PROTECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
This privacy statement provides information about the processing and the protection of your personal data.
Processing operation: Websites and e-services at the JRC
Operational Data Controller: JRC.S4 - Scientific Development Programmes
Data Controller: JRC. T.4 – Data governance and services
Record reference: DPR-EC-00406
The European Commission (hereafter ‘the Commission’) is committed to protect your personal data and to respect your privacy. The Commission collects and further processes personal data pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data (repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001).
This privacy statement explains the reason for the processing of your personal data, the way we collect, handle and ensure protection of all personal data provided, how that information is used and what rights you have in relation to your personal data. It also specifies the contact details of the responsible Data Controller with whom you may exercise your rights, the Data Protection Officer and the European Data Protection Supervisor.
The information in relation to the processing operation “websites and e-services at the JRC” is undertaken by the Data Governance and Services Unit T.4 of the Joint Research Centre (JRC.T.4), which acts as the data controller.
The JRC.S.4 is managing the processing itself and acts as the Data Operational Controller.
The SciArt project also process your personal data according to record DPR-EC-08688 on “JRC Centre for Advanced Studies” in relation to the its initiatives, such as the Resonances Cycle with its Summer School, residences and ensuing exhibition, and all the other smaller initiatives such as the Feeling Science project, the Arctic Workshop, etc., that take place in the context of this project.
In particular, this website/e-service concerns the http://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/.
Most of JRC websites are accessible without giving any personal information. Personal data however are required in the following cases which this record aims to cover.
A. Personal data published on the http://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/website
Personal data in relation to a specific activity or event or to communicate on achievements or contributions to thehttp://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ activities and scientific publications (mostly publications pertaining to the ongoing work such as catalogues, studies and related material in social sciences).
B. To provide specific-services on the http://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ website
An e-service on the http://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ website is a service or resource made available on the Internet in order to improve the communication between citizens and businesses on the one hand and the JRC on the other hand.
Three types of e-services are, or may be offered by the http://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ :
- Information services enabling a given research community (e.g. committee, working group, project group, etc.) spread worldwide to maintain a private space on the Internet where they can share information and documents, participate in discussion fora, download software, subscribe to JRC publications etc.
- Information services that provide people, media, businesses, administrations and others with secure access to information.
- Interactive communication services (communications to users, distribution of reports, information sharing within interest groups etc.) that allow better contact with people, businesses, civil society and public bodies, in order to facilitate policy design, development, consultations and feedback.
Your personal data will not be used for an automated decision-making including profiling.
We process your personal data, because, according to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725:
a) The processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Union institution or body.
d) You have given your consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes. Registration of data subjects to access the e-services is purely on a voluntary basis. The persons concerned have unambiguously given their consent.
The Union law for the processing of your personal data under Article 5(1)(a) of said Regulation is the following:
- Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013
- Council Decision (EU) 2021/764 of 10 May 2021 establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, and repealing Decision 2013/743/EU
- Commission Implementing Decision of 15.2.2023 on the adoption of the work programme of the Joint Research Centre for 2023 and 2024 – Portfolio 33. Innovative policymaking in a complex world: science, foresight and evaluation for policymaking and democracy (Project 4).
Data subjects give their consent to having their personal data made publicly available in the SciArt project website for the purpose of communicating on a specific activity, event, achievement and/or contribution to the JRC SciArt activities in which they were involved. The consent is collected through a consent form and/or via email exchanges.
We do not process special categories of personal data, therefore Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 does not apply.
The type of personal information we collect depends on how you are specifically interacting with us and which services you are using. Generally, we collect the following categories of personal information:
A. Personal data published on the http://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ website
The following data fields may be published on this website:
- Contact Information: Title, first name and last name, alias, personal and/or professional information (links to personal website, social media profile, profile pictures).
- Education, professional information: Education, employer, job title/function with an organization, affiliation (past or present), short biography, description of your work, scientific, (links to) artistic portfolio and/or list of publications.
- Your picture: Photos, video, voice (e.g. in case of testimonials of the process).
B. Users of the http://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ e-services
To provide you with access to the e-service the JRC.S.4 collects the following personal data, either through a dedicated on-line registration form, email communication or through the European Commission Authentication Service (EU Login):
- Contact Information: Title, first name and last name, alias, personal and/or professional (email address, website, and social media profile).
- Demographic information: Date and place of birth, city, nationality, country, preferred language, default language, gender.
- Education, professional information: Education, name of employer/organisation, place of work, position and/or job title/function within an organisation, affiliation (past or present), short biography, curriculum vitae, description of your work, scientific publications.
- User Content: Fields of interest, content of communications, comments, feedback, and other information you send to us when you contact us or that you post via our e-services (including information in alerts, notes, and shares of content), information distribution format desired (e-mail or not), documents and scientific, artistic or general publications, and contributions to discussion fora.
- Your picture: Photos, video, voice (e.g. in case of testimonials of the process).
- Your device: Internet Protocol (IP) address.
C. https://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ administrators:
The personal data collected are: Name, surname, affiliation, EU login username and email.
D. Additional information
In the case of EU Login the Commission personnel number, a unique key and group membership may be collected.
A username and password could also be set up at the first registration.
By logging in and accessing your account, you are indicating your consent to the use of the data as described in this privacy statement.
The e-service may collect the following additional data about each user:
- Date and time of,
- Most recent successful and unsuccessful authentication.
- Last change of password.
- Last password reset.
- Number of good logins and failed attempts.
- Account status (whether active, inactive etc.)
- Recent passwords – to make sure you follow the prevailing security policy regarding password re-use.
- Security data/log files.
These data will only be visible to the site administrators.
Cookies are managed according to the Commission corporate policy.
The provision of your personal data is not mandatory, but we need them in order to grant you access to the specific e-service provided by the https://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/.
