1. About us

We are a diverse group of organisations united by a common goal: to deploy the Local Digital Twins for Smart and Sustainable Communities.

The Local Digital Twins for Smart and Sustainable Communities (LDT4SSC) Project maintains this website to enhance public access to information about its results and activities. Our goal is to keep this information updated. The Consortium has the right to interrupt service for internal reasons, e.g. maintenance, and is not obligated to make services available online without interruption.

The LDT4SSC consortium is composed of 11 partners (beneficiaries) across Europe, each bringing unique expertise and value to our project. The consortium is sustained through a number of supporting partners (Living-in EU sister networks) and related projects and initiatives.

OUR CONTACT DETAILS:

Main & Legal Contact (Project Coordinator):

**OPEN & AGILE SMART CITIES (OASC)
**PIC 914842115
established in RUE DU LUXEMBOURG 19
BRUSSELS 1000
Belgium

Email: contact@oascities.org

Website:

**OPEN & AGILE SMART CITIES (OASC)
**PIC 914842115
established in RUE DU LUXEMBOURG 19
BRUSSELS 1000
Belgium

Email: contact@oascities.org

2. Privacy Statement

Introduction

This Privacy Statement covers the whole domain of https://www.ldt4ssc.eu and underlying pages. Please read this Privacy Statement in full before you use this Website.

The creation and maintenance of this website takes place within the Local Digital Twins for Smart and Sustainable Communities (LDT4SSC) Project funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement no. 101226211.

The LDT4SSC Project is committed to respecting the privacy of each user and complying with applicable laws on data protection and privacy. Processing of users’ personal data is governed by these terms, by the relevant provisions of EU legislation on data protection, including the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) and the relevant local legislation, including decisions, guidelines and regulations.

Although you can browse through most of this website without giving any information about yourself, in some cases, personal information is required (e.g., a subscription to the project’s mailing list, contact forms etc.).

Controllers of your personal data

The Consortium is composed by the following partners:

OPEN & AGILE SMART CITIES (OASC), PIC 914842115, established in RUE DU LUXEMBOURG 19, BRUSSELS 1000, Belgium,
LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (LIST), PIC 934320200, established in 5 AVENUE DES HAUTS FOURNEAUX, ESCH SUR ALZETTE 4362, Luxembourg,
FIWARE FOUNDATION EV (FIWARE), PIC 919308965, established in FRANKLINSTRASSE 13 A, BERLIN 10587, Germany,
KEREVAL (KEREVAL), PIC 906081463, established in 04 RUE HELENE BOUCHER, THORIGNE FOUILLARD 35235, France,
TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL (TalTech), PIC 999842536, established in EHITAJATE TEE 5, TALLINN 19086, Estonia,
EUROPEAN NETWORK OF LIVING LABS IVZW (ENoLL), PIC 984556306, established in KUNSTLAAN 6, SINT JOOST TEN NOODE 1210, Belgium,
CENTRE D ETUDES ET D EXPERTISE SUR LES RISQUES L’ ENVIRONNEMENT LA MOBILITÉ ET L’AMÉNAGEMENT (Cerema), PIC 948933735, established in 25 AV FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND, BRON 69500, France,
TECHNOPOLIS CONSULTING GROUP BELGIUM (TGB), PIC 996662973, established in AVENUE DE BROQUEVILLE 12, BRUXELLES 1150, Belgium,
LIBELIUM LAB SL (LIBELIUM LAB), PIC 949752221, established in CALLE LUIS BUNUEL 6, CEUTI 30562, Spain, 10. UNIVERSITEIT GENT (UGent), PIC 999986096, established in SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25, GENT 9000, Belgium,
LIBELIUM LAB SL (LIBELIUM LAB), PIC 949752221, established in CALLE LUIS BUNUEL 6, CEUTI 30562, Spain,
UNIVERSITEIT GENT (UGent), PIC 999986096, established in SINT IETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25, GENT 9000, Belgium,

Collection and use of personal information

1. When you browse our website: https://www.ldt4ssc.eu

Purpose. We provide you with our project website, making sure it stays secure and up to date.

Legal bases. (A) Your consent to receive our website. (B) Our legitimate interests to provide you with a secure website.

Categories of personal data collected. IP address, traffic data and personal information submitted by online forms.

Visitor Count: The total number of visitors to our website, including unique visitors and pageviews. No personal information is collected.
Traffic Sources: Information about where our visitors are coming from, such as direct traffic, search engines, or referral websites. No personal information is collected.
Popular Pages: Insights into which pages on our website are the most visited. No personal information is collected.
Geographical Data: The geographic locations of our website visitors. No personal information is collected.
Device Information: Details about the devices (desktop, mobile, tablet) our visitors are using to access our site. No personal information is collected.
Browsing Behavior: Information about how visitors navigate through our website, including the pages they visit and the time spent on each page. No personal information is collected.
Search Queries: Information about what search terms are leading visitors to our website. No personal information is collected.

Storage period. We store your data from the day that you visit our website until the date of the end of the project (30 November 2028), unless you unsubscribe before that date, in which case we would delete your email address immediately.

Processors. OASC, ENoLL.

Other recipients of your personal data. None. We do not share any personal data with other recipients.

Transfers of personal data to third countries. None. We do not share any personal data with third countries.

Cookies. Cookies are used by the website to improve the user experience and by analytics tools, which are used to monitor the audience. To read our Cookie Policy, please click on this link.

