Legal Notice MCAA Newsletter

PRIVACY STATEMENT OF THE MCAA NEWSLETTER

Introduction

The processing of personal data for the registration on the newsletter email list, conducted in the name of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), is governed by this privacy statement.

The collection of personal data for disseminating news of the MCAA takes place under the responsibility of:

(i) The MCAA (24 avenue des Arts, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium, CBE 0548.914.288) acting as the data controller.

The MCAA acts as the sole data controller responsible for collecting and processing personal data within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR).

The overall objective of the data processing activities, based on their respective roles, is as described in this privacy statement.

Legal frameworks and data protection records

The processing of personal data described here is governed by one data protection regulation:

  • The MCAA processes your data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons concerning the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC.

As the sole data controller of this process, the MCAA created its own Data Protection Record (DPR):

The Rocket Science Group LLC, which operates under the commercial name Mailchimp, acts as a “data processor” within the meaning of the EU Data Protection Regulations. The MCAA, acting as the “data controller”, is responsible for administering this database. All personal data collected will be processed in accordance with the EU 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR.

Why do we process your data?

This newsletter e-mail list gathers the subjects’ (in this case, the newsletter subscribers’) personal information, namely name, surname, and e-mail address, for the sole purpose of the MCAA being able to share the latest updates of its activity and other relevant topics proposed by the Association with the people subscribed to the MCAA Newsletter. 

The consent to obtain and use the data as described above is included in the newsletter subscription form. The data subject can withdraw their consent at any time by clicking a link provided at the bottom of each individual newsletter issue sent to their email address.

What data do we collect and process?

The data collected includes the subscriber’s contact information, specifically their name, surname, and email address.

Who has access to your personal data, and to whom is it disclosed?

Access to the collected personal data is strictly limited to a designated group of authorised personnel within the MCAA. Additionally, the appointed contractor—The Rocket Science Group LLC, serving as the “data processor”—will process your data solely for administering and managing the e-mail list. In certain cases, additional sub-processors may assist The Rocket Science Group LLC in fulfilling these tasks, always within the scope defined by the MCAA and in compliance with applicable data protection laws. No unauthorised parties will have access to the personal data. The collected data will be kept within the EU and will not be transferred outside of it.

How long do we keep your data?

The data collected in this mailing list will be retained until 31 December 2028. 

Contact Information

You retain the rights defined by articles 15-22 of the GDPR (corresponding to articles 17-24 of Regulation 2018/1725).

These rights include:

  • Right to information and access
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to deletion ('right to be forgotten')
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to data portability

The data subject can withdraw their consent at any time by clicking a link provided at the bottom of each individual newsletter issue sent to their email address. They can also reach out to the data controller, the MCAA, to unsubscribe from the newsletter.

This happens by writing to the MCAA via one of the following means:

  • Postal address: MCAA, 24 avenue des Arts, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
  • E-mail: [email protected] 

In case of conflicts with the MCAA, complaints can be addressed to the Belgian Data Protection Authority: https://www.privacycommission.be/