Protection of personal data

EURAXESS Romania is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization and the Executive Agency of Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (hereinafter UEFISCDI).

Confidentiality and protection of personal data

UEFISCDI, as creator and publisher of the content on EURAXESS Romania portal, is responsible for data processing. UEFISCDI’s data protection officer is Mr Victor Velter, victor.velter@uefiscdi.ro.

UEFISCDI protects the confidentiality of personal data (PD) brought to its knowledge. Within this fundamental obligation, UEFISCDI undertakes to protect and properly use personal data that have been collected through its websites / platforms.

Our intention is to collect only the personal data that are minimally necessary in order to be able to carry out the activities of UEFISCDI in optimal conditions so that we can offer you services according to your expectations.

Please read this section to learn more about how we collect, use, transmit and protect the personal data we have obtained.

Principles

UEFISCDI's privacy policy is based on the following principles:

• The processing of personal data is done legally, fairly and transparently;
• The collection of personal data is done for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes; personal data are not being subsequently processed in a way incompatible with these purposes;
• Personal data are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
• Personal data are accurate and updated if necessary;
• Personal data are kept in a form that allows identification only for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the data are processed;
• Processing is carried out in a way that ensures adequate security of personal data, including protection against unauthorized or illegal processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, by taking appropriate technical or organizational measures.

We also process personal data for the purpose of informing and promoting the services offered by UEFISCDI and the events we organize, the basis of which is your consent.

Your data may be transferred abroad to the European Commission in accordance with applicable European law.

Collection and use of Personal Data

We obtain personal data about you as a result of:

• communication via emails
• visiting our portal
• attendance at events organized by us
• registration in the platforms we manage
• collaboration in various UEFISCDI projects, campaigns and initiatives
• other situations concerning institutional activity

Once you have registered and / or submitted personal data on our platforms / event registration / participation forms / emails, you have also agreed to their use, and we undertake to maintain their confidentiality. Your personal data is not used for any purpose other than if we obtain your permission or if it is required by lawful institutions.

UEFISCDI collects confidential personal information when it is necessary or permitted to collect such information by law. You are under no circumstances to provide information to UEFISCDI unless you agree to the lawful use of UEFISCDI and the transfer and storage of such information in UEFISCDI databases. If you wish to know whether the provision of confidential information to UEFISCDI is or may be necessary or appropriate for certain specific purposes, please contact UEFISCDI at the address below.

Contact information:

UEFISCDI

Telephone number: +40 21 308 05 40

Email:protectiadatelor@uefiscdi.ro

The GDPR Regulation offers the user a number of rights, which we briefly present below:

• the right to information and access to personal data, on the basis of which confirmation can be obtained from us that we process or not personal data, having access to those data and information on the methods and purposes of their processing
• the right to rectification of data, which may be exercised in order to obtain, without undue delay, the rectification of inaccurate data or the completion of personal data which are incomplete
• the right to delete data (the right to "be forgotten"), by virtue of which the deletion of personal data can be obtained, without undue delay, for one of the following reasons:
  • the data are no longer necessary for the purpose for which they were collected or processed;
  • the user withdraws his/her consent and there is no other legal basis for the processing;
  • the user opposes the processing and there are no legitimate reasons prevailing with regards to the processing;
  • personal data have been processed illegally;
  • personal data must be deleted in order to comply with a legal obligation;
  • personal data have been collected in connection with the provision of information society services.
• the right to restrict the processing may be exercised in the following situations:
  • when the accuracy of the data is contested, for a period that allows us to verify their correctness;
  • the processing is illegal and the user opposes the deletion of the data, instead requesting the restriction of their processing;
  • we no longer need personal data for the purpose of processing, but the user requests them to establish, exercise or defend a right in court;
  • when the user opposes the processing for reasons related to his/her particular situation, for the period of time in which it is verified whether the legitimate rights of the operator prevail in this case.
• the right to object, under which the user may object to the processing of personal data, including the creation of profiles, on grounds relating to his/her particular situation, in cases where the processing is necessary to perform a task in the public interest, when it takes place for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party. In such cases the processing will be done only if it is justified by legitimate and compelling reasons, which prevail over the interests, rights and freedoms of the user, or when the purpose of the processing is to establish, exercise or defend a right in court.
• the right to data portability, which allows the user to receive personal data concerning him and which he has provided in a structured, commonly used and automatically readable format and to transmit this data to another operator, under the conditions where the processing is based on consent or a contract and is carried out by automatic means.

Changes regarding the privacy policy

This personal data privacy policy may be updated as a result of changes in the relevant legislation in the field or changes in the portal structure and functions. We encourage users to check this page regularly to keep up to date with our latest personal data processing practices.

Questions regarding the privacy policy and its application

UEFISCDI is committed to protecting the online privacy of your personal data. If you have questions or comments on how we manage your personal data, please contact us at protectiadatelor@uefiscdi.ro . You may also use this address to send us any questions regarding compliance with our Online Privacy Statement.

Wherever terms such as UEFISCDI, us, ours appear on this website, they refer to the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding.

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