Privacy policy

Smart Things and Friends SL. Informs users that it complies with current legislation on data protection, and especially with the EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION REGULATION. REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 25 May 2016.  Owner: Smart Things and Friends SL from now on THE COMPANY Address: Avinguda del Portal de l’Àngel, 38 5º 1ª (08002) BARCELONA.

In accordance with the provisions of current legislation, THE COMPANY only collects the data strictly necessary to offer the services derived from its activity and other benefits, services and/or activities attributed by law.  The present personal data protection policy may vary over time due to possible changes in legislation, jurisprudence or the criteria followed by the Spanish Data Protection Agency or the competent authority at any time. For this reason, THE COMPANY reserves the right to modify this privacy policy in order to adapt it to new legislation or jurisprudence in force at the precise moment of access to the websites, as well as to practices in the sector. In this case, THE COMPANY will announce, on this page, the changes introduced sufficiently in advance, before putting them into practice.

Confidentiality

All personal data provided by e-mail or forms of any kind will be treated in accordance with current legislation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 25 May 2016) on the protection of personal data, and in any case, will be treated as confidential by COMPANY personnel who administer this information.

Information on the willingness to disclose data and its consequences

Voluntariness

Users of the websites are informed that the answers to the questions posed in the data collection forms contained in this website are voluntary, while the refusal to provide the requested data may imply a denial of access to the services that require it.  Consequence By completing the forms included in the different websites related to the services offered by THE COMPANY, users accept the inclusion and processing of the data provided in a personal data file, which is administered by THE COMPANY, and may exercise the relevant rights according to the following clause. Information for the user about the rights of rectification, access, opposition, cancellation of their data, information, suppression, limitation and portability.  Users may exercise, with respect to the data collected, in the manner described above, the rights recognised in the EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION REGULATION. REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 and in particular the rights of access, rectification, opposition, cancellation of data, information, deletion and portability. Any user may exercise the rights mentioned in the previous paragraph, by means of a written and signed request, accompanied by a photocopy of the ID card or passport, to the address of THE COMPANY.  At the same time, if a user does not wish to receive information via e-mail or by any other means, he/she may inform us by any means with acknowledgement of receipt, to the company, at the address indicated, or by returning our mail with the word « baja » (unsubscribe).

Information on what data is kept, for how long and for what purpose.

Data to be retained

Exclusively contact data (basic character), such as your name, surname and e-mail address. This information is received by THE COMPANY and is never sold, transferred or leased to other companies, except in the logical case for the provision of the service. THE COMPANY is responsible for these personal data files, created by and for THE COMPANY for the purpose of maintaining and managing the relationship with users, information and distribution of organisational products, as well as carrying out various activities.

For what purpose

We also inform you that the information in the databases may be used to identify users and to carry out statistical studies of registered users. During the data collection process and whenever data is requested, users will be informed of the mandatory or voluntary nature of the data collection and, in some cases, of the need to apply such data for user access to certain content on the Website. Where appropriate, users will be asked for authorisation so that THE COMPANY can use their data to send them information relating to the entity, the activities carried out or other related subjects.

Commitment by users to have their data recorded in a file

Entering data in one or some of the data collection forms implies acceptance of these terms of use and privacy policy, implying that you have been informed of the terms of use and legal notice for the same and you agree to comply fully with them while browsing and participating in our website.

Preventing the transfer of data to third parties without the user’s express consent

Likewise, and although the user has been informed of the possible existence of transfers of personal data to third parties, and their consent to these transfers has been obtained, in no case, except in those covered by current legislation, will any third party outside the COMPANY have access, without the consent of the user to their personal data and/or browsing data. In all other cases, the company will collaborate to ensure that these third parties comply with current legislation, although the aforementioned third parties will be held responsible.  THE COMPANY does not sell, rent or transfer the personal data of the users of this website, except in the case that it is necessary for the provision of the service itself.  THE COMPANY does not sell, rent or transfer the e-mail addresses of its users to other companies, except in the case that it is necessary for the provision of the service itself.

Removal from the information distribution list

Occasionally THE COMPANY sends an email notifying you of news or offers that may occur on this website of THE COMPANY. You can unsubscribe at any time by sending an e-mail to our e-mail address with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.

User responsibility for use and content

Both access to the websites and the use that may be made of the information and contents included therein shall be the sole responsibility of the user. Therefore, the use that may be made of the information, images, contents and/or products accessible through the website is subject to the law, national or international, as well as the principles of good faith and lawful use by users, who will be fully responsible for access and proper use. Users are obliged to make reasonable use of the services or contents, under the principle of good faith and with respect for the law, morality, public order, good customs, the rights of third parties or of the company, all according to the possibilities and purposes for which said services or contents were conceived. THE COMPANY assumes no liability, directly or indirectly, for consequential damage or loss of profit, arising from the misuse of the service or content made by users or third parties.

Information LSSI-CE

In compliance with the duty to provide information as stipulated in article 10 of the current Law 34/2002, of 11 July, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, we hereby inform you that the person responsible for the website, from where different applications are available, is:  Owner: SMART THINGS AND FRIENDS SL. hereinafter THE COMPANY Address: Avinguda del Portal de l’Àngel, 38 5º 1ª (08002) BARCELONA.

User concept

The use of the website confers the condition of the user, and implies full and unreserved acceptance of each and every one of the provisions included in this Legal Notice in the version published by The Company at the same time that the user accesses the website. Consequently, the user must read this Legal Notice carefully each time he/she intends to use the website, as it may be modified.

