Privacy Policy

Visiting this website does not obligate users to provide any personal information. However, at the GALICIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CENTER (hereinafter GRADIANT), the confidentiality and security of the data provided by users are top priorities.

Therefore, if users provide any personal data, it will be used in accordance with the purpose, manner, limitations, and rights stipulated by the current data protection regulations, specifically according to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, dated April 27, 2016, which has been incorporated into our legal system through the Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and the guarantee of digital rights.

Data Controller

  • Identity: GALICIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CENTER
  • CIF: G36997229
  • Address: Carretera do Vilar, 56-58, CP 36214 Vigo (Pontevedra)
  • Contact: gradiant@gradiant.org

Purpose of Processing

At GRADIANT, we process the personal data collected through the website for the following purposes:

  • Staff recruitment processes: Through “JOIN US,” we receive applications for available job offers at Gradiant. Through your job application, you may choose to submit your data to the Foundation for a specific job offer or allow GRADIANT to consider your professional skills for future vacancies.
  • Commercial contacts:
    • Website users: Inquiries made through the “CONTACT” form, where identifying information of the interested party is requested to address their request or inquiry.
    • Blog subscription: By providing your email address, users can subscribe to our Blog for news about the Foundation and the latest technological developments. Explicit consent is requested for the inclusion of the information provided into the Foundation’s databases for commercial prospecting.
  • GRD service providers: GRD collaborates with certain third-party service providers who have access to your personal data and process it as data processors on behalf of and for GRD as a result of their service provision.

GRD applies strict criteria when selecting service providers to ensure compliance with data protection obligations and commits to signing the appropriate data processing contract with them. This contract will impose, among other things, the following obligations: applying appropriate technical and organizational measures; processing personal data for agreed-upon purposes and based solely on GRD’s documented instructions; and deleting or returning the data to GRD once the service is completed.

Specifically, GRD contracts third-party service providers in sectors such as consulting, auditing, multidisciplinary professional services, technology service providers, and/or IT service providers.

The data we request is adequate, relevant, and strictly necessary, and you are not obligated to provide it. However, failure to provide it may affect the purpose of the service or make it impossible to provide it.

If a user provides the personal contact details of third parties, they agree to inform the data subjects of this clause, notifying them prior to the communication to GRADIANT, of all aspects included in this clause, especially the identity and contact details of the data controller, the purposes of the processing, and the possibility of exercising their rights. If such notification is not made, the user agrees to hold GRADIANT harmless from any damage, loss, expense, or penalty resulting from claims, actions, or demands from third parties (including legal fees) arising from the lack of communication of this clause to the data subjects provided by the user.

At GRADIANT, we have adopted all necessary technical and organizational measures to ensure the security and integrity of the data, as well as to prevent its alteration, loss, unauthorized access, or processing.

Accessing this website may involve the use of cookies. Cookies are small amounts of information stored in the user’s browser so that the server can remember certain information that only the server implementing them will later read. Cookies generally have a limited duration.

You can consult our Cookie Policy on this page, under the “Cookie Policy” section.

Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

Your explicit consent allows GRADIANT to process your data for the various purposes described in the previous section.

The data may only be used for the stated purposes, following the principles of transparency and purpose limitation.

Data Retention

GRADIANT will proceed to delete the collected data when it is no longer necessary or relevant for the purpose for which it was collected.

If you are interested in continuing to participate in our recruitment processes, you must send updated data.

Your Rights

  • Access: The right to request access to your personal data: you may ask GRADIANT whether they are processing your data and what data they are processing.
  • Rectification and/or erasure: The right to request the rectification of your personal data (if you believe it is incorrect) or its erasure (right to be forgotten).
  • Restriction: Under certain circumstances, the right to restrict the processing of your personal data, in which case it will only be retained by the entity for managing the relationship.
  • Objection: Under certain circumstances and for reasons related to your particular situation, the right to object to its processing, except when legitimate reasons or explicit legal obligations necessitate continuing the processing.
  • Portability: The right to data portability: the right to receive personal data concerning you and processed by GRADIANT in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and for that data to be transmitted by GRADIANT to another data controller.

You can exercise these rights by sending an email to gradiant@gradiant.org, attaching a copy of your ID or a similar document that identifies you.

If you disagree with how GRADIANT is processing your data, you may contact the Data Controller at the address provided above or the Spanish Data Protection Authority, which in Spain is the Spanish Agency for Data Protection.

Legal Action Reservation

GRADIANT reserves the right to take appropriate legal action against those who use the website in a manner other than as stipulated or in a way that may damage the image of the entity or third parties, and to seek compensation for any damages resulting from third-party claims, actions, or demands (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) arising from the aforementioned actions or others that may occur.

Jurisdiction and Applicable Laws

The General Conditions declared on this website will be governed by Spanish law. GRADIANT and the user, with express waiver of any other jurisdiction, submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Vigo.

Legal Notice

GALICIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CENTER (hereinafter GRADIANT), in compliance with Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, provides the following general information about this website:

  • Owner: GALICIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CENTER
  • Address: Carretera do Vilar, 56-58, CP 36214 Vigo (Pontevedra)
  • Contact: gradiant@gradiant.org
  • CIF: G36997229

Access and Use Conditions

Access to the website www.gradiant.org is governed by the rules established in this document and is the sole responsibility of the users, who by using the site, accept the legal warnings, conditions, and terms of use contained therein.

When a user accesses the website, certain parameters such as IP address, visited links, or connection date and time may be logged. The purpose of this registration is merely statistical, and the entity will not have access to any other personal data such as name, address, phone number, email, or any other information unless voluntarily provided by the user through the forms available for that purpose.

Users agree to make appropriate use of the website and the tools provided, refraining from using it for illegal or prohibited purposes, infringing current laws, or causing harm to the interests of GRADIANT.

In line with the above, users commit to using the content made available on the website correctly. This includes, but is not limited to, the texts, photographs, graphics, images, icons, technology, software, links, and other audiovisual content, as well as its graphic design and source code.

Limitation of Liabilities

Likewise, GRADIANT does not guarantee the absence of errors in accessing the website or its content, nor that it will always be up to date. However, GRADIANT will use all means available to avoid or correct such errors.

Similarly, GRADIANT is not responsible for possible security errors that may occur or for potential damage that may be caused to the user’s computer system due to the presence of viruses on the device used for connection, malfunction of the browser, or use of outdated versions of it.

GRADIANT reserves the right to update, modify, or delete information from this website without prior notice to the user and may limit or restrict access to web content as needed.

Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights

All content on the website, including but not limited to trademarks, names, logos, images, texts, design, and any other distinctive signs on the site, belong to the GALICIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CENTER.

Therefore, accessing this content or elements does not grant the user the right to alter, modify, exploit, reproduce, distribute, publicly communicate, or any other right related to the content’s owner. Any unauthorized use of the website will entitle GRADIANT to take appropriate legal actions under applicable law.

Data Protection

Please read our Data Protection Policy regarding the data collected on this page in the “Privacy Policy” section.

Links Policy

This website offers links to third-party websites through buttons, links, banners, etc. Using such links is solely at the user’s responsibility, as GRADIANT is not responsible for the content of linked websites. Furthermore, any company or individual wishing to establish links to the www.gradiant.org website must adhere to the following stip