Legal Notice

Publisher

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (acting as coordinator of the Gem-Diamond Consortium) hereafter « Gem-Diamond »
Avenue Roosevelt 50
1050 Bruxelles, Belgique

Registered with the Register of Legal Persons under number 0407.626.464.
Legal status: teaching and research institution whose legal status was granted by the law of 12 August 1911, as amended by the law of 28 May 1970.

Contact

For any questions regarding the GEM-DIAMOND website, please contact the project management office (PMO) at: pmo@gem-stones.eu “ 

Liability

This website is available for informational purposes.

The information provided herein is of a general nature and is not necessarily relevant to every personal or particular situation.

Gem-Diamond takes all the necessary measures to ensure the information on its website is accurate and updated as regularly as possible.

However, Gem-Diamond shall accept no liability for erroneous or inaccurate information that may persist despite its efforts.

Gem-Diamond may not be held liable for interruptions of service or other technical problems affecting its network.

It also may not be held liable for direct or indirect damage of any kind that might result from using this website (e.g. virus, corrupt files, loss of applications or other data, etc.).

Gem-Diamond's website may include links to other websites. Gem-Diamond only has control over the web pages on its domain. However, it shall make efforts to remove, as quickly as possible, any hyperlink to a website it realizes hosts illegal content.

Gem-Diamond reserves the right to modify or update the information on its website at any moment, as well as this legal notice, without prior notice.

Intellectual property

All content on this website is the property of the parties in Gem-Diamond’s Consortium that generate them (cf. Article 17 of the GEM-DIAMOND Consortium Agreement), which also holds the copyright, related rights, and ownership rights on databases, either as a transferee or as a producer (of audio-visual content, audio content, and databases).

The term ‘content’ includes photographs, articles and other texts, drawings, logos, soundtracks, films, videos, animated clips, layouts, etc.

Any reproduction, communication, or modification of any content on the GEM-DIAMOND website, on any type of medium, and by any user, is subject to prior written approval by GE%-DIAMOND, with the exception of reproductions intended for private browsing, teaching, or research.

GEM-DIAMOND fully acknowledges the legal exemptions laid down in the Code of Economic Law. Users who are exempt from requesting approval must still mention the origin of any content they reproduce and respect the moral rights of the author(s), which Gem-Diamond will enforce.

With the exception of deep links, framing, and inline linking, Gem-Diamond authorises users of its website to create a simple hyperlink to it, provided the external website linking to this website hosts no defamatory or illegal content.

Right of portrayal

All identifiable persons represented on this website have granted Gem-Diamond permission to reproduce their images and voice. Any reproduction or other use of the image or the voice of a person represented on this website is forbidden.

Protection of personal data

ULB, acting as Data Controller for Gem-Diamond’s website, complies 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 (General Data Protection Regulation).
For more information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/

Applicable law and jurisdiction

Use of this website is subject to Belgian law.
Any dispute related to the use of this website or its content is solely under the jurisdiction of the Brussels courts.

Contact

For any questions regarding the GEM-DIAMOND website, please contact the project management office (PMO) at: pmo@gem-stones.eu 

Protection of personal data by Gem-Diamond

Personal data are only collected for the purpose of running the website, managing the intranet, and subscriptions to the newsletter. The data collected are never shared with third parties outside of the Consortium.

The intranet will only contain data uploaded by the fellows themselves and access is restricted to the 16 MSCA fellows supported via the GEM-DIAMOND project. The intranet serves as a shared communication and work platform limited to the members of the community.

When subscribing to the newsletter, your data will be processed by Gem-Diamond, with your consent, to provide you with information about the project, stored in the European Union, not shared with third parties, and kept as long as your subscription stays active.

Confidentiality

The personal data processed by Gem-Diamond are only accessible to duly authorized staff members, to the extent required for the accomplishment of their tasks.
Staff members are bound by confidentiality rules regarding all personal data. This means:

• they must not access or attempt to access data that are not strictly required for the accomplishment of their tasks.
• they must not divulge the data they access, except as required by their function.