A. Personal data published on the https://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ website
Your personal data are kept for a maximum of 4 years, starting from the date you submit your consent, via email or specific consent form, to publish your personal data on this website. For retention after that period, a renewed declaration of consent from the data subject is required.
B. Personal data kept in the https://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ e-services
- Your personal data are kept for a maximum of 4 years unless the Controller launches an update of the registrations, asking for your consent to update or cancel the stored information including your personal data.
Personal data linked to publications and reports cited on this website are kept as long as the publications and reports are displayed there.
Additional data collected that are related to your interaction with the e-services include:
- Security data/Log files, Internet Protocol (IP) address, date and time of authentication, change/reset of password or account status: Stored for a maximum of 6 months. In the context of investigations related to security incidents, personal data could be further processed following record DPR-EC-02886 DIGIT IT security operations and services, where a different retention period applies.
Registered users have password protected direct on-line access to their profile and can update their information, cancel their registration or request to unsubscribe from specific interest groups or communications.
Time limits of the retention of data in the EU Login authentication service are defined in the privacy statement of the European Commission's Identity & Access Management Service (DPR- EC-03187).
C. https://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ e-services administrators:
The JRC.S.4 only keeps your personal data for the time you will be working in thehttps://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ as administrator. Your personal data will be deleted when you will no longer work on these activities/under this specific role.
All personal data in electronic format (e-mails, documents, databases, uploaded batches of data, etc.) are stored either on the servers of the European Commission or of its contractors. All processing operations are carried out pursuant to the Commission Decision (EU, Euratom)2017/46 of 10 January 2017 on the security of communication and information systems in the European Commission.
The Commission’s contractors are bound by a specific contractual clause for any processing operations of your data on behalf of the Commission, and by the confidentiality obligations deriving from the transposition of the General Data Protection Regulation in the EU Member States (‘GDPR’ Regulation (EU) 2016/679).
In order to protect your personal data, the Commission has put in place a number of technical and organisational measures in place. Technical measures include appropriate actions to address online security, risk of data loss, alteration of data or unauthorised access, taking into consideration the risk presented by the processing and the nature of the personal data being processed. Organisational measures include restricting access to the personal data solely to authorised persons with a legitimate need to know for the purposes of this processing operation.
A. Personal data published on the https://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ website
The personal data published on this website can be accessed by any person in the world using the Internet or subscribing to Internet notification services.
In particular, in case you consented to the publishing of your personal data on the SciArt Project website, this data is accessible to any website visitor.
B.https://science-art-society.ec.europa.eu/ e-services
Your personal data can only be accessed by authorised persons and Commission internal sites:
- The e-service system administrators have access to all data categories. This includes Commission staff responsible for carrying out this processing operation and authorised staff according to the “need to know” principle. Such staff abide by statutory, and when required, additional confidentiality agreements.
- In case of a security incident, security data/log files, Internet protocol (IP) address may be shared with the JRC Local Information Security Officer (LISO) and the Commission departments responsible for the security of information systems, DIGIT.S and HR.DS (DPR-EC-02886 DIGIT IT security operations and services).
- The following data categories may be accessible by other internal and external registered users:
- Contact Information: Title, first name and last name, personal and/or professional data (email address,website, and social media profile).
- User Content: Fields of interest,content of communications, comments, feedback, and other information you send to us when you contact us or that you post via our e-services (including information in alerts, notes, and shares of content), information distribution format desired(e-mail or not), documents and scientific, artistic and general publications, and contributions to discussion fora.
- Demographic information: Date and place of birth, city, nationality, country, preferred language, default language, gender.
- Education, professional information: Education, name of employer/organisation, place of work, position and/or job title/function within an organisation, affiliation (past or present), short biography, curriculum vitae, description of your work, scientific publications.
- Your picture: Photos, video, voice.
- Your device: InternetProtocol (IP) address.
The information we collect will not be given to any third party, except to the extent and for the purpose we may be required to do so by law.
You have specific rights as a ‘data subject’ under Chapter III (Articles 14-25) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, in particular the right to access, rectify or erase your personal data and the right to restrict the processing of your personal data. Where applicable, you also have the right to object to the processing or the right to data portability.
You have consented to provide your personal data to JRC.S.4 for the present processing operation. You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying the Data Controller. The withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out before you have withdrawn the consent.
You can exercise your rights by contacting the Data Operational Controller, or in case of conflict the Data Protection Officer. If necessary, you can also address the European Data Protection Supervisor. Their contact information is given under Heading 9 below.
Where you wish to exercise your rights in the context of one or several specific processing operations, please provide their description (i.e. their Record reference(s) as specified under Heading 10 below) in your request.
- The Data Operational Controller
If you would like to exercise your rights under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, or if you have comments, questions or concerns, or if you would like to submit a complaint regarding the collection and use of your personal data, please feel free to contact the,
Data Operational Controller: JRC-S4-SEC@ec.europa.eu.
Data Controller: JRC-ICT-ARCHITECT-OFFICE@ec.europa.eu.
- The Data Protection Officer (DPO) of the Commission
You may contact the Data Protection Officer (DATA-PROTECTION-OFFICER@ec.europa.eu) with regard to issues related to the processing of your personal data under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
- The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
You have the right to have recourse (i.e. you can lodge a complaint) to the European Data Protection Supervisor (edps@edps.europa.eu) if you consider that your rights under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 have been infringed as a result of the processing of your personal data by the Data Controller.
The Commission Data Protection Officer (DPO) publishes the register of all processing operations on personal data by the Commission, which have been documented and notified to him. You may access the register via the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/dpo-register.
This specific processing operation has been included in the DPO’s public register with the following Record reference: DPR-EC-00406 - Websites and e-services at the JRC