Privacy Policy
In the spirit of the Maastricht Treaty, Maastricht University (UM), the Province of Limburg (PL) and the Municipality of Maastricht (GM) launched the Maastricht, Working on Europe program in 2018. The expertise center Studio Europa Maastricht (SEM) gives substance to this partnership and is supported by these partners (UM, PL, GM). SEM conducts groundbreaking and socially relevant Europe-related research. In addition, we organize inspiring activities for a wide audience and we bring the heritage of the Maastricht Treaty to life. With our unique expertise and network, we create a place to discuss and work on Europe.
The coordination of SEM is hosted by UM. Your privacy is important to both SEM and UM. That is why SEM handles your data with care. How SEM handles personal data is set out in this privacy statement.
This privacy statement is specific to SEM. UM also has a general privacy statement that can be found at: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl /nl/about-um/general-privacy-statement-um.
What personal data does SEM process?
SEM always processes personal data for a purpose and does not process more data than is necessary for that purpose. SEM obtains personal data directly from you or from a third party who may or must share this personal data with SEM. The following personal data can be processed by SEM:
- First and last name
- Date of birth and place of birth
- Address, zip code and city
- Email address(es) and telephone number(s)
- Account details: login details, social media accounts and IP address
- Location data: logging data, IP address, building access data
Newsletter
SEM sends monthly SEM news and messages to our relations via e-mail. An unsubscribe option is provided in the newsletters themselves. In order to measure the efficiency and relevance of the newsletters, statistics are kept about the interaction by the recipients with the information sent.
Taking pictures and recording videos
During events and meetings organized by SEM, video recordings can be made. Image recordings are understood to mean photos and videos. This will be announced in advance and/or on site by SEM. Depending on the circumstances under which the image recordings are made, SEM has a legitimate interest (journalistic interest) in making and publishing the image recordings. In other cases, permission will be requested for making and publishing images.
How does SEM receive personal data?
SEM receives personal data directly from you or from a third party who is authorized or obliged to share this personal data with SEM.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data by SEM
Whenever SEM processes your personal data, it does so on a legal basis for processing. A legal basis for processing is the grounds for processing personal data. SEM processes your personal data primarily for the performance of its public tasks in the field of academic education and research. SEM processes your personal data for the following purposes:
- To contact you if necessary, to provide information about the activity or event you wish to attend by one of our partners;
- To inform you about changes to the activity or event you wish to attend and to inform you about upcoming events;
- For research purposes;
- SEM also processes personal data if we are legally obliged to do so .
SEM can also process your personal data:
In the spirit of the Maastricht Treaty, Maastricht University (UM), the Province of Limburg (PL) and the Municipality of Maastricht (GM) launched the Maastricht, Working on Europe program in 2018. The expertise center Studio Europa Maastricht (SEM) gives substance to this partnership and is supported by these partners (UM, PL, GM). SEM conducts groundbreaking and socially relevant Europe-related research. In addition, we organize inspiring activities for a wide audience and we bring the heritage of the Maastricht Treaty to life. With our unique expertise and network, we create a place to discuss and work on Europe.
The coordination of SEM is hosted by UM. Your privacy is important to both SEM and UM. That is why SEM handles your data with care. How SEM handles personal data is set out in this privacy statement.
This privacy statement is specific to SEM. UM also has a general privacy statement that can be found at: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl /nl/about-um/general-privacy-statement-um.
What personal data does SEM process?
SEM always processes personal data for a purpose and does not process more data than is necessary for that purpose. SEM obtains personal data directly from you or from a third party who may or must share this personal data with SEM. The following personal data can be processed by SEM:
- First and last name
- Date of birth and place of birth
- Address, zip code and city
- Email address(es) and telephone number(s)
- Account details: login details, social media accounts and IP address
- Location data: logging data, IP address, building access data
Newsletter
SEM sends monthly SEM news and messages to our relations via e-mail. An unsubscribe option is provided in the newsletters themselves. In order to measure the efficiency and relevance of the newsletters, statistics are kept about the interaction by the recipients with the information sent.
