PRIVACY POLICY – PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

(ENPOWER-BIH – Horizon Europe)

1. Introduction

This website is part of the European project:

ENPOWER-BIH – Grant Agreement Nº 101160253
Funded by the European Union Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.

The protection of personal data is a priority for the project consortium. All personal data is processed in accordance with:

  • Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR)

  • Applicable national legislation

  • Horizon Europe dissemination and communication obligations

This policy applies exclusively to data collected through:
https://enpower-bih.eu/


2. Data Controllers (Joint Controllers – Art. 26 GDPR)

The personal data collected through this website are processed jointly by the partners of the ENPOWER-BIH consortium for the implementation of project activities.

Project Coordinator (Main Contact Point)
The University of Banja Luka
Bosnia and Herzegovina

All project partners act as Joint Controllers for processing activities strictly related to project communication and dissemination.

Website technical manager (Data Processor)
SiTeS / S-Innovations
Email: leonardo@sinnovations.org

The technical manager processes data only under instructions from the consortium.


3. Purpose of Processing

Personal data may be processed for:

  • dissemination of project activities and results

  • communication with stakeholders and interested parties

  • responding to contact requests

  • newsletter distribution

  • participation in project events and activities

  • reporting obligations to the European Commission

  • website maintenance and security

  • statistical analysis of website usage

Data will not be used for commercial marketing purposes.


4. Legal Basis for Processing (Art. 6 GDPR)

ActivityLegal basis
Contact requestsArt. 6(1)(e) Public interest (EU funded project communication)
Newsletter subscriptionArt. 6(1)(a) Consent
Website analyticsArt. 6(1)(a) Consent
Security & logsArt. 6(1)(f) Legitimate interest
EU reporting obligationsArt. 6(1)(c) Legal obligation

5. Categories of Data Collected

Automatically collected data

  • IP address

  • browser and device information

  • operating system

  • visited pages and navigation behaviour

  • access time and date

Data provided voluntarily

When contacting or subscribing:

  • name

  • email address

  • organisation (optional)

  • message content


6. Recipients of Data

Data may be accessed only by:

  • authorised project consortium members

  • European Commission services when required

  • contracted technical service providers acting as processors

Personal data will never be sold or used for commercial profiling.


7. Third-Party Services Used

Google Analytics

Used for anonymised statistical analysis after consent.

Mailchimp

Used exclusively to distribute project newsletters.
Subscription is voluntary and includes unsubscribe option.


8. International Data Transfers

Some providers (Google, Mailchimp) may process data outside the EEA.
Transfers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.


9. Data Retention

Data typeRetention
Contact requestsup to 12 months
Newsletteruntil withdrawal of consent
Analyticsup to 14 months
Project documentationup to 5 years after final EU payment

10. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • access your data

  • rectify inaccurate data

  • request erasure

  • restrict processing

  • object to processing

  • data portability

  • withdraw consent at any time

Contact:
leonardo@sinnovations.org

You may also lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority.


11. Security

Appropriate technical and organisational measures are applied to protect personal data from loss, misuse or unauthorised access.


12. Updates

This privacy policy may be updated during the project lifetime to reflect legal or operational changes.