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Privacy Policy

Updated 2021-08-06 to reflect the use of the search engine.

Effective date: August 1, 2018

By using the studies.cat website you agree to the following privacy policy.

Hey, Teacher!

You probably ended up on this page because you care about how your personal data is used on this website. That’s why in here you have all the information you need to stay informed and feel more secure when surfing this website.

Your privacy is respected as it should be

The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Spanish Organic law 15/1999 of December 13 on protection of Personal Data (LOPD) guarantee and protect your personal data and privacy rights. That’s why studies.cat is committed to ensuring that the information you share is safe.

The information you provide on this website will be stored in a database for the purpose indicated at the time you send it and will not be shared with anyone.

Who is responsible for the data

The owner of studies.cat, @arungria, is responsible for the data you share on this site.

What is the purpose of this website

The purpose of this website is to provide materials for secondary school teachers in the field of foreign languages, specifically English language and everything related to it, such as cultures and literature. No registration or sharing of personal data is required to access the contents, which are completely free of charge.

So, what personal data is collected?

The only personal information that can be obtained is that which you provide through the contact forms or directly by email. This information will only be used to fulfil what was requested at the time of completing the form. For example, if you fill out the contact form to ask a question, your name and the email address you entered will be used to contact you and resolve the doubt. Your personal information is never shared or sold to third parties.

The search engine used is DuckDuckGo, which does not collect or share personal information.

For how long do you store my data?

If you have filled out a contact form, your data will remain in a secure file until we can resolve the reason for your message. Once the doubt has been resolved, all traces of this data will be removed. The average time to resolve it should not exceed one week. The same applies if you have sent an email.

Rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition

Your rights are respected and you can exercise them whenever you want. You can contact me to rectify your data or request its cancellation by filling in this form proving your identity. In case you send an email, the subject line should indicate “Data Protection” (without quotation marks).

Specific policy applied to the blog

The site blocs.xtec.cat/studies is also governed by specific conditions as found in the services of the Xarxa Telemàtica Educativa de Catalunya (XTEC). You can read them in this section (original text in Catalan).

Data capture systems

This site also collects non-identifying data through so-called cookies. You can read all the information in the Cookies Policy.

Third parties

This website provides links to other websites that are reliable and may be useful to you. Although they are considered trusted sites, the owner of studies.cat, blocs.xtec.cat/studies and arungria.github.io is not responsible for content external to these three domains. If you notice that any linked site does not offer the reliability that it initially appeared to have, I would be grateful if you could put it on record by contacting me.

What kind of security is there on this site?

The studies.cat site uses a security protocol called SSL that encrypts your data when it is sent. This way, when you send your data via the contact forms, they will travel securely over the Internet and cannot be read by third parties.

Acceptance and consent

If you have provided your details it is understood that you are aware of this privacy policy and that you consent to the use of your details as reflected in it.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

I reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time, but I will attempt to give you advance notice. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this policy periodically to familiarise yourself with the modifications.

Your continued use of this site after such modifications will constitute acknowledgement and acceptance of the modified privacy policy, and any prior agreements to the current Privacy Policy will be void.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this whole paragraph. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.

We have updated our Privacy Policy.