Effective
date: 25/03/2024
European
Hub for Contemporary China (EuroHub4Sino) is a Horizon
Europe project funded by the European Union.
EuroHub4Sino
respects privacy and is committed to protecting personal data. This Privacy
Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when Users visit
our website, participate in our project activities, or use our services.
1.
Definitions
For the
purposes of this Privacy Policy:
- Account means a unique account created for a user to access our Service or
parts of our Service.
- Consortium is the association of partners (Beyond the Horizon ISSG, Hybrid
Core, Institute for Security & Development Policy, Prague
University of Economics and Business, Heidelberg
University,Jagiellonian
University, The
University of Warwick, Chatham
House) carrying out EuroHub4Sino Project.
- Data Controller is a legal or natural person, an agency, a public authority, or any
other body who, alone or when joined with others, determines the purposes of
any personal data and the means of processing it. Beyond the Horizon ISSG is
the coordinator of the project and will act as the data controller for the
platform (eh4s.eu) on behalf of the consortium.
- Data Processor is a legal or a natural person, agency, public authority, or any other
body who processes personal data on behalf of a data controller. Regarding EuroHub4Sino
Services, both Beyond the Horizon ISSG
and Hybrid Core are data processors.
- Data subject refers to any individual person who can be identified,
directly or indirectly, via an identifier such as a name, an ID number,
location data, or via factors specific to the person's physical, physiological,
genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.
- Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a
cellphone or a digital tablet.
- Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable
individual.
- Project (referred to as either "the Project", "We",
"Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to EuroHub4Sino.
- Service refers to the Website and the assocaited features therein.
- Third-party Service refers to any (social network) website through which a User can create
an account and log in to use the Service, personalise (like, bookmark) and interact
(comment, share) with the Service.
- Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the
use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration
of a page visit).
- User means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the
company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing
or using the Service, as applicable.
- Website refers to EH4S platform, accessible from (eh4s.eu).
2.
Collecting General
Data and Information
Personal Data
While using
Our Service, We may ask Users to provide Us with certain personally
identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify them.
Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last
name
- Usage Data
Usage Data
Usage Data is
collected automatically when using the Service.
Usage Data may
include information such as Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address),
browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that is visited, the
time and date of the visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device
identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When Users
access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain
information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile
device, mobile device unique ID, the IP address of the mobile device, mobile
operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser used, unique device
identifiers and other diagnostic data. We may also collect information that User’s
browser sends whenever they visit our Service or when they access the Service
by or through a mobile device.
Information
from Third-Party Sign-In Services
Our
website offers the option to create an account and
sign in using third-party services, i.e., Apple and Google. By choosing to sign
in via third-party services, Users consent to the sharing of their information
between EuroHub4Sino and the respective third-party service. We only receive
information that is necessary for the sign-in process and do not store
third-party service passwords. Users may revoke their consent at any time by
changing their preferences on the third-party service or contacting us
directly.
When Users
choose to sign in through these platforms, we may receive certain profile
information from these services, depending on the privacy settings Users have
with them. This information may include name, email address, and any other
information Users have chosen to make available to facilitate the sign-in
process.
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We do not control and are not responsible for other uses of User information by
these third-party service providers. We recommend reviewing their privacy
policies to understand how they collect, use, and share information.
Information
from Third-Party Social Media Services
Our
website allows Users to share publication links through their Third-party Social Media accounts, i.e., LinkedIn and X (Twitter),
with one click.
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When Users share content from our website on social media platforms, the
information shared, including use of social media to share from our site, is
governed by the privacy policies of those platforms. We do not have control
over, and are not responsible for, the data handling practices of these
third-party platforms. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies to
understand their data processing activities and how they may use information
shared on their platforms.
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Users are responsible for any content they choose to share on social media
platforms and for managing the privacy settings of their social media accounts
to control how their shares are visible to others. Be aware that sharing
content publicly on social media may allow others to view, share, and further
distribute such content.
Information
from Third-Party Tracking Services
Our
website may use tracking technologies to monitor how Users interact with our
content, including shares on social media platforms. This data helps us
understand user engagement and effectiveness of our content distribution but
does not include personal information that directly identifies Users without their
consent.
3.
Use of Personal Data
The
personal information is used for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our website
and services, including to monitor the usage of our services.
- To manage User registrations and
accounts, allowing them to participate in interactive features of our service (e.g.,
like, bookmark, comment, share, etc.) when they choose to do so.
- To communicate with Users, including
to provide them with updates on our project, research papers, newsletters, and
other information related to our project activities.
- To gather feedback to improve our
website and services.
- To provide support.
4.
