Privacy, Cookies and Legal Notice

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: November 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how the Mac4Me Project collects, uses, and protects personal data obtained through the website https://mac4me.eu.

Data Controller:

1. Data We Collect

  • Name, email, organisation, form information
  • Automatically collected technical data (IP, browser, device, pages visited)

2. Purpose of Processing

  • Respond to enquiries
  • Provide project updates
  • Website analytics
  • Legal obligations and project communication
  • Security and performance

3. Legal Basis

  • Consent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR)
  • Public interest mission (Art. 6.1.e)
  • Legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f)

4. Data Sharing

  • UPF service providers
  • Project partners when necessary
  • Legal requirements
  • No international transfers without safeguards.

5. Retention

  • Contact forms: 12 months
  • Mailing lists: until unsubscribe
  • Analytics: cookie expiration

6. Rights

Users may request access, rectification, deletion, restriction, objection, or withdrawal of consent at dpd@upf.edu.

7. Security

UPF implements technical and organisational security measures.

 

COOKIES POLICY

This website uses cookies to ensure proper functionality and to analyse traffic.

1. What Are Cookies?

Small text files stored on your device.

2. Types of Cookies

  • Necessary cookies: essential for operation
  • Analytics cookies: optional, require consent
  • Third‑party cookies: e.g., embedded services

3. Cookie Consent

Users may accept, reject, or customise cookie preferences via the cookie banner.

4. Managing Cookies

Instructions available through browser privacy settings.

 

LEGAL NOTICE

1. Ownership

Website: https://mac4me.eu

Owner: Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

2. Intellectual Property

Content may not be reproduced without attribution and non-commercial use unless otherwise stated.

3. EU Funding Disclaimer

This project has received funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe / Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Actions under grant agreement No. 101168661.

The EU is not responsible for website content.

4. Liability

UPF is not responsible for errors, temporary unavailability, or third‑party links.

5. External Links

No control over third-party websites linked from this site.