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Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2, 2026

The Ramirez Lab, based at the Instituto de Neurociencias Alicante (CSIC-UMH), is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data Controller

Juan F. Ramirez Villegas
Instituto de Neurociencias Alicante (CSIC-UMH)
Av. D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal s/n, 03550 Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain
juan.ramirezv@umh.es

2. Data We Collect

  • Contact form: name, institutional email, institution, department, ORCID iD, inquiry type, subject and message
  • Newsletter: email address
  • Analytics: anonymized browsing data via Google Analytics

3. Purpose of Data Processing

  • Responding to academic inquiries and collaboration requests
  • Sending research updates to newsletter subscribers (with explicit consent)
  • Improving website performance through anonymized analytics

4. Legal Basis

  • Contact form: legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR)
  • Newsletter: explicit consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR)
  • Analytics: legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR)

5. Data Retention

  • Contact form submissions: 2 years
  • Newsletter subscriptions: until unsubscription
  • Analytics data: 26 months

6. Third-Party Services

  • Google Analytics — website analytics (Google LLC, USA)
  • Brevo — email newsletter (Sendinblue SAS, France)
  • WPForms — contact form processing

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Rectify inaccurate data
  • Request erasure of your data
  • Object to processing
  • Data portability

To exercise these rights contact: juan.ramirezv@umh.es

8. Cookies

This site uses cookies. For detailed information see our Cookie Policy.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. The latest version will always be available at this URL.

10. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries: juan.ramirezv@umh.es