Privacy policy

Respecting the provisions of the current legislation, ABOUT BLANK (hereinafter, also Website) undertakes to adopt the necessary technical and organisational measures, according to the level of security appropriate to the risk of the data collected.

Laws incorporated in this privacy policy

This privacy policy is adapted to current Spanish and European legislation on the protection of personal data on the Internet. Specifically, it respects the following rules:

• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR).
• Organic Law 3/2018, of 5 December, on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPD-GDD).
• Royal Decree 1720/2007, of 21 December, approving the Regulation implementing Organic Law 15/1999, of 13 December, on the Protection of Personal Data (RDLOPD).
• Law 34/2002, of 11 July, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE).

Identity of the controller processing the personal data

The person responsible for the treatment of the personal data collected in ABOUT BLANK, with NIF: (hereinafter, Data Controller). Its contact details are as follows:

The person responsible for the treatment of the personal data collected in ABOUT BLANK is: About Blank Maison Object Decor SL, provided with NIF/CIF: B69716296 and registered in: Mercantile Register of Murcia with the following registry data: Volume 3567, Book 0, Folio 167m, Page MU-107461, whose representative is: Vicente Sánchez Martínez / Mariano Moreno Sáez (hereinafter, Responsible for the treatment). Its contact details are as follows:

Address: Camino de la Silla, 207 – 30835 Sangonera La Seca (autovía A7 Salida 581)

Contact telephone number: 607256798

Contact email: administracion@aboutblankworld.com

Register of Personal Data

In compliance with the provisions of the RGPD and the LOPD-GDD, we inform you that the personal data collected by ABOUT BLANK, through the forms extended in its pages will be incorporated and treated in our file in order to facilitate, expedite and fulfill the commitments established between ABOUT BLANK and the User or the maintenance of the relationship established in the forms filled in by the User, or to meet a request or query from the User. Likewise, in accordance with the RGPD and the LOPD-GDD, unless the exception foreseen in article 30.5 of the RGPD is applicable, a register of processing activities is kept, which specifies, according to its purposes, the processing activities carried out and the other circumstances established in the RGPD.

Principles applicable to the processing of personal data

The processing of the User’s personal data shall be subject to the following principles set out in article 5 of the RGPD and in article 4 et seq. of Organic Law 3/2018, of 5 December, on the Protection of Personal Data and the guarantee of digital rights:

• Principle of lawfulness, fairness and transparency: the consent of the User shall be required at all times after full and transparent information on the purposes for which the personal data are collected.
• Purpose limitation principle: personal data will be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes.
• Principle of data minimisation: the personal data collected will be only that which is strictly necessary for the purposes for which it is processed.
• Principle of accuracy: personal data must be accurate and always up to date.
• Principle of limitation of the storage period: personal data will only be kept in a form that allows the identification of the User for the time necessary for the purposes of their processing.
• Principle of integrity and confidentiality: personal data shall be processed in a manner that ensures their security and confidentiality.
• Proactive accountability principle: the Controller shall be responsible for ensuring that the above principles are complied with.

Categories of personal data

The categories of data processed by ABOUT BLANK are solely identification data. Under no circumstances are special categories of personal data processed within the meaning of article 9 of the RGPD.

The categories of data processed by ABOUT BLANK are both identification data and special categories of personal data within the meaning of Article 9 of the GDPR.

Special categories of personal data include data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data intended to uniquely identify a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning the sex life or sexual orientation of a natural person.

For the processing of special categories of personal data, the explicit consent of the User for one or more specific purposes is required in any case.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is consent. ABOUT BLANK undertakes to obtain the express and verifiable consent of the User for the processing of his/her personal data for one or more specific purposes.

The User shall have the right to withdraw consent at any time. It shall be as easy to withdraw consent as it is to give it. As a general rule, withdrawal of consent shall not condition the use of the Website.

On those occasions when the User must or may provide his/her data through forms to make enquiries, request information or for reasons related to the content of the Website, he/she will be informed in the event that the completion of any of them is compulsory due to the fact that they are essential for the correct development of the operation carried out.

Purposes of the processing for which the personal data are used

Personal data are collected and managed by ABOUT BLANK in order to facilitate, speed up and fulfil the commitments established between the Website and the User or to maintain the relationship established in the forms filled in by the latter or to attend to a request or query.

Likewise, the data may be used for commercial purposes of personalization, operative and statistical purposes, and activities related to ABOUT BLANK, corporate purpose, as well as for the extraction and storage of data and marketing studies to adapt the Content offered to the User, as well as to improve the quality, operation and navigation of the Website.

At the time the personal data is collected, the User will be informed about the specific purpose(s) of the processing for which the personal data will be used, i.e. the use(s) to which the collected information will be put.

Retention periods for personal data

Personal data will only be retained for the minimum time necessary for the purposes of their processing and, in any case, only for the following period: , or until the User requests their deletion.

At the time personal data is obtained, the User will be informed of the period for which the personal data will be retained or, where this is not possible, the criteria used to determine this period.

Recipients of personal data

The User’s personal data will not be shared with third parties.

In any case, at the time the personal data is obtained, the User will be informed about the recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data.

The User’s personal data will be shared with the following recipients or categories of recipients:

If the Data Controller intends to transfer personal data to a third country or international organization, at the time the personal data is obtained, the User will be informed of the third country or international organization to which the data is intended to be transferred, as well as of the existence or absence of an adequacy decision by the Commission.

