1. An overview of data protection
General information
This registration website is supplied by European Athletics Association (EA), an association established under Swiss law with its domicile at Avenue Louis-Ruchonnet 16 in 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland. Hence, EA is the controller of your personal data that is collected through this website.
1.1 Use of and data processing by an external service provider
EA uses the services of socio LLC, 115 W, Washington Street, Suite 1190, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, USA (Socio) to provide registration and online conferencing services.
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider in accordance with the so called Standard Contractural Clauses of the European Commission (SCC). This is a contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our website visitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
For further information please consult Socio's privacy policy: https://socio.events/privacy-policyhttps://socio.events/privacy-policy
1.2 Data processing by EA
To the extent that EA itself has control over the Website and the processing of Personal Data, the following applies.
Your privacy and the protection of your personal data are matters of great importance. All data processing acts are carried out in line with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This Privacy Policy explains what personal data of yours is collected by EA through Socio (Website), how this data is processed, for which purposes and based on which legal bases. Please read this Privacy Policy very carefully.
This Website may link to other EA websites or even third-party websites, please refer to the respective privacy policies of those websites for further information on how your personal data is processed on those websites.
2. What data is collected and processed when you visit our website and why do we process your personal data?
2.1. Use of the website
Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal data will be collected.
Our service provider (Socio) automatically collects and stores certain information in so-called log files on its servers when you access the site. This typically includes your IP address and the date and time you accessed the website. For further details, please consult the data protection information of the above-mentioned provider.
If any part of the Website links to other websites, those websites are not run by us, and their processing of your personal data is described in their own privacy statements. This is also true, if you choose to visit an advertiser or click on another third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s website. Therefore, we recommend that you examine the privacy statements posted on these other websites to understand how they collect, use and disclose personal data.
2.2. Integrated Services
2.2.1. Newsletter-Service
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on our Website, we require your email address that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is only collected on a voluntary basis.
We use Brevo as our newsletter service provider. For further details on our Newsletter-Service Brevo please consult the related data protection information at: https://www.european-athletics.com/privacy/newsletter.
Should you decide to subscribe to the newsletter in the course of creating a user profile ("EA-ID"), please also consult the respective data protection information for further details at: https://www.european-athletics.com/privacy/eaid.
You can revoke consent to the storage and processing of your data and email address for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g., through the 'unsubscribe' link in the newsletter.
2.3 Event Registration
The main purpose of this website is to enable you to register as a participant in one of our educational events/seminars or to modify, delete or otherwise manage such registration.
2.3.1. For what purposes do we collect your registration data?
We use the date for the performance of a contract with us (Art 6 para 1lit. b GDPR) and in particular
- to manage the event, to organise it efficiently and appropriately and, last but not least, to ensure its security;
- to enable you to perform your function (e.g. as a lecturer).
- to create a personalized profile page for you in our event management system, via which you can adjust your data yourselves at any time and reuse it for future registrations.
Furthermore we use the data to meet our legitimate interests (Art 6 para 1lit. b GDPR), especially
- to inform you about our other events and activities that may be of interest to you.
- to use the photos and videos on which you are pictured as mood images for the promotion of the event and its future editions (including in social media);
- to take photos and videos of the event and to produce other audio-visual material about the event;
publication of photos, videos or other audiovisual materials on the event’s site, the site of European Athletics (www.european-athletics.com) and in other media channels. - to provide you with information about the services and products of the partners and sponsors with whom we work for the event you participate in;
- for analysis and market research to improve and adapt our events and services;
- to prevent and detect illegal behavior, to defend or enforce our rights or in other cases permitted by law.
2.3.2 What types of data do we collect?
Depending on the function in which you register and which of our services you use, we collect the following information
- Your full name
- Age
- Gender
- Nationality
- email address
- Postal address
- Telephone/ mobile phone number
- Team affiliation
- Company affiliation
2.4 Event Recording
In addition, we would like to inform you that most of our educational events (esp. on high-performance sport) are audiovisually recorded and that your data is also processed in this context.
2.4.1. For what purposes do we collect your data during our events?
Insofar as you are an active participant (e.g. speaker) at an event, we use the data for the performance of a contract with us (Art 6 para 1lit. b GDPR) and in particular
- the provision of lecture and other educational materials to designated audiences
Regardless of your role at the event we use the data to meet our legitimate interests (Art 6 para 1lit. b GDPR), especially
- to inform a broad public about relevant topics in the field of high-performance sport;
- to report on and promote the activities of EA in accordance with its statutes.
2.4.2 What types of data do we collect?
Depending on the function in which you participate in the event, we collect the following information:
- Your full name
- Audiovisual impressions of yourself and materials you show in the context of an online seminar.