Privacy Policy and Data Protection (GDPR)

At the International Association of Engineers Without Borders (ISF), we are committed to ensuring that your personal data is protected and not misused. By providing us with your data and using our website, we understand that you have read, understood, and accepted the terms related to personal data protection detailed below.

ISF assumes the responsibility of complying with current national and European data protection legislation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, of April 27, 2016, GDPR), and aims to process your data lawfully, fairly, and transparently.

I. Data Controller

International Association of Engineers Without Borders (ISF)
VAT No.: G-60910528
Address: c/ Mandoni, 4, 08004 Barcelona
Email: contacta@esf-cat.org

II. Personal Data We Process

We process the following data depending on the purposes described below: name, surname, phone number, email address, ID number, bank account, address, gender, and age. For members, we also include economic contributions; for hired staff, Social Security number.

We may also process data you voluntarily provide during the relationship or via social media and other applications. These depend on your privacy settings and the platforms’ privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them before providing data through these channels.

By providing us with personal data, you give your explicit and informed consent for the purposes outlined in this policy, including the sending of commercial or promotional communications. You can revoke your consent at any time via the indicated channels (email or postal mail).

III. Purpose of the Data Processing

  • Members: Maintain and manage the legal relationship and send information about services, activities, and events.
  • Newsletter subscribers: Share information about activities, services, campaigns, and ISF’s impact.
  • Contacts: Manage inquiries received through website forms.
  • Event attendees: Manage participation and organization of events.
  • Applicants: Conduct and manage staff selection processes.
  • Donors: Manage relationships and fulfill legal obligations.
  • Speakers and collaborators: Manage relationships and send educational and event-related information.
  • Cookies: Collect anonymous data to recognize users and improve service. Users can control or reject cookies at any time, although it may affect navigation.

No profiling, automated decision-making, or data cross-referencing is performed.

IV. How We Collect Data

Data is provided by you through forms, newsletter subscriptions, email, or during in-person events. You will be informed of this policy at the time of collection.

V. Data Retention Period

Data will be retained while the relationship is maintained or until you exercise your rights of deletion, cancellation, or limitation. If blocked, data will be kept only for legal claims or responsibilities.

VI. Legal Grounds for Processing

The legal grounds are: contractual compliance with members, legal obligations, legitimate interest (e.g., inquiry management), and your consent for sending information.

VII. Data Sharing

ISF may share data with service providers under confidentiality agreements, and only for the purpose of providing the service. Anonymous statistics may also be compiled.

VIII. Your Rights

You have the right to access, rectify, cancel, object, and restrict the processing of your data. You may exercise these rights by sending an email to contacta@esf-cat.org or by postal mail to the above address. You will receive a response within one month.

If unsatisfied, you may file a complaint with the Supervisory Authority, the Spanish Data Protection Agency.

IX. Security

ISF adopts technical and organizational measures to ensure data security and confidentiality in accordance with current regulations.

X. Modifications

ISF reserves the right to modify this policy and will publish updates on the website.

Terms of Use

Website Access

Access is free and implies acceptance of this Legal Notice and the Privacy and Cookie Policy.

Users commit to providing truthful information and keeping passwords confidential, avoiding misuse.

Disclaimer

ISF makes efforts to avoid content errors but does not guarantee accuracy or permanent availability and assumes no responsibility for use of this site or linked external content.

Intellectual Property

Content created by ISF is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Spain License. This means users may use the website content provided that:

  • The original authorship of ISF is acknowledged.
  • No commercial use is made of the content.
  • No modifications are made to the original work.

Other elements of the website (brands, designs, logos, etc.) are protected under current intellectual and industrial property legislation and may not be reproduced or used without express authorization from ISF.