Privacy Policy

This website respects and protects users’ personal data. As a user, you should know that your rights are guaranteed. Your privacy is important to me. In this privacy statement, I explain what personal data I collect from my users and how I use it.

We encourage you to read these terms carefully before providing your personal information on this website. Individuals over the age of thirteen may register with the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION as users without the prior consent of their parents or guardians. For individuals under the age of thirteen, the consent of their parents or guardians is required for the processing of their personal information.

Under no circumstances will data regarding the professional or financial situation or the privacy of other family members be collected from a minor without their consent. If you are under the age of thirteen and have accessed this website without telling your parents, you should not register as a user.

We strive to create a safe and trustworthy space, which is why we share the following principles regarding your privacy:

  • We never request personal information unless it is truly necessary to provide you with the services you request.
  • We never share our users’ personal information with anyone, except to comply with the law or if we have your express authorization.
  • We never use your personal data for any purpose other than those stated in this privacy policy.

Please note that this Privacy Policy may change in accordance with legislative or self-regulatory requirements; therefore, users are advised to review it periodically. It applies whenever users choose to fill out any of the contact forms on this website that collect personal data.

The SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION has adapted this website to the requirements of Organic Law 15/1999 of December 13 on the Protection of Personal Data (LOPD) and Royal Decree 1720/2007 of December 21, known as the Implementing Regulation of the LOPD. It also complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons (GDPR), as well as with Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSICE or LSSI).

Data Controller for Your Personal Data

  • Identity of the Data Controller: SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION
  • Trade Name: SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION
  • Tax ID Number (NIF/CIF): G85367746
  • Address: Calle Isla de Alegranza, No. 6, Unit 36, 28703 San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid)
  • Email: info@asociacionsombrereria.es

For the purposes of the aforementioned General Data Protection Regulation, the personal data you send me through the website forms will be processed as “Website Users and Subscribers.”

When processing my users’ data, I implement all the technical and organizational security measures established by current legislation.

Principles We Will Apply to Your Personal Information

When processing your personal data, we will apply the following principles, which comply with the requirements of the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • Principle of lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: We will always request your consent to process your personal data for one or more specific purposes, which I will inform you of in advance with complete transparency.
  • Principle of data minimization: We will only request data that is strictly necessary in relation to the purposes for which we require it, and we will collect only the minimum amount possible.
  • Principle of storage limitation: Data will be retained for no longer than is necessary for the purposes of processing. Depending on the purpose, we will inform you of the corresponding retention period. In the case of subscriptions, I will periodically review my lists and delete those records that have been inactive for a considerable period of time.
  • Principle of integrity and confidentiality: Your data will be processed in a manner that ensures adequate security of personal data and guarantees confidentiality. Please be aware that I take all necessary precautions to prevent unauthorized access to or misuse of my users’ data by third parties.

How did I obtain your data?

The personal data I process at the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION comes from:

  • Contact form

What are your rights when you provide me with your data?

Everyone has the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION is processing personal data concerning them.

Data subjects have the right to:

  • Request access to personal data concerning the data subject
  • Request its rectification or erasure
  • Request the restriction of its processing
  • Object to the processing
  • Request data portability

Data subjects may access their personal data, request the correction of inaccurate data, or, where appropriate, request its erasure when, among other reasons, the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. In certain circumstances, data subjects may request the restriction of the processing of their data, in which case I will retain it solely for the exercise or defense of legal claims.

Under certain circumstances and for reasons related to their particular situation, data subjects may object to the processing of their data. ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE SOMBRERERÍA will cease processing the data, except for compelling legitimate grounds, or the exercise or defense of potential claims. As a data subject, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to me in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another data controller when:

  • The processing is based on consent
  • The data has been provided by the data subject.
  • The processing is carried out by automated means.
  • When exercising your right to data portability, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another where technically feasible.

Los interesados también tendrán derecho a la tutela judicial efectiva y a presentar una reclamación ante la autoridad de control, en este caso, la Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, si consideran que el tratamiento de datos personales que le conciernen infringe el Reglamento.

For what purpose do I process your personal data?

When a user connects to this website—for example, to make an inquiry—they are providing personal information for which the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION is responsible. This information may include personal data such as your IP address, name, physical address, email address, phone number, and other information. By providing this information, the user consents to their information being collected, used, managed, and stored by the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION solely as described in the Legal Notice and in this Privacy Policy.

The SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION uses various systems to collect personal information and processes the information provided by interested parties for the following purposes for each collection system (forms):

  • Contact Form: We request the following personal data: Name, Email, to respond to requests from users of the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION. For example, we may use this data to respond to your request and address any questions, complaints, comments, or concerns you may have regarding the information included on the website, the services provided through the website, the processing of your personal data, matters related to the legal texts included on the website, as well as any other inquiries you may have that are not subject to the terms and conditions of service.

Please be advised that the data you provide will be stored on the servers of Cyberneticos Hosting S.L., which have a Spanish IP address within the EU.