2. When you become a member of the Stakeholder Forum

Purpose. We will process your personal data for the purposes of:

Becoming part of the Stakeholder Forum
Inviting you to Stakeholder Forum meetings
Keeping you updated about any news related to the LDT4SSC initiative.
Optionally, participating in our matchmaking activity, submitting your contact details, profile and interested areas for collaboration with peers. This information is shared with all Stakeholder Forum members regardless of whether they participate or not in the matchmaking activity.

Legal bases.
(A) Your consent to become part of the stakeholder forum.
(B) Your separate consent to participate in the matchmaking activity.

Categories of personal data collected.
Name (first and last name)
Email
Type of Organization
Name of Organization
Country

If you participate in the matchmaking activity: country, organisation name and type, contact person, email address.

Storage period. We store your data from the day that you become a member of the stakeholder forum until the date of the end of the project (30 November 2028), unless you unsubscribe before that date, in which case we would delete your email address immediately.

Processors. Google LLC as provider of the submission forms.

Other recipients of your personal data. None. We do not share any personal data with other recipients.

Transfers of personal data to third countries. None. We do not share any personal data with third countries.

3. When you fill in a ‘contact us’ form: ldt4ssc.eu/contact/

Purpose. We collect your personal data for the purposes of coming back to you with an answer to your enquiry

Legal bases. (A) Your consent for us to reach out to you.

Categories of personal data collected.
First name
last name
email address

Other recipients of your personal data. None. We do not share any personal data with other recipients.

Transfers of personal data to third countries. None. We do not share any personal data with third countries.

4. When you subscribe to our newsletter

Purpose. The purpose of processing is to provide you with a regular update of upcoming events, new developments, open calls, and publications of the LDT4SSC project.

Legal bases. Your consent to subscribe to our newsletter.

Categories of personal data collected.
Name (first and last)
email address

Storage period. We store your data from the day that you subscribe to our newsletter until the date of the end of the project (30 November 2028), unless you unsubscribe before that date, in which case we would delete your email address immediately.

Processors. ENoLL

Other recipients of your personal data. None. We do not share any personal data with other recipients.

Transfers of personal data to third countries. None. We do not share any personal data with third countries.

5. When you send a pilot application package

Purpose. The purpose of processing is to receive, manage and evaluate applications submitted under the Call for Pilots Expression of Interest for the LDT4SSC project organised for the provision of financial support to third parties (in the form of grants under the LDT4SSC project or any other related activities for the implementation of the project.

Legal bases:

Article 6(1)(b) GDPR - processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract or

Article 6(1)(e) GDPR - processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller

Categories of personal data collected.

For the Lead applicant:

name (first and last)
organisation
position
email address
telephone number

For the consortium members:

name (first and last)
name and type of organisation
Location (city and country)
role
email address
telephone number
country of residence and/or employment
professional experience and educational background.

For the organisation representatives submitting the ownership control declaration:

name (first and last)
position

For the organisation representatives submitting the letter of commitment:

name (first and last)
name of organisation
position

Storage period. Personal data are stored until the end of the project (30 November 2028) unless a longer retention period is required under EU or national audit obligations.

Processors. TGB

Other recipients of your personal data:

External evaluators contracted by the consortium (as independent experts) solely for the purpose of conducting proposal evaluations, and bound by strict confidentiality obligations;

Partners of the LDT4SSC consortium involved in the application selection and project implementation (as joint controllers);

The European Commission, for the purpose of reviewing project deliverables that may include evaluator or applicant data, in accordance with Article 15 of the Grant Agreement and the Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement.

Transfers of personal data to third countries. None. We do not share any personal data with third countries.

6. When you fill in a survey

Purpose.The purpose of processing is to collect information necessary for activities conducted under the LDT4SSC project, including the management and evaluation of applications for the evaluator role, the preparation of expert pools, and any related project implementation activities.

Legal bases:

Article 6(1)(e) GDPR - processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller

Categories of personal data collected.
Name (first and last)
organisation
position/role
email address
telephone number
country of residence and/or employment
professional experience and educational background
any additional information voluntarily provided.

Storage period. Personal data are stored until the end of the project (30 November 2028), unless a longer retention period is required under EU or national audit obligations..

Processors. TGB

Other recipients of your personal data:

Partners of the LDT4SSC consortium involved in the evaluator selection process and project implementation (as joint controllers);

External evaluators contracted by the consortium, acting as independent experts for the LDT4SSC project and bound by confidentiality obligations;

Transfers of personal data to third countries. None. We do not share any personal data with third countries.

Cookies

Cookies are used by the website to improve the user experience and by analytics tools, which are used to monitor the audience. To read our Cookie Policy, please click on this link.

Protection of personal information

We use a range of physical, technical and organizational measures to ensure that we keep your personal data secure. These measures include Technological security measures, including firewalls and encryption mechanisms (TLS). Personal data will be secured by password-protecting of individual documents. The passwords will be kept secure and only be shared with project partners who shall work with the data (i.e., send project newsletters, and reply to messages received via the contact form).

Links to other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

We cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should refer to the privacy statement applicable to the websites in question.

Your rights at any moment
You have the right:

To be informed about how your personal data is processed,
To access your personal data
To rectify your personal data
To have your personal data erased
To object to the processing of your personal data
To restrict the processing of your personal data
To data portability
To withdraw your consent at any moment
To lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority.

Our project coordinator is governed by the Belgian Data Protection Authority.If you have any questions about this policy or you want to exercise your rights, please email us at contact@oascities.org

III. COPYRIGHT NOTICE

The Website is in its individual components and its entirety the property of the Consortium and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Using, changing or copying the content is only permitted with the explicit permission of the authors.