Taking pictures and recording videos
During events and meetings organized by SEM, video recordings can be made. Image recordings are understood to mean photos and videos. This will be announced in advance and/or on site by SEM. Depending on the circumstances under which the image recordings are made, SEM has a legitimate interest (journalistic interest) in making and publishing the image recordings. In other cases, permission will be requested for making and publishing images.
How does SEM receive personal data?
SEM receives personal data directly from you or from a third party who is authorized or obliged to share this personal data with SEM.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data by SEM
Whenever SEM processes your personal data, it does so on a legal basis for processing. A legal basis for processing is the grounds for processing personal data. SEM processes your personal data primarily for the performance of its public tasks in the field of academic education and research. SEM processes your personal data for the following purposes:
- To contact you if necessary, to provide information about the activity or event you wish to attend by one of our partners;
- To inform you about changes to the activity or event you wish to attend and to inform you about upcoming events;
- For research purposes;
- SEM also processes personal data if we are legally obliged to do so .
SEM can also process your personal data:
- to perform a contract with you;
- to comply with a legal obligation;
- to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party to protect;
- to protect the legitimate interests of SEM, UM or a third party
Further processing
The basic principle is that SEM uses personal data for the purpose for which the data was collected. In some cases, SEM also uses the collected personal data for other purposes. These purposes must always be compatible with the original purpose of the processing. Before further processing takes place, SEM therefore carefully considers whether the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose of the processing.
According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), further processing of personal data for historical, statistical or scientific purposes is compatible with the original purpose of the processing.
Share personal data with our partners
SEM shares your personal data with our partners:
- Maastricht University
- Province of Limburg
- Municipality of Maastricht
Sharing data with third parties
SEM will not sell your information to third parties and will only provide this information to comply with a legal obligation. We conclude a processor agreement with companies that process your data on our behalf to ensure the same level of security and confidentiality of your data. SEM remains responsible for these processing operations.
How we protect personal data
SEM takes the protection of your data seriously and takes appropriate measures to prevent misuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorized modification.
Retention periods
SEM does not store personal data for longer than is necessary to achieve the purpose of the processing. SEM has defined a retention period for each type of processing. If this retention period can be extended, the conditions under which it can be extended will also be stated. SEM retains the correspondent contact management for up to five years after the last contact.
In some cases, SEM has a legal retention obligation. The retention periods based on the Archives Act are stated in the Basic Selection Document for Academic Education. Personal data may also be kept for a longer period of time for historical, statistical and scientific purposes.
Cookies, or similar techniques, we use
SEM only uses technical, functional and analytical cookies that do not infringe on your privacy. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer, tablet or smartphone when you first visit this website. The cookies we use are necessary for the technical operation of the website and your ease of use. They ensure that the website works properly and, for example, remember your preferred settings. This also allows us to optimize our website.
We use the following statistical cookie:
Cookie: Google Analytics
Name: _utma
Purpose: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data about how the visitor uses the website. Google Analytics is set up in a privacy-friendly manner, in accordance with the Personal Data Authority.
Expiration date: 2 years.
You can opt out of cookies by setting your internet browser so that it no longer stores cookies. In addition, you can also delete all information that has previously been stored via the settings of your browser. We also refer to the disclaimer and cookie policy of Maastricht University.
View, modify or delete data
You have the right to view, correct or delete your personal data. More information can be found on the UM website: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/over-de-um/algemene-privacy-statement-um/integrale-text-algemene-privacy-statement-um-pdf
Contact information
If you have a question about this privacy statement or if you want to know more about how UM handles personal data, or if you have a complaint, please contact:
Maastricht University
attn. Data Protection Officer
PO Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
privacy@maastrichtuniversity.nl
You can also directly contact the UM Data Protection Officer by sending an email fg@maastrichtuniversity.nl.. p>
Changes to this privacy statement
This privacy statement is updated from time to time to ensure it is kept up to date. You will be informed if there are major changes.