Personal data of minors

In compliance with Articles 8 of the GDPR and 7 of Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and the Guarantee of Digital Rights, only those over 14 years of age may give their consent for ABOUT BLANK to lawfully process their personal data. If the person is under 14 years of age, the consent of their parents or guardians will be required for processing, and this will only be considered lawful to the extent that they have authorized it.

Secrecy and security of personal data

ABOUT BLANK undertakes to adopt the necessary technical and organizational measures, according to the level of security appropriate to the risk of the data collected, in order to guarantee the security of personal data and prevent the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration of personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed, or unauthorized communication or access to such data.

The Website has an SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate, which ensures that personal data is transmitted securely and confidentially, as data transmission between the server and the User, and in feedback, is fully encrypted.

However, since ABOUT BLANK cannot guarantee the impregnability of the Internet or the total absence of hackers or others who fraudulently access personal data, the Data Controller undertakes to notify the User without undue delay in the event of a personal data breach that is likely to entail a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons. Pursuant to Article 4 of the GDPR, a personal data breach is understood to mean any breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorized disclosure of or access to personal data transmitted, stored, or otherwise processed.

Personal data will be treated as confidential by the Data Controller, who undertakes to inform and guarantee, through a legal or contractual obligation, that such confidentiality is respected by its employees, partners, and any person to whom the information is made accessible.

Rights arising from the processing of personal data

The User has the following rights over ABOUT BLANK and may therefore exercise them against the Data Controller, as recognized in the GDPR and Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and the Guarantee of Digital Rights:

• Right of access: This is the User’s right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not ABOUT BLANK is processing their personal data and, if so, to obtain information about their specific personal data and the processing that ABOUT BLANK has carried out or is carrying out, as well as, among other things, information available about the origin of said data and the recipients of any communications made or planned for them.
• Right to rectification: This is the User’s right to have their personal data modified if it is inaccurate or, taking into account the purposes of the processing, incomplete.
• Right to erasure (“the right to be forgotten”): The User has the right, unless otherwise provided by current legislation, to obtain the deletion of their personal data when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or processed; the User has withdrawn their consent to the processing and there is no other legal basis for this; the User objects to the processing and there is no other legitimate reason to continue; the personal data have been processed unlawfully; the personal data must be deleted in compliance with a legal obligation; or the personal data have been obtained as a result of a direct offer of information society services to a child under 14 years of age. In addition to deleting the data, the Data Controller, taking into account the available technology and the cost of its implementation, must take reasonable measures to inform the controllers processing the personal data of the data subject’s request to delete any links to those personal data.
• Right to restriction of processing: This is the User’s right to restrict the processing of their personal data. Users have the right to obtain restriction of processing when they contest the accuracy of their personal data; the processing is unlawful; the Data Controller no longer needs the personal data, but the User needs it to make legal claims; and when the User has objected to the processing.
• Right to data portability: If processing is carried out by automated means, the User shall have the right to receive their personal data from the Data Controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another data controller. Whenever technically feasible, the Data Controller shall transmit the data directly to that other controller.
• Right to object: This is the User’s right to prevent the processing of their personal data or to stop the processing of their data by ABOUT BLANK.
• Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling: This is the User’s right not to be subject to an individualized decision based solely on automated processing of their personal data, including profiling, unless otherwise provided by applicable law.

Therefore, the User may exercise their rights by means of written communication addressed to the Data Controller with the reference “RGPD-www.aboutblankworld.com“, specifying:

• User’s name, surname, and copy of ID. In cases where representation is permitted, identification by the same means of the person representing the User, as well as the document proving the representation, will also be required. The photocopy of the ID may be replaced by any other legally valid means that proves identity.
• Request with the specific reasons for the request or information to which you wish to access.
• Address for notification purposes.
• Date and signature of the applicant.
• Any document that supports the request you make.

This application and any other attached documents may be sent to the following address and/or email address:

Postal address: Camino de la Silla, 207 – 30835 Sangonera La Seca (autovía A7 Salida 581)

Email: administracion@aboutblankworld.com

Links to third-party websites

The Website may include hyperlinks or links that allow access to web pages of third parties other than ABOUT BLANK, and are therefore not operated by ABOUT BLANK. Los titulares de dichos sitios web dispondrán de sus propias políticas de protección de datos, siendo ellos mismos, en cada caso, responsables de sus propios ficheros y de sus propias prácticas de privacidad.

Complaints to the supervisory authority

If the User believes there is a problem or a violation of current regulations regarding the way their personal data is being processed, they will have the right to effective judicial protection and to file a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the state where they have their habitual residence, place of work, or where the alleged violation occurred. In the case of Spain, the supervisory authority is the Spanish Data Protection Agency (https://www.aepd.es/).

II. ACCEPTANCE AND CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

The User must have read and agreed to the terms and conditions regarding the protection of personal data contained in this Privacy Policy, and must accept the processing of their personal data so that the Data Controller can process it in the manner, during the timeframe, and for the purposes indicated. Use of the Website implies acceptance of its Privacy Policy.

ABOUT BLANK reserves the right to modify its Privacy Policy, at its sole discretion, or due to legislative, jurisprudential, or doctrinal changes from the Spanish Data Protection Agency. Changes or updates to this Privacy Policy will not be explicitly notified to the User. Users are advised to check this page periodically to stay informed of the latest changes or updates.

This Privacy Policy has been updated to comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR) and Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the Protection of Personal Data and the Guarantee of Digital Rights.