Last updated on May 10, 2024
Effective Date March 10, 2024
This Privacy Policy describes the policies for this website https://brillandoenlaoscuridad.org, of the BELO Project (Brillando En La Oscuridad) of Fundación Europamundo, Calle García de Paredes 55, 1º Piso, Madrid 28010, Spain, email contacto@brillandoenlaoscuridad.org and fundacion@europamundo.org, telephone +34 91 758-9200, on the collection, use and disclosure of your information that we collect when you use this website (https://brillandoenlaoscuridad.org). By accessing or using the pages on our website, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the same, please do not access or use this website.
We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without notice and will post the revised Privacy Policy on this website. The revised Policy will be effective 180 days from the date it is posted on this website, and your continued access or use of this website after that time will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore encourage you to periodically review this page.
Information We Collect
We will collect and process the following personal information about you:
- Name
- Your email address
- Mobile
- Social media profile
- Date of birth
- Nickname
- Gender
- Marital Status
- Alternate contact information
- Country
- IP Address
- Browser details
- Device details
How we collect your information
We collect/receive information about you in the following ways:
- When you complete the user registration form, BELO Contest entry form, volunteer registration form, or otherwise submit personal information.
- When you leave a comment on the site.
- When you interact with the site.
- From public sources.
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data displayed on the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser details to assist in spam detection.
An anonymous string created from your email (also called a hash) can be sent to Gravatar to see if you use the service. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment.
How we use your information
We will use the information we collect about you for the following purposes:
- Marketing/Promotion
- Creating a user account
- Testimonials
- Collecting customer feedback
- Support
- Management information
- Targeted advertising
- Site protection
- User-to-user feedback
- Conflict resolution
- Manage user account
If we want to use your information for any other purpose, we will ask for your consent and will use your information only upon receiving your consent and then only for the purposes for which we gave consent, unless we are required to do otherwise by law.
How we share your information
We will not transfer your personal information to any third party without seeking your consent, except in limited circumstances as described below:
- Advertising service
- Analytics
- Visitor comments may be flagged by an automatic spam detection service.
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email.
We require such third parties to use the personal information we transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and to retain it no longer than is necessary to fulfill that purpose.
We may also disclose your personal information for the following: (1) to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, or other legal process; (2) to enforce your agreements with us, including this Privacy Policy; or (3) to respond to claims that your use of this website violates the rights of third parties. If this website or Europamundo Foundation merges with or is acquired by another company, your information will be one of the assets transferred to the new owner.
Retention of your information
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. We do this so that we can automatically recognize and approve any subsequent comments rather than holding them for moderation.
For users who register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (you simply cannot change your “username”). Site administrators can also view and edit this information.
We will retain your personal information with us for 90 days to 2 years after users cancel their accounts or for as long as we need it to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as detailed in this Privacy Policy. We may need to retain certain information for longer periods, such as recordkeeping/reporting in accordance with applicable law or for other legitimate reasons, such as enforcement of legal rights, fraud prevention, etc. Residual anonymous information and aggregated information, none of which identifies you (directly or indirectly), may be stored indefinitely.
Your Rights
Depending on the law that applies, you may have the right to access and rectify or erase your personal data (this does not include any data that we are required to retain for administrative, legal or security purposes) or receive a copy of your personal data, restrict or object to the active processing of your data, ask us to share (port) your personal data, information to another entity, withdraw any consent you have given us to process your data, the right to make a complaint with a legal authority and other rights that may be relevant under applicable laws. To exercise these rights, you may write to us at protecciondedatos.fundacion@europamundo.org. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.
You may opt out of receiving direct marketing communications or profiling that we conduct for marketing purposes by writing to us at protecciondedatos.fundacion@europamundo.org.
Please note that if you do not allow us to collect or process the required personal information or withdraw consent to process it for the required purposes, you may not be able to access or use the services for which your information was sought.
Cookies, etc.
When leaving a comment on the site, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you have an account and access this site, a temporary cookie will be created to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It does not contain any personal data and will be discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in to your account on the website, we also create cookies to store your account details and your screen display options. Login cookies are kept for two days, and display options cookies are kept for one year. If you select “Remember me,” your login will be retained for two weeks. If you log out of your account, your login cookies will be deleted.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not include any personal data and simply indicates the publication ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
For more information on how we use them and your choices regarding these tracking technologies, please see our Cookie Policy.
Security
The security of your information is important to us, and we will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse, or unauthorized alteration of your information under our control. However, given the inherent risks, we cannot guarantee absolute security and, accordingly, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
Media Upload
If you upload images to the site, avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (GPS EXIF). Visitors may download these images from the website and extract their location data from them.
Embedded media from other sites and third-party links
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, articles, etc. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor were visiting the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, incorporate additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged into that website. Examples: YouTube, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and others.
In addition to embedded media, our website may contain links to other websites that, likewise, are not operated by us.
This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy policy, neither other practices of third parties, including any third party that operates any website or service that may be accessed through a link on our website. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policy of each site you visit. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Complaint/Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions or concerns about the processing of your information that is available with us, you may send an email to our Complaints Officer at Fundación Europamundo, Calle García de Paredes 55, 1º Piso, email: protecciondedatos.fundacion@europamundo.org. We will address your concerns in accordance with applicable law.
