Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how the ISEKI-Food Association (ISEKI-FOOD), as the organizer of the 8th International ISEKI-Food Conference website, uses and protects any information that you provide when you use this website.

ISEKI-FOOD is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

ISEKI-FOOD may update this policy from time to time by revising this page. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 15th December 2019.

What we collect

ISEKI-FOOD collects information on behalf of the 8th International ISEKI-Food Conference website when:

  • You visit the site, where we use Google Analytics to track your path through the site. This information is aggregated and presented to us to improve the site, but we cannot identify individual users. You can prevent us from tracking you; see our How We Use Cookies page for more information.

What we do with the information we gather

  • Google Analytics is used to measure and improve the performance and content of the site and to determine which pages are or are not regularly visited.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have implemented suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use Cookies

See our dedicated page on this topic.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you use these links to leave our site, please note that we do not have control over other websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide while visiting such sites, as they are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and review the privacy statement of the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties that we think you may find interesting.

If you wish to be removed from the mailing list, you can manage your user profile and update your preferences. If you wish your profile to be removed entirely, please use our contact form to inform us, and we will delete your details.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The GDPR, which came into force in May 2018, requires us to provide you with the following information:

Legal basis

The GDPR requires us to state the lawful basis for the processing activity that we perform. Using the 8th International ISEKI-Food Conference website provides an implicit contract between the user and ISEKI-FOOD: ISEKI-FOOD provides user services for individuals who register on the website.

Data Controller

The GDPR requires us to identify the 'Data Controller,' who determines the purposes and means of processing personal data. For the 8th International ISEKI-Food Conference website, the Data Controller is the ISEKI-FOOD Administration Manager. Contact us through this link: [Contacts].

Data Processor

The 'Processor' is responsible for processing personal data on behalf of the controller. For ISEKI-FOOD, this is the Administrative Staff and members of the 8th International ISEKI-Food Conference website team.

Lead Data Protection Supervisory Authority

ISEKI-FOOD operates in Europe, but data and processing activities occur on servers in Portugal. ISEKI-FOOD opts to use the Portuguese Information Commissioner's Office as its lead data protection supervisory authority.