Privacy Policy

PN01090 - Privacy Notice: Sparks

Each Service at CERN is responsible for compiling its own Privacy Notice(s) regarding the data it processes as a controller.

This Privacy Notice is part of CERN's Layered Privacy Notice and details the processing that is unique to this Service. It does not address:

  • processing by other services on which this Service may rely and which have their own Privacy Notice,
  • processing activities carried out by this Service as a processor on behalf of other services, as processing services are not obliged to document their processing activities.

Personal Data we process

The personal data we have, and how it's used:

Personal Data Purpose Basis - Explanation Source
Name To identify you and to handle your request Consent You
E-mail address To contact you, to send you the materials for your event Consent You
Webcast location (= name of organisation you are representing) To handle your request to publish partner events on Sparks website Consent You
Type of organisation To publish partner events on Sparks website Consent You
City and State/Province of the webcast location To publish partner events on Sparks website Consent You
Country To publish partner events on Sparks website Consent You
Delayed webcast viewing to know when you intend to host your event Consent You
Title, date and time of the event you participate in To send you the link for the correct event Consent You
Number of attendees For statistics Consent You
How did you hear about Sparks webcast? To understand which network our partners belong to Consent You
Is there anything else you would like us to know? To answer any questions or concerns you might have Consent You

Personal Data we keep

The personal data we store, for how long and why:

Personal Data Retention Period Purpose
all data above 6 months after the event To organise the event, to handle your request, for any follow-up after the event, to anonymise data
Your name, e-mail address, the title, date and time of the event you participate in 1 year maximum after the end of the event To address, identify and contact you in case of any problem associated with your participation in the event. To inform you of next year's event
Webcast location, Type of organisation, City and State/Province of the webcast location, Country (in anonymised form) Unlimited For communication on our web site, to keep records of participation, to establish statistics
Number of attendees, Delayed webcast viewing (in anonymised form) Unlimited For statistics, to understand how the event performed
How did you hear about Sparks (in anonymised form) Unlimited For statistics and to improve our communication channels
Is there anything else you would like us to know? (in anonymised form) Unlimited To improve the event in the future

Who at CERN has access

In addition to yourself, personal data collected by this Service is accessible by the following services, teams or individuals at CERN:

Personal Data Who Purpose
All data above Sparks Event coordination team To organise the event, to handle your request, for any follow-up after the event, to anonymise data
All data above Indico and DFS services of IT department To store your date, for IT troubleshooting and support, if required

Personal Data we may transfer to others

Personal data we share with entities or individuals outside the Organization:

Personal Data 3rd Parties Purpose
Webcast location, Type of organisation, City and State/Province of the webcast location, Country (in anonymised form) General Public To communicate and advertise the Sparks event on our web site and in other relevant media

For more detailed information about personal data and privacy please refer to the Data Privacy web site External link.

For questions regarding this Privacy Notice, please contact this Service.

For questions regarding personal data and privacy please contact the Office of Data Privacy External link.

To request to exercise data subject rights please fill and submit the following online form.

This Privacy Notice is subject to revision.

Last revision: 19-07-2021 11:30:39


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