Privacy Policy
Respecting the provisions of current legislation, How Much Questions (hereinafter also referred to as the "Website") is committed to adopting the necessary technical and organizational measures, according to the appropriate level of security for the risk of the collected data.
Laws incorporated in this privacy policy This privacy policy is adapted to the current Spanish and European regulations on the protection of personal data on the internet. Specifically, it complies with the following regulations:
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR).
- Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPD-GDD).
- Royal Decree 1720/2007 of 21 December, which approves the Regulation implementing Organic Law 15/1999 of 13 December on the Protection of Personal Data (RDLOPD).
- Law 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE).
Identity of the data controller The data controller responsible for the personal data collected on How Much Questions is: Patrick Lokó (hereinafter referred to as the "Data Controller"). The contact details are as follows:
Address: Pl Diseminados, Polígono 35 Parcela 878 (Vilamarxant).
Contact phone number: +34609239657
Contact email: info@howmuchquestions.com
Personal Data Record In compliance with the GDPR and the LOPD-GDD, we inform you that the personal data collected by How Much Questions through the forms on its pages will be incorporated into our file in order to facilitate, streamline, and fulfill the commitments established between How Much Questions and the User, or to maintain the relationship established in the forms that the User fills out, or to respond to a request or inquiry from the User. Likewise, in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and the LOPD-GDD, except for the exception provided for in Article 30.5 of the GDPR, a record of processing activities is maintained, specifying, according to its purposes, the processing activities carried out and the other circumstances established in the GDPR.
Principles applicable to the processing of personal data The processing of User's personal data will be subject to the following principles set out in Article 5 of the GDPR and in Articles 4 and following of Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights:
- Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: User consent will be required at all times, preceded by complete and transparent information about the purposes for which personal data is collected.
- Purpose limitation: Personal data will be collected for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes.
- Data minimization: The personal data collected will be limited to the strictly necessary data in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.
- Accuracy: Personal data must be accurate and kept up to date.
- Storage limitation: Personal data will be stored in a way that allows the identification of the User for no longer than necessary for the purposes of processing.
- Integrity and confidentiality: Personal data will be processed in a manner that ensures its security and confidentiality.
- Proactive responsibility: The data controller is responsible for ensuring compliance with the above principles.
Categories of personal data The categories of data processed on How Much Questions are solely identifying data. Under no circumstances are special categories of personal data processed within the meaning of Article 9 of the GDPR.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data The legal basis for the processing of personal data is consent. How Much Questions undertakes to obtain the express and verifiable consent of the User for the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.
The User will have the right to withdraw their consent at any time. Withdrawing consent will be as easy as giving it. As a general rule, the withdrawal of consent will not affect the use of the Website.
In cases where the User is required or has the option to provide their data through forms to make inquiries, request information, or for reasons related to the content of the Website, they will be informed if the completion of any of the forms is mandatory due to being essential for the proper development of the operation carried out.
Purposes of the data processing The personal data collected and managed by How Much Questions are intended to facilitate, streamline, and fulfill the commitments established between the Website and the User or maintain the relationship established in the forms that the User fills out or respond to a request or inquiry.
Likewise, the data may be used for commercial purposes, including personalization, operational and statistical purposes, and activities related to the social object of How Much Questions, as well as for data extraction, storage, and marketing studies to adapt the Content offered to the User, as well as to improve the quality, functioning, and navigation of the Website.
At the time of collecting personal data, the User will be informed about the specific purpose(s) for which the personal data will be processed, i.e., the use or uses that will be given to the collected information.
Retention periods of personal data Personal data will only be retained for the minimum period necessary for the purposes of processing and, in any case, only for the following period: 24 months or until the User requests their deletion.
At the time of collecting personal data, the User will be informed about the period during which the personal data will be kept, or if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine this period.
Recipients of personal data The User's personal data will be shared with the following recipients or categories of recipients:
- GOOGLE SPAIN S.L. with address Plaza Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Torre Picasso), 1 - Floors 20, 26 and 27 (Madrid)
- SITEGROUND SPAIN S.L. with address C. de Prim, 19, lower left, 28004 Madrid
- FACEBOOK SPAIN S.L. with address Paseo Castellana, 35 28046 (Madrid)
In the event that the data controller intends to transfer personal data to a third country or international organization, the User will be informed at the time of collecting the personal data about the third country or international organization to which the data is intended to be transferred, as well as the existence or absence of a decision on the adequacy of the Commission.
Personal data of minors In accordance with Articles 8 of the GDPR and 7 of Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights, only individuals aged 14 or older can provide their consent for the lawful processing of their personal data by How Much Questions. If the individual is under the age of 14, parental consent or consent from the legal guardian will be required for the processing, and it will only be considered lawful to the extent that such consent is granted.
