality, and integrity are guaranteed. The Owner takes the necessary precautions to prevent unauthorized access to or improper use of its users’ data by third parties.
Collection of Personal Data
You do not need to provide any personal data in order to browse the Website.
The cases in which you do provide your personal data are the following:
When signing up via a subscription form or newsletter managed by the Owner through Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. More information at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de
Rights
The Owner informs you that with regard to your personal data, you have the right to:
- Request access to the stored data.
- Request rectification or deletion.
- Request restriction of processing.
- Object to processing.
You may not exercise the right to data portability.
The exercise of these rights is personal and must therefore be exercised directly by the data subject by requesting it directly from the Owner. This means that any customer, subscriber, or collaborator who has provided their data at any time may contact the Owner and request information about the data stored and how it was obtained, request rectification, object to processing, restrict its use, or request deletion of that data from the Owner’s files.
To exercise your rights, you must send your request together with a photocopy of your National Identity Document or equivalent to the email address:
The exercise of these rights does not include any data that the Owner is required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
You have the right to effective judicial protection and to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, in this case the Spanish Data Protection Agency, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the Regulation.
Purpose of the Processing of Personal Data
When you connect to the Website to send an email to the Owner 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, first and last name, physical address, email address, telephone number, and other information. By providing this information, you consent to your information being collected, used, managed, and stored by — Joomla — only as described on the pages: Legal Notice and Privacy Policy.
The personal data and the purpose of processing by the Owner are:
To ensure compliance with the conditions set out on the Legal Notice page and with applicable law. This may include the development of tools and algorithms that help the Website guarantee the confidentiality of the personal data it collects.
To support and improve the services offered by this Website.
To analyze user browsing behavior.
The Owner collects other non-identifying data obtained through the use of cookies downloaded to the User’s computer when browsing the Website, the characteristics and purpose of which are detailed on the Cookie Policy page.
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: Joomla. Data security is guaranteed, as they take all necessary security measures for this purpose. You may consult their privacy policy for more information.
The Owner informs the User that their personal data will not be transferred to third-party organizations, except where such transfer is covered by a legal obligation or where 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 express consent.
However, in some cases collaborations with other professionals may be carried out. In such cases, the User’s consent will be required, informing them of the identity of the collaborator and the purpose of the collaboration. This will always be done in accordance with the strictest security standards.
Content from Other Websites
Pages on this Website may include embedded content (for example, videos, images, articles, etc.).
Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if you had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking code, and monitor your interaction using this code.
Cookie Policy
For this Website to function properly, it needs to use cookies, which are pieces of information stored in your web browser.
What are cookies?
In English, the term “cookie” means a biscuit, but in the context of web browsing, a “cookie” is something quite different. When you access our Website, a small amount of text known as a “cookie” is stored in your device’s browser. This text contains various kinds of information about your browsing, habits, preferences, content customization, etc.
There are other technologies that work in a similar way and are also used to collect data about your browsing activity. We will refer to all these technologies collectively as “cookies.” The specific uses we make of these technologies are described in this document.
What are cookies used for on this website?
Cookies are an essential part of how the Website functions.
The main purpose of our cookies is to improve your browsing experience. For example, to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) during browsing and on future visits. The information collected through cookies also allows us to improve the website, tailor it to your interests as a user, speed up your searches, etc.
In certain cases, if we have obtained your prior informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, such as obtaining information that allows us to show you advertising based on the analysis of your browsing habits.
What are cookies NOT used for on this website?
The cookies we use do not store sensitive personally identifiable information such as your name, address, password, etc.
Who uses the information stored in cookies?
The information stored in cookies on our Website is used exclusively by us, except for those identified below as “third-party cookies,” which are used and managed by external entities that provide us with services to improve the user experience. For example, statistics collected about the number of visits, the content most liked, etc., are usually managed by Google Analytics.
How can you avoid the use of cookies on this Website?
