Privacy Policy - ECHoS - Cancer Missions Hubs

This Privacy Policy was made in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, (henceforth GDPR) and applicable supplementary legislation. Its main purpose is to inform you on how personal data collected and submitted through this website is processed.

1. Who is responsible for the processing of your personal data?

1.1 This website belongs to the Project Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS). This project has received funding from the European Union under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme, Grant Agreement Nº: 101104587.

AICIB – Agência de Investigação Científica e Inovação Biomédica, incorporated under the No. 514 978 538, Oporto, Portugal as part of the Project and coordinator of this Website assumes the position of Data Controller and may share the personal data with the other parties of the Project.

AICIB has appointed a Data Protection Officer, who may be contacted via: privacy@aicib.pt

1.2 Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) reserves the right to modify or amend this Privacy Policy at any time. Such modifications and alterations shall be communicated through our website.

1.3 If you have any questions or comments, you can contact us by email: coordination@cancermissionhubs.eu.

2. What categories of personal data do we process?

2.1 When you fill out the contact form on our website we collect:

the basic identity information you provide, such as name, e-mail address, address, and telephone number.
the content of your communication and the technical details of the communication itself.
preferences regarding the reception of e-mail communications, and advertisements.

3. For what purpose do we process your personal data?

3.1 Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) processes your personal data to provide you, in a personalized and efficient way, the information or services you request through our website or e-mail.

3.2 Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) processes your personal data to perform statistical analysis so that we can improve our website, our products and services or develop new products and services.

3.3 Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) will only send communications, newsletters and other announcements by e-mail or other electronic communication channels if the communication has been requested by you.

4. Why is our processing of your personal data legitimate?

4.1 We process your personal data, based on article 6/1, b), of the GDPR for the purpose of providing services you requested through our website.

4.2 We process your data for the fulfilment of legal obligations.

4.3 We process your personal data based on article 6/1, a) of the GDPR for the purpose of send you further digital communications grounded on your free and informed consent.

4.4 We will process your personal data whenever said processing is necessary to fulfil Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) legitimate interests, such as:

communicate your personal data to our partners in order to provide adequate information.
to implement continuous improvements to our website, social networking channels, products, and services – to ensure you have the best possible experience.
to keep our website, social networks and products and services protected from misuse and illegal activities.

5. What security and confidentiality measures we have implemented to safeguard for your data?

5.1 Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) only processes the data that is necessary to achieve the purposes listed in this policy.

5.2 Your personal data will only be processed for as long as it is necessary for the purposes listed above or until you withdraw your consent to the processing (when such option is applicable).

5.3 Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) applies all technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk of each treatment.

5.4 Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) will only transmit your personal data to third parties when necessary for the provision of services and such transmission will always be subject to strict contractual obligations of third parties and confidentiality.

6. What are your rights?

6.1 You have the right to request access to all your personal data processed by Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS).

6.2 You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate personal data free of charge.

6.3 You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without compromising the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent previously given to process your personal data.

6.4 You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data, however, it must be borne in mind that a request for deletion will be evaluated by Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) in compliance with legal or regulatory obligations that may contradict such deletion.

6.5 You have the right to request Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) to restrict the processing of your personal data if and when: (a) you claim the inaccuracy of such data, (b) the processing is illegitimate or (c) the data is no longer necessary for the purpose described above, but still needed for legal proceedings.

6.6 You have the right to oppose to the processing of personal data if you can prove that there are serious and justified reasons to such opposition.

7. How to exercise your rights?

7.1 To exercise one or more of the above rights, you can send us an e-mail to coordination@cancermissionhubs.eu.

7.2 If you remain unsatisfied with Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS)’s response, you are free to file a complaint with the competent data protection authority, i.e. the data protection authority of the country where you reside or the Portuguese data protection authority (Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados) through https://www.cnpd.pt/cidadaos/participacoes/