Thank you for visiting the official website of Next-Gen-BIoTech EDIH www.biotech.eu. The following gives a overview of what kind of personal information we collect, why we collect them and how we handle your data when you are visiting or using our website. what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.

We are committed to ensuring adequate protection of the personal data you provide to us. This updated version of our Privacy Policy complies with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in force from 25.05.2018, and with the Personal Data Protection Act of the Republic of Bulgaria. The site uses cookies in accordance with the Cookies Policy, which is described below.

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator Delegate Ltd. The operator's contact details can be found in the website's required legal notice.

How do we collect your data?

When you visit our site www.biotech.eu, submit a request to participate in our event, apply for training, or send us a message by filling out a contact form, you share information that could contain personal data.

Like many website operators, we also collect information that your browser sends when you visit our Site (“system data”). System data may include information such as: your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP” address), browser type, browser version, the sections of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on our Site and its individual sections, and other statistical data. This system data is collected through the activation of “cookies”. For more information about our use of cookies, please read our Cookie Policy, available on our Site.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.

If your inquiry, application or proposal has been approved, you may be invited to participate in organized photo and video sessions for illustrative purposes, in which you can present your point of view on your participation in our programs and projects. Such materials containing your personal data may be published on our website and/or on social networks.

When using www.biotech.eu, you may be required to provide us with certain personal data. This applies in the following cases:

When you make an inquiry, so that we can consider your application, communicate with you at the specified contact details, including to send you our application package, in case your application is approved;

When you participate in a survey, poll, study, discussion panel for the purposes of conducting them and analyzing the results;

When you register and participate in our programs, activities, initiatives and events for the purposes of conducting them;

When you have expressed a desire to receive information or assistance by filling out our contact form, so that we can send you a personalized response;

When you participate in communities, virtual meetings, as well as other interactive services, to administer our programs and projects and their accompanying activities;

In connection with the verification of the information you have submitted to verify your identity and prevent abuse and violations of the rules for using www.biotech.eu;

In the course of our communication on projects, initiatives, events and other activities that are announced on www.biotech.eu;

When you make comments or provide us with additional information in a section of www.biotech.eu that allows this;

In connection with any section of the Site where you knowingly and voluntarily provide personal information and data.

We process personal data of representatives, employees and contact persons of your organization in the following cases: 1) in the course of concluding and performing a specific contract; 2) when they send us documents related to the performance of contracts (budget form, performance measurement form, reporting form, etc.) Personal data of employees and representatives of your organization may be of the following categories: name, job title/position, contact information (telephone, email address). Delegate Ltd processes personal data of third parties who are direct beneficiaries of the project, which you provide to us, only for the purposes and to the extent that they are necessary for the implementation, documentation and reporting of projects. We rely on you to have previously and duly notified your employees and third parties, whose personal data you provide to us in connection with and/or on the occasion of a contract concluded with us, of the transfer of their data and to have ensured that this transfer is carried out on a valid legal basis.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it beyour data to be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection.

In certain cases, you have the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us on the basis of a contract or with your explicit consent, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and possibly request that we transfer this data directly to another controller, where this is technically feasible.

If you believe that the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you may lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. Use the following link to find the competent authority in the EU Member State where you have your habitual residence, work or where you suspect that the infringement has occurred: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en

We advise you to address your claims first to Delegate Ltd in order to obtain a faster and more effective resolution of the problem.

Please note that your right of access to the data may be restricted in whole or in part, taking into account your fundamental rights and legitimate interests, in cases provided for by law. Delegate Ltd may refuse to comply with your request to exercise your rights where the same is unfounded, as well as where this is necessary for reasons of important public interest or in order to protect the rights and freedoms of others. In any case, you will be promptly and duly informed of the decision and the reasons for it regarding any request you submit to exercise your rights.

When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymousencrypted and pseudonimized, i.e. meaning that we will not be able to identify you from through this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

Delegate Ltd may share and/or transfer your data or part of it to 1) its partners in various programs and initiatives, co-organizers of events and other activities; 2) contractors (service providers established in the EU and outside it, with whom Delegate has contractual relations and who assist us in our activities, including by cooperating with us to achieve the goals described in this Privacy Policy, as well as with a view to improving, optimizing and increasing the security of www.biotech.eu); 3) competent authorities in the cases and under the conditions provided for in a regulatory act. These categories of recipients are legally or contractually obliged to maintain the confidentiality and security of any of your personal information and data. They are not entitled to use, disclose or modify this information in any way, except for the purposes of implementing our initiatives and performing the activities assigned by us.

Some recipients of your data may be established in third countries. The relevant countries outside the EU may not guarantee the same level of protection of personal data as that in your country. In such cases, the Associations will ensure that personal data is adequately protected by the recipients of the data in these countries through the mechanisms for lawful transfer of data to third countries provided for in the GDPR. For more information about the transfer of your data and the recipients of this data, you can contact us at any time at the contact details provided above.

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various piecesvarious kind of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.

The party responsible for processing data on this website is:

Delegate Ltd

Plovdiv, 4002

6-th september 126, ap.21

andreya_shterev@abv.bg

tel.: +359 893 014 153

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The Please note that data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.

You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this datayour data be corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device's memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of the EU of DSGVOGDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

The website provider automatically collects and stores information which are automatically transmitted by your browser so-called that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

These data will not be combined with data from other sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) of the EU DSGVOGDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

Should you send us questions via the a contact form on our website, we will collect the data entered on in the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission.

We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto in the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) of the EU DSGVOGDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

We will retain the data you provide ion the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.

We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, or modify legal relationships with us (master data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) (b) of the EU DSGVOGDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract. We collect, process and use your personal data when accessing our website (usage data) only to the extent required to enable you to access our service or to bill you for the same.

Collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the terms of your contract, for example, to companies entrusted to deliver goods to your location or banks entrusted to process your payments. Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes without your express consent.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) of the EU DSGVOGDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the terms of your contract with us, for example, to banks entrusted to process your payments.

Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes without your express consent.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) of the EU DSGVOGDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before it is stored.

Matomo cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

The storage of Matomo cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) of the EU DSGVOGDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website will not be disclosed to third parties. You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website.

If you do not agree with the storage and use of your data, you can disable this feature here. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser to prevent Matomo from storing your usage data. If you delete your cookies, this will mean that the opt-out cookie will also be deleted. You will then need to reactivate it when you return to our site if you wish your activity not to be tracked.

If you would like to receive our newsletter, we require a valid email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive this newsletter. No additional data is collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We only use this data to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto in the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) of the EU DSGVOGDPR. You can revoke consent to the storage of your data and email address as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. through the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

The data provided when registering for the newsletter will be used to distribute the newsletter until you cancel your subscription when said data will be deleted. Data we have stored for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.