Privacy Policy
Last updated: 22 June 2026
1. General Information
This Privacy Policy explains how personal data may be collected and processed when users visit or interact with the EERA Bioenergy website at https://eerabioenergy.eu/.
The website is related to EERA Bioenergy, a Joint Programme of the European Energy Research Alliance focused on sustainable bioenergy, biogas and biofuels research and innovation.
2. Data Controller and Contact Details
Data Controller / responsible entity: Bioplat – Spanish Technology and Innovation Platform on Biocircularity
Cedaceros 11, 2C
28014 Madrid, Spain
Email: secretaria@bioplat.org
Phone: +34 91 074 54 28
3. EERA Bioenergy Contact Points
EERA Bioenergy Joint Programme Secretariat
Bioplat – Spanish Technology and Innovation Platform on Biocircularity
c/ Cedaceros 11, 2C
28014 Madrid, Spain
Email: eerabioenergy@bioplat.org
Phone: +34 91 074 54 28
4. Personal Data We May Process
| Context | Data | Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website visits | IP address, browser type, device information, referrer URL, server log data. | Security, technical operation, troubleshooting and website performance. | Legitimate interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. |
| Website analytics | Online identifiers, device and browser information, approximate location, referring source, pages viewed, session information and interactions with the website. Google states that Google Analytics does not log or store individual IP addresses. | Producing aggregated statistics, understanding how the website is used and improving its content, usability and performance. | Consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Google Analytics is not activated until the user accepts statistics cookies. |
| Contact by email or phone | Name, email address, phone number, organisation and message content, if provided. | Responding to enquiries and managing EERA Bioenergy communications. | Consent, legitimate interest or pre-contractual steps, depending on the request. |
| Newsletter / communications form | Email address and any additional fields requested in the form. | Sending EERA Bioenergy newsletters and communications. | Consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. |
| Members area, if applicable | Email address, login/session data and access status. | Authentication and protection of restricted members content. | Legitimate interest or contractual necessity, depending on the user relationship. |
5. Third-Party Services
This website uses the services listed below for hosting, content management, consent management, website analytics and search performance. It may also include links to downloadable files or external websites. External websites are outside EERA Bioenergy's control and may apply their own privacy and cookie policies once the user leaves this website.
- Hosting provider: Cloudari / Cloud Asesoria Recursos e Innovacion S.L., CIF B87428801, Plaza Gobernador, 2 - Piso 2 D, Pozuelo de Alarcon, 28224, Madrid, Spain.
- Website platform: WordPress and Elementor.
- Consent management: Complianz, used to record and apply the visitor's cookie choices.
- Analytics provider: Google Analytics 4, a service provided in Europe by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The measurement identifier used by this website is G-0Y5YXEXB94.
- Search performance: Google Search Console is used to monitor indexing, search queries and the technical visibility of the website in Google Search. Search Console does not place analytics cookies on this website. Its reports are generated from Google's search and indexing systems.
- Search engine optimisation: Rank Math is used within WordPress to manage technical SEO information such as titles, descriptions, canonical URLs, structured data and XML sitemaps. This activity does not require a separate tracking cookie for public visitors.
- Marketing cookies provider: none currently used.
- Embedded video providers: none currently used.
- External links and downloads: the website may link to downloadable documents and third-party websites, but those links do not set third-party cookies on this website before the user leaves the site.
Google Analytics acts as a processor for the website operator under Google's data processing terms. Analytics may process information on servers located outside the European Economic Area. Google describes the safeguards it uses for international transfers, including applicable adequacy frameworks and Standard Contractual Clauses, in its data transfer framework information. Further information is available in the Google Privacy Policy and in Google's Analytics data safeguards.
6. Data Retention
Personal data will only be kept for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, taking into account security needs, ongoing communications, consent status and any applicable legal obligations.
- Server logs: kept only for the time necessary to operate, secure and troubleshoot the website, and then deleted or anonymised unless a longer period is required for security or legal reasons.
- Contact enquiries: kept for the time necessary to respond to the enquiry and manage any related follow-up, unless a longer period is required to manage an ongoing relationship or defend legal claims.
- Newsletter subscriptions: until consent is withdrawn or the service is discontinued, unless a longer retention period is legally required.
- Members area access data: kept while access remains active and afterwards only for the time necessary for security, audit or legal purposes.
- Google Analytics: user-level and event data are retained in accordance with the retention period configured in the Google Analytics property and Google's applicable service limits. Aggregated reports may remain available for longer periods without directly identifying an individual visitor.
- Cookie consent choices: Complianz consent records stored in the visitor's browser are generally retained for up to 365 days, unless removed earlier by the user.
7. Consent and Cookie Controls
Google Analytics remains blocked until the visitor accepts the statistics category in the cookie banner. Consent can be refused without preventing access to the public content of the website.
Visitors can change or withdraw their choice at any time by using the Manage Consent control displayed on the website. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. More information is provided in the Cookie Policy.
8. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, users may have the right to request access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, withdrawal of consent and objection to processing. Users may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.
Requests may be sent to eerabioenergy@bioplat.org.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect legal, technical or organisational changes. The latest version should always be published on this page.