Privacy Policy

The HOMBRE web site producers are committed to protecting the privacy of users of its site. This statement sets out HOMBRE's policy on privacy issues for users of HOMBRE's site.

Information collected during your visit to this site and purposes it is put to

General statistical information about all file requests are recorded for analysis by the HOMBRE web site producers. This information is collected to enable the HOMBRE web site producers to, for example, see which parts of the site are popular, to monitor the progress of the project, and to improve the site generally. This information includes such items as User Operating System and Browser tags. This is standard practice for most websites and is not linked to a specific user. This information does not contain personal information such as your name or email address. This information is collected using standard server logs and not using cookies. Therefore this information is not stored on users' internet enabled device.

Cookies

You should be aware that Cookies are used on the Hombre website to fulfil user requests.

What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small file, which is placed on your device when you visit a website or open certain emails.

How does the Hombre website use cookies?

The Hombre website uses Cookies to fulfil user requests. The type of cookie used by the Hombre Website for this purpose is called a Session Cookie.

Session cookie

Session Cookies are created when users log on to the website. These are used to maintain 'state' information during a visit to the web site. Session Cookies are special cookies which are temporarily stored by your browser and sent and received with every page request. These can contain personal information, such as your name and email address. When you log off these objects are destroyed. You may modify your browser settings to decline cookies. If you modify your browser to decline cookies you will not be able to use the parts of the HOMBRE site that require your browser setting to accept cookies.

Other Types of Cookie

The Hombre website does not use other types of Cookie.

More Information about Cookies

For more detailed information about Cookies and how to manage or disable cookies, please go to http://www.aboutcookies.org

User Account

What is EUGRIS?

EUGRIS is a website that is a commercial website providing information about contaminated land and water in Europe. It also works with EU project to provide information and services such as user account management. To find out more about EUGRIS click here http://www.eugris.info

Why is the Hombre Website using EUGRIS to manage user accounts?

Hombre is using EUGRIS to manage user accounts simple for reasons of economy and for users convenience (as many users are already resisted on EUGRIS.

How do I manage my EUGRIS account?

To manage your EUGRIS account, login at http://www.eugris.info

Receiving information from Hombre

In the future you may be given the option to receive information from the HOMBRE web site producers about special features, of our website, HOMBRE news, or any other service or products we think may be of interest to you, the HOMBRE web site producers shall also use your details to send you that information.

For information HOMBRE will also provide you with an opportunity to object to further marketing on each occasion that HOMBRE send you special features or information about services or products.

Sharing information

HOMBRE web site producers, details of whom can be found at the top of these terms and conditions may disclose your information to each other.

The HOMBRE web site producers share your information amongst themselves and may provide your information to carefully selected third parties working with HOMBRE, including the European Commission, to further the purposes of the HOMBRE project.

The Hombre web site also shares information with the EUGRIS Project, (see above)

The HOMBRE web site producers will not sell, rent or trade any of the personal information you submit to us. The HOMBRE web site producers are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any web sites which may be accessed through a link on HOMBRE's site.

If the assets of any incorporated or unincorporated HOMBRE web site producer's business are acquired by a third party the HOMBRE web site producers may transfer the data they hold to that third party as well as the relevant party's advisors.

Where a third party seeks disclosure of your personal information for legal reasons you agree that we may disclose your information to such third party.

Security

The HOMBRE web site producers are committed to the security of the personal information you submit to us and we have adopted appropriate security procedures to protect the personal data under our control against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, unlawful processing or alteration. The steps we have taken include ensuring the reliability of those in the HOMBRE project who have access to personal data.

It is the registered users' responsibility to ensure that their passwords are kept secure in order to protect against unauthorised access to the message board or other interactive parts of the site. Registered users will be held responsible for unauthorised access and any related claims, losses, costs or liability that the HOMBRE web site producers may be subject to as a result.

Your consent

By submitting your information you consent to the use of your personal information as set out in this policy. If we change our privacy policy we will place a notice on this page of the site, so that you will be aware of the information we collect about you and how we use it at all times. Continued use of the site will signify that you agree to such changes.

Owing to the global nature of the internet the information that you have provided may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area that have lower levels of protection in place regarding your data and its use. By submitting your information you consent to these transfers.