Privacy Policy

Who we are

This website is owned and operated by the FIC-Fighters project consortium that is constituted by the following partners:

Contact persons

Project coordinator:

Communication Manager:
Anita Stein (info@fic-fighters.eu), European Federation of Geologists.
Address: European Federation of Geologists, Rue Jenner 13 | B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

Copyright

Unless specified otherwise, the FIC-Fighters project shall retain the full rights of all images, texts, and other media published on this website.

Images may be used for editorial purpose only. There is no charge for its use, provided the source reference is given. Graphical alterations to the photo – except for highlighting the main motif – are not permitted.

It is hereby expressly permitted – in accordance with the following restrictions – to copy, print, and distribute these webpages as well as the attached documents. The webpages and documents provided herein may only be used for informational purposes. These webpages and documents may not be used for commercial purposes. Each copy (this also applies to excerpts) must include the above mentioned proof of copyright.

Disclaimer

We cannot assume any liability for the content of external pages. Solely the operators of those linked pages are responsible for their content.

FIC-Fighters project makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the content of this website is kept up to date, and that it is accurate and complete. Nevertheless, the possibility of errors cannot be entirely ruled out. FIC-Fighters project does not give any warranty in respect of the timeliness, accuracy or completeness of material published on this website, and disclaims all liability for (material or non-material) loss or damage incurred by third parties arising from the use of content obtained from the website.

Registered trademarks and proprietary names, and copyrighted text and images, are not generally indicated as such on our webpages. But the absence of such indications in no way implies that these names, images or text belong to the public domain in the context of trademark or copyright law.

Data Protection and Privacy Policy

FIC-Fighters is committed to protecting your privacy. When we process personal data, we observe the rules laid down in the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679. This privacy notice explains how we collect and use your personal data and which rights and options you have in this respect.


What information do we collect about you?

We collect information about you when you register for an event organised by FIC-Fighters.

We also collect information when you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter, complete surveys, provide feedback or participate in competitions. Website usage information is collected using cookies.


How will we use the information about you?

We collect information about you to process your inquiry and, if you agree, to email you about project news that we think may be of interest to you. FIC-Fighters will not share your information for marketing purposes with companies, institutions or other third parties without your consent.


Marketing

FIC-Fighters disseminates information about project work and related activities by email. If you have consented to receive email-marketing, you may opt out at a later date. You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please send an email to info@fic-fighters.eu.


Access to your information and correction

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email us at info@fic-fighters.eu, the FIC-Fighters Work Package leader on Dissemination and Communication at the following address: European Federation of Geologists (EFG), C/O Service Géologique de Belgique, 13 Rue Jenner, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. We may make a small charge for this service.

We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. Therefore, you may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.


Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses “cookies”, text files saved on the users’ computer which enable the analysis of the users’ website use. The information on the users’ website use are usually sent to and stored on a Google servicer in the USA. More information on Google Analytics’ handling of user data can be found in the Google’s data protection report.


Cookies

Users can prevent the storage of cookies through the settings of the browser software used; for that case, keep in mind that some functions of the website may not be usable to full extent. Furthermore, users can prevent the transmission and analysis of the data (including the users’ IP address) gained through the cookie by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin found under the following link.


Other websites

Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy notice only applies to this website, so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.


Changes to our privacy policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and we will place any updates on this web page. This privacy notice was last updated in September 2019.


How to contact us

Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or information we hold about you:

By email at info@fic-fighters.eu.
Or write to the FIC-Fighters Work Package leader on Dissemination and Communication at the following address: European Federation of Geologists (EFG), C/O Service Géologique de Belgique, 13 Rue Jenner, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

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Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.