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.