Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
IDEAFOSTER, S.L. (“Ideafoster” or “we/us”), is committed to protecting the privacy of the users of our Website and services (“You/r”). This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the use of personal data collected and processed through our website and services, and the personal data that you may provide us in any communication with us.
- Data Controller
The entity responsible for your data is Ideafoster S.L., with a registered office in Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 672, 08010 Barcelona, Spain. All communications regarding the processing of your personal data shall be directed to our Data Protection Responsible at
- Data collected, legal basis, purposes, and retention period
By means of the following table, we inform you which data Ideafoster collects about you, as well as the legal basis by which it will be legitimized to process such data, the purpose of processing and retention periods.
| Data Collected | Legal basis | Purpose | Retention Period |
| Contact data: when you fill in the “Book a consultation” form, we will collect your name and surname, email, and message content. | Legitimate interest to resolve any questions and provide you with adequate service. | Communications: contact you and answer any query or question you may have about our services. | During the time necessary to answer the question. |
| Newsletter data: if you consent to receive newsletter and marketing communications, we will collect your email address. | Consent | Marketing: To carry out marketing communications and inform you about events, other services and promotions available on the website. | This data will be used for as long as you remain subscribed to our commercial communications. If You choose to unsubscribe, all your personal data collected for this function will be deleted, without prejudice to the blocking for 5 years to address possible liabilities. |
| Video contact: through our video-chat, you can book a meeting with our team. To do so, we will collect your email address, your name and surname and any message you wish to leave us. | Legitimate interest to schedule the meeting you request us and get in touch with the user. | Schedule a meeting: to schedule the meeting between you and a member of our team and answer any query you may have. | During the time necessary to for the purpose, we process the data for and any additional period provided for by the applicable law. |
| Website Navigation Data: IP and other characteristics of navigation (e.g., location and/or device) derived from the use of cookies or similar technologies used on the Website. You can find more information in our https://staging.ideafoster.com/en/cookie-policy. | Consent is given through the cookie banner at the start of your navigation. You may withdraw your consent by following the steps indicated in the https://staging.ideafoster.com/en/cookie-policy.
Legitimate Interest
Those cookies categorized as technical will be necessary for the operation of the website. |
Analysis of browsing behavior and statistics: The information collected through cookies and other similar tracking technologies allows an analysis of your navigation. | The retention periods depend on each specific cookie. For more information on the information retention periods for each type of cookie, please consult the https://staging.ideafoster.com/en/cookie-policy. . |
In some circumstances, we may process your personal data indicated in the table above in order to comply with legal or regulatory obligations that Ideafoster is subject to.
Anonymised data
- Communication of data to third parties and international transfers
We will process your personal data with strict confidentiality in accordance with applicable law. However, we will give access to the personal or other data you provide to us to third-party service providers under contracts with us for the provision of services in favor of the company. Ideafoster will ensure that your personal data will be kept strictly confidential and will not be transmitted to a third party, subject to the provisions and agreements therein. We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our external service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only allow them to process your personal data for specific purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
Nonetheless, we may disclose data as follows:
- We may share business opportunities (professional contact information) with our business partners/partners or companies within our group of companies.
- We may share your data with companies part of Ideafoster’s group of companies.
- We can make your personal data available to any company interested in buying or buying the Company or a part of our business and, consequently, give access to any national or international auditors to carry out their “due diligence”, provided that such processing is essential for the successful completion of the business transaction. As indicated in article 21 of the Spanish Privacy Law 3/2018 (Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos y Garantías de Derechos Digitales 3/2018, “LOPDGDD”), if the transaction is not completed, the receiving entity will immediately delete your data.
- We may share the data with competent judicial and administrative authorities, in order to comply with a legal obligation we are subject to.
Ideafoster uses the services of third-party technology service providers located outside the European Economic Area, which will process personal data as data processors, to ensure the operation and hosting of the Website, as well as sending electronic communications, allowing scheduling video calls with our team, etc. These providers may be located in countries that do not generally provide adequate guarantees for the protection of personal data. However, we have entered into agreements with such providers with the necessary contractual guarantees provided by the law (such as, the so known as “standard contractual clauses”). You can request us a copy of these guarantees by writing to hello@ideafoster.com.
- Security and confidentiality
Ideafoster undertakes to adopt the necessary technical and organizational measures in accordance with current regulations in order to ensure the security of personal data and to prevent accidental or unlawful destruction, loss or alteration of personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed, or unauthorized communication or access to such personal data. Personal data will be treated as confidential by the data controller, who undertakes to inform and ensure by means of a legal or contractual obligation that such confidentiality is respected by its employees, associates, and any person to whom it makes the information accessible.
- Data protection rights
You may exercise the rights of access, rectification, erasure, opposition, and, if applicable, to limit the processing and portability of data, and withdrawal of consent, by sending an email to hello@ideafoster.com, with the reference “GDPR” and the content of your request. In cases where representation is admitted, it will also be necessary the identification by the same means of the person representing you, as well as the document proving the representation.
Likewise, you may submit a complaint to a supervisory authority, and in particular, to the Spanish Data Protection Agency (www.aepd.es) if you consider that the rights set out above in this Privacy Policy are violated or if you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the applicable regulations. Though we would request you to first contact us to deal with any complaint.
- Commercial communications
If you tick the corresponding checkbox, you will receive electronic commercial communications in accordance with applicable law, including alerts, notifications, newsletters, offers and promotions about our services. If you do not wish to receive information related to Ideafoster services, you may unsubscribe from any of our “Unsubscribe” communications or let us know by sending a notification to hello@ideafoster.com.
- Changes in the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes or updates to the Privacy Policy will be explicitly notified to you through a notice on the Website, along with the updated version of the Privacy Policy.
Last version: 10th August, 2022