AMCC – Aveiro Media Competence Center, hereinafter referred to as AMCC, is committed to respecting users’ privacy, as well as the protection and security of their personal data. To this end, we explain how we collect, process and protect personal data provided to us through our online platforms.
The user must carefully read this privacy policy, which has been written in a clear and simple way to facilitate understanding, and determine freely and voluntarily whether they wish to provide their personal data to AMCC. The user guarantees that he or she is of legal age and that the data provided is true, accurate, complete and up-to-date, and is responsible for any direct or indirect damage or loss that may result from failure to comply with this obligation. If the data provided belongs to a third party, the user guarantees that they have informed that third party of the information contained in this document and obtained their authorization to transfer the data to AMCC for the identified purposes.

Introduction
This privacy policy applies to all personal data collected by AMCC through its online platforms.
To contact AMCC for any question related to this privacy policy, please send us your request for clarification via email at [email protected], using the contact details indicated in the “contact” field on the main page of the website or by letter to the AMCC.

Purposes of processing and legal basis
AMCC will process your data manually and/or automatically, for the following specific purposes:

Compliance with Legal Obligations;
Creation and management of your user account, if you have registered on our website;
Confirmation of your registration in our training courses, if you have registered for them through our website;
Analysis and response to messages sent through the contact form available on this website;
Direct marketing, namely for sending Newsletters and information about Initiatives, Conferences and International Communications, if you have authorized the processing of your personal data for this purpose.
Processing for these purposes will be necessary for the provision of AMCC services. Said processing will always be carried out after your consent, except in cases where there is another legitimate reason for such processing.
Under no circumstances will AMCC transfer user data to third parties or other recipients.

Subcontractors
The processing of user data may be carried out by a reputable service provider, contracted by AMCC. This service provider will process data only for the purposes established by AMCC and following its precise instructions, strictly complying with legal standards on personal data protection, information security and other applicable legislation.

Conservation periods
AMCC will retain users’ personal data only for as long as necessary to carry out the purposes for which they were collected.

User rights
The user may, at any time and free of charge, exercise their rights of access, rectification or deletion, opposition, limitation and portability of their data, by requesting it, in writing, by email to info@a-mcc. eu or by mail to PCI · Creative Science Park Aveiro Region, Via doconhecimento, Edifício Central, 3830-352 Ílhavo, under the terms established in applicable legislation.

Necessary nature of the requested data
The data that, in the forms made available by AMCC through its online platforms, are marked with an asterisk (*) will be necessary to fulfill the established contractual or legal purpose, so if the user does not provide them, AMCC will not be able to satisfy that request .

Personal data protection measures
For AMCC, the security and privacy of readers’ personal data are concerns that assume, for AMCC as Responsible for the Processing of said personal data, crucial importance, and in relation to which it has put into practice and will always continue to put into practice the necessary measures to ensure that it is always fully committed to complying with applicable legislation in these matters.

Use of “cookies”
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Some of the cookies issued by the server will only last for the duration of the session and will expire when you close the browser.
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