POLITICA PRIVACIDAD – EN – INVESTIGACION

I. Who is responsible for processing the data provided?

The entity responsible for processing your personal data is AIGÜES DE BARCELONA, EMPRESA METROPOLITANA DE GESTIÓ DEL CICLE INTEGRAL DE L’AIGUA, S.A. (hereinafter, “AIGÜES DE BARCELONA”), with Tax Identification Code A66098435 and registered office at Carrer General Batet, 1-7, Barcelona (08028).

To ensure your data remains up to date, it is important that you notify us of any changes. For this purpose, we kindly ask you to write to the following address: abdatachallenge@aiguesdebarcelona.cat

If you have any doubts regarding the processing of your personal information, you may contact AIGÜES DE BARCELONA’s Data Protection Officer using the following contact details:

• Email: dpo@aigüesdebarcelona.cat
• Postal address: Carrer General Batet, 1-7, 08028 Barcelona

II. What your personal data is used for. What is the legal basis for processing personal data? 

When you register and, where applicable, participate in the AB Data Challenge if your institution/company is selected, AIGÜES DE BARCELONA will use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To manage your participation in the AB Data Challenge. In order to participate in the AB Data Challenge, you must complete an application form and accept the Terms and Conditions of Participation, so that your institution’s/company’s application reaches the organizer. By completing it, you agree to receive, at the email address provided in the form, a confirmation of participation, as well as notification of whether your institution/company has been selected or not. The legal basis for processing your data for this purpose is the performance of a contractual relationship, upon accepting the legal terms governing participation.

• In the event that your institution/company is selected as a finalist of the AB Data Challenge, to manage participation in the Pitch Day: The selection of the winning proposal of the AB Data Challenge will take place online during the Pitch Day event, where finalist proposals will be presented and evaluated by the jury. Communications related to your participation in the AB Data Challenge will be conducted via email. The legal basis for processing your data for this purpose is the performance of a contractual relationship, upon accepting the legal terms governing participation.

Please note that during online activities of the AB Data Challenge, the use of a camera is voluntary. If activated, using a virtual background or wallpaper is recommended to protect your privacy as much as possible. Furthermore, sessions will not be recorded; if, exceptionally, recording becomes necessary, attendees will be informed in advance. This allows you to turn off your camera if you wish or use a background image to preserve your privacy.

In the event that the personal data provided belongs to a third party, the person providing it guarantees that they have informed said third party of this privacy policy and obtained their authorization to provide their data to AIGÜES DE BARCELONA for the specified purposes. Likewise, they guarantee that the data provided is accurate and up to date, and accept responsibility for any direct or indirect damage or loss that may result from a failure to comply with this obligation.

III. For how long will we retain your data?

If you register and, where applicable, participate in the AB Data Challenge if your institution/company is selected, AIGÜES DE BARCELONA will retain your data until the completion of the competition. Once the AB Data Challenge has concluded, we will keep your data duly blocked for an additional period during which liabilities arising from the execution of the AB Data Challenge could emerge. When these potential liabilities expire, your personal data will be permanently deleted.

IV. What security measures have been implemented to protect your personal data?

AIGÜES DE BARCELONA will process personal data with strict confidentiality. Furthermore, it has implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure its security and prevent its destruction, loss, unlawful access, or unlawful alteration. When determining these measures, criteria such as the scope, context, and purposes of processing, the state of the art, and existing risks have been taken into account.

V. Are there other entities that may have access to personal data to assist AIGÜES DE BARCELONA with any of the tasks related to processing purposes? Are there international transfers?

AIGÜES DE BARCELONA hires service providers to assist in executing various tasks related to processing your personal data, such as information storage. AIGÜES DE BARCELONA ensures that all such entities comply with applicable data protection regulations directly binding upon them as data processors.

AIGÜES DE BARCELONA engages as sub-processors for certain services providers located in countries outside the European Union (EU) or that, while located within the EU, share information with other entities located outside this territory.

In any case, AIGÜES DE BARCELONA guarantees that:

• Transfers are made to countries for which the European Commission has declared an adequate level of protection comparable to European standards.
• In the absence of such an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the Commission have been signed. You may consult this information on the AEPD website: https://www.aepd.es/es/derechos-y-deberes/cumple-tus-deberes/medidas-de-cumplimiento/transferencias-internacionales.

VI. Does AIGÜES DE BARCELONA share personal data with third parties?

• To external members of the jury composed of experts in technology and integrated water cycle management, for evaluating the project.
• AIGÜES DE BARCELONA will only communicate personal data to third parties if necessary to comply with legal obligations.

VI. What are your rights regarding data protection, and how can you exercise them?

You have the following rights with regard to data protection:

In order to exercise these rights, all you have to do is send a notice to AIGÜES DE BARCELONA, EMPRESA METROPOLITANA DE GESTIÓ DEL CICLE INTEGRAL DE L’AIGUA, S.A., either by email to the address abdatachallenge@aiguesdebarcelona.cat, or by post to Carrer General Batet, núm. 1-7 (08028) Barcelona, with the reference “Data Protection”. Your request must include the minimum content required by the applicable regulations and you must provide proof of your identity. If your request does not meet the specified requirements, AIGÜES DE BARCELONA may ask you to correct it. The exercise of these rights is free of charge, although a fee may be charged if the requests are unfounded, excessive or repetitive.