Information on links

The Company is not responsible for websites that are not its own, which can be accessed through links or from any content made available by third parties. Any use of an access to a website that is not its own is made at the user’s exclusive will and risk, and The Company does not recommend or guarantee any information obtained through an external link. The Company is not responsible for any loss, claim or damage derived from the use or misuse of a link, or of the information obtained through it, of the interruption in the service or in the access, or of the attempt to misuse a link, both when contacting the web of The Company and when accessing the information of other webs from the web of The Company.

Waiver and limitation of liability

The information and services included in or available through the web pages may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes will be made periodically to the information contained therein. The Company may introduce improvements and/or changes in the services or contents at any time. The Company has obtained information and materials included in the website from sources considered to be reliable, but although the corresponding measures have been taken to ensure that the information contained is correct, it does not guarantee that it is exact or up to date. It should also be noted that the contents of this website are for information purposes regarding the quality, location, accommodation, services and rates of The Company.

Information on the disclaimer of all liability arising from technical and/or content failure

The Company declines any responsibility in the event of interruptions or malfunctioning of the service or content offered on the Internet, whatever the cause. Likewise, The Company accepts no responsibility for network failures, loss of business as a result of these failures, temporary suspensions of the electricity supply, or any type of indirect damage that may be caused to users for reasons beyond The Company’s control. The Company does not declare or guarantee that the services or contents will be uninterrupted or free of errors, that defects will be corrected, or that the service or server that has made it available is free of viruses or other harmful components, without prejudice to the fact that The Company makes its best efforts to avoid these types of incidents. In the event that the user takes certain decisions or performs certain actions based on the information included in any of the websites, it is recommended that the information received be checked with other sources.

Industrial and intellectual property

The contents provided by The Company, as well as the contents posted on the network through its web pages, constitute a work according to the legislation on intellectual property, and are therefore protected by the laws and international conventions applicable to the matter.

Any form of reproduction, distribution, public communication, transformation, making available and, in general, any other act of public exploitation referring both to the web pages and to their content and information is prohibited without the express prior written consent of The Company. Consequently, all the contents shown on the different websites and especially designs, texts, graphics, logos, icons, buttons, programmes, commercial names, brands, trademarks, industrial drawings, any other sign susceptible of industrial and commercial use, are subject to the intellectual and industrial property rights of The Company or of third party owners of the same who have duly authorised their inclusion on the different websites.

The contents, images, forms, opinions, indexes and other formal expressions that form part of the web pages, as well as the programme necessary for the operation and visualisation of the same, also constitute a work according to copyright law and are, therefore, protected by the international conventions and national legislation on intellectual property that may be applicable. The aforementioned non-compliance implies the commission of serious illicit acts and the pertinent sanction by civil and criminal legislation. Any act by virtue of which users of these services or contents may exploit or make commercial use, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, of any of the contents, images, forms, indexes and other formal expressions that form part of the web pages without prior written permission from The Company is prohibited. Specifically and without being exhaustive, the acts of reproduction, distribution, exhibition, transmission, retransmission, broadcasting in any form, storing on physical or logistical supports (for example, USB sticks or computer hard disks), digitalising or making available from databases other than those belonging to those authorised by The Company are prohibited, as well as their translation, adaptation or any other transformation of these opinions, images, forms, indexes and other formal expressions that are made available to users through the services or contents, are in any case subject to the applicable legislation on intellectual, industrial or image protection property.

The Company is free to limit access to the web pages, and to the products and/or services offered therein, as well as the subsequent publication of the opinions, observations, images or comments that users may send by e-mail.

In this regard, the Company may establish, if it deems it appropriate, without prejudice to the sole and exclusive responsibility of the users, the necessary filters to prevent content or opinions considered to be racist, xenophobic, discriminatory, pornographic, defamatory or that in any way encourage violence or the dissemination of clearly illicit or harmful content from being uploaded onto the network via its web pages. Those users who send to the web pages of The Company, to its suggestions department, observations, opinions or comments by means of the e-mail service, apart from expressing in a certain and unmistakable manner the contrary, in those cases in which due to the nature of the service or content this is possible, it is understood that they authorise The Company for the reproduction, distribution, exhibition, transmission, retransmission, broadcasting in any form, storing them on physical or logistical supports (for example, USB memory or computer hard disk), digitalising, making them available from databases belonging to The Company, translation, adaptation or any other transformation of the observations, opinions or comments, for as long as copyright protection is legally provided for. Likewise, it is understood that this authorisation is given free of charge, and that by the mere fact of sending such observations, opinions or comments by email, users decline any claim to remuneration from The Company. In accordance with what is indicated in the previous paragraph, The Company is also authorised to proceed to the modification or alteration of such observations, opinions or comments, in order to adapt them to the needs of the editorial format of the web pages, without it being understood that there is any type of damage whatsoever to any of the moral faculties of copyright that the users may hold over them. Any technical, logistical or technological resource, by virtue of which any third party may benefit, directly or indirectly, with or without profit, from each and every one of the contents, forms, indexes and other formal expressions that form part of the web pages, or from the effort made by The Company for their operation, is prohibited. Specifically, any link, hyperlink, framing or similar link that may be established in the direction of The Company’s web pages is prohibited without the prior, express and written consent of The Company. Any violation of the provisions of this point will be considered a violation of the intellectual property rights of The Company over the web pages and all the contents of the same. The Company shall not assume any responsibility for the consequences derived from the aforementioned conducts and actions, in the same way that it shall not assume any responsibility for contents, services, products, etc. ….. of third parties which may be accessed directly or through banners, links, hyperlinks or similar links on The Company’s websites.