Privacy policy

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to provide information about the rights that assist you under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as anything that applies from the national legislation and to clarify the way in which we treat your personal information. If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data or want to exercise your rights, you can contact info@mecfilmfestival.com

1.- Who is responsible for the treatment?

GENERACION NATURA SLU – C/Homero 34, 28221 Majadahonda – CIF: B86550969 – Tel. 916394133 – E-mail: info@generacionnatura.org

2.- How do we collect your data?

The data requested in the forms from the MADRID EDUCACIENCIA FILM FESTIVAL Website (www.mecfilmfestival.com) are, in general, mandatory (unless otherwise specified in the required field) to comply with the established purposes. Therefore, if data is not not provided or not provided correctly, they will not be able to be subjected to collection.

3.- What personal data do we process?

The personal data processed will vary depending on the submitted information on the registration form: name, surname, date of birth, country, address, email, telephone number, nationality, sex, photograph, ID, digital signature, academic data.

4.- Why do we collect your personal data?

The personal data collected will be processed by the FESTIVAL according to the following purposes, depending on the User’s requests and the form completed in each case:

  • Manage navigation through the Website.
  • Manage the subscription to the Festival newsletter and its subsequent remission.
  • Manage user registration and identify the user as a “registered user”.
  • Manage the registration of films and data for the publishing of the information on the web and corresponding catalogs.
  • Manage accreditations and lists of attendees in the Festival guidelines, reserved area of ​​the web for accredited participants as well as the sending of information, communications, calls and/or notices.
  • Manage the registration of candidates to be part of the Festival job bank.
  • Manage the registration of candidates to be part of the Youth Jury.
  • Manage participation in contests, raffles or promotions linked to campaigns called by the Festival, with prior and informed consent.
  • Carry out electronic commerce activities, where appropriate, offering payment services always with prior and informed consent.
  • Manage the payment of products and/or services purchased by the User, through the payment gateways of the website. The financial information that you provide may be kept in said gateways in order to facilitate recurring purchases.
  • Manage Customer Service.
  • Carry out statistical studies and profile management.
  • Manage surveys and/or evaluations related to the quality of the services provided.
  • Any other purpose that is specifically reflected in the website information or registration form.
  • To comply with obligations imposed by laws, regulations or legislation.

5.- Legitimation for data processing.

The legal basis for data processing is the provision of the requested services. The data processing necessary for the fulfillment of the aforementioned purposes will not be carried out without User permission. Likewise, in the event that the User withdraws their consent to any of the treatments, this will not affect the legality of the treatments carried out previously.

To revoke said consent, the User may contact the FESTIVAL through the following channels: by a letter addressed to MADRID EDUCACIENCIA FILM FESTIVAL Street Homero 34, 28221 Majadahonda, Madrid or by email to the email address info@generacionnatura.org, in both cases with the Subject “Data Protection”.

6.- How long do we keep your data?

User data will be kept as long as it is necessary to respond to the requests the User has made, as long as the User does not request the elimination and the necessary period of time to comply with the legal obligations that correspond in each case according to each type of data. In the specific case of an archive, the data will be kept for a maximum period of three years, unless otherwise indicated by the interested party.

7.- Who will we share your data with?

The festival does not share your personal data with third parties except the following scenarios:

  • When personal data and data payments to credit card companies, banks and companies may be necessary to process transactions related to registrations and purchases made by the user.
  • When personal data is required by hotels and travel agencies for the management of accommodation and travel reservations.
  • When personal data is required by third-party companies for the provision of a service offered by the Festival to its participants.
  • When prior consent by the user is provided.
  • When personal data release is required by current legislation, by court order or by a competent authority.

In any case, following current regulations, the FESTIVAL will only communicate personal data that is strictly necessary and third parties may only process your personal data to comply with the entrusted service.

Outside of the previously specified cases, the FESTIVAL will not transfer or communicate personal data to third parties.

8.- User Responsibility

The User guarantees that they are of legal age or legally emancipated in his case, fully capable and that the data provided to the FESTIVAL is true, exact, complete and up-to-date. The User is responsible for the veracity of all the data provided and will keep the information updated in such a way that it responds to his real situation. In the case of entering third parties information, the User guarantees to have informed them of the Festival Guidelines, prior to the registration of their information.

9.- What are your rights when you provide us your data?

You can send a letter to MADRID EDUCACIENCIA FILM FESTIVAL Street Homero 34, 28221 Majadahonda, Madrid, or contact us via email to info@generacionnatura.org, in both cases, with the Reference “Data Protection”, attaching a photocopy of a valid ID or passport, at any time and free of charge, to:

  • Revoke the consents priorly accepted.
  • Obtain confirmation about whether the FESTIVAL is processing personal data that concerns you.
  • Access your personal data.
  • Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Request the elimination of your data when, among other reasons, the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
  • Obtain from the Festival the delimitation of how your data is processed.
  • Request the portability of your data.

You can contact the Spanish Agency for Data Protection and other competent public organization for any claim arising from the processing of your personal data.

10.- Security measures

THE FESTIVAL will treat your data at all times in absolute confidentiality and will keep the mandatory duty of secrecy in accordance with the provisions of the applicable regulations, adopting the necessary technical and organizational measures to guarantee security of your data and prevent its alteration, loss, treatment or unauthorized access, taking into account the nature of the data stored and any technological risks.