If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies, you can REJECT their use or CONFIGURE which ones you wish to avoid and which ones you allow to be used (in this document we provide extended information regarding each type of cookie, its purpose, recipient, duration, etc.).
If you have accepted them, we will not ask you again unless you delete the cookies on your device as indicated in the following section. If you wish to withdraw consent, you must delete the cookies and configure them again.
How do I disable and delete the use of cookies?
The Owner displays information about its Cookie Policy in the cookie banner accessible on all pages of the Website.
The cookie banner displays essential information about data processing and allows the User to perform the following actions:
Accept or reject the installation of cookies, or withdraw previously granted consent.
Change cookie preferences from the Customize Cookies page, which can be accessed from the Cookie Notice or from the Customize Cookies page.
To restrict, block, or delete the cookies from this Website (and those used by third parties), you can do so at any time by changing your browser settings. Please note that this configuration is different in each browser.
In the following links you will find instructions for enabling or disabling cookies in the most common browsers: Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Safari.
What types of cookies are used on this website?
Each website uses its own cookies. On our website we use the following:
According to the entity that manages them
First-party cookies: These are sent to the User’s terminal device from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the User is provided.
Third-party cookies: These are sent to the User’s terminal device from a computer or domain not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies. In cases where cookies are served from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself, but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered first-party cookies if the third party uses them for its own purposes (for example, improving the services it provides or providing advertising services for other entities).
According to their purpose
Technical cookies: These are necessary for browsing and the proper functioning of our Website, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted-access areas, completing registration or participation requests for an event, counting visits for software license billing purposes, using security elements during browsing, storing content for the dissemination of videos or sound, or enabling dynamic content (for example, loading animation for text or images).
Analytics cookies: These make it possible to quantify the number of users and thus carry out the measurement and statistical analysis of how users use the Website.
Preference or personalization cookies: These allow information to be remembered so that the User accesses the service with certain characteristics that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as language, the number of search results to display, the appearance or content of the service depending on the type of browser used to access the service, or the region from which the service is accessed, etc.
According to the period of time they remain activated
Session cookies: These are designed to collect and store data while the User accesses a web page. They are usually used to store information that only needs to be kept for the provision of the service requested by the User on a single occasion (for example, a list of purchased products) and disappear when the session ends.
Persistent cookies: These are those in which the data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, which may range from a few minutes to several years. In this respect, it should be specifically assessed whether the use of persistent cookies is necessary, since privacy risks could be reduced by using session cookies. In any case, when persistent cookies are installed, it is recommended to reduce their duration to the minimum necessary according to the purpose of their use. In this regard, Opinion 4/2012 of the Article 29 Working Party indicated that for a cookie to be exempt from the obligation of informed consent, its expiry must be related to its purpose. Because of this, session cookies are much more likely to be considered exempt than persistent cookies.
Legal Basis for Data Processing
The legal basis for processing 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 categories of data are processed.
Retention of Personal Data
The personal data provided to the Owner will be kept until you request its deletion.
Web Browsing
When browsing the Website, non-identifying data may be collected, including IP address, geolocation, a record of how 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 collect statistical data, analyze trends, administer the site, study browsing patterns, and gather demographic information.
The Owner is not responsible for the processing of personal data carried out by websites that may be accessed through the various links contained on the Website.
Accuracy and Truthfulness of Personal Data
You undertake that the data provided to the Owner is correct, complete, accurate, and current, and that it will be duly kept up to date.
As a User of the Website, you are solely responsible for the truthfulness and accuracy of the data submitted to the Website, releasing the Owner from any liability in this regard.
Acceptance and Consent
As a User of the Website, you declare that you have been informed of the conditions regarding the protection of personal data, and you accept and consent to their processing by the Owner in the manner and for the purposes indicated in this Privacy Policy.
To contact the Owner, subscribe to a newsletter, or post 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 in order to adapt it to legislative or case-law developments, as well as to industry practices. These policies will remain in force until they are modified by others duly published.