There are other reasons why I process your personal data:

  • To ensure compliance with the terms of use and applicable law. This may include developing tools and algorithms that help this website ensure the confidentiality of the personal data it collects.
  • To support and improve the services offered by this website.
  • We also collect other non-identifying data obtained through certain cookies that are downloaded to the user’s computer when browsing this website, as detailed in the cookie policy.
  • To manage social media. The SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION may have a presence on social media. The processing of data regarding individuals who follow the official social media pages of the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION will be governed by this section. As well as by the terms of use, privacy policies, and access regulations applicable to the relevant social media platform in each case and previously accepted by the user of ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE SOMBRERERÍA. Your data will be processed for the purposes of properly managing your presence on the social media platform, informing you about the activities, products, or services of the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION. It may also be used for any other purpose permitted by the social media platform’s regulations. Under no circumstances will I use followers’ social media profiles to send individual advertisements.

In accordance with the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679, ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE SOMBRERERÍA, with registered office at Calle Isla de Alegranza, No. 6, Unit 36, 28703 San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid), shall be responsible for processing the data of website users and subscribers.

The SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION does not sell, rent, or transfer personal data that could identify the user, nor will it do so in the future, to third parties without prior consent. However, in some cases, collaborations with other professionals may take place; in such cases, consent will be required from users, and they will be informed of the collaborator’s identity and the purpose of the collaboration. This will always be carried out in accordance with the strictest security standards.

Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

The legal basis for processing your data is: consent.

To contact us or submit comments on this website, you must consent to this privacy policy.

Prospective or commercial offers of products and services are based on the consent requested from you; under no circumstances will the withdrawal of this consent affect the execution of the subscription contract.

Data Category

The categories of data processed are identifying data.

No categories of special-category data are processed.

How long will I retain your data?

The personal data provided will be retained: Until the data subject requests its deletion.

To whom will your data be disclosed?

Many of the tools I use to manage your data are provided by third parties.

To provide services strictly necessary for the conduct of business, our company shares data with the following service providers under their respective privacy policies:

Google Analytics: a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files stored on your computer, to help the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION analyze how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of asociaciondesombrereria.es (including your IP address) will be transmitted directly to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Hosting: Cyberneticos Hosting S.L., based in Spain. More information at: www.cyberneticos.com processes the data for the purpose of providing hosting services to ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE SOMBRERERÍA.

Web platform: Automattic Inc., based in the U.S. More information at: https://es.wordpress.com/ (Automattic Inc.). Automattic Inc. processes the data for the purpose of providing its web platform services to the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION.

Browsing

When browsing asociaciondesombrereria.es, non-identifiable data may be collected, which may include IP addresses, approximate geographic location, a record of how the services and sites are used, and other data that cannot be used to identify the user. Non-identifying data also includes information related to your browsing habits through third-party services. This website uses the following third-party analytics services:

  • Google Analytics

We use this information to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements around the site, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

Data Privacy and Security

Our company is committed to the use and processing of user data, including personal data, respecting its confidentiality and using it in accordance with its intended purpose, as well as fulfilling its obligation to safeguard it and implement all necessary measures to prevent alteration, loss, unauthorized processing, or access, in accordance with the provisions of current data protection regulations.

The SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION cannot guarantee the absolute security of the Internet and, therefore, cannot prevent data breaches resulting from unauthorized access by third parties.

With regard to the confidentiality of processing, the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION will ensure that any person authorized by the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION to process customer data (including its staff, collaborators, and service providers) is subject to an appropriate obligation of confidentiality (whether a contractual or legal duty).

In the event of a security incident, upon becoming aware of it, ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE SOMBRERERÍA must notify the Customer without undue delay and must provide timely information regarding the Security Incident as it becomes known or when the Customer reasonably requests it.

Accuracy and Truthfulness of Data

As a user, you are solely responsible for the truthfulness and accuracy of the data you submit to ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE SOMBRERERÍA, thereby releasing ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE SOMBRERERÍA from any liability in this regard.

Users guarantee and are responsible, in any case, for the accuracy, validity, and authenticity of the personal data provided, and undertake to keep it duly updated. The user agrees to provide complete and correct information in the contact or subscription form.

Acceptance and Consent

The user declares that they have been informed of the terms and conditions regarding the protection of personal data and hereby accepts and consents to the processing of such data by the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION in the manner and for the purposes set forth in this privacy policy.

Revocability

The consent provided, both for the processing and for the transfer of the data subjects’ data, may be revoked at any time by notifying [COMPANY] in accordance with the terms established in this Policy for the exercise of ARCO rights. This revocation shall in no case be retroactive.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

The SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION reserves the right to modify this policy to adapt it to new legislation or case law, as well as to industry practices. In such cases, the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION will announce the changes on this page a reasonable amount of time before they take effect.

Commercial Emails

In accordance with the LSSICE, https://asociaciondesombrereria.es/ does not engage in SPAM practices; therefore, it does not send commercial emails that have not been previously requested or authorized by the user. Consequently, on each of the forms available on the website, the user has the option to give their express consent to receive the newsletter, regardless of the specific commercial information requested. In accordance with the provisions of Law 34/2002 on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, the SPANISH HATMAKERS ASSOCIATION undertakes not to send commercial communications without properly identifying them.

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