Privacy Notice
Future Minds is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of all visitors to this website in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant EU and national legislation.
Data controller
The data controller for this website is the Future Minds project consortium, represented by the project coordinator (contact details as listed on the “Contact” page of this site).
The data controller is responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing your personal data in the context of this project website.
What data we collect
When you visit this website, we may process:
- Technical data such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited, collected through cookies or similar technologies, for basic analytics and security.
- Contact data (name, email address, organisation, and any information you choose to include) if you contact us via email or web forms.
No special categories of personal data (such as health data) are intentionally collected through this website.
Purposes and legal basis
Your personal data is processed only for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes:
- To operate and secure the website, monitor basic traffic, and improve its functionality (legitimate interest in ensuring a secure and user-friendly website).
- To respond to your enquiries and provide information about the Future Minds project and its results (your consent and/or our legitimate interest in project communication).
Personal data will not be used for automated decision-making or profiling.
Data storage and sharing
Personal data collected through this website is stored on secure servers within the European Union, with appropriate technical and organisational measures to prevent unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.
Data may be accessed only by authorised members of the Future Minds consortium and, where strictly necessary, by external service providers (e.g. hosting providers) bound by confidentiality and data protection obligations; it will not be sold or shared with third parties for commercial purposes.
Retention period
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described above and to comply with applicable legal or contractual obligations.
Contact data obtained through enquiries will generally be kept for the duration of the project and a limited period thereafter, unless a longer retention period is required by law or clearly justified for project reporting and impact documentation.
Your rights
In accordance with GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: to know whether we process your data and to obtain a copy.
- Right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and data portability, as well as the right to object to processing in certain circumstances.
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
To exercise your rights or to ask any question about the processing of your data, please contact the project coordinator using the details provided on the “Contact” page, clearly indicating your request and the context (Future Minds website).
Cookies
This website may use cookies or similar technologies to ensure proper functioning, store your preferences, and compile anonymous statistics about visits.
Where required, you will be informed about the use of cookies and given the possibility to manage your preferences via a cookie banner or your browser settings.
Updates to this notice
This privacy notice may be updated to reflect legal, technical, or project-related developments.
The applicable version is the one published on this page at the time of your visit; significant changes will be communicated in a clear and timely manner on the website.