The same requirements apply to all employees of external companies that may access such data as part of a subcontracting agreement.

Security

Gem-Diamond takes all appropriate measures to protect your personal data from any unauthorised or illegal access and from any loss, destruction, or accidental damage, taking into consideration the risks involved in data processing and in the nature of the data.
In the event of a security incident resulting in a loss of personal data or a breach of confidentiality, Gem-Diamond shall notify the Data Protection Authority in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation.

Cookie Policy

In accordance with Article 129 of the law of 13 June 2005 on electronic communications, Gem-Diamond informs you that it uses cookies to track your connection and browsing on its website, in order to ensure its proper operation and for internal analytics.

A cookie is a small file that the server of a website (mobile application) stores temporarily on your computer or mobile device via your browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Edge, etc.) when you visit certain websites. This may store information for future connections. This may, for example, relate to your choice of language for a site. This means that, because of the cookie stored on your terminal during your first visit, web pages will always be displayed in the chosen language when you visit the same site later.

Cookies usually have an expiry date. For example, some cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), while others remain on your device for a longer period (permanent cookies).

Gem-Diamond uses two types of cookies:

• essential and functional cookies,
• third-party cookies

Certain cookies ensure optimal graphical performance, others are used by online applications to properly manage user sessions.

First-Party Cookies used on Gem-Diamond’s website do not contain data that could personally identify the user, and they are only used to collect information on their use of the website.

Essential and functional cookies (always required)

These cookies are necessary for purely technical reasons to ensure a normal visit to the Gem-Diamond website (e.g. login, registration, language preference cookies). Considering their technical necessity, these cookies are automatically activated when you access the Gem-Diamond website (only an information obligation applies).

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
gem_diamond_session	Keeping the PHP session in memory	Session cookie that expires when the user leaves the website
XSRF-TOKEN	to guarantee a level of security against cross-site request forgery attacks	Session cookie that expires when the user leaves the website

Third-party cookies

Social networks may also place cookies to allow users to view content on Gem-Diamond’s website or to share Gem-Diamond content.

They collect and use your browsing data via these cookies for their purposes, in compliance with their privacy policy.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration	Party
YSC VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	These third-party cookies are used to track views of embedded videos.	Session 3 months	YouTube/Google - More info: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Rights and contacts

Provided you show proof of your identity, you may exercise the following rights:

1. obtain a copy of all your personal data processed by Gem-Diamond and, if applicable, all information available regarding its origin, destination, and purpose;
2. rectify any inaccuracy in your personal data, and add to any incomplete data;
3. have your personal data erased, subject to regulatory requirements;
4. restrict the processing of your personal data, subject to regulatory requirements;
5. obtain a copy of the personal data you have provided to Gem-Diamond, in a structured and commonly used format, provided the processing is based on consent or a contract and is carried out automatically;
6. oppose the processing of your personal data, subject to regulatory requirements and for reasons related to your particular situation;
7. lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority - contact(at)apd-gba.be if you are not satisfied with the answer provided by ULB about your request.

The conditions under which the rights referred to under in paragraphs c, d, and f above are described in the appendix.

These rights may be exercised by sending an e-mail or a signed and dated letter to ULB’s Data Protection Officer. In accordance with the law, a response will be provided within 30 days of the request being made.

 

Rights subject to requirements

Right to erasure (article 17 of the GPDR)

A person may exercise their right to erase their personal data if:

• the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected;
• the data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based and there is no other legal ground for the processing;
• the data subject objects to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing for direct marketing purposes;
• the personal data have been unlawfully processed;
• the personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Belgian law;
• personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services.  

Right to restrictions (article 18 of the GPDR)

A person may exercise their right to restrict the processing of their personal data if:

• the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling Gem-Diamond to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
• the processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead;
• Gem-Diamond no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but they are still required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
• the data subject has objected to processing pursuant, pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of Gem-Diamond override those of the data subject

Right to object (article 21 of the GPDR)

The data subject shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them which is based on consent or legitimate interest, unless Gem-Diamond demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.