In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR), and Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on Personal Data Protection and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPDGDD), users of this website are informed that the entity responsible for the processing of personal data is:
Fundació Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron – Institut de Recerca (VHIR)
Tax Identification Number (NIF): G-60594009
Registered address: Passeig Vall d’Hebron 119-129, Edifici Central, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
Contact email: miquel.vila@vhir.org
Website: vilalab.org
Personal data may be collected when users voluntarily provide information through the website, for example when contacting us by email or through any contact forms that may be available.
Depending on the interaction with the website, the personal data processed may include:
Users should not provide personal data relating to third parties unless they are authorised to do so.
Personal data provided through this website may be processed for the following purposes:
Personal data will not be used for purposes incompatible with those for which it was collected.
The legal basis for processing personal data may be:
Where processing is based on consent, users may withdraw their consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected.
Once the data is no longer required, it may be retained in a restricted or blocked form for the periods necessary to comply with applicable legal obligations or to address possible liabilities.
Personal data will not be disclosed to third parties unless:
Certain technology providers, hosting providers or other suppliers may have access to personal data solely where necessary to provide their services.
As a general rule, personal data will be processed within the European Economic Area.
If any service provider processes personal data outside the European Economic Area, VHIR will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with the GDPR, including, where applicable, adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
Users may exercise the rights recognised under applicable data protection legislation, including:
Requests relating to the exercise of these rights may be sent to:
The applicant may be required to provide sufficient information to verify their identity and identify the data concerned by the request.
Users also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority, in particular the Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos – AEPD), if they consider that the processing of their personal data infringes applicable data protection legislation.
VHIR applies appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or destruction.
However, users should be aware that no system connected to the Internet can guarantee absolute security.
This website may contain links to external websites operated by third parties.
VHIR is not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of any external websites they visit.
This website may use technical cookies or other similar technologies necessary for its proper functioning.
Where analytics, advertising or other non-essential cookies are used, users will be informed and, where required by applicable law, their consent will be requested before such cookies are installed.
Further information, where applicable, will be available in the website’s Cookie Policy.
VHIR reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy in order to reflect legislative, regulatory, technical or operational changes.
The version published on this website will be considered the current version.