General

ASSET- AI for Sustainable Prevention of Autoimmunity in the Society, an innovation milieu financed by the Swedish Innovation Agency Vinnova (Reference number 2021-02684), takes all necessary measures to make sure that personal data concerning external partners, visitors of our website and other persons whose personal data may be subject to processing by ASSET is being processed by us in a lawfully, fairly and transparent manner.

We respect your right to privacy, and we are committed to comply with applicable data protection rules and to safeguard your rights. We want to make sure that you are aware of what types of information we collect or obtain from you via the website or during your communication or interaction with us, how this information is used and how we work to protect it.

This Privacy Policy describes, amongst other things, which information we collect about you, how your personal data is processed and for what purposes we collect and use the personal data. This Privacy Policy also describes your rights and how you can contact us about the use of your personal data.


Types of data we process

Personal data means all types of information which can, directly or indirectly, be used to identify a living physical person (“Personal Data”).

ASSET collects and processes Personal Data when you use the contact form on this website to get in touch with us. The information we collect and process in such cases could include contact information (such as name, address, work title, what organization you work for, email address and telephone number).


Why we process your data

ASSET may collect and process Personal Data relating to you for the following reasons:
  • to contact you as a representative for a supplier, contractor or otherwise partner of ours;
  • to inform about ASSET and invite you to events we believe might be of interest to you or the organization that you represent (provided however, that you will always have the right to opt-out of any marketing messages from us);
  • to develop and improve our services;
  • to fulfil requirements by law.

Legal grounds for processing your data

The legitimate interest of ASSET also constitutes the legal basis for processing in situations where you provide us with your contact information or otherwise has expressed an interest in the ASSET project. The legitimate interests of ASSET in such cases are ASSET’s need to contact you as a representative to administer the relationship ASSET has with the company that you represent.

Consent

ASSET’s processing of your Personal Data is based on your consent where you have chosen to use this website. You can at any time withdraw your consent to such processing by contacting us. You will find contact details at the end of this policy document.

Legal obligation

ASSET may process your Personal Data for the purpose of complying with safety standards and other statutory requirements, based on the legal ground that this is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which ASSET is subject.

How long we store your personal data

Your Personal Data is stored only for as long as there is a need to keep the data in order to fulfil the purposes for which the data was collected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

The Personal Data will be deleted if the purpose of collection and use of Personal Data has been achieved, or if you withdraw your consent (if applicable) to the processing of Personal Data by contacting us (for contact information, please see below).


How the data may be shared

ASSET will not sell, trade or lease your Personal Data to third parties. However, ASSET may share Personal Data with our co-operation partners in order to provide you with our services. They may need access to your Personal Data in their assignment for us, but they will not be allowed to use the Personal Data for any other purpose.

Unless otherwise set forth below or in any specific information regarding our processing of your Personal Data, ASSET will not transfer your Personal Data to any country outside the EU/EEA. Personal Data that ASSET collect may be transferred to Internet service providers based outside of EU/EEA as a part of such Internet service provider’s provision of services to ASSET. Personal Data may also be transferred to USA through ASSET’s choice of e-mail solution and web site traffic analysis services. ASSET has ensured that your rights are guaranteed before making such transfer to USA by Microsoft’s and Google’s adherence to EU-US Privacy Shield. More information is available at www.privacyshield.gov.

Personal Data may be disclosed by ASSET to comply with legal requirements or other requirements from official authorities, in order to safeguard ASSET’s legal interests or to detect, prevent, or draw attention to frauds or other safety or technical problems.


Protection of your personal data

ASSET has taken technical measures to ensure that the data is protected against destruction through accident, against any modification, unauthorized circulation of or unauthorized access to the data, as well as any other kind of unauthorized processing of the data.

Cookie information

Essential cookies are automatically placed on your computer or device when you access a website or take certain actions on a website. These cookies are used only to transmit the data online and are strictly necessary to make a website operational.

Performance cookies ("Site preferences") are cookies used for gathering data on how you as a visitor use the website. These cookies don’t collect identifiable information on visitors, which means all the data collected is anonymous and only used to improve the functionality of a website.

This site also includes third party technical functions in order to improve the service, i.e. YouTube video players and Google Analytics ("Marketing cookies"). These functions can use anonymized cookies, or other cookies only when activated. You can always change your cookie preferences via Cookie Settings in the footer of this website. We also link to other websites that may use cookies, but are not under our control and responsibility. 

Your rights

You are always entitled to access your Personal Data for viewing, and to request that we correct or update your Personal Data. Under certain circumstances (expressed in applicable data protection legislation), you may request that ASSET restricts the use of your Personal Data or delete your Personal Data. If you have provided us with Personal Data, you also have the right to have your Personal Data resubmitted to you, in a structured and accessible format, for transfer to another user/processor. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

Changes to this privacy policy

ASSET may, at any time, make amendments to this Privacy Policy. ASSET will publish the amended version on this page.  

How to contact us

If you wish to exercise any of the above-mentioned rights or if you have any questions regarding Personal Data held by us or this Privacy Policy, you may contact us using the contact information at the bottom of this page.