Legal notice

For the purposes of the provisions of Law 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (hereinafter, the LSSICE), the user (hereinafter, the USER) who accesses this website at the domain www.acup.cat, (hereinafter, the WEBSITE) is hereby informed of the following GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE PROVIDER:

ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES (CATALAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES)
Spanish Tax Identification Code (CIF): G-64138910
BUSINESS ADDRESS: Gran Via Corts Catalanes 585, 08007 Barcelona
ACCESS ADDRESS: C/ de Girona, 34 (interior), L'Eixample, 08010 Barcelona
TELEPHONE: 93 581 70 99
CONTACT EMAIL: info@acup.cat

Likewise, the ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES informs the USER of the following terms and conditions:

1. General conditions of use of the website

The contents, commercial activities and services, in general, provided through the WEBSITE are subject to the terms and conditions provided in this “Legal Notice” (hereinafter, the NOTICE) and comply with current Spanish legislation, in particular, with the aforesaid LSSICE, with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (hereinafter, the GDPR) and Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December, on the Protection of Personal Data and the Guarantee of Digital Rights (hereinafter, the LOPD GDD).

Consequently, mere access to and use of the WEBSITE by any person implies the attribution of USER status and full acceptance of all the terms and conditions included in this NOTICE from the moment that the WEBSITE is accessed.

Access to the WEBSITE, as well as making requests for all kinds of information, is completely free of charge.

2. Data processing according to purposes

The ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES (CATALAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES) obtains personal data from the contact forms on the website from those people who send any queries, requests and/or comments.

The purposes for which this data is collected are to be able to respond to your queries regarding the services we offer in relation to employment, social inclusion and training.

In addition, in occasional response to your queries, we may, if you authorise us to do so, send you information about our projects by electronic means.

Your data will be withheld for the period for which you are registered to receive the requested information. As your consent is revocable, it may be withdrawn at any time via the link sent with each communication to notify us of your WITHDRAWAL or via email to info@acup.cat. From that moment on, you will no longer receive any communication from us.

Your data shall not be disclosed or transferred under any circumstances, apart from when a public body requires it in accordance with the law and to the data controllers that provide us with services related to our information systems.

You hold the right to receive confirmation as to whether we are processing your personal data. You therefore hold the right to access your personal data (Right of Access), right to rectify inaccurate data (Right of Rectification), the right to request its deletion (Right of Deletion) when the data is no longer necessary, the right to oppose the processing of data (Right of Opposition), the right to limitation of data processing, and the right to the portability of your data, if applicable. All the foregoing must be exercised in writing to our access addresses at Avinguda Tibidabo 39, desp. 005, 08035, Barcelona or by email to info@acup.cat pursuant the procedure of Articles 15 to 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016.

The ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES declares that it has implemented the necessary technical and organisational security measures that guarantee the security of the data and prevent its alteration, loss, treatment or unauthorised access, in consideration of the state of the technology, the type of data stored and the risks to which it is exposed, whether through human action or from the physical or natural environment.

In order to protect the privacy of USERS, no data may be sent in relation to their ideology, religion, beliefs, racial origin, health or sex life on our forms.

3. Commercial mail policy

In accordance with the LSSICE, the ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES (CATALAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES) does not engage in spam activities, so it does not send commercial emails that have not been previously requested or authorised by the USER.

The USER is also informed that, pursuant to the LSSICE, his/her data may be used to send commercial emails, provided that they relate to the activities and purposes of the Association. However, the USER or client may at any time oppose the sending of these commercial emails by written communication addressed to the registered office of the ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES or to the email address cited in the general information section of this NOTICE.

4. External links

It will sometimes be possible to access other websites via links from the www.acup.cat website. The ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES (CATALAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES) is not responsible for the state of the security, privacy and data protection policies thereof, and if users visit these pages, they are advised to inform themselves about their content beforehand.

Because the ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES has no control over these sites and resources, the user accepts and agrees that the former shall not be held liable for the availability of these sites and external resources, does not support them and is not legally responsible or obliged with regard to the content, sales, products or other materials on the sites or resources, or that are available from them. The user accepts and agrees that the ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES shall not be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused by, or in connection with, use of or confidence in any content, goods or services available via any such site or resource.

The ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES does not guarantee continuous access to the contents of its website, nor the absence of viruses and/or other harmful components on the website or its servers, nor that its correct display or download cannot be impeded, hindered or interrupted by factors or circumstances beyond the control of the company.

The company is not responsible for possible damages caused by interference, interruption or disconnection regarding the system that is beyond its control or for possible damage caused to the user’s computer system (hardware and software) as a result of accessing the website. Therefore, our website is accessed and browsed at the user’s own liability.

5. Information on technical resources

The ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES (CATALAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES) provides USERS with suitable technical resources so that they are able to access this legal notice or any other relevant information and can issue their consent freely.

6. Responsibility

The ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES (CATALAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES) shall respond to any queries made through the contact sections regarding the information provided, although all such responses given to USERS through our services are based on arguments presented by USERS and often without full knowledge of all the necessary matters, hence the association shall not be held liable, neither directly nor indirectly, for any damages, claims or possible economic consequences that could be caused to the natural or legal persons that have contracted any of the offered services, as a result of any information provided by our team of professionals.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

The intellectual property rights to any element published on the website belong to the ASSOCIACIÓ CATALANA D’UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES (CATALAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES) and use, reproduction or copying thereof is not authorised.

8. Limitations of Use

Reproduction, copying, transformation, modification or any procedure to alter the information contained in the services, either in part or in full, free of charge or for a fee, is expressly forbidden. The USER shall refrain from requesting information when knowing that it will be used by third parties, and from voluntarily or negligently allowing third parties to make similar requests.

9. Express submission

For the resolution of any judicial dispute arising from interpretation of and/or compliance with these general conditions, the parties, waiving any other general or special jurisdiction that may correspond to them, shall be submitted to the Courts and Tribunals of Barcelona.

Date of last publication: 22 January 2021