Confidentiality and security of personal data How Much Questions undertakes to adopt the necessary technical and organizational measures, according to the appropriate level of security for the risk of the collected data, in order to guarantee the security of personal data and prevent its destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorized access, whether accidental or unlawful, to transmitted, stored, or otherwise processed personal data.
The Website has an SSL certificate (Secure Socket Layer), which ensures that personal data is transmitted securely and confidentially, as the transmission of data between the server and the User, and in feedback, is fully encrypted.
However, since How Much Questions cannot guarantee the impregnability of the internet or the total absence of hackers or other unauthorized third parties accessing personal data, the data controller undertakes to promptly notify the User in the event of a breach of the security of personal data that is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals. In accordance with Article 4 of the GDPR, a personal data breach means a breach of security resulting in the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored, or otherwise processed.
Personal data will be treated as confidential by the data controller, who undertakes to inform and guarantee, through legal or contractual obligations, that confidentiality is respected by its employees, associates, and any person to whom it makes the information available.
Rights derived from the processing of personal data The User has the following rights recognized in the GDPR and Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights, which can be exercised against How Much Questions:
- Right of access: The User has the right to obtain confirmation from How Much Questions as to whether or not their personal data is being processed and, if so, to obtain specific information about their personal data and the processing carried out or to be carried out by How Much Questions, as well as other information available about the origin of such data and the recipients of the communications made or planned with regard to them.
- Right of rectification: The User has the right to request the rectification of their inaccurate personal data or to have incomplete personal data completed, taking into account the purposes of the processing.
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): The User has the right, when the current legislation does not provide otherwise, to obtain the erasure of their personal data when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed, the User has withdrawn consent, there is no other legal basis for the processing, the User objects to the processing, the data has been unlawfully processed, the data must be erased to comply with a legal obligation, or the data has been obtained in connection with the offer of information society services to a child under 14 years of age. In addition to erasing the data, the data controller, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation, must take reasonable steps to inform other data controllers processing the personal data of the User's request for erasure of any links to, or copies or replications of, the personal data.
- Right to restriction of processing: The User has the right to obtain the restriction of the processing of their personal data. The User has the right to obtain the restriction of processing when the accuracy of the personal data is contested, the processing is unlawful, the data controller no longer needs the personal data but the User requires it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or the User has objected to the processing.
- Right to data portability: If the processing is carried out by automated means, the User has the right to receive their personal data from the data controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit the data to another data controller. Where technically feasible, the data controller will transmit the data directly to the other data controller.
- Right to object: The User has the right to object to the processing of their personal data or to the cessation of processing by How Much Questions.
- Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling: The User has the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing of their personal data, including profiling, unless provided otherwise by current legislation.
Therefore, the User may exercise their rights by written communication addressed to the data controller with the reference "GDPR-https://howmuchquestions.com/", specifying:
- Full name of the User and a copy of their ID. In cases where representation is allowed, identification by the same means will also be necessary for the person representing the User, as well as the document certifying the representation. The photocopy of the ID may be substituted by any other valid means of proof in law that certifies the User's identity.
- Request with specific reasons for the request or information to which access is sought.
- Address for notifications.
- Date and signature of the applicant.
- Any document proving the request being made.
This request and any attached documents can be sent to the following address and/or email:
Postal address: Pl Diseminados, Polígono 35 Parcela 878 (Vilamarxant). Email address: info@howmuchquestions.com
Links to third-party websites The Website may include hyperlinks or links that allow access to third-party websites other than How Much Questions, and therefore not operated by How Much Questions. The owners of such websites will have their own data protection policies, being themselves, in each case, responsible for their own files and privacy practices.
Complaints to the supervisory authority If the User considers that there is a problem or infringement of the current regulations in the way their personal data is being processed, they have the right to effective judicial protection and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the State where they have their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. In the case of Spain, the supervisory authority is the Spanish Data Protection Agency (http://www.agpd.es).
II. ACCEPTANCE AND CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY It is necessary for the User to have read and agree to the conditions regarding the protection of personal data contained in this Privacy Policy and to accept the processing of their personal data so that the data controller can proceed with it in the manner, for the periods, and for the purposes indicated. The use of the Website implies acceptance of its Privacy Policy.
How Much Questions reserves the right to modify its Privacy Policy according to its own criteria or motivated by a legislative, jurisprudential, or doctrinal change by the Spanish Data Protection Agency. Changes or updates to this Privacy Policy will not be explicitly notified to the User. It is recommended that the User consult this page periodically to stay informed of the latest changes or updates.
This Privacy Policy was updated to comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR) and Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights.