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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 17 December 2024

1. Introduction

Welcome to Space Insider, an information portal and forum for discussing Europe’s space research. This Privacy and Cookie Policy outlines how EuroAtlantic Tanácsadó és Befektetési Zrt. ("we", "us", or "our") processes and protects your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please contact the data controller and operator:

  • Registered Office: 1033 Budapest, Polgár utca 8-10. C. ép. 151.
  • Company registration number: 01-10-141531
  • Tax number: 25648694-2-15
  • Phone: +36 30 684 8079

On behalf of EuroAtlantic, your personal data is also controlled by József Karsa Rigó as an independent contractor:

  • Registered office: 1093 Budapest, Lónyay u. 43.
  • Registration number: 31386337
  • Tax number: 66062921-2-43
  • E-mail: contact@karsa.org

2. Data We Collect and Legal Basis

2.1 Personal Data You Provide

When you register for the forum or use Facebook Login, we collect the following personal data:

  • Name (required)
  • Email Address (required)
  • Username (required)
  • Avatar (optional, but may constitute personal data if it contains a photograph or identifiable image of the user.)

Legal Basis:

  • Registration and forum usage: Performance of a contract.
  • Facebook Login: Consent.

2.2 Data Collected Automatically

We collect certain data automatically via cookies and tracking technologies:

  • Analytics Data: Collected through Google Analytics (IP address, browser type, device information).
  • Functional Cookies: Used for login sessions and cookie consent preferences.

Legal Basis: Consent (via the cookie banner).

2.3 Forum Activity

Posts, comments, and interactions on the forum are collected and monitored for moderation purposes.

  • Legal Basis: Legitimate interest (ensuring a safe environment).

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your data for the following purposes:

  1. To provide and manage your account and access to the forum.
  2. To display your forum activity publicly (e.g., posts, comments).
  3. To improve our website’s functionality and user experience via analytics.
  4. To comply with legal obligations.

4. Data Sharing

We only share your personal data with the following third parties:

  • Facebook: For login functionality.
  • Google: For Google Analytics and embedded Google Maps.

Some data may be transferred outside the EU/EEA (e.g., to the US). We rely on mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for such transfers.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data:

  • Registration and Forum Activity: Indefinitely, unless you request deletion.
  • Cookies and Analytics Data: Based on cookie expiration settings.

6. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

  1. Access: Request a copy of your data.
  2. Correction: Update incorrect or incomplete data.
  3. Deletion: Request the deletion or anonymization of your profile.
  4. Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service.
  5. Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for cookies or Facebook Login at any time.

To exercise your rights, contact us using the details provided above.

If you believe your data has been misused, you may lodge a complaint with the Hungarian supervisory authority:

  • National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH)
    • Address: 1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 9-11.
    • Phone: +36 1 391 1400
    • Email: @email

7. Cookies

7.1 Types of Cookies

  1. Functional Cookies: Required for website functionality (e.g., login sessions).
  2. Analytics Cookies: Used by Google Analytics to track user behavior.

7.2 Managing Cookies

You can manage or withdraw your consent for cookies at any time using our cookie banner. For detailed instructions on how to block cookies in your browser, refer to your browser’s help section.

8. Embedded Google Maps

Google Maps is embedded on our website to display partner locations. This feature is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy. We do not collect user location or additional data through Google Maps.

9. Security Measures

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your data, including:

  1. Secure hosting of our website.
  2. Encryption of sensitive data such as passwords.
  3. HTTPS encryption for all data transmissions.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy and Cookie Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page, and we will notify you of significant changes.

Last Updated: 17 December 2024