Privacy Policy

The sole responsibility for this website lies with the MACC. The MACC is committed to ensuring that all project activities are carried out in an ethically responsible manner. Our “Privacy Policy” explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect the information, ensuring compliance with the national and European data protection legislation applicable.

As you may already know, as of May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) imposes data privacy and data protection requirements on entities that control or process personal data about people in the 28 Member countries of the European Union (“EU”) as well as in countries located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). GDPR’s requirements apply to entities located outside of the EU who control or process the personal data of anyone who is in the EU, regardless of EU citizenship.

For what purposes may the MACC project process an individual’s personal data?

“Personal data” means any information that relates to or identifies a person as an individual.

The MACC collects personal data to the extent required to fulfil a specific purpose. Personal data may be collected and further processed under the MACC with the following purposes:

●     To notify users about changes to the website, updates and news on the project, communicate about upcoming events;

●     To establish new partnerships and collect feedback from the project’s stakeholders;

●     To provide users with the access to the social networks of the project;

●     To deliver and monitor newsletters or any other marketing material.

The collected data may be shared with the funding entities and with the project’s consortium for compliance with reporting, monitoring and auditing requirements.

The MACC will not share personal information with or sell it to third-party marketers.

MACC’s website

MACC developed the website and is also responsible for managing it. All the partners of the project contributed to the content provided to users.

The MACC website collects information that users provide directly through the website. For example, the website collects information about users when they access it, fill out a form, subscribe to a newsletter, access to the project’s social networks or otherwise communicate with us.

The types of Information that website collects include:

●     Personal data, such as a user’s name, last name, country and email address;

●     Information about a user’s company such as the name and activity.

When a user accesses or uses site, it automatically collects device and log information. The website collects information about the computer or mobile device the user resorts to while accessing the website, including device identifiers, mobile network information and the type of browser. The website also logs information about the user’s use of the website, including access times, IP address or other standard web logs data.

The MACC’s website uses third-party services, namely:

●    FCCN, a hosting provider. This server may “collect” information about web visitors by generating temporary logs that may contain the following information:

●     Internet address (IP address) of computer being used

●     Web pages requested

●     Referring web page

●     Browser used

●     Date and time

Google Analytics, to collect information about how users interact with the site and to count website visits. This service enables the production of reports and allows improving the system’s operation. No advertising cookies are collected.

The MACC’s website may contain links to third-party external websites or tools over which the project has no control. The MACC project rejects any responsibility for the privacy practices or the content of external websites regardless of the link to said websites being displayed on our website.

The website uses “cookies” to collect information about the browsing experience of visitors. Users may deactivate cookies at any time, yet this may affect relevant elements and the user’s experience. To learn more about cookies, and how users can manage them, please visit our Cookies Policy.

The processing of the data is performed to take the steps we deem appropriate to supply you with information related to the project described herein, in connection with your agreement or intention to use the website.

MACC’s newsletter

To subscribe to the MACC’s newsletter, individuals have to provide the email address where they wish to receive it.

Individuals can unsubscribe anytime by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link available in the footer of each newsletter.

The newsletter uses third-party services, namely:

Mailchimp, to manage email subscriber lists and send emails to subscribers. Please read their privacy policy.

MACC is the responsible for its sending and monitoring.

MACC’s social media

The MACC uses the following social media channels to widely disseminate its activities: LinkedIn and Twitter. You should read their privacy policies before using them, clicking on the previous links.

Users can access them through the project’s website. MACC is the responsible for its management.

Access and control of personal information

Following the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, individuals may exercise, at any time, their rights of access, rectification, restriction, erasure, or to object, concerning their data.

The MACC may process and store Personal Data for as long as required, considering the initial purpose for their collection.

Therefore, individuals can request the project to modify or delete their personal information, unless the project is required to process such information to comply with a legal obligation, or if said information is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or used to meet a requirement for which you have given your unambiguous consent.

Any additional queries or requests regarding the processing of your personal data can be addressed directly via email: hello@macc.fccn.pt.