PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
Romanian Society of Osteoporosis and Musculo-Skeletal Diseases (SROBMS) is a scientific medical society based in Snagov, Ilfov, 2C Narciselor Street, registered in the Register of Associations and Foundations under number 29 PJ/2009, with the identification number CUI 26108228, legally represented by the President – Assoc Prof Daniel Grigorie, processing personal data in accordance with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679 and national legislation.
This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you about the collection and processing of personal data within the Scientific Society and in relation to the organized events. We are committed to complying with applicable law and ensuring the confidentiality and security of the personal data of members and participants.
Personal Data Collected
We collect and process the following categories of personal data, depending on the specific purpose for which they are required:
For members:
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Name, first name, and contact details (home address, email address, phone number)
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Information regarding academic and professional affiliation
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Membership fee details
For participants in symposia or other events:
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Name, first name, and contact details (home address, email address, phone number)
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Information regarding academic and professional affiliation
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Details related to event participation
For individuals who contact us through the website:
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Contact details – email address
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Other details voluntarily provided by the person contacting us
Purpose of Data Collection and Processing
We collect and process personal data for legitimate purposes of the Scientific Society, such as:
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Administration and organization of scientific events, including participant registration
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Communication with members and participants regarding the society’s activities and events
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Management and updating of the membership list
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Compliance with legal obligations
Data Retention and Security
We retain personal data for a strictly necessary period for the purposes for which they were collected or as required by legal requirements. We are committed to ensuring the security of data and implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Rights of Data Subjects
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
In accordance with GDPR, data subjects have the following rights regarding their personal data:
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Right to access personal data: A data subject can request a copy of the personal data we hold about them to verify its accuracy. They can also request detailed information about the purposes for which their personal data is processed by SROBMS.
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Right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data
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Right to erasure of data: If a data subject has provided consent for the processing of their data and withdraws that consent, the data will be erased (except in cases where processing is necessary for other legal reasons).
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Right to restriction of data processing: If a data subject believes that their personal data is being processed unlawfully, they may request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
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Right to data portability
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Right to object to data processing: If the Scientific Society processes personal data based on legitimate interests, and the data subject believes that their rights and freedoms outweigh those legitimate interests, they may object to the processing.
Contact
For any questions or requests regarding personal data or to exercise your rights, please contact us at the email address or phone number provided on our website.
This Privacy Policy may be periodically updated to reflect changes in our data protection practices. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Last Updated: September 5, 2023
By using our medical services, you agree to the provisions of this Privacy Policy and the processing of your personal data in accordance with it.