Sharing Personal Data
- We do not sell, trade, or rent users'
personal data to others.
- We do not share personal data with
third parties without prior consent of the User unless there is a statutory
obligation to pass on the data, or if the transfer serves the aim of criminal
prosecution.
- We may share personal data with
consortium partners for the purposes of the project.
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Beware when a User registers through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Users’
contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see their name, profile,
pictures and description of their activities. Similarly, other Users will be
able to view descriptions of their activities, communicate with them and view their
profile.
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When Users share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas
with other users, e.g. by writing comments to publications, such information
may be viewed by all Users and may be publicly distributed outside.
5.
User Responsibility
Users are
responsible for any content they choose to share on social media platforms and
for managing the privacy settings of their social media accounts to control how
their shares are visible to others.
Our Website
may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. Once clicked, Users
will be directed to relevant third party's site. We have no control over and
assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any
third party sites or services. We strongly advise to review the Privacy Policy
of every site visited.
User-Generated
Content Responsibility
By
posting, uploading, or submitting comments, reviews, and other forms of content
(collectively, "User Content") on Our Website, Users agree to abide
by the guidelines stated below and acknowledge that they are solely responsible
for the User Content they submit. Users warrant that they own or have obtained
all necessary rights to the User Content they post and that their content does
not violate or infringe upon the rights of others, including copyright,
privacy, publicity, or any other personal or proprietary rights.
Users
agree not to post User Content that:
- Is unlawful, libellous, defamatory,
obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening,
invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent, or
otherwise objectionable;
- Promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, or
harm against any individual or group;
- Constitutes unsolicited promotions,
political campaigning, advertising, or solicitations;
- Contains viruses, corrupted data, or
other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files.
EuroHub4sino
reserves the right, but is not obligated, to review, screen, delete, edit, or
move any User Content at our sole discretion, without notice, for any reason,
and at any time. The posting of User Content on Our Website does not constitute
Our endorsement or support of the views, opinions, or facts expressed in such
content.
By
submitting User Content on Our Website, Users grant EuroHub4Sino a
non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to use,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from,
distribute, and display such content in any form, format, or forum now known or
hereafter developed.
Users
acknowledge and agree that they, not Our Website, are entirely responsible for
all User Content that they post, and they agree to indemnify and hold harmless EuroHub4Sino
and its partners, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all
claims, damages, expenses, and liabilities arising from or related to any User
Content they post.
6.
Retention of Personal
Data
EuroHub4Sino will
retain Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out
in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use User Personal Data to the extent
necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required
to retain User data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and
enforce our legal agreements and policies.
EuroHub4Sino
will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is
generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used
to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or
We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
7.
Data Security
We are
committed to ensuring that User information is secure. In order to prevent
unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical,
electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information We
collect online. However, remember that no method of
transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
8.
The General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU legislation (Regulation
2016/679) on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of
personal data and on the free movement of such data. Thanks to GDPR, residents
of the EU enjoy certain data protection rights:
- Right of access by the data subject
(Art. 15): The data subject shall have the right to
obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data
concerning him or her are being processed, and, where that is the case, access
to the personal data.
- Right to rectification (Art. 16):
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller without
undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or
her.
- Right to erasure (‘right to be
forgotten’) (Art. 17): The data subject shall have
the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning
him or her without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to
erase personal data without undue delay based on the clauses depicted in the
article.
- Right to restriction of processing
(Art. 18): The data subject shall have the right to
obtain from the controller restriction of processing in the cases indicated in
the article.
- Right to object (Art. 21): The
data subject shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to his or her
particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him
or her in the cases specified in the article.
To
exercise the above-mentioned rights, a request should be sent to EuroHub4Sino
via email or contact form (c.f. Contacting Us). Please remember that before
exercising the rights, Data Controller will have to make sure that the
applicant has the above right, i.e. identify them accordingly.
9.
Changes to This
Privacy Policy
EuroHub4Sino
reserves the right to update or modify this privacy policy at any time and from
time to time without prior notice.
Minor changes
or clarifications to our privacy policy will be effective upon posting of the
updated policy on our website. We encourage Users to periodically review this
page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
For
significant changes, amendments, or revisions that materially alter User rights
or obligations under this privacy policy, we will make reasonable efforts to
notify them. This notification may be through an email to the email address
associated with the User account, through a notice on our website, or through
other means deemed appropriate to ensure Users are informed of such changes.
Users
continued use of our website and services after any changes or revisions to
this privacy policy indicates their agreement with the terms of the revised
policy.
10.
Contacting Us
If you
have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or
your dealings with this site, please contact us:
