Privacy

This privacy notice describes how we process your personal data when you use this website. The site is operated by Rosa Maria Albert Cristobal. Contact address: Departamento de Prehistoria, Edificio B, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain.

1. Who is responsible for your data?

The data controller is Rosa Maria Albert Cristobal, at the address above. For any question about your personal data you may contact us at that address.

2. What data we process and for what purpose

We process the data you provide when you register (for example, name, email address and password) solely to:

  • Create and manage your user account,
  • Allow you to log in and access the website and its consultation features,
  • Associate your activity with your account where necessary for the operation of the service.

We do not use these data for any other purpose (such as marketing, profiling or sharing with third parties for their own purposes). Your data are used only to facilitate your access to the website and to link your use of the site to your account.

Any information about persons linked to Research Groups shown on this website is published only with the prior authorization of those persons.

3. Legal basis

We process your data on the basis of your consent when you register and, for the performance of the service, for the duration of your use of the account. You may withdraw your consent at any time by closing your account (see section 5).

4. How long we keep your data

We keep your account data for as long as your account is active. If you close your account, we will delete or anonymise your personal data within a reasonable period, except where we must retain it to comply with legal obligations.

5. Your rights and how to unsubscribe

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data and obtain a copy,
  • Rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data,
  • Erasure of your data in certain circumstances,
  • Restriction of processing in certain circumstances,
  • Data portability (receive your data in a structured, commonly used format where applicable),
  • Object to processing in certain circumstances,
  • Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.

You can unsubscribe or close your account at any time from the private area of your profile (account/settings). Doing so will stop the use of your data for the purposes described above, subject to any retention required by law.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (for example, the Spanish Data Protection Agency, Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, or the authority of your place of residence).

6. Cookies and technical data

For information on the cookies and similar technologies used on this website, see our Cookie Policy. Session and security-related data are used only to operate the site and protect it from abuse.

7. Changes to this notice

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. We will indicate the date of the last update below. We recommend that you review it periodically.

Last updated: March 2026.