Privacy policy

Data Controller

FORUM REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE | FORUM CENTRUM PRE REGIONÁLNY ROZVOJ | FORUM REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Parková 49/4
931 01 Šamorín
IČO: 31800 653
Registered: 1999. 10. 8. by the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic
Registration number: VVS/1-900/90-15-626-3

Contact details of the data controller: +421-908-400 441, frdc@frdc.sk

What personal data we collect and for what purposes we collect it

We only collect data provided by the data subject for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes which are strictly necessary for the purposes for which the data are processed. Such as name, e-mail address, occupation, age (if the data subject is a child), depending on the purpose of the processing. We collect data for contact and statistical processing purposes only with the consent of the data subject and on the basis of a legal basis for data protection. Data processing is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR) and Act No 18/2018 of the Slovak Republic on the Protection of Personal Data.

Data processing operations

We perform the following operations on the personal data provided: collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, consultation, use for statistical purposes, transmission where appropriate.

Comments

When submitting a comment, in addition to the information provided in the comment form, the commenter’s IP address and browser ID string are collected to filter out unsolicited content.

An impersonalized string (usually called a hash) generated from your email address is sent to the Gravatar service when it is used on the site. The Gravatar Terms of Service can be found at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once you accept a comment, the content of your comment and your profile picture will be publicly displayed.

Media

If an image is uploaded to the website by a registered user, EXIFs that include GPS position data should be avoided. Visitors to the website can download these and extract location data from the images on the website.

Cookies

When you post a comment, the commenter can stay logged in by storing the name, email and web address in a cookie. Storage is for convenience so that you do not have to fill in these data fields again the next time you post. The expiry date of these cookies is 1 year, by accepting them you consent to the storage of the said data (name, e-mail, web address) for 1 year.

When you visit the login page, we set temporary cookies to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. These cookies contain no personal information and are deleted as soon as you close your browser.

When you log in to the website, we create a number of cookies that store your login information and the display options for the editor interface. Login cookies are valid for two days, and cookies storing the display options of the editor interface are valid for one year. If the “Remember me” option is checked, the login will continue for two weeks. When you log out, the login cookies are removed. By accepting these cookies, you consent to the storage of your login data for 2 days and for 2 weeks after you have checked the “Remember me” option.

When we edit a post or page, our browser stores another cookie. This cookie does not contain any personal data, it simply stores the ID number of the post we have edited. It expires in one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Entries on the website may use embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) from external sources. Embedded content from external sources behaves exactly as if you had visited another website.

These sites may collect data about visitors, use cookies or third-party tracking code, monitor user behaviour in relation to embedded content if we have an account and are logged in to the site.

On our site we also host Youtube, Facebook and Google embedded content. These sites may conduct their own data collection based on their own policies.

Analytics

We do not use external analytics to measure visitors.

Who we share user data with

Access to the data is only granted to those persons who have an absolute need to know – the employees of the controller. Exceptions are projects for external clients or projects supported by third parties. In these cases, we will usually have to provide the data to the third party as part of the documentation of the service. This will be highlighted when collecting data.

Photos of the action can be shared on social networks.

How long we keep your personal data

If we post a comment, the comment and its metadata will remain in the system until the person is registered. This is to ensure that all subsequent posts are acknowledged and approved by us, i.e. that they are not added to the list of posts to be moderated.

Personal data of users registered on the website (if any) will also be stored in their user profile. All users can view, edit or delete their personal data at any time (except that they cannot change their own username). When registering, the data subject/registered user consents to the website administrators (the data controller’s staff) also viewing and editing this information.

The data collected for the purpose of contact and service documentation will be kept until revoked.

What rights do users have in relation to their own data?

When registering an account or posting a comment on the website, you may be asked to send us your personal data in an export file containing any data that you have previously provided to us. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the rectification of personal data, the restriction of their processing, the right to object to the processing of personal data and the right to data portability. You may also request that any personal data previously provided be deleted. This does not apply to data that we are required to keep for administrative, legal or security reasons. The data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Office of the Slovak Republic.

Where we transfer the data to

Comments submitted by visitors can be checked by an automatic spam filtering service.

In the case of projects for external customers or projects supported by third parties, we will usually have to provide the data to the third party as part of the documentation of the service. This will be highlighted when collecting data.

Contact details

More information

How we protect your personal data

Access to the data is limited to those persons who absolutely need it. The data is stored on a server secured at several levels, and a password is required for access. The server is regularly updated and maintained.

What third party data we receive

We do not receive data from third parties.

What automated decision-making and/or profiling we do with user data

We do not use profiling or automated decision-making systems.