Legal notice

The headquarters of the Catalan Data Protection Authority is in Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 635, 1a planta, 08010 Barcelona (tel. 93 552 78 00 and fax 93 552 78 30).

The online site of the Catalan Data Protection Authority is at the electronic address http://apdcat.cat, notwithstanding which there may be other temporary or permanent addresses which also enable access to the contents and services provided through the Authority's website.

In the framework of that provided in the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (articles 31 and 156), the Catalan Data Protection Authority has a number of functions that are specified in Law 32/2010, of 1 October, of the Catalan Data Protection Authority. This website includes a range of contents relating to the protection of data of a personal nature and connected with the Authority's scope of action and functions.

The mission of the Authority's website consists in taking the right to personal data protection closer to citizens and in fostering access by entities that fall within the scope of the Authority's competence as well as, in general, promoting access by anyone interested in obtaining guidance with respect to this right.

To achieve this goal, the online site includes information on legislation, publications and opinions, as well as the Authority’s annual reports, news and details of training activities in which the Authority participates, among other matters. 

The information and content related to the activities and functions of the Authority which are included on the website are subject to the following conditions.

The contents and graphic material that form part of the apdcat.cat website are exclusively owned by the Catalan Data Protection Authority or by third parties who may be natural persons or legal entities and who have authorised the use of same by the Authority. The website contents are protected by copyright, with the exceptions provided in article 13 of Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996, of 12 April, approving the Restated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property. Consequently, any use or reproduction that users make of this content, or of any other content which may be included in the future, must be carried out following the provisions and respecting the limitations stipulated in the aforementioned legislation.

The Authority explicitly reserves general rights with respect to the overall contents published on the website which are subject to copyright.

Personal and private use of the contents of this website is permitted when it is appropriate and in line with the goals of this online site, as specified in the previous section of this legal notice. In the case of certain contents however, the Authority may explicitly indicate that it is necessary to request express authorisation. In these cases, the corresponding application must be addressed, in writing, to:

Catalan Data Protection Authority

Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 635, 1a planta

08010 Barcelona

apdcat@gencat.cat

Under no circumstances will authorisation be granted for:

• Presentation by means of framing of a page from the website in a window that does not pertain to the Authority.
• Insertion by means of in-line linking of an image published on the website in a page that does not belong to the Authority.
• Extraction of elements of the website that may prejudice the Authority, in accordance with current provisions.
• Commercial use of the contents of the Authority's website.
• Use of distinctive images or signs, logos or, in general, distinctive symbols of any kind that belong to the Catalan Data Protection Authority, without the prior knowledge and corresponding authorisation of that Authority.

The Authority reserves the right to initiate the appropriate actions, procedures and preventive measures under intellectual property legislation in relation to the commission by users of infringements of copyright regulations. Infringements committed as a result of fraudulent use of the information or contents of the Catalan Data Protection Authority's website may result in the imposition of legally provided penalties, in particular those stipulated in the Penal Code (article 270 and following). 

In application of that provided in current legislation, specifically Law 40/2015, of October 1, on the legal regime of the public sector, and Law 29/2010, of 3 August, on the use of electronic media in the public sector in Catalonia, the Authority strives to ensure that the information, contents and services offered or published on its website effectively comply with the necessary integrity, authenticity, currency, accessibility and usability of said information, contents and services. In this respect, the indicated date of updating, when indicated, with respect to each element of the contents must be taken into account at all times.

The Authority therefore reserves the right to modify the contents of its website and delete them, or limit or prevent access to them either temporarily or permanently and without prior notice, in order to comply with the aforementioned law.

The information that may be offered through this website does not in any way substitute the legally required announcements of the laws, general provisions and acts that require formal publication or dissemination in newspapers or official gazettes. The printed version or online publications of newspapers and official gazettes are the sole instruments that are official and authentic.

The Authority is not responsible for the information or contents of other websites to which it may refer or with which the Authority portal has links. Nonetheless, in accordance with that provided in Recommendation 1/2008 by the Authority on the transmission of information containing personal data over the Internet, a revision of links to other websites is carried out on a regular basis in order to avoid the inclusion of any that do not comply with data protection legislation or other current regulations.

The APDCAT uses social networks, such as Twitter and LinkedIn, to inform about the right to the protection of personal data and to spread the word about the actions and activities it carries out within the framework of its powers. In any case, you can find this information also on the website.

The presence of the APDCAT on these social networks does not necessarily imply that the Authority endorses its privacy policy. The fact that APDCAT follows other profiles does not necessarily imply a special bond with them or conformity with their criteria and opinions.

The presence of icons on the APDCAT website that allow information to be shared on social networks does not involve the processing of cookies. The use of this service leads to the redirection of the user to the website of the corresponding social network. The privacy policy and the use of cookies in each of these services corresponds to the social network that provides them.

As a user of social networks, you voluntarily sign the policies of that network. We recommend that you carefully read the data protection policies of the social network before using it. It is important that as a user of a social network you become aware of the personal information you share and that you take special care of it, because it can be used by third parties.