Personal data protection

Policy of privacy and data protection

The ministry of industry, trade and tourism is the entity responsible for the treatment of the personal data provided by users on the Web portals and Electronic Headquarters.

In accordance with the General regulation of data protection, regulation (HAT) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the board of 27 April 2016, the ministry undertakes to fulfil its obligation of secrecy with regard to the personal data and the confidentiality. To this end, will take necessary measures to avoid its alteration, loss, treatment or unauthorized access.

This legal notice applies to the pages of the Web portals and Electronic Headquarters, is not guaranteed access via links with these sites, nor links from this site to other websites.

Personal data collection

In order to make the provision of services the ministry of industry, trade and tourism may request via forms personal data that in general will be treated in accordance with that established in the General regulation of data protection, regulation (HAT) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the board of 27 April 2016.

The Ministry will inform and can collect data from the following categories of personal data:
  • Identifiers and contact (including postal addresses and/or electronic).
  • Codes or identification keys to access and operational in the Portal and electronic headquarters.
  • Transactional Data, that is, any operation, movement and consultation associated to any of the services and administrative procedures that a user maintains with the ministry.
  • Socio-economic and employment Data.
  • Data of legal representation.

Responsible for processing

Personal data have different responsible for Treatment depending on the service provided by the ministry of industry, trade and tourism.

Purposes of treatment activities and its legitimation

Via the Web portals and Electronic Headquarters, are not collected personal data without express consent. The data provided by the interested party will be used, with unique and exclusive, for the purposes specified in each procedure or action.

The general purpose of collecting and processing personal data is to manage, provide and improve services and to process administrative procedures related to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, as well as any other service requested at any time by the user. and the follow-up and response to the queries raised by them.

Each service offered by the ministry of industry, trade and tourism can have additional purposes, all justified, besides the express consent of the user, by the legitimization that the ministry confer the laws and regulations governing the services offered and associated procedures.

Additional the different purposes and its legitimacies may be accessed in access to each service and procedures offered by the ministry.

Express consent

Once informed of the type of data necessary for the provision of services and administrative procedures partners, treatment activities that will take place, its purpose and its legitimization, it will seek consent for the ministry of industry, trade and tourism activities treatment of the personal data provided by the user of services.

Recipients, assignment, transfer of data

Generally the ministry of industry, trade and tourism is the sole addressee of data collected. In any case these data will be processed or made available to third parties, except with the express consent of the affected as provided by the legislation in force.

When the service or its associated procedure include legal obligations under the legitimization of treatment requiring assignment or transfer to third will indicate the thirds receivers of these data and the purposes of its activities of treatment.

Obtain the consent of the user for such assignments and data transfers. you will be prompted separately and specific consent when transferring data internationally.

Session data conservation

The data will be kept during the time necessary to meet the services offered by the ministry of industry, trade and tourism based on administrative legislation regarding the prescription of responsibilities.

Exercise of rights

The user may in any moment exercise the rights regarding the data supplied for any of the administrative procedures and services. This may send an instance through the following link or directed by any means that evidences his sending and receiving:

  • Ministry of industry, trade and tourism
  • Paseo de la Castellana, 162 - 28046 Madrid

You can also contact the Spanish agency data protection, where you can find more information about rights and obligations regarding the protection of Personal data.

Complaints and claims

In the exercise of their rights can complain to the ministry of industry, trade and tourism when you are not satisfied with the response received. More information in the next link.

Cookie policy

The ministry of industry, trade and tourism uses a web analytics service that installs cookies temporarily with the sole and exclusive purpose of preparing reports of statistical nature. Cookies are files created in your browser to register your activity in the website. A cookie does not identify a person, but a combination of computador-navegador-usuario, have a limited time and in no case is used to collect personal information.

To navigate through the portal and electronic headquarters of the ministry is not necessary to allow the installation of these cookies. It is possible to disable cookies directly in the browser. In each browser the operation is different. In the browser's online help find information related to the use of the cookie.