Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

FOODWISE is a Horizon Europe-funded research project working to understand and change the habits and systems that cause food waste. For the purposes of data protection law, the FOODWISE consortium partner responsible for this website acts as the data controller for any personal data collected here.

2. What personal data we collect

We collect personal data that you provide directly to us, and data collected automatically as you use the website:

• Contact details you provide, such as your name and email address, when you sign up for updates or get in touch with us
• Technical data automatically collected when you visit the site, such as your IP address, browser type, and device information
• Usage data, such as which pages you visit and how you interact with the website
• Cookie data, as described in our Cookie Policy
• Any other information you choose to share with us directly, for example through a contact form or email

3. How we use your data

We use your personal data to respond to your enquiries, send updates you have signed up to receive, understand how visitors use this website so we can improve it, and meet our legal and reporting obligations as a publicly funded research project.

4. Legal basis for processing

We process your personal data where you have given consent (for example, signing up for updates), where it is necessary to respond to your requests, or where we have a legitimate interest in understanding and improving how our website is used, provided this does not override your rights and interests.

5. Data sharing and third parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may share limited data with trusted service providers who help us operate this website (such as hosting and analytics providers), and with our project partners and funding bodies where required for reporting on the FOODWISE project. Any third party we work with is required to protect your data in line with applicable law.

6. Data retention

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or as required to meet the reporting obligations of a Horizon Europe-funded project, after which it is securely deleted or anonymised.

7. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access – request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification – ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure – ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances
• Restriction – ask us to limit how we use your data
• Portability – request your data in a structured, commonly used format
• Object – object to our processing of your data, including for direct marketing
• Withdraw consent – withdraw any consent you have given us at any time
• Complain – lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority
• Not be subject to automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

8. Cookies

This website uses cookies to support core functionality and to understand how it is used. For full details on the cookies we use and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy.

9. Data security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to this privacy policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

11. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please get in touch at contact@befoodwise.eu.