Privacy Policy

In this Privacy Policy, ANIMA Project (“we” or “us”), provide information about how we collect, use, disclose, and transfer Personal Data from our website visitors (“you”) through ANIMA website available at https://anima-project.eu (“Site”). “Personal Data” is any data relating to an identified or identifiable individual.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 769627. The current communication activity reflects only the author’s view and The Innovation & Networks Executive Agency and the European Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

I. Information we collect and how we use it

a. Information we collect directly from you

  • Contact us: You may provide us with Personal Data when you communicate with us via the Site.
  • Newsletter: You may provide us with Personal Data when you subscribe for the ANIMA newsletter.

b. Information we collect automatically

We use cookies to automatically collect information about website users when they navigate on our Site. You can enable, disable or delete cookies through your Internet browser. In order to do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser. However, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not work properly.

II. How we disclose your information

We do not sell or otherwise disclose Personal Data we collect about you, except as described in this Privacy Policy or as we disclose to you at the time the Personal Data is collected.

We may disclose your Personal Data in the following circumstances:

  • We may share your Personal Data within ANIMA, to which it is reasonably necessary or desirable for us to disclose your Personal Data in order to carry out the above-mentioned purposes.
  • We may share your Personal Data with third party service providers who provide services on our behalf. These third parties may have access to or process your Personal Data as part of providing services to us. We may preserve and disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with applicable laws, in response to a court order, judicial or other government subpoena, warrant or request, or to otherwise cooperate with law enforcement or other governmental agencies.
  • We also reserve the right to preserve and disclose your Personal Data that we believe, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to (i) take precautions against liability, (ii) protect ourselves or others from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses or activity, (iii) investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations, (iv) protect the security or integrity of the Site and any facilities or equipment used to make the Site available, or (v) protect our property or other legal rights (including, but not limited to, enforcement of our agreements), or the rights, property, or safety of others.

If you consent to our disclosure of information to a third party, such as business partners, or as otherwise authorised under applicable law. Your Personal Data may be disclosed and otherwise communicated to an acquirer, successor, or assignee as part of any merger, acquisition, debt financing, sale of assets, or similar transaction, or in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which Personal Data is transferred to one or more third parties as one of our business assets. In addition, we may collect, use and share anonymous data such as statistical information about the use of the Site.

III. Links to other websites

The Site contains links to third-party websites, which are not managed by ANIMA. Any Personal Data you provide on third-party websites is subject to those third parties’ privacy policies. We are not responsible for the practices and policies of such third-party websites.

IV. Information security

We use organisational and technical security measures that are designed to protect your Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, or any other unlawful form of processing.

V. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to and receive information about the Personal Data we maintain about you, update and correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data, and have the Personal Data blocked or deleted, as appropriate. You also may have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data and withdraw your consent to our processing of your Personal Data at any time. The right to access Personal Information may be limited in some circumstances by local law requirements. Please note that you may not be able to benefit from all features of the Site if you request the deletion of your Personal Data, object or withdraw your consent to the processing your Personal Data. You may unsubscribe from our communications via the means provided in the communications we send or by contacting us as indicated below. If you would like to exercise your rights or withdraw your consent, please contact us by the means provided at the conclusion of this Policy.

VI. Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may make periodic changes to this Privacy Policy, which we will post to this page, without notice. We will indicate in this Privacy Policy the date of the latest revision. All changes will be effective from that date. However, in the event that any modifications to this Privacy Policy materially alter your rights or obligations hereunder, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you of the change and, where required by applicable law or as we otherwise deem appropriate, to obtain your consent.

VII. How to contact us

ANIMA is the entity responsible for Personal Data collected on the Site. If you would like to exercise your rights or if you have questions regarding the Personal Data we collect, you can send us an email using “Contact Us” form.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 769627. The current communication activity reflects only the author’s view and The Innovation & Networks Executive Agency and the European Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.