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Privacy statement for the Eurostat internet web site

1. The Eurostat website


The website describes the role and activities of Eurostat, the statistical Office of the European Union and provides free online access to European statistics and publications.

On the website you can:

The website is managed by Mr Chris Laevaert, Head of the internet group, Mr Bernard Le Goff, Head of sector "Internet, information material and user support", and Mr John Allen, Head of the Dissemination Unit, who acts as Controller.

 

2. What personal information do we collect, for what purpose and through which technical means?

2.1. Identification Data and purpose


The information collected is the following: 

  • registration for alerts and complementary functionalities; Mandatory information: E-mail address; Optional information: type of user and country of residence;
  • support requests to the European Statistical Data Support Mandatory information: Name, First name, E-mail address, type of user;

 

All registered users may receive invitations to respond to Eurostat user surveys.

 

2.2. Technical information


N/A

 

3. Who has access to your information and to whom is it disclosed?

For all registration and support requests, your data are added into a secure database managed by Eurostat and installed in a secure environment. These data are also accessible to the staff responsible for the subscribed alerts, the administration of the database and the treatment of the requests of support to the users.

 

4. How do we protect and safeguard your information?


Designated Eurostat officials can access the data using a user ID and a password. Only these authorised officials have access to the data (using a specific system).

 

5. How can you verify, modify or delete your information?

At any given moment you can ask to be deleted from any list managed by the Eurostat. Please contact: estat-webmaster@ec.europa.eu in order to do so or on the website.

 

6. How long do we keep your data?

The data you supplied will be deleted if your account is inactive for 3 years.

 

7. Contact information


European Commision
Statistical Office of the European Communities
Bech Building
Unit D4 « Dissemination »
Plateau du Kirchberg L-2920 Luxembourg
Fax (352) 4301-32594
estat-webmaster@ec.europa.eu

Eurostat correspondence privacy statement

Eurostat processes and stores personal data of its external email correspondents.

Eurostat respects the privacy of individuals and is committed to protect it.

This document provides information how personal data are processed and used.

 

1. For what purposes are the personal data used?


The data are used for:

  •  mailing lists for the distribution of Eurostat publications and press releases;
  • invitation lists for participants of workshops, seminars and conferences organised by Eurostat;
  • invitation lists for the members and private experts of the various expert groups coordinated by Eurostat;
  • lists of statistical trainers, experts and contact points for training.

 

2. What personal information do we collect and through which technical means?


The maximum personal informations collected are the following: name, first name, organisation or company details, address, country, telephone, mobile telephone and email address. The data are recorded in databases or mailing lists using Commission IT equipment and software subject to standard Commission data security policies.


 

3. Who has access to your information and to whom is it disclosed?


The data are processed by EC officials within several units across Eurostat in charge of the relevant mailing and invitation lists under the responsibility of the Head of Unit acting as the data controller.

Eurostat does not disclose the data to, or share it with, any third parties either inside or outside the Commission.

 

4. How do we protect and safeguard your information?


Designated Eurostat officials can access the data using a UserID and a Password. Only these authorised officials have access to the data.


 

5. How can you verify, modify or delete your information?


You have no direct access to your personal data stored in the lists. If you wish to modify or delete your data, please send a message to your contact point at Eurostat. If the contact point is not known, please send the request to the Data Protection Coordinator at Eurostat.


 

6. How long do we keep your data?


As a rule your data will be kept not longer than necessary in the list that contain your data. Furthermore, at any given moment you can ask your personal data to be deleted from any list managed by Eurostat.


 

7. Legal basis and contact information


You can find further general information on the Commission personal data protection policy. For any further question or requests concerning the information you have submitted, please contact your contact point or the Data Protection Coordinator at Eurostat.


Eurostat is committed to comply with the Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the Protection of Personal Data.


For any question on the Protection of Personal Data you can contact the Data Protection Officer of the Commission.


For complaints, you can contact the European Data Protection Supervisor.

Last update 25.04.2009